2020 aCATemy Awards - Best Upset
Best Upset Award Nominees
Daniel Alvarez-Orlachia, Men's Track at A-10 Indoors 800m Championship
-At the Indoor Championship, Daniel defeated 2019 Champion and All-American Anthony Hawthorne in the 800 meters.
-Daniel outkicked Hawthorne and won on a lean, capturing the victory by 2 hundredths of a second
Brian Garrett's Golf Tournament Win
-Brian broke into the starting lineup as a freshman during the 4th team tournament of the year and won in honly his 2nd tournament in the starting lineup.
-The first Davidson freshman to win a tournament since 2011.
Kyle Gorant's SoCon Wrestling 3rd Place Match
-As the #4 seed in the 3rd-place match, Kyle faced an #3-seeded opponent from Chattanooga that defeated him 5-3 in November.
-Kyle won 14-8 to claim the podium finish.
Baseball vs. #10 Duke
-Baseball used a walk-off homerun from Brett Centracchio to beat #10 Duke in uptown Charlotte in what turned out to be the last game of the season.
Men's Soccer at UNC
-On the road against an ACC power, the 'Cats played tough defense to draw 0-0 against a top team on the road.
Women's Soccer vs. Saint Joseph's
-Opened conference play against a top 100 team in the country and consistently a championship contender in the A-10, and earned a 1-0 shutout victory.
-First win against Saint Joseph's in A-10 tenure and first win against a top 100 team.
Daniel Alvarez-Orlachia, Men's Track at A-10 Indoors 800m Championship
-At the Indoor Championship, Daniel defeated 2019 Champion and All-American Anthony Hawthorne in the 800 meters.
-Daniel outkicked Hawthorne and won on a lean, capturing the victory by 2 hundredths of a second
Brian Garrett's Golf Tournament Win
-Brian broke into the starting lineup as a freshman during the 4th team tournament of the year and won in honly his 2nd tournament in the starting lineup.
-The first Davidson freshman to win a tournament since 2011.
Kyle Gorant's SoCon Wrestling 3rd Place Match
-As the #4 seed in the 3rd-place match, Kyle faced an #3-seeded opponent from Chattanooga that defeated him 5-3 in November.
-Kyle won 14-8 to claim the podium finish.
Baseball vs. #10 Duke
-Baseball used a walk-off homerun from Brett Centracchio to beat #10 Duke in uptown Charlotte in what turned out to be the last game of the season.
Men's Soccer at UNC
-On the road against an ACC power, the 'Cats played tough defense to draw 0-0 against a top team on the road.
Women's Soccer vs. Saint Joseph's
-Opened conference play against a top 100 team in the country and consistently a championship contender in the A-10, and earned a 1-0 shutout victory.
-First win against Saint Joseph's in A-10 tenure and first win against a top 100 team.
