Saluki Athletics announces winners of inaugural DAWGSPYs
05/04/2017 | 12:05:00 | General
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CARBONDALE, Ill. - Saluki Athletics held its first-ever DAWGSPYs student-athlete awards presentation on Wednesday night in SIU Arena. The event was organized by Student-Athlete Student Services and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.Â
Abby Barrow (Volleyball) earned the Charlotte West Award, and Austin Weigle (Track and Field) earned the Jerry Kill Award. Those awards were given to the student-athletes who best exemplified success in competition, in the classroom and in the community.Â
Sean O'Brien (Men's Basketball) and Brooke Cusumano (Women's Golf) were named male and female MVP. O'Brien finished his career No. 25 scoring (1,244), No. 8 in rebounds (805), No. 12 in blocked shots (71), No. 20 in assists (244) and No. 4 in games started (122). Cusumano set a program record for season stroke average and was second in SIU history for career rounds in the 70s.Â
 Kyle Landon (Track and Field) and Rishonda Napier (Women's Basketball) earned the Senior Saluki awards. Landon has earned All-America honors in the high jump all four years at SIU, and Napier, a three-time All-MVC honoree, ended her career second on the program's all-time scoring list.Â
COMPLETE LIST OF AWARD WINNERS
Charlotte West Award - Abby Barrow (Volleyball)
Jerry Kill Award - Austin Weigle (Track and Field)
Senior Saluki - Kyle Landon (Track and Field) and Rishonda Napier (Basketball)
MVP - Sean O'Brien (Basketball) and Brooke Cusumano (Golf)
Newcomer of the Year - Jared Kern (Track and Field) and Susie Baranski (Softball)
Record Breaking Performance - Jared Kern (Track and Field)
Head Coach of the Year - Justin Fetcho (Men's Golf)
Saluki Tough - Nick Hutchins (Baseball) and Kelsie Walker (Swimming and Diving)
Team Community Service Award - Women's Golf
Men's Team Comeback of the Year - Football vs. Western Illinois
Women's Team Comeback of the Year - Women's Basketball vs. Northern Iowa
Men's Team Championship Performance - Track and Field at MVC Indoors
Women's Team Championship Performance - Swimming and Diving at MVC Championships
Men's Team Academic Excellence Award - Men's Tennis (3.584 GPA over last two semesters)
Women's Team Academic Excellence Award - Volleyball (3.636 GPA over last two semesters)
Best Trainer - Trey Brainerd
Best Flow - Cole Case
Best Social Media - Jack White
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CARBONDALE, Ill. - Saluki Athletics held its first-ever DAWGSPYs student-athlete awards presentation on Wednesday night in SIU Arena. The event was organized by Student-Athlete Student Services and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.Â
Abby Barrow (Volleyball) earned the Charlotte West Award, and Austin Weigle (Track and Field) earned the Jerry Kill Award. Those awards were given to the student-athletes who best exemplified success in competition, in the classroom and in the community.Â
Sean O'Brien (Men's Basketball) and Brooke Cusumano (Women's Golf) were named male and female MVP. O'Brien finished his career No. 25 scoring (1,244), No. 8 in rebounds (805), No. 12 in blocked shots (71), No. 20 in assists (244) and No. 4 in games started (122). Cusumano set a program record for season stroke average and was second in SIU history for career rounds in the 70s.Â
 Kyle Landon (Track and Field) and Rishonda Napier (Women's Basketball) earned the Senior Saluki awards. Landon has earned All-America honors in the high jump all four years at SIU, and Napier, a three-time All-MVC honoree, ended her career second on the program's all-time scoring list.Â
COMPLETE LIST OF AWARD WINNERS
Charlotte West Award - Abby Barrow (Volleyball)
Jerry Kill Award - Austin Weigle (Track and Field)
Senior Saluki - Kyle Landon (Track and Field) and Rishonda Napier (Basketball)
MVP - Sean O'Brien (Basketball) and Brooke Cusumano (Golf)
Newcomer of the Year - Jared Kern (Track and Field) and Susie Baranski (Softball)
Record Breaking Performance - Jared Kern (Track and Field)
Head Coach of the Year - Justin Fetcho (Men's Golf)
Saluki Tough - Nick Hutchins (Baseball) and Kelsie Walker (Swimming and Diving)
Team Community Service Award - Women's Golf
Men's Team Comeback of the Year - Football vs. Western Illinois
Women's Team Comeback of the Year - Women's Basketball vs. Northern Iowa
Men's Team Championship Performance - Track and Field at MVC Indoors
Women's Team Championship Performance - Swimming and Diving at MVC Championships
Men's Team Academic Excellence Award - Men's Tennis (3.584 GPA over last two semesters)
Women's Team Academic Excellence Award - Volleyball (3.636 GPA over last two semesters)
Best Trainer - Trey Brainerd
Best Flow - Cole Case
Best Social Media - Jack White
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