Concord Athletics Champions Gala Winners

ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University Athletic Department proudly hosted the First Annual Athletics Champions Gala Wednesday night in the Alexander Fine Arts Main Theater.

Thirty-five different honors were handed out with the evening culminating with the Male and Female Athletes of the Year at Concord.

Below is a rundown of award winners for the evening.
 

Sport	Winner	Key Honors/Stats
Baseball	Kaden Swaim	First in MEC in home runs, second in RBI
Cheer	Rachel Ring	Skilled in all facets of cheerleading
Football	Ryker Brown	All-MEC Second Team, top five in MEC in tackles
Men's Basketball	Kollin Tolbert	NABC First Team All-American, MEC Player of the Year
Men's Cross Country	Logan Zuchelli	All-Atlantic Region, All-MEC Second Team
Men's Golf	Jonah Willson	Top golfer on team as a freshman
Men's Soccer	Kai Forsyth	All-Atlantic Region Second Team, All-MEC First Team, team captain
Men's Track & Field	Ian Gardner	Second Team All-MEC ( indoor 400m), leads MEC in outdoor 400m
Softball	Lacie Lewis	Second in MEC in home runs, second in MEC in RBI
Volleyball	Meg Williams	All-MEC First Team, All-MEC Tournament Team, top 10 in MEC in kills
Women's Basketball	Abbie Smith	All-Atlantic Region Second Team, All-MEC First Team, led MEC in double-doubles
Women's Cross Country	Katy Walkup	Top finisher at Atlantic Regional Championship
Women's Golf	Mary Denny	All-MEC Second Team, lowest scorer on team, top 20 at MEC Championship
Women's Soccer	Sydney Tucker	Third Team All-American, Atlantic Regional Player of the Year, MEC Player of the Year
Women's Track & Field	Cassidy Hammonds	Broke four school records as a freshman, fifth in MEC indoor pentathlon

The following awards came from nominations from Concord head coaches and were then voted on by the head coaches as well as other athletic department personnel. 

Award Winners

Award	Winner	Sport	Description
Male Sport Community Service Team	Baseball		Assisted in trash pickup around campus and town of Athens
Female Sport Community Service Team	Women's Soccer		Assisted in various campus projects, Special Olympic assistance
Highest GPA Female Sport	Women's Golf		Cumulative GPA of 3.43
Highest GPA Male Sport	Men's Basketball		Cumulative GPA of 3.21
Female Breakthrough Athlete	Caitlin Webster	Women's Soccer	All-MEC Second Team, second in the MEC in assists (seven)
Male Breakthrough Athlete	Ted Roberts	Men's Soccer	All-Atlantic Region Second Team, All-MEC Second Team
Female Newcomer	Marika Svensson	Women's Soccer	All-Atlantic Region Second Team, All-MEC First Team
Male Newcomer	Luke Davis	Men's Track & Field	MEC Champion in indoor pentathlon, school record holder in event
Mountain Lion Pride	Ian Gardner	Men's Track & Field	Exhibited the most school spirit
Female Scholar-Athlete	Sydney Tucker	Women's Soccer	First Team Academic All-American, graduated in 3.5 years with honors
Male Scholar-Athlete	Ryker Brown	Football	CSC Academic All-District, AD Honor Roll
Individual Record-Breaking Performance	Luke Davis	Men's Track & Field	Broke school record in heptathlon on way to winning MEC Championship
Female Play	Skylar Davidson	Women's Basketball	Go-ahead three-pointer with under 10 seconds left in win over Frostburg
Male Play	Dawson Gragg	Baseball	Home-run robbing catch vs. Emory & Henry that appeared on SportsCenter
Perseverance	Lacie Lewis	Softball	Second in MEC in both home runs and RBI, a year removed from ACL surgery
Male Senior Class	Logan Zuchelli	Men's Cross Country	Four-time Atlantic All-Region, Three-time NCAA Championship qualifier
Female Senior Class	Skylar Davidson	Women's Basketball	All-MEC Second Team, All-MEC Tournament Team, top 10 at CU in steals, assists
Female Athlete	Sydney Tucker	Women's Soccer	Third Team All-American, Atlantic Region and MEC Player of the Year
Male Athlete	Kollin Tolbert	Men's Basketball	NABC First Team All-American, All-Atlantic Region, MEC Player of the Year