PVC C. Otto von Kienbusch Award
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Awards Banquet 2009 C. Otto von Kienbusch Award
Susannah Aboff
Awarded annually to the a Princeton senior woman of high scholastic rank who has demonstrated general proficiency in athletics and the qualities of a true sportswoman. Presented in memory of C. Otto von Kienbusch ’06, friend and benefactor of women’s athletics at Princeton.
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Katie Giarra
Holly McGarvie
von Kienbusch Award Winners
Parker Hentrize
Jolee Van Leuven
he C. Otto von Kienbusch Award is the highest female student-athlete award at Princeton. C. Otto von Kienbusch was a staunch opponent of the addition of women to Princeton University in the late ’60s. Once women were admitted to the school, several early women athletes made a trip to his home in upstate New York to try to win him over. They were so successful that he became an instant convert and supporter of women’s athletics at Princeton, subsequently endowing this award. This year the award will be shared by five winners; Susannah Aboff (golf), Kathrine Giarra (diving), Parker Henritze (volleyball), Holly McGarvie (field hockey and lacrosse) and Jolee VanLeuven (cross country and track & field). Susannah Aboff completed the rare feat of back-to-back individual championships at the Ivy League golf tournament. Her second Ivy title helped her earn an individual bid to the NCAA East Regional, making her the first Tiger since 2005 to appear in the NCAA postseason. Susannah’s Ivy championship also led her to the league’s inaugural Player of the Year honor and completed a four-year run of being on the All-Ivy team, making her the fifth Ivy golfer and second Tiger to earn an All-Ivy spot all four seasons. In Princeton’s last 23 tournaments, Susannah finished as the top Tiger 20 times. That run included eight individual championships at various events. Katie Giarra has been the Ivy League’s best and most consistent diver throughout her four-year career, and she was a leading force for Princeton in winning three Ivy League team swimming and diving titles during the last four years. Katie won both the one- and three-meter diving competitions in both 2007 and 2009 and earned Ivy League Championships Diver of the Meet honors in both years. Her performance scored big points for Princeton in winning the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Ivy League championships. Katie reached an individual career milestone in 2009 by qualifying for her first NCAA championship meet. She earned All-America honorable mention by placing 12th overall in the three-meter. Her finish helped Princeton to 18th place at the NCAA championships.
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Parker Henritze graduates as one of the most decorated volleyball players in Ivy League history. The lone Princeton woman to earn both Ivy League Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year honors in her career, Parker is a four-time All-Ivy selection and a three-time first-team selection. She was named to the team unanimously in each of the last two years, including during her Player of the Year performance in 2007. A starting outside hitter since the beginning of her freshman year, Parker guided Princeton to a 45-11 Ivy League record in her four years. In 2007, she led the Tigers to the first 14-0 record in the Ivy League and the program’s first Ivy title since 2004 and the first NCAA tournament appearance since 2001. She has been among the Ivy League leaders in kills and aces throughout her career. During her autumns, Holly McGarvie was an integral part of four Ivy League championships and two NCAA quarterfinal appearances in field hockey. She was a three-time All-Ivy selection in field hockey, twice earning first-team honors. Holly, who played in every game for four years, finished with 69 points for her career, including a 29 as a senior. In the spring she led the Tigers to four NCAA women’s lacrosse tournament appearances. She was named the 2009 Ivy League co-Player of the Year, and is just the third player in the Princeton history to earn Rookie and Player of the Year honors during a career. McGarvie has been an All-Ivy honoree all four years and was named firstteam All-America last year. Holly has started in every game during her career, with 116 goals and 52 assists for 168 points. She ranks in the Top 10 in the program in points, assists and ground balls in a career. Jolee VanLeuven has been captain of both the cross country and the track and field teams. She is a five-time NCAA participant and multiple AllAmerica honoree and she has earned four All-Ivy League honors while being a three-time Academic All-Ivy honoree. Jolee has helped her teams to four Ivy League team titles in the two sports. As one of the leaders of the 2008 cross country team, that had the best team score in Ivy League Heptagonal history and then won the regional championship and went on to a fifth place finish in the NCAA championship, the best finish in Princeton history.
Varsity Club News
July 2009