Annual UM athletic awards announced
Sean Forrester
Issue date: 4/29/10 Section: Sports
Eight of the top student-athletes at the University of Montevallo were honored with the announcement of the athletic department's annual awards for 2009-10. The announcement came at the annual athletic awards banquet held on the campus of the University of Montevallo last evening (April 28).
UM recognizes the top performances each year with the Outstanding Male and Female Athlete of the Year Awards. The male receives the Neal Shirley Award while the female receives the Margaret Blalock Award. The top scholar-athletes in each gender receive the John Bennett Walters Award (male) and the Jan Eagles Award (female). The President's Award is presented to the team with the highest grade point average among UM athletics. One student-athlete in each gender were honored with the Sportsmanship Award as the athlete that best exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship, fair play and teamwork, while representing UM in a positive manner. The student-athletes who best signify the spirit, participation and support of all UM athletic programs were selected for the DeWayne Peevy Spirit Award.
A pair of seniors was honored as the Male and Female Athletes of the Year. Baseball standout Chris Sosebee (Warrior, Ala./Sumiton Christian) was awarded the Neal Shirley Award Sosebee currently leads the Falcons in nine offensive categories with two games to play in the 2010 season. Earlier this year he tied or broke five UM records in one game against Augusta State in which he went 5-for-5 with three homeruns and 10 RBI. He currently has a .401 batting average and 56 RBI. He has 14 homeruns which is twice as many as the next nearest player on the team and has a team-leading .733 slugging percentage.
Women's golf star Emily Gibson (Toronto, Ontario/North Toronto Collegiate) took home the Margaret Blalock Award. Gibson is the first UM golfer to be selected to an NCAA Super Regional and is only one of two golfers selected from the Peach Belt Conference. Gibson has won four tournaments this year including the Peach Belt Conference Tournament. She was also named the Peach Belt Golfer of the Year earlier this season. She will compete in the NCAA Tournament this weekend in Salisbury, N.C. She leads the PBC with a 75.6 stroke average and is ranked among the top players in Division II.
UM recognizes the top performances each year with the Outstanding Male and Female Athlete of the Year Awards. The male receives the Neal Shirley Award while the female receives the Margaret Blalock Award. The top scholar-athletes in each gender receive the John Bennett Walters Award (male) and the Jan Eagles Award (female). The President's Award is presented to the team with the highest grade point average among UM athletics. One student-athlete in each gender were honored with the Sportsmanship Award as the athlete that best exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship, fair play and teamwork, while representing UM in a positive manner. The student-athletes who best signify the spirit, participation and support of all UM athletic programs were selected for the DeWayne Peevy Spirit Award.
A pair of seniors was honored as the Male and Female Athletes of the Year. Baseball standout Chris Sosebee (Warrior, Ala./Sumiton Christian) was awarded the Neal Shirley Award Sosebee currently leads the Falcons in nine offensive categories with two games to play in the 2010 season. Earlier this year he tied or broke five UM records in one game against Augusta State in which he went 5-for-5 with three homeruns and 10 RBI. He currently has a .401 batting average and 56 RBI. He has 14 homeruns which is twice as many as the next nearest player on the team and has a team-leading .733 slugging percentage.
Women's golf star Emily Gibson (Toronto, Ontario/North Toronto Collegiate) took home the Margaret Blalock Award. Gibson is the first UM golfer to be selected to an NCAA Super Regional and is only one of two golfers selected from the Peach Belt Conference. Gibson has won four tournaments this year including the Peach Belt Conference Tournament. She was also named the Peach Belt Golfer of the Year earlier this season. She will compete in the NCAA Tournament this weekend in Salisbury, N.C. She leads the PBC with a 75.6 stroke average and is ranked among the top players in Division II.
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