Davidson Hands Out 2016-17 Team Award Winners
5/25/2017 10:14:00 AM | General
Gavin McFarlin - Associate SID
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson College recently announced its team award winners for the 2016-17 athletic season, as all 21 of the teams gave out their individual winners.
Earlier, the athletic department handed out its department winners, with Jack Gibbs (men's basketball) earning the Tommy Peters Award and Elise Lankiewicz (women's swimming & diving) given the Rebecca A. Stimson Award as the top senior male and female student-athletes. The Thomas D. Sparrow Award was awarded to Nate Casey (football), while Emily Franklin (volleyball) earned the Susan K. Roberts Award. The top freshman honor, Helen DeVane Carnegie Award, went to Alexandra Abele (women's tennis).
Thomas D. Sparrow Award
Nate Casey (football)
Susan K. Roberts Award
Emily Franklin (Volleyball)
Helen DeVane Carnegie Award
Alexandra Abele (women's tennis)
Wrestling
Most Improved — Konner Pritchard
Coach's Award — Conor Fenn
Charlie Parker MVP — Tony Palumbo
Men's Tennis
Harry Fogelman Coach's Award — J.B. Gough
Rob Palmer MVP — Axel Fries
Most Improved — Tommy Mason
Women's Tennis
Most Valuable Player — Ava Todd
Best Attitude Award — Sarah Stein
Most Improved Award — Megan Scholvinck
Men's Swimming & Diving
Billy Ray High Point Award — Clay Resweber
Breakout Performer – Crossan Cooper & Spencer Davies
Dick Redding Most Valuable Athlete — Clay Resweber
Coach's Award – Cole Riggan
Wildcat Award — Chris Cardwell
Women's Swimming & Diving
Billy Ray High Point Award — Elise Lankiewicz
Pat Miller Most Valuable Athlete — Elise Lankiewicz
Breakout Performer – Erica Clancy
Coach's Award – Erica Clancy
Wildcat Award — Kassie Shannon, Katy Williams & Emily Young
Men's Soccer
MVP — Maxi Pragnell
Champion Award — Andrew Kenneson
"Charlie Slagle" Coach's Award — Cort Coxhead
Women's Soccer
Most Improved — Shannon Ballard
Most Promising — Sabine Chandler
Class of 1986 Award — Maggie Boyd
MVP — Perry Zollicoffer
Lacrosse
Wildcat Award —Dana Stasieluk
Most Improved — Shannon Blee
Coach's Award — Anna Brockett
MVP — Nicole Pettiglio
Golf
Most Improved — Kevin Carlock
Ben Vernon Most Valuable Golfer — Jack Lang
Football
Paul Barbee '59 Offensive MVP — Jaris Scott
Paul Biggers '59 Defensive MVP — Boo Jordan & Jaylen Mize
Alex Porter '60 Special Teams MVP — Conrad Mueller
Shaw Smith Investment Award – Grant Polofsky & John Cook
Bill Gammon '70 Wildcat Award – Chase Davis
Prosser Sands Carnegie Award – Eric Haas & Travis Stubblefield
Scholar Athlete Award – Will Barefoot
Community Service Award – Nate Casey
Newcomer of the Year – Hunter Louthan
Bo Henderson '01 Toughness Award – Alex Behrend
Demo Offense – Jacob Camp
Demo Defense – Jon Turkel
Demo Special Teams – Jeff Gurley
Field Hockey
Scholar Athlete of the Year — Becca Jones
Rookie of the Year — Emily Roebuck
Defensive Player of the Year — Anna Brewer
Offensive Player of the Year — Katherine English
Men's Track & Field
R.A. Fetzer Most Valuable Athlete — Will Brewster
William A. Merchant, III Most Improved Athlete — Sean Caveney
Coach's Award — Brady Logan
Men's Cross Country
Most Valuable Runner — Walker Mogen
Most Improved Runner — Walker Mogen
Coach's Award — Walker Mogen
Fred Borch Award — Walker Mogen
Women's Track & Field
Most Valuable Track — Caroline Yarbrough
Most Valuable Field – Jada Woods & Carly Peters
Most Improved — Sarah Sears
Coach's Award — Tori Long
Women's Cross Country
Coach's Award — Hayden Bates
Most Valuable Runner — the Wildcat Team
Most Improved Runner – Laurel Sheffield
Men's Basketball
Wildcat Award — Jon Axel Gudmundsson
D.G. Martin Hustle Award — Peyton Aldridge
John M. Belk MVP — Jack Gibbs
Women's Basketball
Most Outstanding Player —Justine Lyon
Culture Award – Rachel Piles, Melanie Ransom & Kayla Seymour
Wildcat Award — Mackenzie Latt
Baseball (will be handed out after the season)
Rick Smyre Hustle Award — TBA
George Weicker Rookie of the Year — TBA
Most Valuable Pitcher — TBA
Fielding Clark MVP — TBA
Volleyball
MVP — Emily Franklin
Dr. Lou Ortmayer Wildcat Award — Mikayla Derochie
Earlier, the athletic department handed out its department winners, with Jack Gibbs (men's basketball) earning the Tommy Peters Award and Elise Lankiewicz (women's swimming & diving) given the Rebecca A. Stimson Award as the top senior male and female student-athletes. The Thomas D. Sparrow Award was awarded to Nate Casey (football), while Emily Franklin (volleyball) earned the Susan K. Roberts Award. The top freshman honor, Helen DeVane Carnegie Award, went to Alexandra Abele (women's tennis).
Thomas D. Sparrow Award
Nate Casey (football)
Susan K. Roberts Award
Emily Franklin (Volleyball)
Helen DeVane Carnegie Award
Alexandra Abele (women's tennis)
Wrestling
Most Improved — Konner Pritchard
Coach's Award — Conor Fenn
Charlie Parker MVP — Tony Palumbo
Men's Tennis
Harry Fogelman Coach's Award — J.B. Gough
Rob Palmer MVP — Axel Fries
Most Improved — Tommy Mason
Women's Tennis
Most Valuable Player — Ava Todd
Best Attitude Award — Sarah Stein
Most Improved Award — Megan Scholvinck
Men's Swimming & Diving
Billy Ray High Point Award — Clay Resweber
Breakout Performer – Crossan Cooper & Spencer Davies
Dick Redding Most Valuable Athlete — Clay Resweber
Coach's Award – Cole Riggan
Wildcat Award — Chris Cardwell
Women's Swimming & Diving
Billy Ray High Point Award — Elise Lankiewicz
Pat Miller Most Valuable Athlete — Elise Lankiewicz
Breakout Performer – Erica Clancy
Coach's Award – Erica Clancy
Wildcat Award — Kassie Shannon, Katy Williams & Emily Young
Men's Soccer
MVP — Maxi Pragnell
Champion Award — Andrew Kenneson
"Charlie Slagle" Coach's Award — Cort Coxhead
Women's Soccer
Most Improved — Shannon Ballard
Most Promising — Sabine Chandler
Class of 1986 Award — Maggie Boyd
MVP — Perry Zollicoffer
Lacrosse
Wildcat Award —Dana Stasieluk
Most Improved — Shannon Blee
Coach's Award — Anna Brockett
MVP — Nicole Pettiglio
Golf
Most Improved — Kevin Carlock
Ben Vernon Most Valuable Golfer — Jack Lang
Football
Paul Barbee '59 Offensive MVP — Jaris Scott
Paul Biggers '59 Defensive MVP — Boo Jordan & Jaylen Mize
Alex Porter '60 Special Teams MVP — Conrad Mueller
Shaw Smith Investment Award – Grant Polofsky & John Cook
Bill Gammon '70 Wildcat Award – Chase Davis
Prosser Sands Carnegie Award – Eric Haas & Travis Stubblefield
Scholar Athlete Award – Will Barefoot
Community Service Award – Nate Casey
Newcomer of the Year – Hunter Louthan
Bo Henderson '01 Toughness Award – Alex Behrend
Demo Offense – Jacob Camp
Demo Defense – Jon Turkel
Demo Special Teams – Jeff Gurley
Field Hockey
Scholar Athlete of the Year — Becca Jones
Rookie of the Year — Emily Roebuck
Defensive Player of the Year — Anna Brewer
Offensive Player of the Year — Katherine English
Men's Track & Field
R.A. Fetzer Most Valuable Athlete — Will Brewster
William A. Merchant, III Most Improved Athlete — Sean Caveney
Coach's Award — Brady Logan
Men's Cross Country
Most Valuable Runner — Walker Mogen
Most Improved Runner — Walker Mogen
Coach's Award — Walker Mogen
Fred Borch Award — Walker Mogen
Women's Track & Field
Most Valuable Track — Caroline Yarbrough
Most Valuable Field – Jada Woods & Carly Peters
Most Improved — Sarah Sears
Coach's Award — Tori Long
Women's Cross Country
Coach's Award — Hayden Bates
Most Valuable Runner — the Wildcat Team
Most Improved Runner – Laurel Sheffield
Men's Basketball
Wildcat Award — Jon Axel Gudmundsson
D.G. Martin Hustle Award — Peyton Aldridge
John M. Belk MVP — Jack Gibbs
Women's Basketball
Most Outstanding Player —Justine Lyon
Culture Award – Rachel Piles, Melanie Ransom & Kayla Seymour
Wildcat Award — Mackenzie Latt
Baseball (will be handed out after the season)
Rick Smyre Hustle Award — TBA
George Weicker Rookie of the Year — TBA
Most Valuable Pitcher — TBA
Fielding Clark MVP — TBA
Volleyball
MVP — Emily Franklin
Dr. Lou Ortmayer Wildcat Award — Mikayla Derochie
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