WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College Department of Athletics recently announced rising seniors
Maya Krishnasamy (Ventura, Calif./Ventura) and
Joey Koroly (Washington, Pa./Trinity) as the annual winners of the Paul Reardon Award.
The Reardon Award is designated for a junior (male and female) who exemplifies excellence in the classroom and athletics. Nominees must have a 3.20 cumulative GPA and be a significant contributor to their team(s). Community service and examples of leadership on campus are required for consideration. The award was first handed out in 1987.
Krishnasamy holds a cumulative grade-point average of 3.77 while majoring in Biochemistry. She has been named to the Presidents' Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll three times.
Krishnasamy has been a standout on the court for the Presidents in her three seasons of competition. She is a two-time PAC Player of the Year, the 2019-20 PAC Tournament Most Valuable Player and was named to the PAC All-Tournament Team in both 2019-20 and 2020-21. She is also a four-time PAC Player of the Week honoree.
She has earned All-PAC First Team status at No. 1 Singles in each of her first three seasons at W&J. She holds a collegiate record of 35-6 at No. 1 singles and a 25-16 mark at No. 1 doubles. She has compiled a 26-1 singles record against PAC competition.
Krishnasamy, a two-year captain for the team, helped lead W&J to its first-ever PAC women's tennis team championship in the fall of 2019. She is a Howard J. Burnett Presidential Academic Scholar, a Washington Fellows Scholar and a member of the Dean's List.
Koroly maintains a 3.60 cumulative grade-point average while majoring in accounting. He has been named to the PAC Academic Honor Roll twice.
Koroly finished an abbreviated 2021 spring campaign as one of the PAC's most effective runners. He rushed 49 times for 290 yards and caught nine passes for 63 more yards. He totaled five touchdowns (four rushing and only receiving) in his first season as the featured back. He ranked second in the PAC in scoring.
He previously earned Third Team All-America honors from D3football.com as a Return Specialist following the 2019 season. Additionally, he was named First Team All-PAC and First Team All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) as a Returner in 2019.
Both Krishnasamy and Koroly earned Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) during the 2019-20 academic year.
