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The College of Coastal Georgia Athletics Department celebrated the 2017-18 campaign on Sunday night as the department held its year-end athletics awards reception at the Southeast Georgia Conference Center.
Student-athletics, coaches, athletics staff, and invited guests recognized the accomplishments and achievements of the Mariners this season. Recipients were announced for Student-Athletes of the Year, the Sports Medicine Anchor Award, and individual team awards.
In the seventh year of presentation, the Student-Athletes of the Year honor was presented to the department’s top men’s and women’s student-athletes. Each head coach nominates on student-athlete, and the athletic staff votes on award winners. The awards are based on the department’s SAILS acronym, which represented Scholarship, Athleticism, Integrity, Leadership and Sportsmanship.
The Sports Medicine Anchor Award was presented to a senior who has overcome a significant injury during his or her career at Coastal Georgia to become a key contributor to their respective team. This is the second year in which this award is being given.
For the team awards, each head coach selected a student-athlete to receive either a MVP or a Mariner Award. Additionally, the coaches recognized the letterwinners for the year.
Recipients of this year’s awards are:
Female Student-Athlete of the Year – Kyra White, Volleyball
Male Student-Athlete of the Year – Lauri Hacklin, Men’s Golf
Sports Medicine Anchor Award – Brandon Martin, Men’s Basketball
Volleyball MVP – Kyra White
Men’s Basketball MVP – Haylen Washington
Women’s Basketball Mariner Award – Brianna Gipson
Softball Mariner Award – Paige Alt
Men’s Tennis MVP – Matthew Hulme
Women’s Tennis Mariner Award – Samantha Lasslett
Men’s Golf MVP – Mark David Johnson
Women’s Golf MVP – Kylee Wheeler
Letterwinners (by sport)
Men’s Basketball – Deontrae Dixon, Hayden Goins, Lee Green, Vidmantas Kaciuska, Charles Pankey, Elijah Wade, Jonathan Canada, Haylen Washington, Landon Sarazine, Brandon Martin, Jaylen Smallwood.
Men’s Golf – Mark David Johnson, Kyle Kidd, Shaun Margeson, Chip Thompson, Lauri Hacklin, Michael Spinger, Eamon Owen, Harrison Stafford.
Men’s Tennis – Eric Gravelle, Matthew Hulme, Talic Jamela, Khanyakweze Ramokgopa, Brad Dunn, Ben Dolan.
Women’s Basketball – Tikarra Benoit, Romny Felts, Brianna Gipson, Solrun Gisladottir, Taylor Harris, Khaila McMorris, Danesha Murray, Quira Porter, Sydney Segroves, Kirondria Smith, Lynsey Washington, Jakaria Fleming, Whitney Roberts.
Women’s Golf – Lauren Bird, Kinsley Dowling, Megan Ramer, Kylee Wheeler.
Women’s Tennis – Jasmine Carswell, Sonja Wind, Madeline Garner, Paige DeLaPerriere, Samantha Sepe, Lindsey Lawing, Samantha Lasslett.
Softball – Ansley Bowen, Maura Grace Dickens, Mary Katherine Carter, Michaela Manley, Emily Mayson, KailiAnn Sadeski, Breanna Wells, Kylie Young, Paige Alt, Morgan Slater, Kensey Solomon, Savannah Money, Bri Lewis, Chloe Boulineau, Katie McGinnis, Morgan Cobb, Breanna Burgett.
Volleyball – Laney Green, Ashley Kot, Addie Pedraza, Azure Werner, Jesi Garrett, Jessica Brown, Madie Bunge, Alexis Downey, Kyra White, Hannah Mitchell.