Buckeyes Announce 2019 Award Winners
4/11/2020 4:36:17 PM | Field Hockey
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State field hockey program, under the guidance of head coach Jarred Martin, announced the winners of its annual team awards on Saturday.
Freshman Mackenzie Allessie took home three awards, as she was named the team’s co-Offensive Player of the Year, Midfielder of the Year and Freshman of the Year. A Mount Joy, Pa. native, Allessie led the 2019 Buckeyes in scoring with 37 points on 16 goals and five assists. She was a first team All-Big Ten, first team All-Region and third team All-America selection.
The player that Allessie shared Offensive Player of the Year honors with was senior Esther Clotet Alsina, who was also an All-Big Ten and All-Region choice. Clotet Alsina was second on the team in nearly every major offensive category, including goals (nine) and points (25). She led the squad in assists (seven). Clotet Alsina finished her career with 81 points (32 goals, 17 assists) in 74 games, both highs amongst active players on the roster.
The Defensive Player of the Year was also a senior, Whitney Harris. She led a unit that had five shutouts on the year. Her experience also was a steading force in the back half of the defense as she started 31 of the 55 career games that she played in. Harris also added five goals and three assists last season.
The Harriet Reynolds Scholar-Athlete award went to sophomore Sina Schwinn, who is majoring in psychology and is a two-time member of the NFHCA National Academic Squad. Schwinn is from Rheinbach, Germany.
Two players – senior Jennica Jonovich and Emma Goldean – took home the Unsung Hero Awards. Jonovich, one of the team captains at Ohio State’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient, started all 17 games that she played in last season on defense. Goldean, a 18-game starter in 2019, scored two goals and had four assists. Both Jonovich and Goldean are OSU Scholar-Athlete and NFHCA National Academic Squad members.
Junior Nikki Trzaska was the recipient of the Scarlet Strong Award. She’s 39 of her 55 career games, including all 18 last season, and was third on the team with 16 points (seven goals, two assists). She’s majoring in marketing and is also a OSU Scholar-Athlete and on the NFHCA National Academic Squad.
