Student Award Winners

The student-athletes below have distinguished themselves and were
​being honored at a special luncheon on Thursday May 21, 2026
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Avery Lustgarten, Garnet Valley HS

Joseph Cirilli Memorial
​Distinguished Athlete Award

  Avery Lustgarten earned 12 varsity letters in track and field and cross country. She is a two-time PIAA Championships qualifier and two-time All-Delco in cross country. She carries a 4.0
unweighted GPA and was active in Gardening Club (as president), Letters for Rose (as outreach coordinator) and as a member of the
Garnet Valley Athletic Advisory Board, as well as volunteering with the Outreach Program for Soccer (TOPS) and as a Medical Diet Aide at
Granite Farms Retirement Community. She’ll run cross country next year at Lehigh University.
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Sofia Gagliardi, Episcopal Academy

Ernel Construction
Outstanding Female Scholar Athlete

  Sofia Gagliardi was named Daily Times Girls Soccer Player of the Year for leading Episcopal
Academy to Inter-Ac and PAISAA Championships in the fall. She was a four-time
state medalist in indoor track in the winter, though lacrosse is her best sport. She was a
second-team All-Delco last spring as EA compiled an undefeated season. She will
continue her lacrosse career at Maryland.
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Mikey Mita, Penncrest HS

Great American Pub
Most Courageous Athlete Award

  Mikey Mita is a two-time All-Delco and 1,000-point scorer at Penncrest. He suffered an eye injury in a District 1 Class 5A quarterfinal game this year but returned to play in the state tournament, the Lions reaching the second round. He will continue his career at Carnegie Mellon University.
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Paxton Hunt, Garnet Valley HS

 Scarpignato Plumbing
Outstanding Male Scholar Athlete

  Paxton Hunt was an All-Delco in both football and wrestling as a senior. On the gridiron, the 
running back/linebacker was a Mini Maxell Award winner and the Central League’s Defensive Player of the Year, as voted by league coaches.
He won a silver medal at the PIAA Class 3A tournament at 215 pounds to cap a season that included Central League, District 1 South and
Southeast Regional Championships. Originally a Franklin & Marshall football signee, Hunt will wrestle next year at West Virginia.