ROCK HILL, S.C.– Twenty-two Winthrop University student-athletes received special awards on behalf of the athletic scholarship endowment program and a total of 51 seniors were recognized for their contributions to the program during the annual athletic awards banquet held Sunday night, May 3, in McBryde Hall.

            The names of the special endowed scholarship awards and each recipient are as follows:

            The Roman Gabriel, Sr. Endowed Scholarship- Tessa Thomas, senior, Softball

            The Roman Gabriel, Sr., endowed scholarship is made possible by Roman Gabriel in honor of his late father.  This award is presented to a student-athlete whose demonstrated commitment to athletics and academics best exemplifies the concept of "student-athlete".

            The Rocky Morris Endowment– Mantoris Robinson, junior, Men’s Basketball

            This award is provided by Jack Lindsay in honor of the grandmother of Rocky, Mrs. Pauline Lindsay and goes to the basketball or baseball player who displayed loyalty, character and an appreciative attitude.

            The John T. Roddy Award- Patricia Coimbra, senior, Women’s Tennis

            This award is provided in honor of John T. Roddy, who served as a trustee for 36 years in South Carolina.

                                    The Robert H. Breakfield Award- Bryant Clifton, senior, Men’s Track/Rebecca Holmes, junior, Women’s Track

            This award is provided by Winthrop School of Business professor Robert Breakfield and his wife Gay Randolph and goes to two cross country/ track athletes who demonstrate leadership, sportsmanship, and academic integrity.

            The William Gordon Clarkson Award- Sara Hester, senior, Women’s Golf

            This award was endowed by Matt Hires and is presented to an outstanding member of the golf team.

            Griffin-Guettler Award- Dane Yoder, senior, Baseball/Patricia Coimbra, senior, Women’s Tennis/Carly Moss, sophomore, Women’s Track & Cross Country

            This award endowed by Larry and Cathy Bigham of Thursday's Too on behalf of  Dr. Mary Roland Griffin and Dr. Ed Guettler, two of Winthrop's most distinguished retired faculty members, is presented to the male and female athletes with the highest grade point averages.

            Rock Hill Coca-Cola Award- Ashley Fann, senior, Women’s Basketball/Bryn Henderson, senior, Baseball

            This award is made possible by Fred Faircloth and goes to the male and female athlete who demonstrate talent, integrity, and spirit.

Miller Orthopedic Clinic Award- Dimitra Tsiliaskopoulos, senior, Women’s Soccer/Tyler McBride, senior, Baseball

            This award is given by Drs. William Gregory, Robert Scoville, Donald McQueen, Neil Powell, and Michael Heinig to two athletes who are supportive, positive, and consistent team leaders.

           The Businessmen's Association Award of York County– Shannon Sitzmann, senior, Volleyball

            This award is given in honor of the late Al Adickes to an athlete who exemplifies leadership, scholarship and future promise.

            Wiley Blanton Award- Rachel Smith, junior, Women’s Golf

            This award is given by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Grimm of Blanton Enterprises in honor of Wiley Blanton and goes to a student-athlete with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above.

            The Patrick Endowment- Benten Kieffner, senior, Men’s Soccer

            This award is given by the late Wayne Patrick and Lib Patrick to a senior male or female student-athlete who has exhibited outstanding leadership qualities.

            The Vernon Wade Terry Award- Jonathan Rice, senior, Men’s Basketball

            This award is made possible by an endowment from Ann and Vernon Terry and is presented to a men’s

basketball player with at least a 2.75 grade point average.

            The Ann Scott Terry Award- Yvonne van Daalen, senior, Women’s Basketball

            This award is made possible by an endowment from Ann and Vernon Terry and is presented to a

women’s basketball player with at least a 2.75 grade point average.

            The Bob Hyman Memorial Scholarship Award- Cipriano Ayala, sophomore, Men’s Golf

This award is given in memory of Bob Hyman, a loyal Eagle fan and supporter, to a Winthrop student-athlete from South Carolina who has achieved a 3.0 grade point average or above.

            The John Newcomb Endowment Award- Arthur Takahashi, senior, Men’s Tennis

            The Ken Staton Endowment Award-Erin Foote, senior, Women’s Soccer

            The De’Andre Adams Memorial Award- Lisa Kingsmore, senior, Softball

Also presented was the Senior Academic Award that goes to the male and female athlete with the highest grade point average among all senior athletes.  This year's recipients were Dane Yoder, Baseball, and Patricia Coimbra, Women’s Tennis

            The seniors who were recognized included:

                                    Baseball-Aaron Bonomi, Bryn Henderson, Owen Reid, Eddie Tisdale, Dane Yoder

            Men’s Basketball– Johnny Rice, Cameron Stanley

            Women’s Basketball— Ashley Fann, Tiffany Rodd, Yvonne van Daalen, Ashley Haugtvedt

Women’s Track and Field/XC-Amy Rundio, Robin Smith, Shardal Twyman

Men’s Track and Field/XC-Chris Ariail, Gaines Bailey, Trevor Beesley, Bryant Clifton, Kandrick Cooper, Tony Grout

            Men’s Golf-Brent Martin, Kelly Manders, Andrew Buergler, Trevor Muffley

            Women’s Golf-Sara Hester, Brittany Dabule, Gina Matthias

Men’s Soccer-Patrick Mitrovich, Otto Loewy, Henry Kalungi, Benten Kieffner, Mike McCullion, Daniel Revivo, Grant Wise, Rafael Araujo

Women’s Soccer-Erin Foote, Kristen Lee, Dimitra Tsiliaskopolous, Chelsea White, Kathleen Pollard

Softball-Lisa Kingsmore, Tessa Thomas, Mallory Hogan