Longwood University Athletics

4.23.2012

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FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University Athletics announced its annual award winners at the 2011-12 Student-Athlete Awards Banquet Monday night in Farmville.  The top award winners were senior men's basketball standout Antwan Carter|St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg) and senior softball standout Ashley Kramer|Ashburn (Broad Run), named the school's male and female Athletes of the Year, respectively.  Carter won the award for the second-straight year, while senior women's lacrosse team member Sam Stifler|Jarrettsville, Md. (North Harford) was presented with the school's Jimmy Yarbrough Inspiration Award.  All of the night's award winners can be found by reading further as congratulations go out to all of our student-athletes, coaches, and administration.

Antwan Carter started all 31 games this year and averaged 19.4 points and 9.2 rebounds while named CollegeInsider.com, College Sports Madness, CollegeHoops.net, and Roundball Daily.com Independent Player of the Year.  A 6-6 center, he shot 51% (245-480) from the field, 31% (23-75) on three-point field goals, and 72% (88-123) at the free throw line, posting 31-straight double-figure scoring games, 14 20-point games, and 11 double-doubles while adding 30 steals and 27 blocks.  Carter became the all-time scoring leader at Longwood this season, finishing his career with 1,886 points, and is the only player in the 36-year history of the program with at least 1,800 career points and 1,000 career rebounds (1,008, 2nd).  He earned All-Tournament Team honors at both the 2011 Chicago Invitational Challenge and 2011 Dr. Pepper Classic.  Antwan majors in communication studies, with a concentration in mass media, and is the son of Lawanda Smith and Gene Carter of St. Petersburg, Florida.

Ashley Kramer has started all 51 games this spring at shortstop and is batting .321 with one home run, eight doubles, 20 runs scored, 13 RBI, and eight stolen bases.  She adds 13 multi-hit games, four multi-RBI games, and a six-game hitting streak along with a .401 slugging percentage and a .409 on-base percentage.  Kramer has a career batting average of .300 with eight home runs, five triples, 28 doubles, 97 runs, 85 RBI, and 24 stolen bases.  Ashley is a four-time Longwood Scholar-Athlete Award recipient and majors in kinesiology, with a concentration in exercise science, and is the daughter of Tracey and Ted Kramer of Ashburn.
   
Sam Stifler has demonstrated great strength of character and an unwavering commitment to her academics and teammates while dealing with the loss of her father, Mark, this past November following a two-year battle with brain cancer.  In addition to being unanimously elected a team captain this year, she is a member of the Cormier Honors College, a Dean's List student, a member of Mortar Board, Longwood Ambassadors, Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society, and a member of the Tri-Beta Biological Fraternity.  The midfielder has started 13 matches this spring with eight goals for eight points, adding 24 ground balls, 22 draw controls, and nine caused turnovers.  Sam is a four-time Longwood Scholar-Athlete Award recipient, a 2011 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Academic Squad selection, and majors in biology with a concentration in pre-health, while the daughter of the late Mark and Terry Stifler of Jarrettsville, Maryland.
   
Other highlights to the evening were the announcements of the Henry I. Willett Scholar-Athlete Awards to graduate Kameron Carter|Bassett (Bassett) and senior Austin Gray|Midlothian (Monacan), Freshman Athlete of the Year Awards to Megan Baltzell|Stafford (Mountain View) and Brandon Vick|Newport News (Warwick), Academic PRIDE Awards to junior Lindsey Ottavio|Fairfax (W.T. Woodson) and sophomore Dominique Bickham|Spotsylvania (Spotsylvania), along with the Lancer Outstanding Service Awards to junior Amy Lewis|Lewisville, N.C. (Forsyth Country Day) and senior Zack Mahon|San Antonio, Texas (William Howard Taft).  The complete list of award winners follows.

Male Athlete Of The Year
Antwan Carter | St. Petersburg, Florida | Senior | Men's Basketball

Female Athlete Of The Year
Ashley Kramer | Ashburn, Virginia | Senior | Softball

Jimmy Yarbrough Inspiration Award
Sam Stifler | Jarrettsville, Maryland | Senior | Women's Lacrosse

Male Henry I. Willett Scholar-Athlete Award
Austin Gray | Midlothian, Virginia | Senior | Men's Golf | Business Administration | 3.60 GPA
Austin has maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.60 while majoring in business administration with a concentration in accounting … he played all 29 rounds for men's golf team, leading them in two tournaments with two team wins, and had a 74.62 scoring average … career-low, 18-hole score of 68 … career-low, 36-hole score of 139 (68-71) … Austin posted a career-low, 54-hole score of 208, and had two top-five individual finishes while earning medalist honors at the Bucknell Invitational (208) and the Joe Agee Invitational (217); ranking ninth in career scoring average with his 75.67 over 95 rounds … son of Theresa and Brian Gray of Midlothian.

Female Henry I. Willett Scholar-Athlete Award
Kameron Carter | Bassett, Virginia | Graduate | Women's Golf
2011 Magna Cum Laude Graduate/Bachelor of Science - Chemistry | MBA | 3.88 GPA
Kameron graduated Magna Cum Laude last May with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, and has maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.88 while pursuing an MBA degree … she played all 26 rounds for the women's golf team, leading them in two of eight tournaments with one team win, and had a 76.54 scoring average … Kam posted a school-record, 18-hole score of 66, a school-record, 36-hole score of 139, and a career-low, 54-hole score of 214 that is second-best in school history … she had two top-five individual finishes, and was the medalist at C&F Bank Intercollegiate (221); ranking second in career scoring average with her 76.06 over 99 rounds … daughter of Helen and Terry Carter of Bassett.

Freshman Male Athlete Of The Year
Brandon Vick | Newport News, Virginia | Baseball
Brandon has started eight of 11 games for the baseball team that is currently 21-17 … a left-handed pitcher, he is currently 5-1 on the mound with a 4.81 ERA through 43.0 innings with 32 strikeouts and only 14 walks while yielding just nine extra base hits … son of Trisha and Gregg Vick of Newport News.

Freshman Female Athlete Of The Year
Megan Baltzell | Stafford, Virginia | Softball
Megan has started all 51 games for the softball team that is currently 26-25 … a catcher/outfielder, she has led the team with her .351 batting average, nine home runs, two triples, 13 doubles, 42 runs scored, and 33 RBI, and 13 stolen bases; adding team-bests of 14 multi-hit games, nine multi-RBI games, and an eight-game hitting streak along with a slugging percentage of .642 and an on-base percentage of .438 … daughter of Tammy and Winston Baltzell of Stafford.

Academic PRIDE Award is awarded to one male and one female student-athlete that demonstrate tremendous work ethic towards his/her academic pursuits. This award does not give regard to GPA or other numeric qualifications, but focuses on a student-athlete's effort, attitude, perseverance, respect, modeling, and excellence, the epitome of our core values: Principle … Respect … Inspiration … Diversity … Excellence.

Male Academic PRIDE Award
Dominique Bickham | Spotsylvania, Virginia | Sophomore | Men's Soccer

Female Academic PRIDE Award
Lindsey Ottavio | Fairfax, Virginia | Junior | Women's Soccer

Lancer Outstanding Service Award is presented to one male or one female student-athlete that goes above and beyond and has positively impacted his/her college, Longwood University, the surrounding community or the world through his/her service.

Male Lancer Outstanding Service Award
Zack Mahon | San Antonio, Texas | Senior | Men's Soccer

Female Lancer Outstanding Service Award
Amy Lewis | Lewisville, North Carolina | Junior | Field Hockey

Cormier Award for Academic Excellence
Spring 2011: Men's Golf, Women's Tennis
Fall 2011: Men's Tennis, Women's Soccer

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee A.C.E.S. Award
Tucker Dowdy | Lancer Lunatics President

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Coach of the Year Award
Ali Wright | Women's Golf Head Coach

Special Recognition Award
Mr. Skip Spain | Public Address Announcer

Scholar-Athlete Awards (117)
Troy A. Dickman, Baseball; Matthew F. Gwaltney, Baseball; D. Scott Laabs, Baseball; Zachary J. Mihalko, Baseball; Robert K. Newman, Baseball; Daniel L. Pomposini, Baseball; Ryan M. Schubert, Baseball; Brandon S. Vick, Baseball; J. Tyler Wislocki, Baseball; Jeylani G. Dublin, Men's Basketball; Jeff S. Havenstein, Men's Basketball; David J. Robinson, Men's Basketball; Stephen R. Shockley, Men's Basketball; Jan H. Van Der Kooij, Men's Basketball; Darrien J. Drummond, Men's Cross Country; Russell A. Reed, Men's Cross Country; Kyle K. Bodin, Men's Golf; Robert P. Fox, Men's Golf; Austin W. Gray, Men's Golf; Dylan J. Jensen, Men's Golf; Kenneth G. Leech, Men's Golf; Jason G. Schumacher, Men's Golf; Ross K. Sumner, Men's Golf; Jonathan K. Bender, Men's Soccer; Paul F. Hegedus, Men's Soccer; Shane G. Johnson, Men's Soccer; Evan W. Jones, Men's Soccer; Zackery G. Mahon, Men's Soccer; Michael C. Tegler, Men's Soccer; Niels van Pelt, Men's Soccer; Edward F. Becker, Men's Tennis; Nobuyoshi Tanaka, Men's Tennis; Brittanni C. Billups, Women's Basketball; Chelsea M. Coward, Women's Basketball; Mieke B. Elkington, Women's Basketball; Mina Jovanovic, Women's Basketball; Erin E. Neal, Women's Basketball; Morgan E. Smith, Women's Basketball; Jessica R. Alley, Women's Cross Country; Rebecca  A. Denny, Women's Cross Country; Alisha M. Royal, Women's Cross Country; Megan J. Short, Women's Cross Country; Jenna M. Sprinkle, Women's Cross Country; Alison C. Akers, Field Hockey; Sarah E. Bietsch, Field Hockey; Kaitlyn T. Byrum, Field Hockey; Brittany R. Diaz, Field Hockey; Kelley A. Fay, Field Hockey; Olga T. Knop, Field Hockey; Amy C. Lewis, Field Hockey; Caitlin S. Smith, Field Hockey; Kameron M. Carter, Women's Golf; Hannah K. Pierce, Women's Golf; Amanda E. Steinhagen, Women's Golf; Alexa P. Anderson, Women's Lacrosse; Jamie E. Brentlinger, Women's Lacrosse; Katie E. Carbiener, Women's Lacrosse; Alicia M. McCarty, Women's Lacrosse; Lauren C. Prasnicki, Women's Lacrosse; Hannah L. Riggs, Women's Lacrosse; Jessica G. Rudloff, Women's Lacrosse; Samantha L. Stifler, Women's Lacrosse; Elizabeth C. Trainer, Women's Lacrosse; Emily A. Whitman, Women's Lacrosse; Kyra L. Byron, Women's Soccer; Taylor N. Cave, Women's Soccer; Katharine M. Devlin, Women's Soccer; Kylie A. Dyer, Women's Soccer; U. Nikki Glisson, Women's Soccer; Stephanie B. Green, Women's Soccer; Shelby L. Hall, Women's Soccer; Mackenzie A. King, Women's Soccer; Kelsey R. Lucas, Women's Soccer; Natalie K. Massey, Women's Soccer; Alecia A. McConnell, Women's Soccer; Kelsey O. McDonald, Women's Soccer; Kacie R. Oliver, Women's Soccer; Lindsey E. Ottavio, Women's Soccer; Samantha P. Phillips, Women's Soccer; Rachel A. Powers, Women's Soccer; Soraya P. Serra, Women's Soccer; Rebecca M. Soares, Women's Soccer; Dylan N. Spicker, Women's Soccer; Kelsey M. Trace, Women's Soccer; Dana R. Wallace, Women's Soccer; Chelsea A. Walter, Women's Soccer; Courtney E. Zamparello, Women's Soccer; Holly B. Janney, Softball; Ashley L. Kramer, Softball; Courtney A. Long, Softball; Amy D. Putnam, Softball; Leigh A. Sexton, Softball; Malin M. Allgurin,  Women's Tennis; Hannah L. Hill, Women's Tennis; Sarah E. Moomau, Women's Tennis; Nicole K. Parker, Women's Tennis; Marta P. Davi, Women's Tennis; Allison T. Shulman, Women's Tennis; Brett A. Winston, Athletic Training; Matthew B. Rawlins, Athletic Training; Caitlin M. Keroack, Athletic Training; Kaylyn B. Hopkins, Athletic Training; Derik T. Claar, Athletic Training; Ashlyn L. Johnston, Athletic Training; Devon B. Batterson, Athletic Training; Sydney N. Campbell, Athletic Training; K. Brant Hawkins, Athletic Training; Claire N. Siceloff, Athletic Training; Cody M. Jones, Athletic Training; Charlie S. Wise, Athletic Training; Courtney M. McCarthy, Athletic Training; Taylor J. Chiles, Cheerleading; Savannah R. Ducre, Cheerleading; Emily A. Krava, Cheerleading; Danielle L. Smith, Cheerleading; Sarah J. Sprague, Cheerleading; Kathryn A. Wilson, Cheerleading.

All-Academic Team Awards (17)
Zachary J. Mihalko, Baseball; David J. Robinson, Men's Basketball; Darrien J. Drummond, Men's Cross Country; Kyle K. Bodin, Men's Golf; Evan W. Jones, Men's Soccer; Edward F. Becker, Men's Tennis; Mina Jovanovic, Women's Basketball; Megan J. Short, Women's Cross Country; Caitlin S. Smith, Field Hockey; Kameron M. Carter, Women's Golf; Samantha L. Stifler, Women's Lacrosse; Katharine M. Devlin, Women's Soccer; Amy D. Putnam, Softball; Sarah E. Moomau, Women's Tennis; Courtney M. McCarthy, Athletic Training; Savannah R. Ducre, Cheerleading; Coaching Staff: Women's Soccer Head Coach Todd Dyer, Associate Head Coach Steve Brdarski.

2010-11 Student-Athlete Awards
2009-10 Student-Athlete Awards
2008-09 Student-Athlete Awards
2007-08 Student-Athlete Awards
2006-07 Student-Athlete Awards
2005-06 Student-Athlete Awards