ROCK HILL SC—Thirty Winthrop University student-athletes received special awards on behalf of the athletic scholarship endowment program, 70 seniors were recognized, and retiring Athletic Director Tom Hickman and the school's NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative Evelyne Weeks received special gifts during the annual Athletic Awards Banquet held Sunday night in McBryde Hall.
 
Hickman will retire on June 30 after 20 years as athletic director and seven more as associate athletic director.  Weeks is stepping down from her NCAA FAR position after serving in that role for the past 22 years.  Both received gifts from Winthrop's Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC).

           
The names of the special endowed scholarship awards and each recipient are as follows:
 
The Roman Gabriel, Sr. Endowment Award- Megan David—Women's Soccer                                                                       
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 Award– Mark Lowrie—Baseball                                                                                                                        
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- Monica Aguado—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- Tristan Langley—Women's Cross Country & Track; Avery Scott—Men'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- Nick Eberhardt—Men's Golf
This award was endowed by Matt Hires and is presented to an outstanding member of the golf team.

The Griffin-Guettler Award- Emily Sparrow—Women's Cross Country & Track; Gabriel Paxton—Men's Cross Country & Track                                                                                                                                                                                                    
This award endowed by Larry and Kathy Bigham on behalf of the late 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 Sloup—Women's Golf, Michael Chen—Men's Tennis                                                      
This award is made possible by Fred Faircloth and goes to the male and female athlete who demonstrate talent, integrity, and spirit.
 
Dr. Robert M. Scoville and Dr. William E. Gregory, Jr. Award- Lacy Adams—Softball; Matthew Thompson—Men's Track & Field                                                                                                                                                                                           
This award is given by Drs. Robert Scoville and William Gregory to two athletes who are supportive, positive, and consistent team leaders.           
  
The Patrick Endowment- Magnus Thorsson—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 Businessmen's Association of York County Award- Rachel Lenz—Volleyball

The Ann Scott Terry Award- Naima Jackson—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 Vernon Wade Terry Award- Hunter Sadlon—Men's Basketball
This award is presented to a men's basketball player with at least a 2.75 grade point average.

The Wiley Blanton Award- J. D. O'Brien—Men's Tennis; Jordyn Elliott—Lacrosse                                                                     
This award is given to a business major with at least a 3.5 grade point average.
           
The Bob Hyman Memorial Scholarship Award- Alesha Love—Women's Track                                                                     
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 Ken Staton Endowment Award- Krista Frowein—Lacrosse
This award is given to a student-athlete who goes above the call of duty on the playing field, in the classroom and in the community.
 
The De'Andre Adams Memorial Award- Jordi Lluch—Men's Soccer
This award goes to a student-athlete who best exemplifies athletic passion and pride.
 
The Kenzie Flood Baseball Award- Kaden Hepler—Baseball
This award is designated for a baseball upperclassman with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
  
The John Newcomb Endowment Award-Alice Garcia, women's tennis
This award is given in memory of John Newcomb, a four-year scholarship student-athlete on the men's tennis team, and is presented to a member of the tennis team with a least a 2.5 grade point average.
 
The Janiva Willis Leadership Award- Kimberly Ryder—Softball; Zharne Glover—Softball
This award is designated for a softball student-athlete who displays leadership on the softball team and within the Winthrop community.
 
The Susan Anfin and Jim Doyle Award- Keon Johnson—Men's Basketball
This award is designated for a men's basketball student-athlete who has demonstrated exemplary grade point average improvement.
 
The Horace Turbeville Award- Zach Cook—Baseball
This award is presented to a baseball player in memory of Horace Turbeville, Winthrop's first baseball coach
 
The Brennan Family Award- Kyle Kennedy—Men's Soccer

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 are Steven Patrick, men's tennis, and Jessica Logan, women's soccer.

The list of the 70 seniors by sport is as follows:

Volleyball-- Hjordis Eiriksdottir, Rachel Lenz
Men's Soccer-- Patrick Barnes, Fabian Broich, Kyle Kennedy, Jordi Lluch,  CJ Miller, Nate Schmidt, Jordan Stoddart,  Magnus Thorsson, Julio Zarco
Women's Soccer-- Taylor Coleman, Megan David, Imani Ervins, Jessica Logan, Taylor Walton
Women's Track & Cross Country-- Alexis Austin, Ashlee Eady, Cynthia Gordon, Tristan Langley, Alexis Miller, Mashario Morton, Morgan Turnow
Men's Track & Cross Country-- Dylan Brennand-McClemont, Will England, Render Hill, Corbin Stewart,  Matt Thompson, Asa Walvoort
Men's Basketball—Jimmy Gavin, Zach Price
Women's Basketball—Aliyah Kilpatrick, Schaquilla Nunn
Men's Tennis— Michael Chen,  JD O'Brien, Steven Patrick
Women's Tennis-- Monica Aguado, Alice Garcia, Tijana Uzelac
Men's Golf— Weston Bell, Nick Eberhardt, Mitchell Schneider, Christian Sease
Women's Golf—Mary Barbero
Lacrosse-- Abigail Blevins, Dani Ellis, Jesse Filyaw-Hiu, Krista Frowein, Shannon Gallagher, Hayley Krause, Alexis Kroah, Logan McCarthy, Maggie Montanye
Baseball--Tyler Asbill, Kyle Edwards, Roger Gonzalez, Kaden Hepler, Sam Kmiec, Mark Lowrie, Zach Sightler, Jace Whitley, Thomas Williams
Softball-- Lacy Adams, Zharne Glover, Dallas King, Kim Ryder, Hayley Zuehlke
Spirit Squad—Shannon Himes, Hannah Cheesborough, Bridget O'Connor