15th Annual Awards Ceremony Concludes Athletic Season

BOWIE, Md. – The Bowie State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics concluded its 2014-2015 athletic year Monday (5/4) evening with its 15th Annual Awards Ceremony on campus in the Student Center. Athletic as well as academic awards were presented to members of each of Bowie State’s athletic teams.

The evening began with a powerful message from Dr. Andrew Fields (Head Football Coach at Montgomery Blair High School). Highlights of the evening included the presentation of 96 student-athletes, student managers/trainers with a 3.0 or better grade point average, 2014-2015 Female and Male Student-Athletes of the Year (Cassandra Clayborne and Justin Nestor), Female and Male Athlete of the Year (Shayla Lightfoot and Cameron Knox), Female and Male Rookie of the Year (Sierra Davis and Ahmaad Wilson), Female and Male Newcomer of the Year (Danielle Watt and Kerrick Pollock), Volunteer of the Year (Monique Chiselom White), Service Award (David Nimmers), Appreciation Award (Transportation Department and Linda Roberts), Highest Team GPA (Women’s Bowling – 3.46) and Coaches of the Year (Kenneth Scott – Women’s Bowling and Darrell Brooks – Men’s Basketball).
STUDENT-ATHLETE HONOR ROLL - 4.0 GPA
Bowling - Ambrianna Bankston (Fall 2014)

Football – Justin Nestor (Fall 2014) and Christopher Townsend (Fall 2014)

Men’s Track and Field – Danile Ballah (Spring 2014), Tony Doublin (Fall 2014), Travis Scarborough (Fall 2014) and Ryan Washington (Fall 2014)

Softball – Cassandra Clayborne (Spring 2014 and Fall 2014), Emily Lewis (Fall 2014) and Megan Windsor (Spring 2014)

Women’s Basketball – Uchechi Ahaiwe (Spring 2014) and Sheldeen Joseph (Fall 2014)

Women’s Tennis – Channae Manning (Spring 2014)

Women’s Volleyball – Symone’ Jordan (Spring 2014)

CHEERLEADERS
Most Improved Golden Girl – Dashia Frazier
“Rookie” Golden Girl of the Year – Nakiya Gregory
Most Valuable Golden Girl – Sharish Matthews

FOOTBALL
Offensive Most Valuable Player – Khari Lee
Defensive Most Valuable Player – Curtis Pumphrey
Special Teams Most Valuable Player – Christopher Palmer

VOLLEYBALL
Most Improved – Marissa Martinez

Coaches Award – Kelisha Perry

Most Valuable Player – Yaje Ngundam
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Scholar-Athlete Award – Alauna Jackson

Co-Most Valuable Player – Ty-Nita Baker

Co-Most Valuable Player – Donia Naylor
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Academic Award – Justin Beck
Rasheem King Toughness Award – Julian Livingston
Most Valuable Player – Cameron Knox
CROSS COUNTRY
Women’s Most Valuable Runner – Samantha Ferguson
Men’s Most Valuable Runner – Rhema Ndjami
Women’s “Lisa Wiggins” Courage Award – Kayla Watson
Men’s Lisa Wiggins Courage Award – J.D. Tharpe, III
Women’s Most Improved Runner – Rayshawn Penn
Men’s Most Improved Runner – Michael Aregay
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Women’s Most Improved Award – Alicia Grant
Women’s Most Valuable – Chelsea Harris
Women’s “Lisa Wiggins” Courage Award – Alexis Conyers

Men’s “Lisa Wiggins” Courage Award – James McCarter
Men’s Improved – Kadeem Bailey
Men’s Most Valuable – Rhema Ndjami

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Women’s Most Improved Runner – Chelsea Harris
Women’s “Lisa Wiggins” Courage Award – Alexis Conyers
Women’s Most Valuable – Phyllicia Ennis
Men’s Most Improved Runner – Kevin Johnson
Men’s “Lisa Wiggins” Courage Award – Kadeem Bailey
Men’s Most Valuable – Sonny Hicks

WOMEN’S TENNIS
Most Improved – Rahwa Habtemariam
Coaches Award – Dainese Smothers
Most Valuable Player – Amber PetersWOMEN’S BOWLING
Impact Player Award – Keyandra Bankston

Most Inspirational Player – Makyra Bankston
Comeback Player Award – Ashley Wade
SOFTBALL
Rookie of the Year – Nicoleen Ochoa

Defensive Player of the Year – Danielle Watt

Most Valuable Player – Cassandra Clayborne