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Austin College Honors Student-Athletes at Athletics Convocation

Posted: May 04, 2017

SHERMAN, Texas — The Austin College coaches and team members honored more than 50 student-athletes, including the Austin College male and female athletes of the year, in its annual Athletics Convocation on Thursday night in Sid Richardson Gymnasium on the Austin College campus.

By virtue of head coaches' selections, sophomore soccer player Phillip Le of Frisco and sophomore basketball player Bryce Frank of Granbury were selected as the Pete Cawthon Male Athlete and Gene Day Female Athlete of the Year, respectively. Last year, both student-athletes were named Austin College's Newcomers of the Year.

Women's swimmer Sophie Garriga of San Antonio and men's swimmer Chris Brown of Garland were named the female and male Tim Jubela Award winners as the most outstanding freshmen student-athletes. Both swimmers broke numerous program records throughout the year, and Brown earned All-SCAC at the conference's championship meet.

Le was named both All-West Region for his play on the field and Academic All-District for his outstanding performance in the classroom, in addition to being a first team All-SCAC selection. He led the conference with 14 goals scored, and was second in total points. He was narrowly edged out for SCAC Offensive Player of the Year honors.

Frank was a first team All-SCAC selection and was one of only three players in the conference to earn votes for the conference's Player of the Year Award after averaging a double-double and finishing among the top 10 in the conference in scoring, rebounding, assist, and field goal percentage. She was also among the top 15 players in the nation in double-doubles.

 

List of Award Winners:

Team Awards (selected by team members)

  • Baseball – Cecil Grigg Award (most outstanding baseball player) – Scott Gelbart
  • Baseball – Newcomer of the Year – Brett Taff
  • Men's Basketball – Hustle Award – Austin Freet
  • Men's Basketball – Pat E. Hooks Award (most outstanding basketball player) – Austin Freet
  • Women's Basketball – Brittany Simpson Award – Kendall Heitmeier
  • Women's Basketball – Pat E. Hooks Award (most outstanding basketball player) – Bryce Frank
  • Men's Cross Country – Ron Munden Award (most outstanding runner) – Matthew Gregory
  • Men's Cross Country – Most Improved – Trini Balkaran
  • Women's Cross Country – Ron Munden Award (most outstanding runner) – Alex Quinn
  • Women's Cross Country – Most Improved – Sarah Jackson
  • Football – William B Traylor Award (for hard work and dedication) – Branden Hunt
  • Football – Gene "Duke" Babb Award (most outstanding football player) – Charles Eneh
  • Men's Soccer – Clayton Hustle Award – Levin Dyson
  • Men's Soccer – Most Outstanding Player – Philip Le
  • Women's Soccer – Carole Lomangino Award – Erica Williams
  • Women's Soccer – Hustle Award – Myranda Baumgartner
  • Softball – Most Valuable Player – Kat Wright
  • Softball – Spirit Award – Marina Wise
  • Men's Swimming – Hannah Award (most outstanding swimmer) – Collin Vu
  • Men's Swimming – Most Improved – Robby Hallaron
  • Women's Swimming – Hannah Award (most outstanding swimmer) – Sophie Garriga
  • Women's Swimming – Most Improved – Oyindamola Olufosoye
  • Men's Tennis – Carroll Pickett Award (most outstanding tennis player) – Preston Glasscock
  • Men's Tennis – Newcomer of the Year – Siddharth Kortikere
  • Women's Tennis – Carroll Pickett Award (most outstanding tennis player) – Katie Seibert
  • Women's Tennis – Newcomer of the Year – Anna Sergiovanni
  • Volleyball – Most Outstanding Player – Madi McVay
  • Volleyball – Team Impact – Madison Lee
  • Athletic Training – Most Improved – Noah Perez
  • Athletic Training – Most Outstanding – Baylor Bower
  • Cheerleading – Most Outstanding – Rachel Thompson 

Departmental Awards (selected by head coaches)

  • Gene Day Award – Most outstanding female athlete – Bryce Frank, basketball
  • Pete Cawthon – Most outstanding male athlete – Phillip Le, soccer
  • Tim Jubela – Most outstanding female freshman athlete – Sophie Garriga, swimming
  • Tim Jubela – Most outstanding male freshman athlete – Chris Brown, swimming
  • Robert T. Mason – Sportsmanship Award – Josh Jones, soccer
  • Robert T. Mason – Sportsmanship Award – Presleigh Watson, volleyball
  • Slats McCord – Senior Perseverance and Improvement – James Hemen, football
  • Slats McCord – Senior Perseverance and Improvement – Kendall Heitmeier, basketball
  • Bo Miller – Outstanding Achievement in Academics and Athletics – Jeremy Swisher, basketball
  • Bo Miller - Outstanding Achievement in Academics and Athletics – Emily Low, softball
  • Sig Lawson – Dedication and Commitment to Austin College Athletics – Brett Taff, baseball; JP Feider, basketball; Cody Meyers, cross country; Joe Traylor, football; Michael Moran, soccer; Tyler Brown, swimming and diving; Kenneth Hardy, tennis
  • Sig Lawson – Dedication and Commitment to Austin College Athletics – Ann Savage, basketball; Sydney Perez, cross country; Ali Boehmer, soccer; Kat Wright, softball; Bailey Clark, swimming and diving; Grace Ortiz, tennis; Tatiana Ferrari, volleyball
  • T. Ellis Lockhart Spirit – Most Supportive Faculty/Staff Member – Dr. Don Rodgers
  • Dr. Jack Pierce Academic Excellence Award – Highest Team GPA – Women's Tennis