SFA Honors Its Own At Champions Dinner
4/23/2014 12:00:00 AM | General
April 23, 2014
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin honored its own tonight as the Athletic Department hosted its annual Champions Dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the Pattillo Student Center. Over four dozen SFA student-athletes were recognized on the night as each team was able to present their top team awards.
A number of student-athletes won a pair of awards, including Leslie Jackson of volleyball (Michelle Reid and Jene' Carter awards), football's Aaron Thomas (Cally Belcher and Dick Wright Sportsmanship awards) and men's basketball's Desmond Haymon (George Johnson Offensive and R.H. "Bob" Shelton awards).
The other major award winners were given to softball's Elizabeth Arana (Kathy McGough Academic Player of the Year) and Nikola Gajic (Steve McCarty Award). Women's track and field's Brarysheyia Simpson was tabbed as the June Irwin Female Athlete of the Year with Jacob Parker of men's basketball being named the Ralph Todd Male Athlete of the Year.
A full list of the 2014 Champions Dinner award winners are as follows:
BOWLING
Team MVP: Melanie Crawford
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Lucille Norton Award: Kali Jerrell
Sue Gunter Offensive Award: Porsha Roberts
Gary Blair Defensive Award: Tierany Henderson
STUDENT ATHLETIC TRAINERS
Sandy Miller Award: Seth Tisdale
TENNIS
Dianne Baker Award: Malena Gordo
GOLF
George Reese Award: Blake Pugh
Women's Golf MVP: Piper Kyle
VOLLEYBALL
Scotty Bailess Award: OJ Olson
Michelle Reid Award: Leslie Jackson
CROSS COUNTRY
Robert Maluski Award: Cody Brown
Gwen Cole Award: Laurie Byrd
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Buddy Lowery Defensive Award: Trey Pinkney
George Johnson Offensive Award: Desmond Haymon
SOCCER
Pam Thorstensen Award: Chelsea Raymond
SOFTBALL
Sadie Allison Award: Carlie Thomas
FOOTBALL
Mart Crawford Award: Jordan Aubrey
Cally Belcher Award: Aaron Thomas
SAAC AWARD
Jene' Carter Award: Leslie Jackson • volleyball
ACADEMIC AWARDS
Murray Shaw Academic Awards (Top GPA per sport):
• Baseball: Taylor Raglin
• Men's Basketball: Reed Westbrook
• Women's Basketball: LaNesha Middleton
• Bowling: Sierra Gibbons
• Football: Anthony Pullins
• Men's Golf: Baxter Ward
• Women's Golf: Mackenzie Steiner
• Soccer: Lillie Ehlert, Kara Marshall, Carolina Orsi
• Softball: Elizabeth Arana
• Tennis: Valeria Terentyeva
• Men's Track and Field/Cross Country: Ervin Mooney, Daven Murphree
• Women's Track and Field/Cross Country: Courtney High, Janay Jackson, Lauren Kunkel, Bria McIver, Heather McPherson
• Volleyball: Amanda Rister
Kathy McGough Academic Player of the Year: Elizabeth Arana • softball
MAJOR AWARDS
Dick Wright Sportsmanship Award: Aaron Thomas • football
Steve McCarty Award: Nikola Gajic • men's basketball
R.H. "Bob" Shelton Award: Desmond Haymon • men's basketball
June Irwin Female Athlete of the Year: Brarysheyia Simpson • track and field
Ralph Todd Male Athlete of the Year: Jacob Parker • men's basketball
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