Seniors Brooke Fernandez and Kevin Fraser were recognized at the 4th Annual Courage Award Reception of Catholic Athletes for Christ (CAC), held earlier this month at Top of the Town in Arlington.
Fernandez is a four-year varsity swimmer and field hockey player. She volunteers her time as a high school ambassador at Children’s National Medical Center and as a tutor at the neighborhood elementary school. She is a member of the Spanish Honor Society, Keyettes and the Medical Missionaries Club. Over the summer, she traveled with the Medical Missionaries Club to Haiti to provide assistance to the staff at St. Joseph’s Clinic in Thomassique.
Fraser is a four-year varsity soccer and lacrosse player at Bishop O’Connell. He is an active member of St. Ann’s parish in Arlington, where he has participated in the work camp program. He has also dedicated his time to volunteering in the local community, through organization such as the Greenbrier Learning Center, Arlington County Parks and Recreation, Arlington Food Assistance Center and Lose the Training Wheels, a recreational therapy program. Fraser plans to play lacrosse at Ursinus College next fall.
O’Connell chaplain, Father Gregory Thompson, was on hand at the awards ceremony as these students were honored along with student-athletes from other diocesan high schools. CAC presented former Major League Baseball player, Darrell Miller, with the 2014 Courage Award for his leadership in athletics and his Catholic Faith.
Catholic Athletes for Christ serves Catholic athletes in the practice of their faith and shares the Gospel in and through sports. The organization work with athletes at all levels of sport in an effort to promote a Catholic sports culture. CAC was formed in response to Pope John Paul II's call to evangelize the world of sports and his establishment of the Vatican's Office of Sports.
Pictured (l to r): Athletic Director Joe Wootten, Kevin Fraser, Brooke Fernandez and Father Thompson.
