2015-16 Award Winners Announced for Davidson Athletics
5/13/2016 9:04:00 AM | General, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Basketball
Gavin McFarlin - Assistant SID
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson College has announced its award winners for the 2015-16 athletic season, including the Tommy Peters Award (senior men's swimmer Luke Burton- Olympic Trials Qualifier and school record holder in four individual events) and the Rebecca A. Stimson Award (senior women's basketball Hannah Early- program record holder in three-pointers with 231 and finished fourth all-time in scoring with 1,406 points), honoring the college's top male and female athletes.
In recognition of their outstanding dedication and contribution to intercollegiate athletics, senior forward Alec Rotunda of the men's soccer team earned the Thomas D. Sparrow Award, while volleyball's Morgan Shannon received the Susan K. Roberts Award. Caroline Yarbrough, A-10 Women's Cross Country Freshman of the Year and an A-10 all-conference pick for indoor track & field , was recognized with the Helen DeVane Carnegie Award, presented to Davidson's most outstanding freshman athlete.
Thomas D. Sparrow Award
Alec Rotunda (men's soccer)
Susan K. Roberts Award
Morgan Shannon (Volleyball)
Helen DeVane Carnegie Award
Caroline Yarbrough (women's cross country / track & field)
Wrestling
Most Improved — Konner Pritchard
Coach's Award — Nathaniel Powers
Charlie Parker MVP — Dustin Runzo
Men's Tennis
Harry Fogelman Coach's Award — Jordan Hart
Rob Palmer MVP — David Hager
Most Improved — Jack Riazzi
Women's Tennis
Most Valuable Player — Anna Catharine Feaster
Best Attitude Award — Elaina Cummer
Most Improved Award — Gabrielle Centenari
Men's Swimming & Diving
Billy Ray High Point Award — Luke Burton
Rookie of the Year — Ryan Knohl
Career Recognition Award — Grant Smith
Dick Redding Most Valuable Athlete — Luke Burton
Coach's Award – Luke Boliek
Wildcat Award — Colin MacKay
Women's Swimming & Diving
Billy Ray High Point Award — Elise Lankiewicz
Rookie of the Year — Maggie Farrell
Career Recognition Award — Angie Healy
Pat Miller Most Valuable Athlete — Elise Lankiewicz
Coach's Award – Jessica Miller
Wildcat Award — Kayla McAvoy
Men's Soccer
MVP — Shane Macnamara
Champion Award — Alec Rotunda
"Charlie Slagle" Coach's Award — Matt Pacifici
Women's Soccer
Most Improved — Mia Hodges
Most Promising — Perry Zollicoffer
Class of 1986 Award — Madison See
MVP — Dani Johnson
Lacrosse
Wildcat Award —Nicole Pettiglio
Most Improved — Lindsay Rufolo
Wildcat Award — Kendall Thielemann & Lucy Sexton
Coach's Award — Dana Stasieluk
MVP — Emma Sissman
Golf
Most Improved — Alex Nianouris
Ben Vernon Most Valuable Golfer — David Sargent
Football
Paul Barbee '59 Offensive MVP — William Morris
Paul Biggers '59 Defensive MVP — William Curran
Alex Porter '60 Special Teams MVP — Reese Schaffner
Shaw Smith Award – Se'Vaughn Carter & Bates Taylor
Bill Gammon '70 Wildcat Award – William Morris & Chris Woods
Scholar Athlete Award – Josh Daryoush
Community Service Award – David Rogers
Field Hockey
Scholar Athlete of the Year — Becky Johnson
Rookie of the Year — Courtney Byler
Defensive Player of the Year — Emily Leytham
Offensive Player of the Year — Anna Davis
Men's Track & Field
R.A. Fetzer Most Valuable Athlete — Will Brewster
William A. Merchant, III Most Improved Athlete — Jacob Hostetler
Coach's Award — Xzavier Killings
Men's Cross Country
Most Valuable Runner — Will Brewster
Most Improved Runner — Dylan Carmack
Coach's Award — Daniel Samet
Fred Borch Award — Ryan Phillips
Women's Track & Field
Most Valuable — Caroline Yarbrough
Most Improved — Hannah Rieden
Coach's Award — Sarah Paddon
Women's Cross Country
Coach's Award — Allison Cheeseman
Most Valuable Runner — Caroline Yarbrough
Most Improved Runner – Sophia Mills
Men's Basketball
Wildcat Award — Brian Sullivan
D.G. Martin Hustle Award — Peyton Aldridge
John M. Belk MVP — Jack Gibbs
Women's Basketball
Most Outstanding Player —Mackenzie Latt
Most Improved — Dakota Dukes
Wildcat Award — Hannah Early
Baseball
Rick Smyre Hustle Award — Jake Sidwell & Sam Foy
George Weicker Rookie of the Year — Max Bazin
Most Valuable Pitcher — Clark Beeker
Fielding Clark MVP — Brian Fortier
Volleyball
MVP — Morgan Shannon
Dr. Lou Ortmayer Wildcat Award — Gaylen Fronk & Michelle McNeight
In recognition of their outstanding dedication and contribution to intercollegiate athletics, senior forward Alec Rotunda of the men's soccer team earned the Thomas D. Sparrow Award, while volleyball's Morgan Shannon received the Susan K. Roberts Award. Caroline Yarbrough, A-10 Women's Cross Country Freshman of the Year and an A-10 all-conference pick for indoor track & field , was recognized with the Helen DeVane Carnegie Award, presented to Davidson's most outstanding freshman athlete.
Thomas D. Sparrow Award
Alec Rotunda (men's soccer)
Susan K. Roberts Award
Morgan Shannon (Volleyball)
Helen DeVane Carnegie Award
Caroline Yarbrough (women's cross country / track & field)
Wrestling
Most Improved — Konner Pritchard
Coach's Award — Nathaniel Powers
Charlie Parker MVP — Dustin Runzo
Men's Tennis
Harry Fogelman Coach's Award — Jordan Hart
Rob Palmer MVP — David Hager
Most Improved — Jack Riazzi
Women's Tennis
Most Valuable Player — Anna Catharine Feaster
Best Attitude Award — Elaina Cummer
Most Improved Award — Gabrielle Centenari
Men's Swimming & Diving
Billy Ray High Point Award — Luke Burton
Rookie of the Year — Ryan Knohl
Career Recognition Award — Grant Smith
Dick Redding Most Valuable Athlete — Luke Burton
Coach's Award – Luke Boliek
Wildcat Award — Colin MacKay
Women's Swimming & Diving
Billy Ray High Point Award — Elise Lankiewicz
Rookie of the Year — Maggie Farrell
Career Recognition Award — Angie Healy
Pat Miller Most Valuable Athlete — Elise Lankiewicz
Coach's Award – Jessica Miller
Wildcat Award — Kayla McAvoy
Men's Soccer
MVP — Shane Macnamara
Champion Award — Alec Rotunda
"Charlie Slagle" Coach's Award — Matt Pacifici
Women's Soccer
Most Improved — Mia Hodges
Most Promising — Perry Zollicoffer
Class of 1986 Award — Madison See
MVP — Dani Johnson
Lacrosse
Wildcat Award —Nicole Pettiglio
Most Improved — Lindsay Rufolo
Wildcat Award — Kendall Thielemann & Lucy Sexton
Coach's Award — Dana Stasieluk
MVP — Emma Sissman
Golf
Most Improved — Alex Nianouris
Ben Vernon Most Valuable Golfer — David Sargent
Football
Paul Barbee '59 Offensive MVP — William Morris
Paul Biggers '59 Defensive MVP — William Curran
Alex Porter '60 Special Teams MVP — Reese Schaffner
Shaw Smith Award – Se'Vaughn Carter & Bates Taylor
Bill Gammon '70 Wildcat Award – William Morris & Chris Woods
Scholar Athlete Award – Josh Daryoush
Community Service Award – David Rogers
Field Hockey
Scholar Athlete of the Year — Becky Johnson
Rookie of the Year — Courtney Byler
Defensive Player of the Year — Emily Leytham
Offensive Player of the Year — Anna Davis
Men's Track & Field
R.A. Fetzer Most Valuable Athlete — Will Brewster
William A. Merchant, III Most Improved Athlete — Jacob Hostetler
Coach's Award — Xzavier Killings
Men's Cross Country
Most Valuable Runner — Will Brewster
Most Improved Runner — Dylan Carmack
Coach's Award — Daniel Samet
Fred Borch Award — Ryan Phillips
Women's Track & Field
Most Valuable — Caroline Yarbrough
Most Improved — Hannah Rieden
Coach's Award — Sarah Paddon
Women's Cross Country
Coach's Award — Allison Cheeseman
Most Valuable Runner — Caroline Yarbrough
Most Improved Runner – Sophia Mills
Men's Basketball
Wildcat Award — Brian Sullivan
D.G. Martin Hustle Award — Peyton Aldridge
John M. Belk MVP — Jack Gibbs
Women's Basketball
Most Outstanding Player —Mackenzie Latt
Most Improved — Dakota Dukes
Wildcat Award — Hannah Early
Baseball
Rick Smyre Hustle Award — Jake Sidwell & Sam Foy
George Weicker Rookie of the Year — Max Bazin
Most Valuable Pitcher — Clark Beeker
Fielding Clark MVP — Brian Fortier
Volleyball
MVP — Morgan Shannon
Dr. Lou Ortmayer Wildcat Award — Gaylen Fronk & Michelle McNeight
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