May 25, 2010

Parsons Awarded Archibald Prize at Celebration of Excellence

Dartmouth Acting Director of Athletics and Recreation Bob Ceplikas (l) and Sarah Parsons. Photo by Gil Talbot
Dartmouth Acting Director of Athletics and Recreation Bob Ceplikas (l) and Sarah Parsons. Photo by Gil Talbot

HANOVER, NH - The Dartmouth College Department of Athletics honored 11 student-athletes this evening at the annual Celebration of Athletic Excellence, highlighted by the presentation of the Kenneth Archibald Prize to senior women’s hockey captain Sarah Parsons (Dover, Mass.).

Dartmouth’s highest athletic honor, the Kenneth Archibald Prize is presented annually to “the member of the graduating class who has been four years in attendance, who has been the best all-around athlete, regard also being had to moral worth and high standing in scholarship.” The winner traditionally exemplifies all that we hope and expect of the men and women who put on the Dartmouth uniform and take to the field of play. This student-athlete is to be of exemplary athletic skill, of great academic prowess and of high moral character.

During her four-year career, Parsons and her team has won two ECAC Hockey Tournament titles, an Ivy League title and an ECAC Hockey regular-season championship, as well as three NCAA Tournament appearances. She has also racked up personal awards in her career. Parsons was an ECAC Hockey and Ivy League Rookie of the Year after 50 points as a freshman, and led the Big Green to the 2009 ECAC Hockey Tournament title earning Most Outstanding Player honors. This season, she was a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award, given to the top women’s college hockey player, and she was the leading scorer in ECAC Hockey with 40 points on 20 goals and 20 assists. She is a two-time Academic All-Ivy selection, a three-time ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team member, and is a fixture in the community here at Dartmouth as well as in and around Boston.

Women’s Hockey head coach Mark Hudak said of Parsons, “She is one of the best athletes I have ever worked with in terms of overall athletic ability.”

Parsons concluded her career with 156 total points, which places her eighth all-time. The 66 goals she scored in her career made the top-10, while her 90 helpers are tied with Carly Haggard ’03 for seventh all-time.