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Art Lane ’34 Award Finalists

There are five finalists for the Art Lane’34 Award, awarded to an undergraduate athlete in recognition of his or her selfless contribution to sport and society.

Ben Bograd has helped anchor the defense for Princeton men’s soccer throughout his career, starting more than 35 games and helping the Tigers to Ivy League championships in both 2018 and 2021.

Off the pitch, Bograd is President of the Varsity Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and on the Executive Leadership Team for the Student-Athlete Wellness Leader program. Additionally, he has served his campus community as a peer leader for the SHARE Office and as an Orange Key Tour Guide for University Admissions, while also founding J’Asians, an affinity group through the Center for Jewish Life for biracial Jewish students who identify as Asian. Bograd previously worked as an Outreach Coordinator for the Poll Hero Project, a student-led effort that recruited 37,000 volunteers to staff polling locations across the country during the 2020 election.

A Schwarzman Scholar and Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup finalist from Short Hills, N.J., Bograd is a Politics major pursuing certificates in History & the Practice of Diplomacy and American Studies.

Hannah Diaz, a two-time Pocock All-America honorable mention as a coxswain for Princeton women’s open rowing, led this year’s First Varsity Eight to an Ivy League championship and No. 1 national ranking. The Tigers also captured the Ivy League title in 2022 en route to a third-place finish at NCAAs, the program’s top mark in 25 years.

Diaz has been an instrumental leader with Princeton rowing’s Special Olympics partnership, serving as co-head coach where she trains 25-30 young athletes at the Princeton Boathouse weekly. Additionally, she has supported Princeton Rowing’s STEM to Stern initiative, teaching Trentonarea middle school students the sport of rowing and STEM curriculum. A strong advocate for mental health awareness, Diaz serves as a Student-Athlete Wellness Leader, educating fellow student-athletes and teams on mental wellbeing resources. She also represents Cottage Club on the Community Service Interclub Council, and helps facilitate SCORRE training for her team. Diaz is a Politics major from Seattle, Wash.

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