Joel Stephens 5 - C Award

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The Joel Stephens 5 C Award was created to honor the memory of one of the best athletes that has ever come out of the Southern Tier of New York and Northern Tier of Pennsylvania. Joel was a standout Football, Wrestler, Basketball, and Baseball player whose life was cut way too short due to cancer. He is the Elmira's all-time career rushing leader with 4,715 yards playing for the Notre Dame Crusaders. He was drafted out of high school to play baseball in the Baltimore Orioles organization before dying of cancer at the age of 22. Joe's life and character inspired the creation of the 5C Award named in his honor, standing for Courage, Compassion, Commitment, Character, and Christianity. 

Each year there are two or more athletes from outside of Chemung County that exemplify the characteristics of Joel Stephens. Below are the recipients from the Corning Hawks Football program.

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2011 Season
Brandon Griffin

2013 Season
Ty Timmerman

2014 Season
Gabe Enicks

2015 Season
Devon Sullivan

2016 Season
Jason Rodriguez

2017 Season
Cian Collins

2018 Season
Adam Zingler  Star Gazette Article        The Leader Article

2019 Season
Seth Hogue     Star Gazette Article         The Leader Article

2020 Season
Max Freeman

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