Norsworthy earned 11 All-American swimming honors (top eight at nationals) and captured seven New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) titles and 17 All-NESCAC honors. Norsworthy was unbeaten in dual meet competition in the 50, 100, and 200 breaststroke races. She holds school records in the 50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 100 individual medley, 200 individual medley, and as a swimmer in three relays.

Fritch earned American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) First Team All-American honors for the second straight year as a defensemen. He is just the second Colby player to be named an All-American for the second time. Fritch finished his career as Colby's all-time scorer among defensemen with 32 goals and 84 assists for 116 points. The assist total also is an all-time record among defensemen and Fritch ranks 14th all-time in scoring in program history.

In other awards, Michelle Easton earned the Patty Valavanis Award; Anna King was selected as the honoree of the Marjorie D. Bither Award; Zack Schuman was the Donald P. Lake Award winner; Katie McCabe was honored with the Pamela Hoyt-Sanborn Award; Evan Mullin was presented with the Norman White Award; and Zak Starr earned the Warren J. Finegan Award.

Easton, a woman coxswain on the men's rowing team, was with the varsity 8 for every race in her four years and was in the boat when Colby beat Isis Boat Club of Oxford University in the Mules' first-ever international win while rowing in England. Easton, who was a double major in sociology and human development, won the Valavanis Award that is given to a senior female student-athlete who has demonstrated the qualities of academic and athletic excellence and personal leadership and sportsmanship that characterized Patty Valavanis' career at Colby.

King just finished second in NCAA Division III in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the national outdoor track and field meet. She was the lone Colby athlete and one of just 10 NESCAC spring athletes to earn NESCAC all-conference, all-academic, and all-sportsmanship honors. King, who won the Open New England and NESCAC titles in the steeplechase this season, earned the Bither Award for academic ability, athletic ability, and leadership in athletics and on campus.

Schuman won the Lake Award for athletic ability, leadership, and academic accomplishment. He was 10-7 in singles play at the second spot and 6-2 in doubles for the men's tennis team. An economics-mathematics major, Schuman co-wrote a 67-page report detailing responsible investing in Sudan for the Colby Board of Trustees and independently researched the economic viability of wind power on the Colby campus.

McCabe earned the Hoyt-Sanborn Award for contributions of sportsmanship and leadership throughout her tenure at Colby. She was a four-year starter on the women's soccer and basketball teams. McCabe was a three-time All-NESCAC selection as a midfielder in soccer and broke Colby's all-time assist record with 24 in her four seasons. In basketball, McCabe finished fifth all-time at Colby in scoring with 1,241 points and added 729 rebounds. The basketball team's Coaches Award will now be called the "Katie McCabe Leadership Award."

Mullin was honored with the White Award for inspirational leadership and sportsmanship. He earned the men's swimming and diving team's MVP award in each of the last three years and holds school records in the 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, and 400 medley relay. Mullin's older brother, Ted, died of cancer before Evan's junior year. The Mullin family started a fund-raising effort for pediatric cancer research and with Evan's help "The Hour of Power" swim was done by 47 schools, including all NESCAC colleges, in the fall of 2007 to raise money.

Starr was the Finegan Award winner for significant contributions behind the scenes to the success of Colby athletics. He played goalkeeper with the men's soccer team and also was a pitcher for the baseball squad. Starr broke his arm pitching in a summer league baseball game before his senior year. Despite the obstacle, he continued to practice with the soccer team in the fall and played a few games at the end of the season after getting a doctor's clearance. He was unable to pitch again for the baseball team, but switched over to first base and the outfield while also seeing time as a pinch-runner.

Men's hockey player T.J. Kelley and the men's Nordic ski team earned special recognition at the ceremony. Kelley earned NESCAC Player of the Year honors, while the ski team had three skiers make the NCAA meet and had four wins in Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association competition. The team had never won an EISA event in the past and had never sent a full team of three skiers to the NCAA competition.