April 26, 2017 Fayetteville, NC-- The Fayetteville State University Department of Athletics commemorated the 2016-17 athletic and academic year with the annual Bronco Sports Awards (BSA) ceremony held Wednesday, April 19th at the J.W. Seabrook Auditorium. Team award recipients and over 150 student-athletes were recognized for academic excellence across all 10 varsity sports and cheerleading at the awards ceremony.
Redshirt freshman running back Stevie Green (Washington, NC) and freshman bowler Brittany Worthy (Durham, NC) received the top awards as the Male and Female Student-Athletes of the Year, respectively.
Green recorded 1,150 rushing yards, six TDs, and 115 yards per game in 10 games played this season. He earned CIAA Offensive Rookie of the Year and All-CIAA Second Team honors. Green rushed for the second most yards in a single season at Fayetteville State.
Green also received All-CIAA Second Team honors and had the second most rushing yards in a season at Fayetteville State. He was named CIAA Rookie of the Week twice times and Offensive Back of the Week once.
In addition to an All-CIAA First Team selection, Worthy won Rookie Bowler of the Year due to her performance throughout the season. She ranked third overall in the conference with a total of 6,284 pins and a 190.42 average. She bowled a total of 33 games during the regular season. Worthy received CIAA Rookie Bowler of the Month honors on two occasions this year.
Fayetteville State University has also been welcomed into the fold as the 10th college or university in the State of North Carolina and earned the designation of North Carolina Kappa chapter for the National College Athlete Honor Society -- Chi Alpha Sigma (XAâˆ'). During the BSA ceremony, FSU had six inductees who met the criteria of 3.4 GPA or higher in their junior year of eligibility. The 2017 Fayetteville State Chi Alpha Sigma inductees were: Kortni Adams {Softball}; Devondra Bazemore {Bowling}; Ashlee Gaskins {Cheerleading}; Brittany Lee {Softball}; Lola Neal {Bowling}; and Austen Parlett {Golf}.
The society's motto is "Excellence in Academics and Athletics." Its watchwords are "Athletics, Academics Achievement, and Attitude." The mission of the NCAHS is to bring honor and recognition to deserving student-athletes, their families, teams, athletic departments and colleges in much the same way as Phi Beta Kappa honors scholastics.
Members of the FSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) served as the masters of ceremonies.
Below is a list of the evening's award winners, broken down by sport:
Top Awards
Male Student-Athlete of the Year: Stevie Green
Female Student-Athlete of the Year: Brittany Worthy
Sports Medicine
Male Comeback Student-Athlete of the Year: Roy Lowder
Female Comeback Student-Athlete of the Year: Kara Straite
Academic Excellence Awards - Highest Indiv. GPA
Cheerleading: Ashlee Gaskins
Softball: Brittany Lee
Volleyball: Leah Reed
Golf: Austen Parlett
Tennis: Selena Cox
Bowling: Lola Neal
Men's Cross Country: Rahsaan Cotton
Women's Cross Country: Vernessa Hinnant
Football: Quavon Harris
Women's Basketball: Chinwendu Maduegbunam
Men's Basketball: Darius Moore
Cheerleading Individual Awards
Most Spirited: Danielle Womack
Most Dedicated: Mecca Wooten
Best All-Around: Jasmine McCrae
Coach's Award: Michael Wilkes
Volleyball Individual Awards
Most Valuable Player-Offense: Jayde Jacobs
Most Valuable Player -Defense: Arlicia Ortiz
Most Outstanding Rookie: Nakia McKinnie
Coach's Award: Bojo Jada
Golf Individual Awards
Most Valuable Player: Isaiah Shaw
Most Outstanding Rookie: Adam Capps
Coach's Award: Nick Pennix
Most Improved Player: Christian Villanueva
Tennis Individual Awards
Most Valuable Player: Staisha Cain
Most Outstanding Rookie: Brittany Doss
Coach's Award: Cheyenne Cox
Bowling Individual Awards
Most Valuable Player: Brittany Worthy
Most Outstanding Rookie: Savannah Starling
Coach's Award: Jasmin Aponte & Devondra Bazemore
Cross Country Individual Awards
Most Valuable Female Runner: Sarah Mastin
Most Valuable Male Runner: Richard Prudente-Bernal
Most Improved Player: Darian Stanton
Coach's Award: Samuel Quinones-Romer
Football Individual Awards
Most Valuable Player-Special Teams: David Lamb
Most Valuable Player-Offense: Stevie Green
Most Valuable Player-Defense: Travis Scales
Most Outstanding Rookie: Jaelin Beugre
Women's Basketball Awards
Most Valuable Player: Yakima Clifton
Most Outstanding Rookie: Shantel Bennett
Most Improved Player: Chinwendu Maduegbunam
Coach's Award: Breona Jones
Men's Basketball Awards
Most Valuable Player: Joshua Dawson
Most Outstanding Rookie: Joshua Bryant
Most Improved Player: Willie Gilmore
Coach's Award: Michael Tyson
Softball Awards
Most Valuable Player: Zoe Howard
Most Outstanding Rookie: Courtney Pierre
Most Improved Player: Alex White
Coach's Award: HaLee Knowles
SAAC Special Awards
Freshman Athlete of the Year: Nakia McKinnie
Newcomer Athlete of the Year: Joshua Bryant
Humanitarian Award: Cheerleading
SAAC Outstanding Leadership Award: Darreall Hamlett
Highest Student GPA Award: Chinwendu Maduegbunam & Brittany Lee
Highest Team GPA Award: Bowling
