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ROCK HILL, SC—The Winthrop Athletic Department celebrated the end of the 2017-18 school year with the inaugural WUSPYs Sunday evening at McBryde Hall on the campus of Winthrop University.
Created by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the office of Student Success, the student-athletes, coaches and staff members gathered for a fun evening with the new format of the student-athlete end of the year event.
The WUSPYs included 14 awards that were nominated and voted on by the different teams.
2018 WUSPYs Award Winners:
Best Play: Women's Soccer -
Gabi Hull goal vs. USC Upstate
Best Performance: Lacrosse -
Nicole Beatson vs. Elon
Rookie of the Year: Women's Basketball -
Anika Riley
Best Team: 2017 Women's Tennis Team
Comeback Athlete of the Year: Lacrosse -
Alaina Girani
Golden Eagle: Lacrosse -
Katherine Judge
Best Female Athlete: Lacrosse -
Nicole Beatson
Best Male Athlete: Men's Basketball -
Xavier Cooks
Best Hair (male): Baseball -
Cody Whitten
Best Hair (female): Women's Golf -
Julie Reinertsen
Best Game Face (male): Track & Field -
Conor Jackson
Best Hair (female): Women's Soccer - Allison Thomas
Female Scholar Athlete: Cross Country/T&F -
Emily Sparrow
Male Scholar Athlete: Men's Soccer -
Kenneth Perkinson
