Clemson Fall and Winter Sport Award Winners Announced

April 7, 2006

CLEMSON, SC — A total of 36 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.

Tye Hill was named the recipient of the Morrow Defensive Most Valuable Football Player and was also the winner of the Leadership Award. Charlie Whitehurst was named the Offensive Most Valuable Football Player and James Davis was the recipient of the Most Valuable Offensive Football Player in the South Carolina Game. Jamall Fudge was named the winner of the Most Valuable Defensive Player in the South Carolina game.

Akin Akingbala is this year’s winner of the Most Valuable Basketball Award and Steve Allen is the recipient of the Most Improved Player award.

In women’s basketball, Amanda Frist was named the Most Valuable Player and Moreemi Davis was the recipient of the Most Improved trophy.

Men's Basketball  Paul E. Bowie, Jr. Most Valuable Men's          Akin AkingbalaBasketball Player Award

Lynch Most Improved Men’s Basketball Steve Allen Player Award

Women’s Basketball Dr. R. C. Edwards Most Valuable Women’s Amanda Frist Basketball Player Award

Wachovia Bank Most Improved Women’s Moreemi Davis Basketball Player Award

Equipment Managers Gough Family Equipment Andrew Medvec Manager Academic Achievement Award

Thomas W. Burton, Jr. Bill LaMont Manager of the Year Award

Trainers McGee-Sutton Most Valuable Brandon Cox Trainers Award

Most Improved Trainer Ryan Sanders

Rally Cats Jenny Timms Award Jennifer Glenn

Best-All Around Dancer Susan Haury

Cheerleaders Col. Rick Robbins Leslie Templeton Most Valuable Cheerleader Award

C.M. and Fontanella Burdette Memorial Steve McDonnell Cheerleader Scholarship Award

Men’s Soccer Allison Dalton Family Nathan Sturgis Most Valuable Men’s Soccer Player Award

Ratchford Men’s Soccer Coaches Dane Richards Achievement Award

Women’s Soccer Goodman Family Most Valuable Women’s Lydia Vandenbergh Soccer Player Award

Campbell and Friar Family Amber Funk Most Improved Women’s Soccer Player Award

Men’s Swimming & Diving Dr. P.S. McCollum Most Valuable Men’s Attila Ruszka Swimming & Diving Athlete Award

McHugh Most Improved Mark Vahle Men’s Swimming & Diving Athlete Award

Women’s Swimming & Diving Dwight Most Improved Women’s Swimming & Cassy LaRussa Diving Athlete Award

Coleman Most Valuable Women’s Swimming & Kim Routh Diving Athlete Award

Volleyball Dr. Bernard Caffrey Most Valuable Volleyball Anna Vallinch Player Award

Lucia White Memorial Volleyball Rookie of Jeannette Abbott the Year Award

M. Cross Country Ellison Most Valuable Men’s Cross Country Matt Clark Athlete Award

Barrett-Clary Most Improved Men’s Cross Eric Soder Country Athlete Award

Men’s Indoor Track & Field Turner Most Valuable Mitch Greeley Men’s Indoor Track & Field Athlete Award

Clemson Most Improved Men’s Indoor Track Ryan Koontz & Field Athlete Award

Women’s Cross Country Major General William S. Coleman Most Jennifer Barton Valuable Women’s Cross Country Athlete Award

Clemson Most Improved Women’s Cross Patrice McMillan Country Athlete Award

Women’s Indoor Track & Field Kellers Most Valuable Women’s Indoor Della Clark Track & Field Athlete Award

Clemson Most Improved Women’s Indoor Krystal Woods Track & Field Athlete Award

Football Morrow Defensive Most Valuable Football Tye Hill Player Award

IFC Defensive Football Player of the Jamall Fudge South Carolina Game Award

Joe Francis Football Leadership Award Tye Hill

Bank of America – Hamilton Offensive Charlie Whitehurst Most Valuable Football Player Award

Renwick-Flanders Most Improved Football Chansi Stuckey Player Award

Edisto Clemson Club Offensive Football James Davis Player of the South Carolina Game Award