2017-18 Davidson Team Award Winners Announced
5/22/2018 2:23:00 PM | General
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson College recently announced its team award winners for the 2017-18 athletic season, as all 21 of the teams gave out their individual winners.
Earlier, the athletic department handed out its department winners, with Peyton Aldridge (men's basketball) earning the Tommy Peters Award and Sarah Sears (women's cross country/track & field) given the Rebecca A. Stimson Award as the top senior male and female student-athletes. The Thomas D. Sparrow Award was awarded to Riley League (men's swimming & diving), while Morgan French (field hockey) earned the Susan K. Roberts Award. The top freshman honor, Helen DeVane Carnegie Award, went to Kellan Grady (men's basketball).
Thomas D. Sparrow Award
Riley League (men's swimming & diving)
Susan K. Roberts Award
Morgan French (field hockey)
Helen DeVane Carnegie Award
Kellan Grady (men's basketball)
Wrestling
Most Improved — Noah Satterfield
Coach's Award — Hunter Costa
Charlie Parker MVW — Conor Fenn
Bailey Frair Courage Award – Zamir Ode and Michael McClelland
Men's Tennis
Harry Fogelman Coach's Award — Yash Parikh
Rob Palmer MVP — Shamael Chaudhry
Most Improved — Jack Riazzi
Women's Tennis
Most Valuable Player — Ava Todd
The "SAUCE" Award — Ally Sexton
Hardest Worker/Most Improved Award — Gabrielle Centenari
Men's Swimming & Diving
Billy Ray High Point Award — Crossan Cooper
Breakout Performer – Matt Bode
Dick Redding Most Valuable Athlete — Clay Resweber
Coach's Award – Matt Bode
Wildcat Award — Trey Harris
Women's Swimming & Diving
Billy Ray High Point Award — Sarah Coats
Pat Miller Most Valuable Athlete — Sarah Coats
Breakout Performer – Sarah Helen Shepherd & Emily Bassett
Coach's Award – Hayley Atkins
Wildcat Award — Elizabeth Weldon
Men's Soccer
MVP — Matt Reinikka
Champion Award — Cort Coxhead
"Charlie Slagle" Coach's Award — Hunter Howard
Citizen Award – Drew Krueger
Women's Soccer
Wildcat Award — Rachael Western
Coaches Award — Rachael Western
Class of 1986 Award — Rachael Western
MVP — Perry Zollicoffer
Lacrosse
Wildcat Award —Christine Molinari
Most Improved — Sam Rippley
Coach's Award — Sarah Kopp and Lindsay Rufolo
MVP — Rose Woolson
Golf
Most Improved — Mike Blasey
Ben Vernon Most Valuable Golfer — Jack Lang
Football
Paul Barbee '59 Offensive MVP — Wes Dugger
Paul Biggers '59 Defensive MVP — Bryce Perry-Martin
Alex Porter '60 Special Teams MVP — Trevor Smith and Brayden Sims
Shaw Smith Investment Award – Brendan Simpkins
Bill Gammon '70 Wildcat Award – George Hatalowich and Will Wicks
Prosser Sands Carnegie Award – Conrad Mueller and Ryan Woods
Scholar Athlete Award – Taylor Mitchell
Community Service Award – Ryan Samuels
Offensive Newcomer of the Year – Tyler Phelps
Defensive Newcomer of the Year – James Boyle
Bo Henderson '01 Toughness Award – Ben Hart and Thomas Sykes
Demo Offense – Damian Ostaszewski
Demo Defense – Will Garrey
Demo Special Teams – Colin Errity
Field Hockey
Scholar Athlete of the Year — Anna Brewer and Morgan French
Rookie of the Year — Caitlyn Gund
Defensive Player of the Year — Lauren Gampper
Offensive Player of the Year — Hannah Fisher
Men's Track & Field
R.A. Fetzer Most Valuable Athlete — TBA
William A. Merchant, III Most Improved Athlete — TBA
Coach's Award — TBA
Men's Cross Country
Most Valuable Runner — Dylan Carmack
Fred Borch Award — TBA
Women's Track & Field
Most Valuable Athlete – Sarah Sears
Most Valuable Field – Makayla Binter and Carly Peters
Most Improved — Caroline Yarbrough and Sophia Mills
Coach's Award — Tori Long
Women's Cross Country
Coach's Award — Maddie Hunter
Most Valuable Runner — Sarah Sears
Most Improved Runner – Laurel Sheffield
Men's Basketball
Wildcat Award — Jon Axel Gudmundsson
D.G. Martin Hustle Award — Rusty Reigel
John M. Belk MVP — Peyton Aldridge
Women's Basketball
MVP — Mackenzie Latt
Hustle Award — Saadia Timpton
Wildcat Award — Andrea Robinson
Baseball
Rick Smyre Hustle Award — Andrew Born
George Weicker Rookie of the Year — Alex Mardiney
Most Valuable Pitcher — Evan Roberts
Fielding Clark MVP — Eric Jones
Volleyball
MVP — Mason Rooney
Dr. Lou Ortmayer Wildcat Award — Mary Harriet Moore
Earlier, the athletic department handed out its department winners, with Peyton Aldridge (men's basketball) earning the Tommy Peters Award and Sarah Sears (women's cross country/track & field) given the Rebecca A. Stimson Award as the top senior male and female student-athletes. The Thomas D. Sparrow Award was awarded to Riley League (men's swimming & diving), while Morgan French (field hockey) earned the Susan K. Roberts Award. The top freshman honor, Helen DeVane Carnegie Award, went to Kellan Grady (men's basketball).
Thomas D. Sparrow Award
Riley League (men's swimming & diving)
Susan K. Roberts Award
Morgan French (field hockey)
Helen DeVane Carnegie Award
Kellan Grady (men's basketball)
Wrestling
Most Improved — Noah Satterfield
Coach's Award — Hunter Costa
Charlie Parker MVW — Conor Fenn
Bailey Frair Courage Award – Zamir Ode and Michael McClelland
Men's Tennis
Harry Fogelman Coach's Award — Yash Parikh
Rob Palmer MVP — Shamael Chaudhry
Most Improved — Jack Riazzi
Women's Tennis
Most Valuable Player — Ava Todd
The "SAUCE" Award — Ally Sexton
Hardest Worker/Most Improved Award — Gabrielle Centenari
Men's Swimming & Diving
Billy Ray High Point Award — Crossan Cooper
Breakout Performer – Matt Bode
Dick Redding Most Valuable Athlete — Clay Resweber
Coach's Award – Matt Bode
Wildcat Award — Trey Harris
Women's Swimming & Diving
Billy Ray High Point Award — Sarah Coats
Pat Miller Most Valuable Athlete — Sarah Coats
Breakout Performer – Sarah Helen Shepherd & Emily Bassett
Coach's Award – Hayley Atkins
Wildcat Award — Elizabeth Weldon
Men's Soccer
MVP — Matt Reinikka
Champion Award — Cort Coxhead
"Charlie Slagle" Coach's Award — Hunter Howard
Citizen Award – Drew Krueger
Women's Soccer
Wildcat Award — Rachael Western
Coaches Award — Rachael Western
Class of 1986 Award — Rachael Western
MVP — Perry Zollicoffer
Lacrosse
Wildcat Award —Christine Molinari
Most Improved — Sam Rippley
Coach's Award — Sarah Kopp and Lindsay Rufolo
MVP — Rose Woolson
Golf
Most Improved — Mike Blasey
Ben Vernon Most Valuable Golfer — Jack Lang
Football
Paul Barbee '59 Offensive MVP — Wes Dugger
Paul Biggers '59 Defensive MVP — Bryce Perry-Martin
Alex Porter '60 Special Teams MVP — Trevor Smith and Brayden Sims
Shaw Smith Investment Award – Brendan Simpkins
Bill Gammon '70 Wildcat Award – George Hatalowich and Will Wicks
Prosser Sands Carnegie Award – Conrad Mueller and Ryan Woods
Scholar Athlete Award – Taylor Mitchell
Community Service Award – Ryan Samuels
Offensive Newcomer of the Year – Tyler Phelps
Defensive Newcomer of the Year – James Boyle
Bo Henderson '01 Toughness Award – Ben Hart and Thomas Sykes
Demo Offense – Damian Ostaszewski
Demo Defense – Will Garrey
Demo Special Teams – Colin Errity
Field Hockey
Scholar Athlete of the Year — Anna Brewer and Morgan French
Rookie of the Year — Caitlyn Gund
Defensive Player of the Year — Lauren Gampper
Offensive Player of the Year — Hannah Fisher
Men's Track & Field
R.A. Fetzer Most Valuable Athlete — TBA
William A. Merchant, III Most Improved Athlete — TBA
Coach's Award — TBA
Men's Cross Country
Most Valuable Runner — Dylan Carmack
Fred Borch Award — TBA
Women's Track & Field
Most Valuable Athlete – Sarah Sears
Most Valuable Field – Makayla Binter and Carly Peters
Most Improved — Caroline Yarbrough and Sophia Mills
Coach's Award — Tori Long
Women's Cross Country
Coach's Award — Maddie Hunter
Most Valuable Runner — Sarah Sears
Most Improved Runner – Laurel Sheffield
Men's Basketball
Wildcat Award — Jon Axel Gudmundsson
D.G. Martin Hustle Award — Rusty Reigel
John M. Belk MVP — Peyton Aldridge
Women's Basketball
MVP — Mackenzie Latt
Hustle Award — Saadia Timpton
Wildcat Award — Andrea Robinson
Baseball
Rick Smyre Hustle Award — Andrew Born
George Weicker Rookie of the Year — Alex Mardiney
Most Valuable Pitcher — Evan Roberts
Fielding Clark MVP — Eric Jones
Volleyball
MVP — Mason Rooney
Dr. Lou Ortmayer Wildcat Award — Mary Harriet Moore
Players Mentioned
F
/ Men's Basketball
Diving
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Fly/Breast
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Multi's
/ Women's Track & Field
/ Men's Golf
Free
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
OF
/ Baseball
DE
/ Football
MF
/ Field Hockey
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
/ Women's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
Breast/IM
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
IM/Breast/Free
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
157
/ Wrestling
D
/ Men's Soccer
TE
/ Football
184
/ Wrestling
MF
/ Field Hockey
MF
/ Field Hockey
MF
/ Field Hockey
DE
/ Football
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
M/F
/ Field Hockey
Back/Fly
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
LB
/ Football
MF
/ Men's Soccer
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
UTIL
/ Baseball
MF
/ Women's Lacrosse
MF
/ Men's Soccer
/ Men's Golf
F
/ Women's Basketball
Breast/IM
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Sprints/Hurdles
/ Women's Track & Field
OF
/ Baseball
125
/ Wrestling
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
QB
/ Football
Atk
/ Women's Lacrosse
MH
/ Volleyball
LS
/ Football
133
/ Wrestling
OL
/ Football
/ Men's Tennis
DT
/ Football
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
QB
/ Football
G
/ Men's Basketball
D
/ Men's Soccer
Free
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
/ Men's Tennis
MF
/ Women's Lacrosse
LHP
/ Baseball
F
/ Women's Basketball
S/OPP
/ Volleyball
D
/ Women's Lacrosse
LB
/ Football
197
/ Wrestling
Mid-Dist.
/ Women's Track & Field
/ Women's Tennis
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
IM/Back
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
DL
/ Football
WR
/ Football
K/P
/ Football
DL
/ Football
G
/ Women's Basketball
/ Women's Tennis
Free
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
D
/ Women's Soccer
DB
/ Football
GK
/ Women's Lacrosse
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
MF/D
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