Stankievech, Moore Honored at Princeton Class Day

Mike Moore (l) and Landis Stankievech

The following article appeared June 2 on the Princeton University Web site.

By Emily Aronson

Members of Princeton's class of 2008 gathered on Cannon Green Monday, June 2, to celebrate the conclusion of their undergraduate careers in a Class Day ceremony honoring their service and accomplishments. Princeton standouts Landis Stankievech and Mike Moore were among the honorees.

Landis Stankievech of Trochu, Alberta, Canada, received the Class of 1916 Cup, which is presented to the senior varsity letter winner with the highest academic standing. Stankievech, a mechanical and aerospace engineering major, was one of three Princeton students named Rhodes Scholars this year. He also received the University's Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. A member of the men's hockey team, Stankievech was a key part of Princeton's 2008 Eastern College Athletic Conference and Ivy League championship victories. He was awarded the 2008 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in the men's ice hockey division. The award, chosen by a nationwide vote of coaches, media and fans, is presented annually to college hockey's outstanding NCAA Division I senior student-athlete.

The William Winston Roper Trophy was shared by Mike Moore of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and David Nightingale of West Hartford, Conn. The award goes to "a male senior of high scholastic rank and outstanding qualities of sportsmanship and general proficiency in athletics." Moore, a mechanical and aerospace engineering major, was a member of the men's hockey team and served as captain this year. Moore was a first-team All-Ivy and first-team All-Eastern College Athletic Conference selection, and was chosen as the Eastern College Athletic Conference Defenseman of the Year. He also received the Blackwell Trophy as the team's most valuable player and the Class of 1941 Trophy for his inspiration and leadership. Nightingale, a history major, is one of the top distance runners on the cross country team, earning All-America honors in every season. He won four individual Ivy League Heptagonal championships on the track and earned first-team All-Ivy honors in cross country three times. A team captain this year, Nightingale also earned Academic All-District and Academic All-Ivy honors from the College Sports Information Directors Association.

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