JCSU honors its student-athletes

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JCSU honors its student-athletes

By Qcity Staff – May 6, 2011

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The Johnson C. Smith University Department of Athletics held its annual Athletics Awards Ceremony Monday. Three students received top honors -- the Pettis Norman Student-Athlete of the Year Award -- and dozens more received other recognition.

The award is given each year to a top male and female student-athlete. This year, two male students shared the award.

The winners were:

Trevin Parks (sophomore, men’s basketball): In his first season at JCSU, Parks scored a conference-high 572 total points last season. He finished the regular season ranked 1st in the CIAA and 10th in the NCAA Division II ranking for scoring, averaging 21.2 points per game. Parks averaged 4.3 assists per game and had three 30-plus scoring nights, including a career-high 36 points. Parks became the first Golden Bull in history to be named CIAA Player of the Year this season.

Leford Green (senior, track & field): At the NCAA Division II indoor championships, Green won the national title in the 400-meter dash and 4x400-meter relay. He earned All-American honors for his performance. Green was also named USTFCCCA regional and national indoor athlete of the year. He won the CIAA indoor and outdoor title in the 400-meter. Green also won CIAA outdoor MVP honors and recently earned the college 400-meter hurdles championship at the Penn Relays. This was his third consecutive Pettis Norman Award.

Shermaine Williams (senior, women’s track & field): Williams also won her third student-athlete of the year honor. At the CIAA indoor championships, she won the title in the 60-meter hurdles, 60-meter dash, and 200-meter dash. She also earned CIAA indoor MVP. Williams placed 5th in the 200-meter and 3rd in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2011 NCAA Division II indoor championships (All-American honors). At the CIAA outdoor championships, Williams earned outdoor MVP after capturing the 100-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay crowns. Her performance helped JCSU win its first ever conference outdoor track and field championship.

Other student-athletes who received awards were:

BASKETBALL/MEN
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER: Antwan Wilkerson
2. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Earl Jackson
3. MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER: James Otey
4. MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER: Ronald Thornhill
5. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Trevin Parks
6. HIGHEST GPA: Calvin Smith

BASKETBALL/WOMEN
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER: LaQwesha Gamble & Racquel Davis
2. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Terran Quattlebaum
3. MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER: Terrica Jones
4. MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER: LaQwesha Gamble
5. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: LaQwesha Gamble
6. HIGHEST GPA: Shontanette Shaw

BOWLING
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER: Sasha Thornhill
2. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: A’niya Gibson
3. HIGHEST BOWLING AVERAGE: Sasha Thornhill
4. HIGHEST GAME BOWLED/SEASON: Sasha Thornhill
5. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Sasha Thornhill
6. HIGHEST GPA: Jasamine Hill

CHEERLEADERS
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER: Rhonda Wright
2. MOST IMPROVED CHEERLEADER: Alexa Brown
3. MOST DEDICATED CHEERLEADER: Kianna Culver
5. MOST VALUABLE CHEERLEADER: Saishea McNeill-Cook
6. HIGHEST GPA: Alexa Brown

CROSS COUNTRY/MEN
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER: Akino Ming
2. MOST IMPROVED RUNNER: Jamille Callum
3. MOST OUSTANDING RUNNER: Akino Ming
4. HIGHEST GPA: Akino Ming

CROSS COUNTRY/WOMEN
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER: Naffene Briscoe
2. MOST IMPROVED RUNNER: Rosemarie Carty
3. MOST OUTSTANDING RUNNER: Naffene Briscoe
4. HIGHEST GPA: Monique Kelly

FOOTBALL
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER: Darius Robinson
2. MOST IMPROVED RUNNER: George Orr
3. MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER: Derrick “Deuce” Johnson
4. MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER: Ryan Carter
5. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Jeremy Franklin
6. HIGHEST GPA: Chester Burnett

MEN’S GOLF
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER: Jordan Fleming
2. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Christopher Coates
3. MOST CONSISTANT GOLFER: Christopher Coates
4. LOWEST SCORING AVERAGE: Carleton Beamer
5. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Carleton Beamer
6. HIGHEST GPA: Carleton Beamer

SOFTBALL
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER: Elizabeth McElveen
2. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: ShaDella Reese
3. MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER: Jasmine Jackson
4. MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER: Britney Warren
5. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Samantha Smith
6. HIGHEST GPA: Alexandra Buckley

TENNIS/MEN
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER: Dion Chever
2. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Dion Chever
3. MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER: Jamil Jones
4. MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER: McKenzie Bean
5. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Robert Butts
6. HIGHEST GPA: Dion Chever

WOMEN’S/TENNIS
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER: Felicia Akande
2. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Camille Allen
3. MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER: Margaret Jones
4. MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER: Rolanda Sue
5. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Keina Love
6. HIGHEST GPA: Keina Love

TRACK/MEN
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER: Randale Watson
2. MOST IMPROVED PARTICIPANT: Winston Brown
3. MOST OUTSTANDING RUNNER: Leford Green
4. MOST OUTSTANDING FIELD PARTICIPANT: Randale Watson
5. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Leford Green
6. HIGHEST GPA: Randale Watson & Horane Holgate

TRACK/WOMEN
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER: Danielle Williams
2. MOST IMPROVED RUNNER: Lakaevia Tyler
3. MOST OUTSTANDING RUNNER: Shermaine Williams
4. MOST OUTSTANDING FIELD PARTICIPANT: Xahnn-Georgia Reid
5. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Shermaine Williams
6. HIGHEST GPA: Antoinette Taylor

VOLLEYBALL
1. MOST GIVING PLAYER: Sharelle Hatley
2. MOST IMPROVED PARTICIPANT: Montavia Hawkins
3. MOST VERSATILE PLAYER: Sabrina Johnson
4. MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER: Sharelle Hatley
5. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Tahlia Jolicoeur
6. HIGHEST GPA: Teyonna Gore

COCA-COLA ACADEMIC AWARD
1. SENIOR FEMALE: Shermaine Williams
2. SENIOR MALE: Leford Green

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