April 27, 2010

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CONWAY, S.C. - The Coastal Carolina University Athletic Department honored its student-athletes, including handing out its top awards, at the annual Student-Athlete Excellence Awards, Tue., April 27 at the Crown Reef Resort. The department also honored its student-athletes that excelled in the classroom with at least a 3.0 grade point average as well as its 2010 seniors.

The women's golf team was award the Linda C.Vereen Academic Excellence Award for the team that represents the highest combined grade-point average. The squad, led by Head Coach Katie Quinney, posted a 3.506 overall and earned the honor for the third time, having garnered it in 2004 and 2005.

Mrs. Agatha A. O'Brien Gayes was honored as the Student-Athlete Faculty Member of the Year for 2009-10. The Student-Athlete Faculty Member of the Year award is awarded to a member of the Coastal Carolina University Faculty who has supported the student-athletes academically, athletically and personally, as voted by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Mrs. O'Brien Gayes is the Director of Academic Advising/First Year Experience at Coastal.

Senior men's tennis player Plamen Tzvetkov and senior volleyball player Jill Nyhof were named Coastal's Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, respectively. The awards are presented the student-athletes that have made a significant contribution academically and athletically on their respective teams.

Tzvetkov was previously selected as the 2010 Coastal Carolina University Management Student of the Year as well as serving as a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma and Beta Alpha Psi Honor Societies. He was honored by the Big South Conference as the Number 5 Flight Champion and garnished All Big South Academic Honors. A native of Herts, United Kingdom, Tzvetkov has a 3.862 GPA in management.

Selected as a 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Second Team and Academic All–District III University Division First Team honoree, Nyhof was also named the Big South Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year for volleyball after posting a perfect 4.0 in political science. She led the Chanticleers to the 2009 Big South Conference Volleyball Championship and the program's first berth in the NCAA Championship since 1998.

The program also awarded the Male and Female Athlete of the Year, given to a male and female student-athlete for outstanding athletic performance and achievement. This year's honorees were senior Joseph Harris of the men's basketball squad and senior women's track and field athlete Ikeiylah Brown.

In 2009-10, Harris became the Big South Conference’s career record holder for rebounds, and is the only player in Big South history to score more than 1,300 points and grab more than 1,100 rebounds. The Lejeune, N.C. native holds school records in blocked shots, games played and field-goal percentage.  He is also in the program’s top 10 in scoring, field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, rebounding average and steals. He led the Chanticleers to the 2010 Big South Conference Regular Season title and a berth in the National Invitational Tournament, the first postseason play for the Chants since 1993. He graduated in the spring of 2009 with a biology degree and is currently preparing for nursing school.

Brown is a 10-time Big South Conference Champion in Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, including being honored as the 2009 and 2010 Big South Conference Outdoor Championship Outstanding Track Performer. She holds the Big South Conference record in the 100-meter dash, and finished second at this year's meet in the 200-meter dash and the 4x400-meter relay. Originally from Hilton Head, S.C., Brown is majoring in business management and marketing.

Also awarded was the Presidential Student-Athlete of the Year, presented to the Coastal Carolina University student-athlete who displays extraordinary achievements in the area of academics, athletics, community service, and leadership. Senior Mikaela Terry of the women's track and field program was honored with this year's award. A member of the President’s list for seven semesters, Terry is a recipient of the Provost Scholarship, was named the winner of the Outstanding Student Award for Foreign Languages, and was honored to the Big South Conference All-Academic Team. In addition, she was just named by the Big South Conference as a Christenberry Award winner, given to the top male and female graduating student-athletes in the league, as she will graduate with a perfect 4.0 grade point average in Spanish. In the community, Terry has volunteered with Miracle League, Special Olymipics, the Campus Outreach Program, and various Church Youth Groups.  She is a 2009 Big South Conference Indoor Champion and a vocal leader on her team.

CHANTICLEER SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
(minimum 3.0 GPA)

Baseball
Austin Fleet*
Tucker Frawley*
Chance Gilmore     Jackson Geary*
Keith Hardwick    
Keith Hessler*
Tommy LaStella    
Dan Lombardozzi    
Taylor Motter    
Adam Rice    
T.J. Swank*
Rich Witten*

Men’s Basketball
Joseph Harris
Logan Johnson*
Sam McLaurin*
Dexter Moore

Women’s Basketball
Amanda Stull*
Taylor Epley*
Elizabeth Weaver
Courtney Grambley
Lauren Grochowski
Olivia Irick
Jessica Noll
Katie White**

Football
Chris Adrian    
Robert Balkunas
Ryan Boehm
Danny Bonifas
Jamie Childers
Ben Collins
Blake Culbertson*
Keon Cunningham
Jerran Devlin
Justin Durham
Jordan Earhart
Raymond Emmerling
Ben Erdman
Calvin Forbes
Tim Franklin*
Derrick Frasier
Kent Harper
Brian Harrison
Corey Hawkins
Dexter Holman*
B.J. Jenkins
Marcus Lott*
Matt Manning*
Chad McField
Jared Morris
Jamie Perkinson
Austin Shirley
Andrew Stephens
Adrian Sullivan
Marcus Whitener*
Patrick Williams
Men’s Golf
Drew Ernst
Alan Lee
Dan Obremski
Charlie Winegardner
Daily Young

Women’s Golf
Aruka Felgueroso
Alicia Grier*
Carmen Jones

Men’s Soccer
Djamel Bekka
Philip Blake
Levi Curnutte*
Jacob Downey*
Austin Eanes
Robert Hunter*
Phillip Latham
Gray Phelps*
Jesy Phelps*
Scott Ricketts
Alex Russell
Matt Schroeder
James Stapleton

Women’s Soccer
Julia Baldwin*
Jessica Benchley*
Sara Niles*
Karen Pavlick*
Colleen Schohl*
Anna Tupy*
Dana Gentile
Maegen Hellberg
Sarah McPartlan
Tori Strengari
Samantha Teijelo

Softball
Mecaela Ballard*
Ashley Frederick*
Sarah Maples
Ashley Pisone*
Stacy Snellings
Alyssa Tornatore
Olivia Williams

Men’s Tennis
Ernesto Ramos*
Dorian Sovic
Plamen Tzvetkov*
Dmitry Vlaskin*

Women’s Tennis
Lexi Bolesky
Caitlyn Brooksbank*
Maria Camberos*
Paty Cortes*
Kim Webb*

Men’s Track and Field
Zach Barr
Bryan Fill
Ross Graves
Jason Jensen*
Kyle Kling*
Mark Manno
David Mead
Shane Norris
Jerome St. Bernard*
Tyler Swanson*

Women’s Track and Field
Peggy Busbee*
Shelby Donahue*
Bridget Garrity*
Felicia Aiken
Kandisa Allicock
Melissa Arango
Kristen Burpoe
Kristen Crawford
Kara Gajoch
Mary Lawrence
Caitlin Lupo
Deborah Mattern
Sierrah Oates
Thomasena Smith
Rindi Wood
Kathryn Zenowitz
Mikaela Terry**
Theresa Schamberger**

Volleyball
Simone Autry
Megan Bickford*
Rachel Bonertz**
Kristin Cozzens
Chelsy Kimes*
Erika Lightsey*
Kelsie Mauck
Jill Nyhof**
Meagan Tracey*

Cheerleading
Khadija Brown
Keri Condon
Catherine Duggan
Kariss Frank*
Rachel Gaynor
Shannon Kenney
Tara Maglio*
Nicollette Newton
Ari Scoon-Corbin
Caitlin Shields
Chelsey Thompson*


* 3.5+ GPA
** 4.0 GPA

2010 CHANTICLEER SENIORS
Baseball
Chance Gilmore
Austin Fleet
Adam Rice
Caleb Cuevas
Jose Iglesias
Dan Lombardozzi

Men’s Basketball
Joseph Harris
Logan Johnson
Mario Edwards

Women’s Basketball
Kendra Reynolds
Devin Rivers
Amanda Stull
Elizabeth Weaver
Lori Whitaker

Football
Brandon Autry
Tommy Fraser
Raymond Emmerling
Phillip Oboh
Vince Starr
Mike Herman
Matt Manning
Ryan Boehm
Patrick Martin
James Sims
Paul Nicholas
Darius Chapman

Men’s Golf
Sam Lyons
Dan Obremski

Women’s Golf
Aruka Felgueroso

Men’s Soccer
James Stapleton
Robert Hunter
Djamel Bekka
Scott Ricketts
Phillip Blake

Women’s Soccer
Maegan Hellberg
Dana Gentile
Corie Coles
Sarah McPartlan
Samantha Teijelo

Softball
Brittany Bailey
Mecaela Ballard
Ashley Frederick
Alyssa Tornatore

Men’s Tennis
Dmitry Vlaskin
Plamen Tzvetkov
Ernesto Ramos

Women’s Tennis
Maria Camberos 
Paty Cortes 
Kim Webb   

Men’s Track and Field
Jamie McCarthy
Kasheem Clifton
Jack Hutchison
Alex Levy
Jerome St. Bernard
Curtis Smiley
Max Hacker

Women’s Track and Field
Peggy Busbee
Theresa Schamberger
Kathryn Zenowicz
Mikaela Terry
Ikeiylah Brown           
Samantha Keenan     

Volleyball
Rachel Bonertz
Megan Pollard 
Meagan Tracey
Jill Nyhof

Cheerleading
Keri Condon
Jason Gough
Kristen Huffstetler