Vaillancourt Honored at Letterwinners Dinner
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Senior forward Sarah Vaillancourt was among four Crimson All-Americans who took home Harvard's top senior athlete awards Wednesday at the annual Harvard Varsity Club Senior Letterwinners Dinner at the Bright Center.
Vaillancourt was joined by fencer Emily Cross, soccer player Michael Fucito and football player Chris Pizzotti in collecting awards for most outstanding athletes. It marks just the third time that both major awards - the Radcliffe Prize and the Bingham Award - have not been shared in the same season.
Vaillancourt and Cross accepted the Radcliffe Prize as the top female athletes. This award was first established in 1975. It is awarded annually to that senior woman letterwinner who, through outstanding ability on the playing field and dedication to her sport or sports and qualities of leadership, best reflects the purposeful achievement of Radcliffe Alumnae in every field around the world.
Vaillancourt was a three-time finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the nation's top play, winning the award as a junior. She won gold medal at the Torino Olympics in 2006 and has been a member of Canada's elite team since 2003. At Harvard she scored 106 career goals with 237 points while twice being named the Ivy League and ECAC Player of the Year.
