NICK YAWMAN ’14: BATTING 1000

Nick Yawman ’14 of Sleepy Hollow, NY, arrived at Trinity-Pawling as a junior unsure of what to expect. Yet in two years, Nick quickly found a place where he felt at home, and tried things he had never done before. He was presented with the Wells Award at graduation — awarded to the student who combines outstanding performance and growth in all areas of life at T-P. Additionally, Nick was a prefect, head tour guide, a member of the Varsity Football and Lacrosse teams, and perhaps Trinity-Pawling’s most celebrated play-by-play commentator for the Varsity Hockey team’s live webcasts — a skill he never would have known he had if he hadn’t decided to take a risk and give it a try. (More than a few people asked him if he was considering a career in sports broadcasting.) Now a sophomore at Santa Clara University, in California, he hasn’t yet declared a major.

Nick, who was both honored and amused to be recognized as Trinity-Pawling’s 1000th donor (as part of the 1000 Donor Challenge which concluded on June 30th, 2015) reflects on his experience at Trinity-Pawling, “As time goes by I increasingly appreciate what an influence Trinity-Pawling had on my development as a person. Giving back is just one way I can show my gratitude to a place, but more specifically to a group of people who have shaped the man I am today.”