ROCK HILL SC—Thirty Winthrop University student-athletes received special awards on behalf of the athletic scholarship endowment program and 58 seniors were recognized during the annual Athletic Awards Banquet held Sunday night in McBryde Hall.
The names of the special endowed scholarship awards and each recipient are as follows:
The Roman Gabriel, Sr. Endowment Award- Paige Haley—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 Award– Joshua Davenport—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- Caitlin Cridland—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- Alesha Love—Women's Track & Field; Michael Hajduk—Men's Track & Field
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- Bradley Kauffman—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; Mattison Pike—Baseball; Blake Wallert—Softball
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- Emma Weakland—Volleyball, Marco Gatzke—Men's Soccer
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- Aaron Jones—Men's Track & Field; Ashley Sloup—Women's Golf
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- Sydney Cope—Lacrosse
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- Macey Bosley—Women's Soccer
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- Diego Quiroz—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- Leah Young—Softball
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- Carlie Skelton—Volleyball
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- Erica Williams—Women's Basketball
This award goes to a student-athlete who best exemplifies athletic passion and pride.
The Kenzie Flood Baseball Award- Anthony Paulsen—Baseball
This award is designated for a baseball upperclassman with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
The John Newcomb Endowment Award-Joshua Ryan, Men'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- Madison Templeton—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- Bjorn Broman—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- Hunter Lipscomb—Baseball
This award is presented to a baseball player in memory of Horace Turbeville, Winthrop's first baseball coach
The Brennan Family Award- Conor Maher—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 Max Hasenstab, men's soccer, and Anne Cushman, women's soccer.
The list of the 58 seniors by sport is as follows:
Volleyball—Brianna Gray, Katlyn McDaniel, Kelly Scott, Emma Weakland
Men's Soccer—Pietro Bottari, Marco Gatzke, Max Hasenstab, James Skonicki
Women's Soccer—Caroline Duncan, Lauren Watts, Anne Cushman, Macey Bosley, Samantha Prytulak, Jai Jackson, Karly Gustafson, Emily Crick
Women's Track & Cross Country—Gabriellia Boatwright, Lily Garrecht, Briauna Kilgore, Alesha Love, Carme Rollizo, Chelsia Telfair
Men's Track & Cross Country—Matthew Garcia-Lynn, Blake White, Nick Gibson-Harper, Michael Hajduk, Jordan Jackson, Kevin Mackey, Avery Scott, Desmond Sumpter
Men's Basketball—Joshua Davenport, Keon Johnson, Roderick Perkins, Tevin Prescott, Hunter Sadlon
Women's Basketball—Erica Williams, CiCi Buford
Men's Tennis— Tremayne Mitchell
Women's Tennis—Caitlin Cridland
Men's Golf— Christian Sease, Zach Seabolt, Bradley Kauffman, Parker Mills
Lacrosse—Alexis Walton, Grace Sisserson, Paige Jenkins, Sydney Cope
Baseball—Christopher Hicks II, Babe Thomas, Reece Green, Anthony Paulsen, Wesley Williams
Softball—Maddie Antone, Paige Haley, Madison Templeton, Leah Young
Spirit Squad—Jennifer Kight (Lil' Stuff)
