Awards Program
Charlotte, NC – Team award winners and 100 student-athletes were acknowledged for academics across all 15 varsity sports and support groups (cheerleading and dance team) as honorees at the 2013 Johnson C. Smith University Athletics Awards Ceremony catered by FDY on Monday evening inside Grimes Lounge.
Senior guard
Trevin Parks (Men's Basketball) and junior sprinter
Danielle Williams (Women's Track and Field) were named the 2013 Pettis Norman Award recipients. The Pettis Norman Award is the highest honor awarded from JCSU Athletics to recognize the outstanding performance in the field of competition of a male and female student-athlete throughout the academic year.
Parks, a native of Hickory, NC, earned selection to the All-CIAA Team, the All-Atlantic Region First Team, and the Daktronics All-American Team all this season. He ranked third in the NCAA Division II and led the CIAA for total points and points per game with 674 points and 25 ppg. He scored 30 or more points in eight games this season, including a new career-high of 41 points.
This was the third time Parks received the Pettis Norman Award during his career at JCSU.
Williams, hailing from St. Andrew, Jamaica, had a superb year for both indoor and outdoor track and field. She was named the women's most valuable athlete at the 2013 CIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Williams won the 60m dash, 60m hurdles and 200m dash at the indoor conference championship.
Williams won the 2013 NCAA Division II Indoor national title for the 60m hurdles. She also placed second in the 200m dash with a JCSU record setting time of 23.43 at the national indoor championships. Williams earned All-American status in three events (60m H, 200m, and 60m).
At the 2013 CIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Williams helped the team win their second team championship by individually winning the 100 dash (11.43) and 200 dash (23.56). Williams is currently ranked No. 1 in the nation for the 100m and remains unbeaten in the event this season.
“One of our goals within athletics is to help each of our student-athletes maximize their potential as well as helping them develop into the best student, the best athlete and the best person they can be,” said Director of Athletics
Stephen Joyner, Sr. “We want our student-athletes to have a wonderful experience they will treasure throughout life. To the seniors, we are grateful you chose JCSU. And to our student-athlete that achieved at a high level academically, we're tremendously proud of you and look to continue our academic success.”
Stan Lewter of ESPN TV and host of the Inside the Game show served as the master of ceremonies. The JCSU 100 Club inducted university president Dr. Ronald Carter as an honorary member.
The JCSU women's outdoor track and field team was the only team this year to win a championship of any sort as the 2013 CIAA Outdoor Champions.
Academically, 100 student-athletes were named scholar-athletes in acknowledgement of National Student-Athlete Day. To qualify, a student-athlete must earn a term grade-point average of at least a 3.0 during the spring and fall 2012 terms.
The evening was brought to a conclusion with some inspirational closing remarks by Dr. Carter, following by the singing of the school Loyalty Song.
A complete listing of the student-athlete award recipients is as follows:
BASKETBALL/MEN
MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER -
Emilio Parks
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER -
Marcus Walker
MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER -
Robert Williams
MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER -
Trevin Parks
HIGHEST GPA -
Joshua Linson
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER -
Trevin Parks
BASKETBALL/WOMEN
MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER -
Deanna Downer
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER -
LaTondra Morrow
MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER -
LaKendra Wilkerson
MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER -
Brittany Dorsett
HIGHEST GPA -
LaTondra Morrow
BOWLING
MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER -
Holly Walker
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER -
Sabrina Johnson
HIGHEST BOWLING AVERAGE -
Brittany Rowe
HIGHEST GAME BOWLED/SEASON -
Brittany Rowe (234)
HIGHEST GPA -
Teyonna Gore
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER -
Shaquitta Anderson
CHEERLEADERS
MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER -
Christiana Johnson
MOST IMPROVED CHEERLEADER -
Ashlea' Blair
MOST ENERGETIC CHEERLEADER -
Joi Robins- Monroe
HIGHEST GPA -
Christiana Johnson
COACH'S AWARD -
Alexa Brown
CROSS COUNTRY/MEN
MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER -
Nykwan George
MOST IMPROVED RUNNER -
Jamille Callum
MOST OUSTANDING RUNNER -
Geovanie Foote
HIGHEST GPA -
Geovanie Foote
MOST VALUABLE RUNNER -
Geovanie Foote
CROSS COUNTRY/WOMEN
MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER -
Samantha Elliott
MOST IMPROVED RUNNER -
Maddisyn Blue
MOST OUTSTANDING RUNNER -
Naffene Briscoe
HIGHEST GPA -
Xahnn-Georgia Reid
MOST VALUABLE RUNNER -
Naffene Briscoe
TRACK & FIELD/MEN
MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER -
Waynee Hyman
MOST IMPROVED PARTICIPANT -
Randale Watson
MOST OUTSTANDING RUNNER -
Akino Ming
MOST OUTSTANDING FIELD PARTICIPANT -
Randale Watson
HIGHEST GPA -
Horane Holgate
MOST VALUABLE ATHLETE -
Akino Ming
TRACK & FIELD/WOMEN
MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER -
Tovea Jenkins
MOST IMPROVED PARTICIPANT -
Samantha Elliott
MOST OUTSTANDING RUNNER -
Danielle Williams
MOST OUTSTANDING FIELD PARTICIPANT -
Imeshia Jones
HIGHEST GPA -
Xahnn-Georgia Reid
MOST VALUABLE ATHLETE -
Danielle Williams
FOOTBALL
MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER -
Fred Scott
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER -
Chris Patterson
MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER -
Darryl Rankin
MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER -
Matthew Jeffries
HIGHEST GPA -
Andrew Alexander
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER -
Dedrick Anderson
MEN'S GOLF
MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER -
Calvin Mason
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER -
Johanan Edmeade
MOST CONSISTENT GOLFER -
Imani Scott
LOWEST SCORING AVERAGE -
Calvin Mason
HIGHEST GPA -
Brencis Stanford
MOST VALUABLE GOLFER -
Brencis Stanford
SOFTBALL
MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER -
Cabrisha Anderson
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER -
Brittany Rowe
MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER -
Britney Warren
MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER -
Melissa Vierra
HIGHEST GPA -
Brittany Rowe
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER -
Alexandra Buckley
TENNIS/MEN
MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER -
Yusuf Barnes
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER -
Kia Brewington
MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER -
Tuan Nguyen
MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER -
Dion Chever
HIGHEST GPA -
Dion Chever
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER -
Darrell Sawyer
TENNIS/WOMEN'S
MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER -
Rankin Anderson
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER -
Nichelle Heard
MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER -
Keiana Love
MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER -
Khadijha Battle
HIGHEST GPA -
Nichelle Heard
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER -
Rankin Anderson
VOLLEYBALL
MOST OUSTANDING NEWCOMER -
LaQwesha Gamble
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER -
Erica Millen
MOST OUSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER -
Gracyn Doctor
MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER -
Kayla Bazemore
HIGHEST GPA -
Deanna Barker
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER -
Sabrina Johnson
PETTIS NORMAN AWARDS
MOST OUTSTANDING FEMALE ATHLETE -
Danielle Williams
MOST OUTSTANDING MALE ATHLETE -
Trevin Parks
