Clemson Swimming and Diving Awards Presented at Annual Banquet

May. 2, 2005

CLEMSON, SC–The Clemson Swimming and Diving Awards were presented at the annual banquet held Thursday.

Kim Routh was named the MVP of the women’s team, while Buddy Reed was named the MVP of the men’s team. Jen Grove was named the Most Improved Swimmer on the women’s team and Tommy Rappold was named the Most Improved Swimmer on the men’s team.

Other award winners follow:

2004-05 Clemson Swimming and Diving Awards

1. MVP Female: Kim Routh MVP Male: Buddy Reed

2. Most Improved Female: Jen Grove Most Improved Male; Tommy Rappold

3. Tiger Pride Female: Shelly Klaus Tiger Pride Male: Jon Mengering

4. Rookie of the Year Female: Rachel McLaurin Rookie of the Year Male: Mark Vahle

4. Coaches award Female: Ashely Shafer Coaches award Male: Tommy Rappold

5. Most Dedicated Athlete Female: Peg Carter Most Dedicated Athlete Male: Tommy Rappold

6. Most Dedicated in the Weight room Female: Peg Carter Most Dedicated in the Weight room Male: Tommy Rappold

7. Most Inspirational Performance Female: Kim Routh 500 & 1650 ACC’s Most Inspirational Performance Male: 400 Free Relay- Reed, Regone, Vahle, & Russell

8. All-ACC Team Awards- Kim Routh & Tommy Rappold

9. CSCAA Academic All-American Men’s and Women’s Team Award 2003- 2004

Tommy Rappold & Eric Shulick- CSCAA Academic All-American HM 2003- 2004