Rachel Headlines Award Winners at Coug Awards
4/24/2019 9:15:00 PM | General, Student-Athlete Academic Services
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Sixteen special award winners and 93 seniors across all 19 varsity sports were honored at the 2019 College of Charleston Athletics "Coug Awards" Sports Banquet sponsored by The Cougar Club on Wednesday night at the F. Mitchell Johnson Physical Education Center.
Senior Devon Rachel (volleyball) was honored with the prestigious J. Stewart Walker Cup, which the highest award given by the athletics department to a deserving student-athlete. The award is named after J. Stewart Walker, Jr., a 1978 CofC graduate, who was very active in athletics until his death in 1983.
This past season, Rachel set single-match records for kills in both a three-and four-set match during the 25-point rally scoring era. She was named Colonial Athletic Association Volleyball Player of the Year to mark the first back-to-back Player of the Year Award in the program's NCAA Division I Era. The 2018 All-CAA First Team and AVCA East Coast All-Region Team selection also finished out her beach volleyball career as the program's all-time wins leader (61).
The other five finalists for the award included senior Nicole Lane (women's track & field), senior Scotty Frantz (men's soccer), senior Maddy Brill-Edwards (women's soccer), junior Rachel Kim (women's soccer) and senior Tori Churchill (women's track & field).
Seniors Jarrell Brantley (men's basketball) and Laura Ortega (women's soccer) were honored as the athletic department's Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year. Freshmen Peter Dearle (men's soccer) and Chloe Christian (women's track & field) were the recipients of the Male and Female Newcomer of the Year Award.
The Commitment to Excellence Award was bestowed on senior Marquise Pointer (men's basketball) for demonstrating an exception degree of effort towards the improvement of themselves and their team.
Voted on by CofC student-athletes, the Most School Spirit Award was given to Rachel Kim for the second year in a row and Funniest Action Shot Award to Devon Rachel (beach volleyball).
The Charlie Post Courage Award was presented to Maddy Brill-Edwards in honor of Dr. Charlie Post, a former team physician and avid triathlete, who was paralyzed during a cycling accident and subsequently passed away. The CofC sports medicine staff presents the award annually to a student-athlete, who has demonstrated courage and perseverance despite facing various challenges and adversity.
The Sports Performance Male and Female Athlete of the Year went to junior Griffin McLarty (baseball) and Laura Ortega for their demonstration of having intangible qualities that led to success in the weight room, in competition and in life.
The CofC women's cross country / track & field team won the 2019 Cougar Cup, which is presented annually to the team with the most participation points in the NCAA Student-Athlete Development commitment areas of athletic excellence, academic excellence, personal development, career development and service.
The Chad Effect Community Service Award was also presented to head coach Amy Seago and the CofC women's cross country / track & field team. The award, named in memory of former CofC men's basketball student-athlete Chad Cooke, is given annually to the athletic team that earns the most Cougar Cup points in the area of community service continuing Cooke's legacy of giving back to others in the community.
Academically, 260+ student-athletes and trainers were named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll this school year. To qualify, a student-athlete must earn a term grade-point average or cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0 during the spring and fall 2018 semesters.
The CofC women's tennis team turned in the highest annual average team GPA in 2018, while the women's basketball team had the most improved annual average team GPA.
Maddy Brill-Edwards earned the Academic MVP Award given to the graduating senior with the highest cumulative GPA at the end of the fall prior to graduation. She will graduate in May with a bachelor's degree in biology.
2019 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON ATHLETICS COUG AWARDS
April 24, 2019
The F. Mitchell Johnson Physical Education Center
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Seniors: Grant Gauthier, Ellen Feringa and Jace Kosiorek
MEN'S SOCCER
Seniors: Temi Adesodun, Scotty Frantz, Cornell Holland, Cameron Jones, Treston Kederer, Matt Nozedar, Curren Page and Ben Tweedie
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Seniors: Raymara Barreto, Maddy Brill-Edwards, Paige Davis, Sara Deutsch, Ali Freitas, Genevieve Henderson, Ana Lesmes, Laura Ortega and Meredith Tunney
VOLLEYBALL
Seniors: Allison Beckman, Kennedy Madison, Devon Rachel and McKala Rhodes
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Seniors: Allison Beckman, Katja Ehlers, Taylor Foley, Kennedy Madison, Megan Morris, Lauren Percy, Devon Rachel and McKala Rhodes
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Seniors: Jermaine Blackmon Jr., Jarrell Brantley, Marquise Pointer and Trent Robinson
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Seniors: Darien Huff and Bri Sullivan
BASEBALL
Seniors: Chaz Davey, Bradley Dixon, Dupree Hart, Noah Hinzman, Clay Hunt, Luke Manzo, Logan McRae, Joey Mundy, Nathan Ocker, Seth Wall and Danny Wondrack
EQUESTRIAN
Seniors: Sammie Barton, Hannah Bentz, Claire Gerwatowski, Avery Jackson, Jenna McIntosh, Sophia Meserve and Shannon Rice
MEN'S GOLF
Seniors: Jake Budde
WOMEN'S GOLF
Seniors: Anna Buchanan and Isi Nilsson
SAILING
Seniors: Payton Alexander, Hannah Baylis, Caroline Bracken, Carter Cameron, Annabel Carrington, Kelly Cole, Augie Dale, Mac Dickson, Todd Fanning, David Furst, William Hundahl, Dirk Johnson, Shane Kilberg, Maura Lonergan, Elizabeth Mignon, Charlie Morano, Clare Perry, RJ Porter, Franny Schulte, Lawson Willard, Gerald Williams and Sarah Wilkinson
SOFTBALL
Seniors: Jordan Barcus, Madi Brown, Kelly Sinclair and Brittany Violette
MEN'S TENNIS
Seniors: Benedikt Henning
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Seniors: Laura Arciniegas, Christi Woodson, Turner Yates and Sarah Zschunke
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Seniors: Courtney Brooks, Lydia Bussey, Tori Churchill, Brooke Dudley, Ellen Feringa, Jace Kosiorek, Nicole Lane, Brianna Lewis and Jenny Martin
2019 COUGAR CUP
Women's Cross Country / Track & Field
THE CHAD EFFECT COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Women's Cross Country / Track & Field
ACADEMICS
Highest Annual Average GPA 2018
Women's Tennis
Most Improved Annual Average GPA 2018
Women's Basketball
ACADEMIC MVP AWARD
Senior Highest Cumulative GPA (end of Fall 2018)
Maddy Brill-Edwards (Women's Soccer)
SPORTS PERFORMANCE MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Griffin McLarty (Baseball) and Laura Ortega (Women's Soccer)
CHARLIE POST AWARD
Maddy Brill-Edwards (Women's Soccer)
COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AWARD
Marquise Pointer (Men's Basketball)
MOST SCHOOL SPIRIT AWARD
Rachel Kim (Women's Soccer)
FUNNIEST ACTION SHOT AWARD
Devon Rachel (Beach Volleyball)
MALE AND FEMALE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Peter Dearle (Men's Soccer) and Chloe Christian (Women's Track & Field)
MALE AND FEMALE STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Jarrell Brantley (Men's Basketball) and Laura Ortega (Women's Soccer)
J. STEWART WALKER CUP AWARD
Devon Rachel (Volleyball)
Senior Devon Rachel (volleyball) was honored with the prestigious J. Stewart Walker Cup, which the highest award given by the athletics department to a deserving student-athlete. The award is named after J. Stewart Walker, Jr., a 1978 CofC graduate, who was very active in athletics until his death in 1983.
This past season, Rachel set single-match records for kills in both a three-and four-set match during the 25-point rally scoring era. She was named Colonial Athletic Association Volleyball Player of the Year to mark the first back-to-back Player of the Year Award in the program's NCAA Division I Era. The 2018 All-CAA First Team and AVCA East Coast All-Region Team selection also finished out her beach volleyball career as the program's all-time wins leader (61).
The other five finalists for the award included senior Nicole Lane (women's track & field), senior Scotty Frantz (men's soccer), senior Maddy Brill-Edwards (women's soccer), junior Rachel Kim (women's soccer) and senior Tori Churchill (women's track & field).
Seniors Jarrell Brantley (men's basketball) and Laura Ortega (women's soccer) were honored as the athletic department's Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year. Freshmen Peter Dearle (men's soccer) and Chloe Christian (women's track & field) were the recipients of the Male and Female Newcomer of the Year Award.
The Commitment to Excellence Award was bestowed on senior Marquise Pointer (men's basketball) for demonstrating an exception degree of effort towards the improvement of themselves and their team.
Voted on by CofC student-athletes, the Most School Spirit Award was given to Rachel Kim for the second year in a row and Funniest Action Shot Award to Devon Rachel (beach volleyball).
The Charlie Post Courage Award was presented to Maddy Brill-Edwards in honor of Dr. Charlie Post, a former team physician and avid triathlete, who was paralyzed during a cycling accident and subsequently passed away. The CofC sports medicine staff presents the award annually to a student-athlete, who has demonstrated courage and perseverance despite facing various challenges and adversity.
The Sports Performance Male and Female Athlete of the Year went to junior Griffin McLarty (baseball) and Laura Ortega for their demonstration of having intangible qualities that led to success in the weight room, in competition and in life.
The CofC women's cross country / track & field team won the 2019 Cougar Cup, which is presented annually to the team with the most participation points in the NCAA Student-Athlete Development commitment areas of athletic excellence, academic excellence, personal development, career development and service.
The Chad Effect Community Service Award was also presented to head coach Amy Seago and the CofC women's cross country / track & field team. The award, named in memory of former CofC men's basketball student-athlete Chad Cooke, is given annually to the athletic team that earns the most Cougar Cup points in the area of community service continuing Cooke's legacy of giving back to others in the community.
Academically, 260+ student-athletes and trainers were named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll this school year. To qualify, a student-athlete must earn a term grade-point average or cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0 during the spring and fall 2018 semesters.
The CofC women's tennis team turned in the highest annual average team GPA in 2018, while the women's basketball team had the most improved annual average team GPA.
Maddy Brill-Edwards earned the Academic MVP Award given to the graduating senior with the highest cumulative GPA at the end of the fall prior to graduation. She will graduate in May with a bachelor's degree in biology.
2019 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON ATHLETICS COUG AWARDS
April 24, 2019
The F. Mitchell Johnson Physical Education Center
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Seniors: Grant Gauthier, Ellen Feringa and Jace Kosiorek
MEN'S SOCCER
Seniors: Temi Adesodun, Scotty Frantz, Cornell Holland, Cameron Jones, Treston Kederer, Matt Nozedar, Curren Page and Ben Tweedie
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Seniors: Raymara Barreto, Maddy Brill-Edwards, Paige Davis, Sara Deutsch, Ali Freitas, Genevieve Henderson, Ana Lesmes, Laura Ortega and Meredith Tunney
VOLLEYBALL
Seniors: Allison Beckman, Kennedy Madison, Devon Rachel and McKala Rhodes
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Seniors: Allison Beckman, Katja Ehlers, Taylor Foley, Kennedy Madison, Megan Morris, Lauren Percy, Devon Rachel and McKala Rhodes
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Seniors: Jermaine Blackmon Jr., Jarrell Brantley, Marquise Pointer and Trent Robinson
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Seniors: Darien Huff and Bri Sullivan
BASEBALL
Seniors: Chaz Davey, Bradley Dixon, Dupree Hart, Noah Hinzman, Clay Hunt, Luke Manzo, Logan McRae, Joey Mundy, Nathan Ocker, Seth Wall and Danny Wondrack
EQUESTRIAN
Seniors: Sammie Barton, Hannah Bentz, Claire Gerwatowski, Avery Jackson, Jenna McIntosh, Sophia Meserve and Shannon Rice
MEN'S GOLF
Seniors: Jake Budde
WOMEN'S GOLF
Seniors: Anna Buchanan and Isi Nilsson
SAILING
Seniors: Payton Alexander, Hannah Baylis, Caroline Bracken, Carter Cameron, Annabel Carrington, Kelly Cole, Augie Dale, Mac Dickson, Todd Fanning, David Furst, William Hundahl, Dirk Johnson, Shane Kilberg, Maura Lonergan, Elizabeth Mignon, Charlie Morano, Clare Perry, RJ Porter, Franny Schulte, Lawson Willard, Gerald Williams and Sarah Wilkinson
SOFTBALL
Seniors: Jordan Barcus, Madi Brown, Kelly Sinclair and Brittany Violette
MEN'S TENNIS
Seniors: Benedikt Henning
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Seniors: Laura Arciniegas, Christi Woodson, Turner Yates and Sarah Zschunke
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Seniors: Courtney Brooks, Lydia Bussey, Tori Churchill, Brooke Dudley, Ellen Feringa, Jace Kosiorek, Nicole Lane, Brianna Lewis and Jenny Martin
2019 COUGAR CUP
Women's Cross Country / Track & Field
THE CHAD EFFECT COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Women's Cross Country / Track & Field
ACADEMICS
Highest Annual Average GPA 2018
Women's Tennis
Most Improved Annual Average GPA 2018
Women's Basketball
ACADEMIC MVP AWARD
Senior Highest Cumulative GPA (end of Fall 2018)
Maddy Brill-Edwards (Women's Soccer)
SPORTS PERFORMANCE MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Griffin McLarty (Baseball) and Laura Ortega (Women's Soccer)
CHARLIE POST AWARD
Maddy Brill-Edwards (Women's Soccer)
COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AWARD
Marquise Pointer (Men's Basketball)
MOST SCHOOL SPIRIT AWARD
Rachel Kim (Women's Soccer)
FUNNIEST ACTION SHOT AWARD
Devon Rachel (Beach Volleyball)
MALE AND FEMALE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Peter Dearle (Men's Soccer) and Chloe Christian (Women's Track & Field)
MALE AND FEMALE STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Jarrell Brantley (Men's Basketball) and Laura Ortega (Women's Soccer)
J. STEWART WALKER CUP AWARD
Devon Rachel (Volleyball)
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