The University of Akron Athletics
2009-10 STUDENT-ATHLETE HONORS
Jim Schonover Team GPA Award
Spring 2010: Softball (3.526 GPA)
Fall 2009: Swimming and Diving (3.490 GPA)
James Horrigan Male Athlete of the Year
Recipient: Teal Bunbury (Soccer)
Caroline J. Pardee Female Athlete of the Year
Recipient: Carrie Kayes (Track & Field)
Bob Linton Male Student-Athlete Award
Recipient: Shelby Johnson (Track & Field)
Bob Linton Female Student-Athlete Award
Recipient: Madelyn Robinson (Swimming & Diving)
NCAA Career In Sports Forum Representatives
Recipient: Olivia Hegedus (Softball), Julia Gregos (Swimming & Diving), and Anya Baronayte (Tennis)
Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarships for Careers in Athletics Recipient: Madelyn Robinson (Swimming & Diving) and Shelby Johnson (Track & Field)
Baseball
Feb. 22, 2010 - Andrew Brown named MAC East Pitcher of the Week
Mar. 01, 2010 - John Turk named to Johnny Bench Award Watch List
Mar. 02, 2010 - Kyle Hallett named MAC East Player of the Week
Mar. 02, 2010 - Alex Loftin named MAC East Pitcher of the Week
Mar. 22, 2010 - Jake Plata named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week by The Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
Mar. 22, 2010 - Scott Foster named MAC East Pitcher of the Week
Mar. 29, 2010 - John Turk named MAC East Player of the Week
May. 06, 2010 - Kevin Haas named to CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District IV Honor Roll
May. 26, 2010 - John Turk named to All-MAC Second Team.
Men's Basketball
Sep. 16, 2009 - Zeke Marshall named to List of Top Impact Freshman by FoxSports.com
Nov. 13, 2009 - Anthony "Humpty" Hitchens named to Pre-season Mid-Major All-America Team by CollegeInsider.com
Nov. 23, 2009 - Anthony "Humpty" Hitchens named MAC East player of the Week
Dec. 28, 2009 - Jimmy Conyers named MAC East Player of the Week
Mar. 09, 2010 - Jimmy Conyers named MAC Defensive Player of the Year
Mar. 10, 2010 - Jimmy Conyers named to the All-MAC First Team
Mar. 10, 2010 - Chris McKnight and Brett McKnight received Honorable Mention All-MAC
Mar. 10, 2010 - Zeke Marshall named to the MAC All-Freshman Team
Mar. 13, 2010 - Chris McKnight and Jimmy Conyers named to MAC All-Tournament Team
Mar. 22, 2010 - Keith Dambrot named as a finalist for the Red Auerbach College Coach of the Year Award
Mar. 31, 2010 - Jimmy Conyers named to the CollegeInsider.com All-Defensive Squad
Women's Basketball
Oct. 28, 2009 - Kara Murphy named to All-MAC Preseason Team
Nov. 24, 2009 - Kara Murphy named MAC East Player of the Week
Mar. 09, 2010 - Jodi Kest named MAC Coach of the Year
Mar. 09, 2010 - Rachel Tecca named Sixth Player of the Year
Mar. 09, 2010 - Kara Murphy named to All-MAC Second Team
Mar. 09, 2010 - Kyle Baumgartner revieved Honorable Mention All-MAC
Mar. 09, 2010 - Rachel Tecca named to MAC All-Freshman Team
Apr. 27, 2010 - Jolene Tamboue named All-MAC Academic Team
Cross Country
Sep. 09, 2009 - Kim Lorentz named MAC Runner of the Week
Oct. 21, 2009 - Joe McCoy named to All-MAC First Team
Oct. 21, 2009 - Larisa Arcip named to All-MAC Second Team
Dec. 04, 2009 - Larisa Arcip and Kim Lorentz named to Academic All-MAC Team
Football
July 24, 2009 - Alex Allen named as a nominee for Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
Sep. 14, 2009 - Brian Wagner named MAC Defensive Player of the Week
Oct. 26, 2009 - Dashan Miller named MAC Special Teams Player of the Week
Nov. 09, 2009 - Miguel Graham named MAC East Defensive Player of the Week
Dec. 02, 2009 - Brian Wagner and Miguel Graham named to All-MAC Second Team
Dec. 02, 2009 - Almondo Sewell, Corey Woods, Jalil Carter and Dashan Miller named to All-MAC Third Team
Dec. 08, 2009 - Brian Wagner named Freshman All-American by Phil Steele's Magazine (Second Team) and
CollegeFootballNews.com (Third Team)
Dec. 08, 2009 - Brian Wagner and Miguel Graham named to First Team All-MAC by Phil Steele's Magazine
Dec. 08, 2009 - Brian Wagner and Miguel Graham named to First Team All-MAC by Phil Steele's Magazine
Dec. 08, 2009 - Corey Woods named to Second Team All-MAC by Phil Steele's Magazine
Dec. 08, 2009 - Andre Jones, Dashan Miller and Manley Waller named toThird Team All-MAC by Phil Steele's Magazine
Dec. 16, 2009 - Brian Wagner named to First Team Freshman All-American by Sporting News
Jan. 11, 2010 - LeVon Morefield named winner of College Football Rudy Award
Jan. 12, 2010 - Elliot Bates and Brian Wagner named to Academic All-MAC team
2008 Akron Football Team Awards
Fred Sefton Award for Offensive Performance - Jeremy LaFrance
Fred Sefton Award for Defensive Performance - Miguel Graham
Doc Smith Award - Freshman: Brian Wagner
Doc Smith Award - Sophomore: Jake Anderson
Doc Smith Award - Junior: Almondo Sewell
Doc Smith Award - Senior: Andre Jones
Red Blair Award (High Scorer) - Branko Rogovic
Special Teams Player of the Year - Amin Kabir
Academic Award - Elliot Bates
John Heisman Award (Given to an unsung player with great intangibles & leadership) - Mike Thomas
Special Teams Players of the Year - Doug Richardson, Sean McCarthy, Larry Dawson
Men's Golf
Nov. 5, 2009 - Lucas Murray named MAC Golfer of the Week
May 4, 2010 - Lucas Murry and Jacob Patte named Second Team All-MAC
May 4, 2010 - Jacob Patte named MAC Sportsman of the Year
Women's Golf
July 07, 2009 - Amanda Butler, Hanna Ek and Tyler Etcheberry named to National Golf Assosiation All-American Scholar Team
Oct. 29, 2009 - Kristen Hill named MAC Tri-Golfer of the Week
Mar. 19, 2010 - Kristen Hill named MAC Golfer of the Week
Apr. 08, 2010 - Kristen Hill named MAC Golfer of the Week
Apr. 25, 2010 - Kristen Hill named First Team All-MAC
Rifle
Nov. 19, 2009 - Sarah Benjamin named MAC (Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference) Shooter of the Month
Feb. 22, 2010 - Adam Auclair named MAC Shooter of the Month (Air Rifle)
Feb. 22, 2010 - Ryan Stein named MAC Shooter of the Month (Smallbore)
Feb. 27, 2010 - Sarah Benjamin, Jenna Compton and Rebecca Gerevics named Second Team All-MAC
Feb. 27, 2010 - Zachary Szabo and Ryan Stein named All-MAC Smallbore Honorable Mention
Feb. 27, 2010 - Rebekah Ashbrook, David Brummond, Tristan Butler and James Carter named to the All-MAC Rookie
Team
Apr. 10, 2010 - Rebecca Gerevics, Brittany Jones, Rebekah Ashbrook, Sarah Benjamin, Allisa Martin, Ryan
Stein, Adam Auclair, David Brummond and Nicole Dietrich named to the MAC All-Academic Team
Men's Soccer
Jul. 02, 2009 - Anthony Ampaipitakwong and Kofi Sarkodie named to the Preseason All-America team by College Soccer News
Aug. 11, 2009 - Anthony Ampaipitakwong named to Hermann Trophy Watch List
Aug. 20, 2009 - Ben Speas, Scott Caldwell, Chad Barson, Zarek Valentin and Davis Meves named as Freshman to
Watch by College Soccer News
Aug. 26, 2009 - Ben Zemanski named Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Watch List
Aug. 28, 2009 - Anthony Ampaipitakwong named preseason All-American Second Team by Soccer America
Sep. 07, 2009 - Chris Korb named to National Team of the Week by Top Drawer Soccer
Sep. 07, 2009 - Kofi Sarkodie named to National Team of the Week by College Soccer News
Sep. 09, 2009 - David Meves named MAC Player of the Week
Sep. 14, 2009 - Teal Bunbury named MAC Player of the Week
Sep. 21, 2009 - Teal Bunbury named to National Team of the Week by Top Drawer Soccer
Sep. 21, 2009 - Zarek Valentin named to National Team of the Week by College Soccer News
Sep. 22, 2009 - Michael Nanchoff named Player of the Week by Soccer America
Sep. 29, 2009 - Michael Nanchoff named to National Team of the Week by Soccer America
Oct. 05, 2009 - Michael Nanchoff named to National Team of the Week by College Soccer News
Oct. 05, 2009 - Ben Zemanski named as Finalist for Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
Oct. 12, 2009 - Anthony Ampaipitakwong named to National Team of the Week by Top Drawer Soccer
Oct. 12, 2009 - Teal Bunbury named MAC player of the Week
Oct. 26, 2009 - Darlington Nagbe named to National Team of the Week by College Soccer News
Oct. 26, 2009 - Darlington Nagbe named to National Team of the Week by Top Drawer Soccer
Oct. 26, 2009 - Darlington Nagbe named to MAC Player of the Week
Oct. 27, 2009 - Darlington Nagbe named to National Team of the Week by Soccer America
Nov. 02, 2009 - Teal Bunbury named National Player of the Week by College Soccer News
Nov. 02, 2009 - Teal Bunbury named to National Team of the Week by College Soccer News
Nov. 02, 2009 - Ben Zemanski and Kofi Sarkodie named CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
Nov. 09, 2009 - Anthony Ampaipitakwong named to National Team of the Week by Top Drawer Soccer
Nov. 09, 2009 - Blair Gavin Named MAC Player of the Week
Nov. 16, 2009 - Darlington Nagbe named to National Team of the Week by College Soccer News
Nov. 16, 2009 - Darlington Nagbe named to National Team of the Week by Top Drawer Soccer
Nov. 18, 2009 - Kofi Sarkodie and Ben Zemanski named to CoSIDA Academic All-America Team
Nov. 19, 2009 - Teal Bunbury, Darlington Nagbe, Anthony Ampaipitakwong and Zarek Valentin named to Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Season
Nov. 19, 2009 - David Meves named to the Top Drawer Soccer All-Rookie Team
Nov. 23, 2009 - Anthony Ampaipitakwong named National Player of the Week by College Soccer News
Dec. 03, 2009 - Teal Bunbury and Anthony Ampaipitakwong named as Finalists for Hermann Trophy Award
Dec. 05, 2009 - Teal Bunbury named Player of the Year by Goal.com
Dec. 05, 2009 - Kofi Sarkodie, Anthony Ampaipitakwong and Teal Bunbury named to First Team of the Year by Goal.com
Dec. 05, 2009 - David Meves and Zarek Valentin named to Freshman Team of the Year by Goal.com
Dec. 11, 2009 - Anthony Ampaipitakwong, Teal Bunbury and Darlington Nagbe named to the NSCAA/Performance Subaru Men's NCAAÂ Division 1 All-America Team
Dec. 18, 2009 - Teal Bunbury named Player of the Year by Soccer America
Jan. 06, 2010 - Teal Bunbury and Anthony Ampaipitakwong named First Team MVP's by Soccer America
Jan. 06, 2010 - Darlington Nagbe and Anthony Kofi Sarkodie named Second Team MVP's by Soccer America
Jan. 06, 2010 - David Meves and Zarek Valentin named to First Team All-Freshman by Soccer America
Jan. 06, 2010 - Chad Barson named to Second Team All-Freshman by Soccer America
Jan. 06, 2010 - Anthony Ampaipitakwong, Teal Bunbury, Blair Gavin, Darlington Nagbe and Kofi Sarkodie named to All-Great Lakes Region First Team
Jan. 06, 2010 - David Meves named All-Great Lakes Region Third Team
Jan. 06, 2010 - Caleb Porter named Coach of the Year in the Powerhouse Region
Jan. 07, 2010 - Teal Bunbury, Kofi Sarkodie and Ben Zemanski named to Academic All-MAC Team
Jan. 08, 2010 - Teal Bunbury named Hermann Trophy Award Winner by the Missouri Athletic Club
Jan. 14, 2010 - Teal Bunbury, Blair Gavin and Ben Zemanski selected in 2010 MLS SuperDraft
Jan. 15, 2010 - Caleb Porter named NSCAA National Coach of the Year
Women's Soccer
Oct. 26, 2009 - Jeny Wolbert named Co-Defensive Player of the Week
Nov. 06, 2009 - Jordan Baranowski named to All-MAC Second Team
Nov. 06, 2009 - Ashley Hughes and Katie Wise named to All-MAC Freshman Team
Softball
Feb. 23, 2010 - Andrea Arney named MAC Pitcher of the Week
Mar. 23, 2010 - Krista Hansen MAC East Co-Player of the Week
May. 07, 2010 - Alex Feltes and Alex Helfrich named to the CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine All-District IV
Second Team
Swimming and Diving
Feb. 02, 2010 - Kendall Karchner named MAC Swimmer of the Week
Mar. 08, 2010 - Madelyn Robinson receives Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship
Mar. 25, 2010 - Kendall Karchner, Stephanie Zielinski, Leeanna Hoover and Madelyn Robinson named Academic All-MAC
Tennis
Jan. 28, 2010 - Angelina Jogasuria named MAC Tennis Player of the Week
Feb. 11, 2010 - Anya Baronayte named MAC Tennis Player of the Week
Mar. 10, 2010 - Jeremie Benjamin named MAC Tennis Player of the Week
Apr. 07, 2010 - Zara Harutyunyan named MAC Tennis Player of the Week
Apr. 21, 2010 - Anglina Jogasuria named MAC Tennis Player of the Week
Apr. 28, 2010 - Anya Baronayte named MAC Tennis Player of the Week
Apr. 29, 2010 - Zara Harutyunyan named MAC Player of the Year
Apr. 29, 2010 - Angelina Jogasuria named MAC Freshman of the Year
May 05, 2010 - Anya Baronayte named to MAC Championship All-Tournament Team
Track and Field (INDOOR)
Jan. 19, 2010 - Tyshaun Peoples named MAC Male Indoor Track Performer of the Week
Jan. 27, 2010 - Carrie Kayes and Mike Uhle named MAC Field Performers of the Week
Feb. 04, 2010 - Phil Ferguson Named MAC Male Track Performer of the Week
Feb. 17, 2010 - Daniel Kinsey named MAC Male Field Performer of the Week
Feb. 24, 2010 - Carrie Kayes named MAC Female Field Performer of the Week
Feb. 27, 2010 - Tyshaun Peoples named MAC Indoor Most Valuable Male Field Performer
Feb. 27, 2010 - Mike McCall (high jump), Mike Uhle (pole vault), Tyshaun Peoples (long jump), Bjorn Johansson (heptathlon) named First Team All-MAC. Takias Peoples, J'Lani Pryce, Willie Brown, James Seale (4x400), JT Olson, J'Lani Pryce, James Gnecco, Adam Stackpole (DMR), Dan Garrett (pole vault), Collister Fahie (long jump), and Daniel Kinsey (Heptathlon) named Second Team All-MAC.
Feb. 27, 2010 - Carrie Kayes (pole vault) named First Team All-MAC. Larisa Arcip (mile) and Valerie Wert (weight throw) named Second Team All-MAC.
Mar. 12, 2010 - Mike Uhle and Carrie Kayes named All-American
Apr. 15, 2010 - Larisa Arcip, Carrie Kayes, Katherine Lee, Kim Lorentz. Valerie Wert, Joe Mummert, JT Olson and Mike Uhle named Academic All-MAC.
Track and Field (OUTDOOR)
Mar. 31, 2010 - Adam Stackpole, J'Lani Pryce, Zachary Goulet and Willie Brown (4x800 and DMR) named MAC Male Track Performers of the Week.
Apr. 08, 2010 - Carrie Kayes named MAC Female Field Athlete of the Week.
Apr. 08, 2010 - Tyshaun Peoples named MAC Male Track Athlete of the Week
Apr. 08, 2010 - Bjorn Johansson named MAC Male Field Athlete of the Week
Apr. 15, 2010 - Phil Ferguson named MAC Male Track Athlete of the Week
Apr. 15, 2010 - Valerie Wert named MAC Female Field Performer of the Week
Apr. 21, 2010 - Bjorn Johansson named MAC Male Field Athlete of the Week
Apr. 21, 2010 - Valerie Wert named MAC Female Field Athlete of the Week
May. 15, 2010 - Phil Ferguson named MAC Championship Most Outstanding Male Track Performance Award
May. 15, 2010 - Valerie Wert named MAC Championship Most Outstanding Female Field Performance
May. 15, 2010 - Valerie Wert (discuss and hammer) named First Team All-MAC. Lauren Whitehill (javelin), Alina Bocicor (triple jump), Larisa Arcip (1,500m) and Carrie Kayes (pole vault) named Second Team All-MAC
May. 15, 2010 - Mike Uhle (pole vault), Collister Fahie (long jump), Daniel Kinsey (Decathlon), Phil Ferguson (200m) and Mike McCall (high jump) named First Team All-MAC. Keith Heubner (shot put), Bjorn Johansson (decathlon), Tyshaun Peoples (100m hurdles), Willie Brown (800m) and J'Lani Pryce (400m hurdles) named Second Team All-MAC.
Volleyball
Sep. 08, 2009 - Brionna Patterson named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week
Nov. 11, 2009 - Brionna Patterson named Second Team All-MAC
