
1 minute read
PVC AWARDS BANQUET
May 25, 2023
Quincy Monday is a two-year team captain and three-time All-American for Princeton wrestling. A four-time NWCA Scholar All-American and Academic All-Ivy honoree, Monday is only the third Tiger to garner three or more AllAmerican honors in a career. This past season saw Monday place third in the nation at 165 pounds, on the heels of an EIWA championship and NCAA runner-up finish at 157 pounds in 2022, making him one of only four Princeton wrestlers with two top-three NCAA finishes. In 2020, he helped Princeton to an unblemished league mark and its first Ivy League team championship since 1986 – which also marked Princeton Athletics’ 500th Ivy League team title.
Off the mat, Monday helped found and lead the Black Student-Athlete Collective, uniting and supporting Black student-athletes across sports in their Princeton experience. He has previously served as a Health Professions Advisor on campus and mentors young area wrestlers through clinics with the Trenton Youth Association. Monday is an Anthropology major from Chapel Hill, N.C.
Arianna Smith is a two-year team captain and recordsetting sprinter and hurdler for Princeton women’s track & field. She holds school records in the 60m hurdles and 4x400 relay, and ranks among the top five all-time in five other events, solidifying her as one of the fastest women in Princeton history.

Smith has been a three-year leader on the Varsity StudentAthlete Advisory Committee, helping to enhance the collective student-athlete experience, including leading the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee to amplify voices within various student-athlete affinity groups. Smith has also been a driving force behind the Beauty Is You initiative, collecting dolls of color to inspire, and empower underserved children in Saint-Machel-del’Atalaye, Haiti. Additionally, Smith worked with the Smith Family Foundation in Trenton to support the I Am the Change scholarship program, which provides increased internship opportunities for first-generation, low-income students. Smith is a psychology major from Pennsville, N.J.
Grace Stone is a career starter and two-time All-Ivy performer for Princeton women’s basketball. She helped the Tigers to four straight Ivy championships, as well as becoming the first Ivy League women’s program to win NCAA Tournament games in consecutive seasons. Stone appeared in 118 games for the Tigers, good for third most in program history.
Off the court, Stone co-founded and chairs the Black Student-Athlete Collective, which aims to advocate for and support student-athletes of color and their Princeton experience. She also serves as a leader on the executive team for Princeton Athletics’ Tigers Together initiative and as a representative for the Ivy League’s “8 Against Hate” diversity and inclusion committee. In 2020, Stone worked as a Media Intern for the Poll Hero Project, helping to recruit over 30,000 volunteers to staff election polling locations nationwide. Stone, an Academic AllIvy honoree from Glen Cove, N.Y., is an African American Studies major pursuing a certificate in American Studies.
