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JCSU Athletics closes out the 2018-19 Season at Smitty's Golden Awards

CHARLOTTE – The Johnson C. Smith University Department of Athletics handed out the yearly athletic awards at the annual Smitty Golden Awards presentation earlier this spring.

The event concluded with the awarding of the Pettis Norman Male and Female Athlete of the Year Awards, which are awarded to the student-athletes judged to have had the best overall season.

The Pettis Norman Male and Female Athlete of the Year Awards winners were men's track & field standout Tavian Stewart and women's track and field star Alisha St. Louis.

In addition to the Pettis Norman awards, each sport gave five awards to deserving Golden Bull student-athletes. Those awards include team MVP, Most Improved, Top Newcomer, Top Academic and Coaches Awards.

Alisha St. Louis earned the Pettis Norman Female Athlete of the Year after she recently completed her second year as a Golden Bull. This past season, St. Louis finished first in the Women's triple jump, in the CIAA Indoor Championships while placing fifth in the long jump.

St. Louis, placed was the conference champions in the CIAA Outdoor Championships as she leaped 11.97m to claim the gold medal. She placed fifth in the high jump and finished 11th in the triple jump.

Men's track and field star Tavian Stewart was tabbed as the Pettis Norman Male Athlete of the Year after completing his third year as a Golden Bull.

This past season, he earned First Team All-Americans honors during the 2019 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, while setting a school record 7.72m, in the long jump while competing in the NCAA Division II Nationals held in Kingsville, Texas.

Stewart was named CIAA Field Athlete of the Week for the week earlier in the spring while competing at the Gamecock Invitational.  The Milwaukee, WI native was ranked seventh nationally in the event and has the best mark in the Atlantic Region this season.

During the NCAA Division II National Indoor Championships in Pittsburg, Kansas the reigning CIAA Indoor Long Jump Champ, there Stewart finished 15th in the event.
Following is a list of all awards winners:
 
 
Bowling Brittany Brown Most Valuable Performer
Golf DeJuan Powell Most Valuable Performer
Men's Basketball Roddric Ross Most Valuable Performer
Men's Cross Country A'Mari Howland Most Valuable Performer
Men's Track and Field Tavian Stewart Most Valuable Performer
Men's Tennis Desire Johnson Most Valuable Performer
Volleyball Gorana Bogdanovic Most Valuable Performer
Women's Basketball Blaire Thomas Most Valuable Performer
Women's Cross Country Zariah Hodgkin Most Valuable Performer
Women's Track and Field Alisha St. Louis Most Valuable Performer
Women's Tennis Cierra Turner Most Valuable Performer
Softball Evelun Arguuelles Most Valuable Performer
JCSU Dance Team Alexys Gabriel Most Valuable Performer
Bowling Tatiyanna Minor Coaches Award
Luv-A-Bull Cheerleading Dionna Young Coaches Award
Football - Offensive Team Braxton Gambrell Coach's Award
Football - Defensive Team Tyki Lawson-Oates Coaches Award
Golf Myles Moore Coaches Award
Men's Basketball Justice Goodloe Coaches Award
Men's Cross Country A'Mari Howland Coaches Award
Men's Track and Field Timor Barrett Coaches Award
Men's Tennis Antoine Laurent Coaches Award
Volleyball Anteesha Smoots Coaches Award
Women's Basketball Aubrianna Bonner Coaches Award
Women's Cross Country Rayna Graham Coaches Award
Women's Track and Field Rayna Graham Coaches Award
Women's Tennis Cierra Turner Coaches Award
Softball Sanae Noka Coaches Award
JCSU Dance Team Amila Sainvilus Coaches Award
Bowling DeJaria Benjamin Newcomer Award
Luv-A-Bull Cheerleading Chekira Hill Newcomer Award
Football- Offensive Team Reggie Bryant Newcomer Award
Football- Offensive Team Jemonte Gray Newcomer Award
Golf Christian Owens Newcomer Award
Men's Basketball Nenad Milenkovic Newcomer Award
Men's Cross Country A'Mari Howland Newcomer Award
Men's Track and Field Tavian Stewart Newcomer Award
Men's Tennis Tayvon Lassiter Newcomer Award
Volleyball Taylor Smith Newcomer Award
Women's Basketball DeNajah Porter Newcomer Award
Women's Cross Country Zariah Hodgkin Newcomer Award
Women's Track and Field Alisha St. Louis Newcomer Award
Women's Tennis Nija Price Newcomer Award
Softball Paige Brockington Newcomer Award
Bowling DeJaria Benjamin Highest GPA
Luv-A-Bull Cheerleader Janiya Miller Highest GPA
Football Quintavious Coleman Highest GPA
Golf Aaron Allen Highest GPA
Men's Basketball Aaron Adair/Nenad Milenkovic Highest GPA
Men's Cross Country Jalen Matthews Highest GPA
Men's Tennis Cameron V'sean Highest GPA
Volleyball Gorana Bogdanovic Highest GPA
Women's Basketball Shanice Neita Highest GPA
Women's Cross Country Ramoya Grandison Highest GPA
Women's Track and Field Ramoya Grandison Highest GPA
Women's Tennis Halle Parker Highest GPA
Softball Tatyana Mars Highest GPA
JCSU Dance Team Alexys Gabriel Highest GPA
Bowling Anaiah Mitchell Most Improved
Luv-A-Bull Cheerleading Taylor Hudson Most Improved
Football - Offensive Team Miles Kelly Most Improved
Football - Defensive Team David Francis Most Improved
Golf Glenn Canty Most Improved
Men's Basketball Cayse Minor Most Improved
Men's Cross Country Isaac Ross Most Improved
Men's Track and Field LaMarion Mack Most Improved
Men's Tennis Anthony Jefferson Most Improved
Volleyball Cydney Calhoun Most Improved
Women's Basketball JaKeyah McNeil Most Improved
Women's Cross Country Deja Davis Most Improved
Women's Track and Field Talayna Reed Most Improved
Women's Tennis Jada Stirckland Most Improved
Softball Shenice Harrison Most Improved
JCSU Dance Team Essence Mayhew Most Improved
Pettis Norman Award Alisha St. Louis Pettis Norman Female Athlete of the Year
Pettis Norman Award Tavian Stewart Pettis Norman Male Athlete of the Year
Mistress of Ceremony Jessica Williams Mistress of Ceremony
Athletic Director Award Women's Tennis Director of Athletics Highest Team  GPA Academic Award
Athletic Trainer Award JCSU Comeback Player Blaire Thomas
    Desmond Dozier
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