General Release - 2003-04 Athletic Awards - Guilford College
GUILFORD HONORS STUDENT-ATHLETES AT YEAR-END
BANQUET
Greensboro, NC (04/23/04) -- A.J. Robertson (Eden, NC/Morehead) collected Guilford's Best Female Senior Athlete and Quaker Club Ideal Female Student-Athlete Awards at an April 23 banquet in the school's Founders Hall cafeteria. The two-sport star also received the volleyball team's Best Offensive Player prize and the basketball squad's Most Valuable Player honor.
Robertson
leaves Guilford as one of the top student-athletes in school history. An
outside and middle hitter, she was a First Team Academic All-District III
volleyball selection (college division) and led the Quakers in kills, hitting
percentage, service aces, and digs. Robertson ranked seventh among Old
Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) leaders with a 3.72 kills per game average,
which stands seventh in school history. She concluded her volleyball ranked
among the Quakers' career leaders in kills, digs and aces.
Robertson collected the ODAC's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and earned second-team all-conference honors. The 5-10 shooting guard led the Quakers in scoring (11.8 ppg.) and three-point field goals. She set school standards for three-pointers in a season and career this year and also holds the marks for three-point attempts in a season and career (.344). Robertson leaves Guilford with 895 career points, which ranks 14th in school history.
Off the court, Robertson maintains a 3.94 grade point average with a triple major in biology, chemistry and health sciences. She has been on Guilford's dean's list seven times in as many chances and received Guilford's Dana Scholarship and Milner Academic Excellence Award. A recipient of Guilford's 2002-03 Best Undergraduate Female Athlete Award, she also won the 2003 English Athletic Leadership Award, the school's highest athletic honor.
Soccer
standout Tim Imafidon (Raleigh, NC/Wake Forest-Rolesville) received the
Best Senior Male Athlete and team Most Valuable Player awards. He earned Third
Team National Soccer Coaches' Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas NCAA
Division III All-America honors last fall, becoming Guilford's second men's
soccer All-American. The first four-time All-ODAC pick in school history, Imafidon
graduates May 8 with the school's career goals record and ranked second with
104 points in 71 career matches.
Imafidon's
teammate, Brett Ralls (High Point, NC/Ledford) took home the Best
Undergraduate Male Athlete prize. He captained the club from his midfield post
for the third straight season and recorded a goal and an assist. A Second Team
Academic All-District III (college division) honoree, Ralls is a
four-year starter and earned honorable mention All-ODAC laurels in 2002. He has
15 points (5g, 5a) in 61 career matches. Ralls received a medical redshirt for
an injury suffered in 2001 and will return for a fifth season in August.
Freshman
Jennifer Mundy (Murrells Inlet, SC/Waccamaw) captured Guilford's Best
Undergraduate Female Athlete and women's soccer Freshman of the Year awards. The
forward earned NSCAA/adidas Division III All-South Region and North Carolina
Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) College Division All-State
laurels. She led the Quakers in scoring and ranked 10th in the ODAC with 28
points on 12 goals and four assists. Mundy placed seventh among the
league's goals leaders and 10th in points per game.
Senior
Thomas Swindell (High Point, NC/Southwest Guilford) earned the George
Wynne Most Improved Athlete and men's basketball Student Athlete awards. Swindell,
who did not play in 2002-03 while studying in Spain, raised his scoring average
from 5.3 points per game in 2001-02 to 10.8 points in 2003-04. A 2003-04
honorable mention All-ODAC pick, he ranked third on the squad in scoring and
rebounding (5.1 rpg.). Swindell also became Guilford's first Division III
Academic All-District III selection.
The
Richard Joyce Sportsmanship Award and women's basketball Coaches' Award went to
senior Nicole McCrory (Charlotte, NC/East Mecklenburg). A four-year
starting point guard, McCrory also received the 2004 English Award in
March. She concluded her career with 409 points and 244 rebounds in 105 games. A
sports medicine and health sciences major, she is also well regarded for her
work as a student athletic trainer.
Senior
O.J. Batts (Wallace, NC/Rose Hill), another 2004 English Award recipient,
claimed the Quaker Club's Ideal Male Student-Athlete Award. A four-year starting
defensive back, he also received the football team's Most Valuable Defensive
Player and Golden Helmet awards. Batts earned First Team All-ODAC
football honors last fall after receiving second-team laurels in 2001 and
honorable mention recognition in 2002. He concluded his college career with 220
tackles (141 solo) and 15 interceptions in 40 games. Batts graduated in
December with a degree in computer information systems.
The following awards were also presented at the banquet:
Baseball
Most Valuable Player: Josh Miller (Teaneck, NJ/Teaneck).
Gold Glove Award: Jeff Roberts (Eden, NC/Morehead/Rockingham CC/Catawba).
Most Valuable Pitcher: Eric Flournoy (Greensboro, NC/SE Guilford/Rockingham CC).
Most Valuable Hitter; Rob Bittner (Wilmington, DE/Salesianum).
Men's Basketball
Student Athlete Award: Thomas Swindell (Reidsville, NC/Reidsville).
Leadership Award: Devon Clyburn (Charlotte, NC/South Mecklenburg).
Free Throw Award: Eric Williams (Greenville, SC/Southside).
Women's Basketball
Most Valuable Player: A.J Robertson (Eden, NC/Morehead).
Most Improved Player: Jennie Keichline (Chapel Hill, NC/East Chapel Hill).
Coaches' Award: Nicole McCrory (Charlotte, NC/East Mecklenburg).
Football
Most Valuable Defensive Player: O.J. Batts (Wallace, NC/Rose Hill).
Most Valuable Offensive Player: Micah Rushing (Albemarle, NC/Albemarle).
Golden Helmet Award (given to the player who best exemplifies Guilford football on and off the field): O.J. Batts (Wallace, NC/Rose Hill).
Golf
Most Valuable Player: Colin Clark (Durham, NC/Chapel Hill).
Men's Lacrosse
Most Valuable Player: Josh Miller (Princeton, NJ/Princeton).
Most Improved Player: Carl Simon (Ipswich, MA/Ipswich).
Most Valuable Defensive Player: Rob Mallonee (Baltimore, MD/Sandy Spring Friends).
Women's Lacrosse
Most Valuable Offensive Player: Sarah Routhier (North Yarmouth, ME/Greely).
Most Valuable Defensive Player: Danielle Bassett (Baltimore, MD/Catholic).
Most Improved Player: Brandi Rhoads (Walnut Creek, CA/Las Lomas)
Men's Soccer
Most Valuable Player: Tim Imafidon (Raleigh, NC/Wake Forest-Rolesville).
Best Defensive Player: T.J. Muse (Reidsville, NC/Southeast Guilford).
Most Improved Player: Andres Miranda (Caracas, Venezuela/Mountain Heritage (NC)).
Women's Soccer
Offensive Player of the Year: Megan Barolet-Fogarty (Gainesville, FL/Eastside).
Defensive Player of the Year: Laura Layton (Westerville, OH/New Albany).
Freshman of the Year: Jennifer Mundy (Murrells Inlet, SC/Waccamaw).
Softball
Most Valuable Player: Jennifer Evans (Colfax, NC/Northwest Guilford)
Diamond Award: Murphie Chappell (East Providence, RI/East Providence)
Best Improved Player: Beth Savy (Palm Coast, FL/Flagler Palm Coast)
Women's Tennis
Most Valuable Player: Songan Nguyen (Kernersville, NC/East Forsyth).
Most Improved Player: Carly Matteson (Edmonds, WA/Meadowdale).
Volleyball
Most Improved Player: Carla Cain (Kernersville, NC/Northwest Guilford).
Best Defensive Player Award: Kendra Harvey (Lynchburg, VA/Heritage).
Best Offensive Player Award: A.J. Robertson (Eden, NC/Morehead).