2019-20 Davidson Team Award Winners Announced
6/4/2020 10:30:00 AM | General
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson College recently announced its team award winners for the 2019-20 athletic season, as all 21 of the teams gave out their individual winners.
Earlier, the athletic department handed out its department winners, with Jon Axel Gudmundsson (men's basketball) earning the Tommy Peters Award and Alexandra Abele (women's tennis) given the Rebecca A. Stimson Award as the top senior male and female student-athletes. The Thomas D. Sparrow Award was awarded to Crossan Cooper (men's swimming & diving), while Samantha Armas (women's tennis) earned the Susan K. Roberts Award. The top freshman honor, Helen DeVane Carnegie Award, went to Suzi-Rose Deegan (women's basketball).
Thomas D. Sparrow Award
Crossan Cooper (men's swimming & diving)
Susan K. Roberts Award
Samantha Armas (women's tennis)
Helen DeVane Carnegie Award
Suzi-Rose Deegan (women's basketball)
Wrestling
Most Improved — Finlay Holston
Coach's Award — Steven Newell
Charlie Parker MVW — Kyle Gorant & Gavin Henry
Bailey Frair Courage Award – Evan Clark
Men's Tennis
Rob Palmer MVP — Thomas Mason
Most Improved — Douglas Macintosh
Women's Tennis
Most Valuable Player — Alexandra Abele
Kobe Bryant Award — Mira Gladstone
Energy Award — Nicole Krykanov
Men's Swimming & Diving
Billy Ray High Point Award — Brian Hynes
Breakout Athlete – Daniel Valmassei
Dick Redding Most Valuable Award — Brian Hynes
Coach's Award – Jacob Jung
Wildcat Award — Crossan Cooper
Women's Swimming & Diving
Billy Ray High Point Award — Sarah Helen Shepherd
Pat Miller Most Valuable Award — Sarah Helen Shepherd
Breakout Athlete – Siena Senn & Abby Francis
Coach's Award – Julia Goodhead
Wildcat Award — Emily Bassett
Men's Soccer
"Charlie Slagle" Award — Jaylen Thompson
Women's Soccer
Wildcat Award — Emma Alitz
Coaches Award — Gretchen Pearson
Class of 1986 Award — Michele Manceaux
MVP — Mary Grace Bunch
Lacrosse
Wildcat Award —TBA
Most Improved — TBA
Coach's Award — TBA
MVP — TBA
Golf
Most Improved — Brian Garrett
Ben Vernon Most Valuable Golfer — Alex Ross
Football
Paul Barbee '59 Offensive MVP — Wesley Dugger
Paul Biggers '59 Defensive MVP — Bryce Perry-Martin
Alex Porter '60 Special Teams MVP — Bradyn Oakley
Bill Gammon '70 Wildcat Award/Prosser Sands Camegie "WE" Award – George Hatalowich
Newcomer of the Year – Kaedon Jenkins
AFCA Good Works Team – George Hatalowich
Field Hockey
Player's Player Award — Chloe Appleby
Academic Award — Nellie Tumage
Wildcat Award — Emily Roebuck
Iron Cat Award — McGee Roman
Men's Track & Field
R.A. Fetzer Most Valuable Athlete — Daniel Alvarez-Orlachia
William A. Merchant, III Most Improved Athlete — Raphael Oettl
Rookie of the Year – Bryce Anthony
Coach's Award — Stockton McGuire, James Davis & Bailey Autry
Men's Cross Country
MVP — Max Pearson
Coach's Award – Max Pearson
Rookie of the Year – Owen Drometer
Fred Borch Award (an alum gives this award each year, and it goes to someone who is hard working and improves through their grit and resilience) — George Lewis
Women's Track & Field
Track MVP – Eleni Daughters
Field MVP – Makayla Binter
Most Improved — Bianca Nolde-Lopez
Coach's Award — Rachel Horowitz
Women's Cross Country
Coach's Award — Kelsey Troutman
Most Valuable Athlete — Natalie Abemathy
Most Improved – Paige McKinney
Men's Basketball
Wildcat Award — Nelson Boachie-Yiadom
D.G. Martin Hustle Award — Bates Jones
John M. Belk MVP — Jon Axel Gudmundsson & Kellan Grady
Women's Basketball
MVP — Katie Turner & Suzi-Rose Deegan
Hustle Award — Chloe Welch
Wildcat Award — Peyton Carter
Baseball
MVP- Matt Frey
Most Valuable Pitcher- Gabe Levy
Rookie of the Year- Bennett Flynn
Hustle Award- Parker Nolan
Best Teammate- Charlie King, Walker Imwalle & Greg Lowe
Volleyball
MVP — Hattie Rodriguez
Dr. Lou Ortmayer Wildcat Award — Emma McLaughlin
Earlier, the athletic department handed out its department winners, with Jon Axel Gudmundsson (men's basketball) earning the Tommy Peters Award and Alexandra Abele (women's tennis) given the Rebecca A. Stimson Award as the top senior male and female student-athletes. The Thomas D. Sparrow Award was awarded to Crossan Cooper (men's swimming & diving), while Samantha Armas (women's tennis) earned the Susan K. Roberts Award. The top freshman honor, Helen DeVane Carnegie Award, went to Suzi-Rose Deegan (women's basketball).
Thomas D. Sparrow Award
Crossan Cooper (men's swimming & diving)
Susan K. Roberts Award
Samantha Armas (women's tennis)
Helen DeVane Carnegie Award
Suzi-Rose Deegan (women's basketball)
Wrestling
Most Improved — Finlay Holston
Coach's Award — Steven Newell
Charlie Parker MVW — Kyle Gorant & Gavin Henry
Bailey Frair Courage Award – Evan Clark
Men's Tennis
Rob Palmer MVP — Thomas Mason
Most Improved — Douglas Macintosh
Women's Tennis
Most Valuable Player — Alexandra Abele
Kobe Bryant Award — Mira Gladstone
Energy Award — Nicole Krykanov
Men's Swimming & Diving
Billy Ray High Point Award — Brian Hynes
Breakout Athlete – Daniel Valmassei
Dick Redding Most Valuable Award — Brian Hynes
Coach's Award – Jacob Jung
Wildcat Award — Crossan Cooper
Women's Swimming & Diving
Billy Ray High Point Award — Sarah Helen Shepherd
Pat Miller Most Valuable Award — Sarah Helen Shepherd
Breakout Athlete – Siena Senn & Abby Francis
Coach's Award – Julia Goodhead
Wildcat Award — Emily Bassett
Men's Soccer
"Charlie Slagle" Award — Jaylen Thompson
Women's Soccer
Wildcat Award — Emma Alitz
Coaches Award — Gretchen Pearson
Class of 1986 Award — Michele Manceaux
MVP — Mary Grace Bunch
Lacrosse
Wildcat Award —TBA
Most Improved — TBA
Coach's Award — TBA
MVP — TBA
Golf
Most Improved — Brian Garrett
Ben Vernon Most Valuable Golfer — Alex Ross
Football
Paul Barbee '59 Offensive MVP — Wesley Dugger
Paul Biggers '59 Defensive MVP — Bryce Perry-Martin
Alex Porter '60 Special Teams MVP — Bradyn Oakley
Bill Gammon '70 Wildcat Award/Prosser Sands Camegie "WE" Award – George Hatalowich
Newcomer of the Year – Kaedon Jenkins
AFCA Good Works Team – George Hatalowich
Field Hockey
Player's Player Award — Chloe Appleby
Academic Award — Nellie Tumage
Wildcat Award — Emily Roebuck
Iron Cat Award — McGee Roman
Men's Track & Field
R.A. Fetzer Most Valuable Athlete — Daniel Alvarez-Orlachia
William A. Merchant, III Most Improved Athlete — Raphael Oettl
Rookie of the Year – Bryce Anthony
Coach's Award — Stockton McGuire, James Davis & Bailey Autry
Men's Cross Country
MVP — Max Pearson
Coach's Award – Max Pearson
Rookie of the Year – Owen Drometer
Fred Borch Award (an alum gives this award each year, and it goes to someone who is hard working and improves through their grit and resilience) — George Lewis
Women's Track & Field
Track MVP – Eleni Daughters
Field MVP – Makayla Binter
Most Improved — Bianca Nolde-Lopez
Coach's Award — Rachel Horowitz
Women's Cross Country
Coach's Award — Kelsey Troutman
Most Valuable Athlete — Natalie Abemathy
Most Improved – Paige McKinney
Men's Basketball
Wildcat Award — Nelson Boachie-Yiadom
D.G. Martin Hustle Award — Bates Jones
John M. Belk MVP — Jon Axel Gudmundsson & Kellan Grady
Women's Basketball
MVP — Katie Turner & Suzi-Rose Deegan
Hustle Award — Chloe Welch
Wildcat Award — Peyton Carter
Baseball
MVP- Matt Frey
Most Valuable Pitcher- Gabe Levy
Rookie of the Year- Bennett Flynn
Hustle Award- Parker Nolan
Best Teammate- Charlie King, Walker Imwalle & Greg Lowe
Volleyball
MVP — Hattie Rodriguez
Dr. Lou Ortmayer Wildcat Award — Emma McLaughlin
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