Clemson Fall and Winter Sport Award Winners Announced |
CLEMSON, SC--A total of 38 Clemson student-athletes, managers, trainers and cheerleaders for the fall and winter sports will be recognized for most valuable, and most improved awards in their respective sports and activities at the annual Clemson Orange and White Spring Football game at Clemson Saturday.
Leroy Hill was named the recipient of the Morrow Defensive Most Valuable Football Player and was also the winner of the most valuable defensive player in the South Carolina game. Airese Currie was named the Offensive Most Valuable Football Player and Reggie Merriweather was the recipient of the Most Valuable Offensive Football Player in the South Carolina Game.
Sharrod Ford is this year's winner of the Most Valuable Basketball Award and Vernon Hamilton is the recipient of the Most Improved Player award.
In women's basketball, Reggie Maddox was named the Most Valuable Player and Tasha Taylor is the recipient of the Most Improved trophy.
Sports Award Name Recipient
M. Basketball Paul E. Bowie, Jr. Most Valuable Sharrod Ford
M. Basketball Lynch Most Improved Vernon Hamilton
W. Basketball Dr. R. C. Edwards Most Valuable Reggie Maddox
W. Basketball Wachovia Bank Most Improved Tasha Taylor
Football Morrow Defensive Most Valuable Leroy Hill
Football IFC Defensive Football Player Leroy Hill
of the South Carolina Game
Football Joe Francis Football Leadership Tommy Sharpe
Football Bank of America - Hamilton Airese Currie
Offensive Most Valuable
Football Renwick-Flanders Most Improved Tye Hill
Football Edisto Clemson Club Offensive Reggie Merriweather
Football Player of the
South Carolina Game
E. Manager Gough Family Equipment Manager Blair Taylor
Academic Achievement
E. Manager Thomas W. Burton, Jr. Manager Blake Edwards
of the Year
Trainers McGee-Sutton Most Valuable Ryan Way
Trainers Most Improved Trainer Cody Slaughter
Rally Cats Jenny Timms Award Erin Holbrook
Rally Cats Best-All Around Dancer Grace Daniel
Cheerleaders Col. Rick Robbins Most Valuable Patrick Kohout
Cheerleaders C.M. and Fontanella Burdette Scott Holden
Memorial Cheerleader
Scholarship Award
Men's Soccer Allison Dalton Family Most Valuable Steven Rhyne
Men's Soccer Ratchford Coaches Achievement Brad Gibson
W. Soccer Goodman Family Most Valuable Allison Graham and
Paige Ledford
W. Soccer Campbell and Friar Family Britten Meyer and
Most Improved Kim Faeber
Men's Swimming Carl McHugh Most Improved Buddy Reed
& Diving
Men's Swimming Dr. P.S. McCollum Most Valuable Tommy Rappold
& Diving
Women's Dwight Most Improved Kim Routh
Swimming
& Diving
Women's Coleman Most Valuable Jen Grove
Swimming
& Diving
M. X-Country Ellison Most Valuable Itay Magidi
M. X-Country Barrett-Clary Most Derrick Wyatt
Men's Indoor Turner Most Valuable George Kitchens
Track & Field
Men's Indoor Clemson Most Improved Jason Bell
Track & Field
W. X-Country Major General William S. Coleman Jennifer Barton
Most Valuable
W. X-Country Clemson Most Improved Laura Ann Rukat
Women's Indoor Kellers Most Valuable Gisele Oliveira
Track & Field
Women's Indoor Clemson Most Improved Della Clark
Track & Field
Volleyball Lucia White Memorial Rookie of Brittany Ross
the Year
Volleyball Dr. Bernard Caffrey Most Valuable Leslie Finn