Charles H. Moore Outstanding Athletes of the Year
Presented annually to the senior male/female varsity athlete who has distinguished himself/herself within the team, league and nation. The award is based on the student-athlete's performance during his/her entire career.

Katy Jay, Track & Field
Katy Jay (Fremont, Neb.) helped the Big Red women's track and field squad to titles in both the indoor and outdoor Heps championships over the past two seasons. She earned 14 Heps titles over her career, the most ever by a Cornellian, and was named the Northeast region's top female track athlete in 2002. Jay holds the school outdoor records for both the 100-, 200-, and 400-meter events with times of 11.84, 23.99 and 53.78 seconds, respectively. She also holds the school's indoor records in the 60 (7.59), 200 (24.02) and 400 (55.27).

Taylor McLean, Polo
Taylor McLean (Lansing, N.Y.) helped the Cornell women's polo team capture four consecutive national titles. An All-America selection in each of the past three seasons, McLean led the Big Red to victories over Colorado State in each of the past two national title games after contributing to triumphs over Virginia in championship games her freshman and sophomore seasons.

Sarah Averson, Lacrosse
Sarah Averson (Manlius, N.Y.) was named to the women's lacrosse All-Ivy first team in 2002 and 2003. She finishes her outstanding career as the school's second all-time leading scorer with 138 goals and ranks fourth on the Big Red's all-time points list with 174. A second-team IWLCA All-America selection as a junior, Averson was named MVP of the 2000 and 2003 ECAC tournaments and helped the Big Red make its first-ever appearance in the NCAA semifinals in 2002. She was part of the winningest senior class in Cornell history with 52 victories.

Doug Murray, Ice Hockey
A two-time first-team All-America defenseman, Murray (Bromma, Sweden) helped lead the Big Red men's hockey team to both the ECAC regular-season and tournament titles along with its first Frozen Four appearance in 23 seasons. He spearheaded the Cornell defense, which allowed only 1.36 goals per game, the best average in the country. A co-captain for the Big Red in 2002-03, Murray was named the top defenseman in the ECAC and was selected to the conference's first team for the second consecutive season. A force on both ends of the ice, Murray tallied 84 points over his career, including 15 power-play goals.

Ryan McClay, Lacrosse
McClay (Mahopac, N.Y.), the 2003 Ivy League Men's Lacrosse Player of the Year, became the first Big Red player to be named to the All-Ivy first team three times since the late Eamon McEneaney '77. A three-time All-America selection as a defenseman, McClay is candidate for the 2003 Tewaaraton Award, given annually to the top collegiate lacrosse player in the country. He served as one of the Big Red's tri-captains in each of the past two seasons and was a member of the U.S. national team at the 2002, where he won a gold medal as the tournament's most valuable defender.