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Abele and Gudmundsson Receive Athletic Awards at Spring Convocation
4/23/2020 12:37:00 PM | General, Men's Basketball, Women's Tennis
College Celebrates Scholarship, Leadership and Service with Spring Convocation Awards (www.Davidson.edu)
On Thursday at Davidson's 2020 Spring Convocation, Alexandra Abele (women's tennis) was presented the Rebecca E. Stimson Award, while Jon Axel Gudmundsson (men's basketball) received the Tommy Peters Award.Besides awards, the college recognized honor society members, scholarship recipients, and graduating students planning to embark on international fellowships.
Spring Convocation also provides an opportunity to thank and celebrate donors who established new scholarships this year that will support Davidson's talented students.
Rebecca E. Stimson Award
Presented to a senior woman scholar-athlete in recognition of outstanding dedication and contribution to intercollegiate athletics
Alexandra Abele
Accomplishments
2019 Atlantic 10 All-Conference (2nd Team)
2019 Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
2019 ITA Scholar Athlete
2018 Atlantic 10 All-Conference (2nd Team)
2017 Atlantic 10 All-Conference (2nd Team)
Five-time Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree
Four-time Conference Player of the Week
Five-time Conference Rookie of the Week
Alexa Abele was a four-year starter for the Davidson women's tennis team and one of the top players in the Atlantic 10 during her career. She had a .742 winning percentage in singles matches, finishing with 52 career wins, which was tied for fifth-most dating back to 2000. In addition, the senior added another 34 victories in doubles play, while winning a combined 26 league matches in both singles and doubles during her career. Abele was a three-time all-conference second-team selection, while earning player of the week four times and rookie of the week five. Despite her senior season being cut short, Abele concluded her career winning her final seven singles matches at the No. 1 position.
The senior from Cincinnati, Ohio, also excelled in the classroom. An all-academic selection and ITA scholar in 2019, Abele earned a spot on the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll five times. An economics major, Abele will begin her first job upon graduation as an Investment Banking analyst for Wells Fargo in Charlotte this summer.
Tommy Peters Award
Presented to a senior male scholar-athlete in recognition of outstanding dedication and contribution to intercollegiate athletics
Jon Axel Gudmundsson
Accomplishments
2020 3rd Team All-Conference
2019-20 Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List
2019-20 Lute Olson Award Preseason Watch List
2019 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year
2019 1st Team All-Conference
2019 NABC All-District
2019 AP Honorable Mention All-America
Three-time A-10 Player of the Week
A four-year starter for the men's basketball team, Jon Axel Gudmundsson concluded his career as one of the most decorated players in program history. The 2019 Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year, Gudmundsson ranks among Davidson's all-time leaders in scoring (10th/1700), rebounds (7th/786), assists (3rd/567), 3-pointers made (8th/218), steals (6th/160) and starts (2nd/126). In addition, Gudmundsson is the first Division I player since 1992-93 to reach the following marks for their career – 1,700 career points, 750 rebounds, 550 assists, 200 made 3-pointers and 150 steals.
Just the second player in Davidson history to record a triple-double, Gudmundsson scored in double figures 85 times, while hitting the 20-point plateau 26 times. Along with helping lead the Wildcats to their first-ever Atlantic 10 Tournament title in 2018, he scored 21 points to go along with 5 rebounds and 3 assists against Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament.
During his standout career, Gudmundsson helped Davidson to 78 wins, including 45 (11.2 per year) conference victories and two postseason appearances.
The Department of Athletics will announce individual, team and department awards next month.
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