April, 2009
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2008-09 Athletics Year In Review (PDF)
FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University announced its annual student-athlete award winners at its 2008-09 Athletics Banquet Monday night in Farmville. The top award winners are redshirt-junior men’s basketball standout Dana Smith/Woodbridge (C.D. Hylton) and senior field hockey standout Carla Binnewies/Hamburg, Germany (Carl von Ossietzkly Gymnasium), named the school’s male and female Athletes of the Year, respectively. Smith was presented with the school’s Jimmy Yarbrough Inspiration Award as well.
Smith, a team captain and 6-5 guard-forward, started 30 of 31 games this year while averaging career-bests of 14.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists. He was the team leader in points, scoring average, field goals, free throws, free throw attempts, rebounds, rebound average, defensive rebounds, and blocks. Smith had career-highs of 26 points, 14 rebounds, six assists, five blocks, and five steals. He posted four 20-point games among 26 double-figure scoring games, five double-doubles, and led the team in both scoring and rebounding 11 times. Smith was named to Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 19.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in four games vs. West Virginia (11.20; 17p, 4r), Kentucky (11.24; 18p, 6r), Southeast Missouri State (11.28; 26p, 9r), and Delaware State (11.29; 18p, 8r). He ranked 65th in Division I field goal percentage (51.8), ranks seventh in career blocks (60) at Longwood, and was one of 12 finalists for the prestigious 2009 V Foundation Comeback Award. Dana already has a degree in sociology and is pursuing a second degree in business marketing, and is the son of Cheryl and Dana Smith of Woodbridge.
Binnewies, a midfielder, started all 22 games for the field hockey team that finished 10-12 while taking third-place at the Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference (NorPac) Tournament. She was the team leader in goals (12), points (26), and game-winning goals (3) while adding two assists. Binnewies was the NorPac Offensive Player of the Year and 1st-Team All-NorPac (two-time NorPac Offensive Player of the Week) while earning NFHCA 2nd-Team All-South Region and NFHCA National Academic Squad honors. Carla majors in sociology and is the daughter of Henning and Margot Binnewies of Hamburg, Germany. Unfortunately, Carla could not attend the banquet and the award was accepted on her behalf by field hockey head coach Iain Byers.
2008-09 Longwood University Athletics Banquet Award Winners
Male Athlete Of The Year:
Dana Smith • Woodbridge • Redshirt-Junior • Men’s Basketball
Female Athlete Of The Year:
Carla Binnewies • Hamburg, Germany • Senior • Field Hockey
Male Henry I. Willett Scholar-Athlete Award:
Scooter Buhrman • Fayetteville, North Carolina • Senior • Men’s Golf
Female Henry I. Willett Scholar-Athlete Award:
Mary Carmody • Cortland, New York • Senior • Women’s Golf
Jimmy Yarbrough Inspiration Award:
Dana Smith • Woodbridge • Redshirt-Junior • Men’s Basketball
Freshman Male Athlete Of The Year:
Joel Helmick • Springfield • Men’s Soccer
Freshman Female Athlete Of The Year:
Kacie Oliver • Portsmouth, Rhode Island • Women’s Soccer
Male Henry I. Willett Scholar-Athlete Award: Scooter Buhrman
Senior • Men’s Golf • Fayetteville, North Carolina • Jack Britt
Business Marketing Major … 3.40 GPA
Scooter has played in all 28 rounds for the men's golf team (three tournament wins) … leads team with 73.5 scoring average … low 18-hole score of 68 … career low 36-hole score of 139 (70-69) … career low 54-hole score of 212 (70-69-73) … three Top Five, five Top 10, seven Top 20 individual finishes … medalist at Lonnie Barton Memorial Invitational (70-73--143) … runner-up at Frank Landrey Invitational (71-69-73--213) … 74.36 career scoring average (3rd all-time) … career low 18-hole score of 67 … Eleven Top Five among 29 Top 20 individual career finishes … 2008 GCAA Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar … 2007 Division I Independent All-Academic Team … Dean's List and President's List … Jay Christopher DeBoer Scholarship … Athletics-Academics Award … son of Theresa Buhrman of Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Female Henry I. Willett Scholar-Athlete Award: Mary Carmody
Senior • Women’s Golf • Cortland, New York • Cortland
Exercise Science Major / Pre-Professional Clinical Studies Minor … 3.95 GPA
Mary played in all 28 rounds for the women's golf team (two tournament wins) … 77.0 scoring average (2nd on team) … career low 18-hole score of 68 … career low 36-hole score of 144 (76-68) … career low 54-hole score of 225 (77-75-73) … five Top Five, five Top 10, eight Top 20 individual finishes … runner-up at Hawkeye Intercollegiate (77-75-73--225) … runner-up at Spider Invitational (76-68--144) … runner-up at Snowbird Intercollegiate (75-73—148, tied) … runner-up at Tina Barrett Invitational (77-77-75--229) … 79.03 career scoring average (4th all-time) … Eleven Top Five among 21 Top 20 individual career finishes … 2008 and 2007 NGCA All-American Scholar … 2007 Division I Independent All-Academic Team … Dean's List and President's List … Athletics-Academics Award … daughter of Timothy and Adelaide Carmody of Cortland, New York.
Jimmy Yarbrough Inspiration Award: Dana Smith
Redshirt-Junior • Men’s Basketball • Woodbridge • C.D. Hylton
Dana started 30 of 31 games for the men’s basketball team (17-14) … averaged 14.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists … team leader in points (459), scoring average, field goals (173), free throws (99), rebounds (199), rebound average, defensive rebounds (128-4.1), and blocks (26) … other stats include field goal percentage (.518, 173-334, 65th in Division I) and steals (54, 3rd on team) … 26 double-figure scoring games … four 20-point games … led team in both scoring and rebounding 11 times … five double-doubles … 2nd-Team All-Independent … Honorable Mention VaSID University Division All-State … Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament Team … one of 12 finalists for prestigious 2009 V Foundation Comeback Award … has overcome three knee injuries, including two season-ending requiring surgery during each of the previous two years (2006-07, 2007-08) … representative to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) … actively involved in all Men’s Basketball community outreach: Halloween Main Street Parade for Kids, Prince Edward County Elementary School (PECES) Fall Festival, PECES?“Spring Into Heath” Wellness Night, and a volunteer at multiple events associated with the Southside Virginia Family YMCA, including road races and kids clinics … team media representative … earned bachelor of science degree in sociology in May 2008 … second major in business marketing … son of Cheryl and Dana Smith of Woodbridge.
Freshman Male Athlete of the Year: Joel Helmick
Men’s Soccer • Springfield • W.T. Woodson
Joel started 16 of 17 games for the men's soccer team (8-8-4, Atlantic Soccer Conference (ASC) Tournament Champions) … goalkeeper played a total of 1,489 minutes, allowing 23 goals (1.39 GAA) with 69 saves (.750), while posting three shutouts … ASC Rookie of the Year … ASC Tournament MVP … majoring in exercise science … son of Jeff and Claudia Helmick of Springfield.
Freshman Female Athlete of the Year: Kacie Oliver
Women’s Soccer • Portsmouth, Rhode Island • Portsmouth
Kacie started all 19 games for the women's soccer team (10-7-2, United Soccer Conference (USC) Tournament Champions) … had three goals, six points, and two game-winning goals (2nd on team) … .125 shot percentage, .500 shots-on-goal percentage … anchor of defense that posted an 0.95 goals-against-average with 10 shutouts … major is undeclared … daughter of Stephen and Sandy Oliver of Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
2008-09 SAAC Coach of the Year:
Missy Ackerman, Women's Lacrosse Assistant Coach
2008-09 SAAC A.C.E.S. Award: Consuelo Alvarez, Assistant Professor of Biology
2007-08 Athletics Banquet Award Winners
2006-07 Athletics Banquet Award Winners
2005-06 Athletics Banquet Award Winners
