University of Georgia Athletics

Georgia Holds Annual Awards Banquet

April 25, 2016 | General

The University of Georgia Athletics Association hosted the annual Student-Athlete Awards Banquet honoring several Bulldogs for the outstanding success in the classroom and in competition.

April 25, 2016

ATHENS, Ga. -- Malcolm Mitchell (football) and Keturah Orji (women's track and field) claimed Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year awards at the annual Student-Athlete Awards Banquet hosted by the University of Georgia Athletic Association on Monday, April 25.

DJ Shockley, former Georgia quarterback who led the Bulldogs to the 2005 SEC Championship, hosted the event.

Seniors Sylvie Brick (women's golf) and Kisean Smith (men's track and field) were named Georgia's nominees for the SEC Brad Davis Community Service

Postgraduate Scholarships, while sophomore Jeb Blazevich (football) and senior Brittany MacLean (women's swimming) were named recipients of the UGA Athletic Association Sportsmanship-Ethics Award.

Swimmer Ty Stewart and basketball player Marjorie Butler were recognized for receiving the Boyd McWhorter SEC Postgraduate Scholarship.

The men's cross country and women's swimming and diving teams were recognized as the recipients of the Faculty Athletics Representative's award, after earning the highest team grade point averages of 3.42 and 3.16, respectively, during the 2014-15 academic year.

Malcolm Mitchell
Feature Video on Mitchell Keturah Orji
Feature Video on Orji Kisean Smith
Feature Video on Smith Sylvie Brick
Feature Video on Brick Jeb Blazevich Brittany MacLean Ty Stewart
Feature Video on Stewart Marjorie Butler
Feature Video on Butler Liliana Rios Ty Stewart Vanessa Gillette Nick Salyers Brandie Jay Morgan Reynolds
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2015-16 Scholar-Athlete Award Winners
Baseball Taylor Hicks
Men's Basketball Taylor Echols
Women's Basketbal Marjorie Butler
Equestrian Allie Harbert & Morgan Justiss
Football Patrick Beless
Men's Golf Matthew Beringer
Women's Golf Sammi Lee
Gymnastics Demetria Hunte
Men's Swimming Joshua Kenway
Women's Swimming Hali Flickinger, Chantal Van Landeghem, and Annie Zhu
Men's Tennis Ben Wagland
Women's Tennis Lauren Herring
Men's Track & Cross Country Charles Grethen
Women's Track & Cross Country Morgan Green
Soccer Liliana Rios
Softball Katie Browne
Volleyball Tirah Le'au

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Players Mentioned

Matthew Beringer

/ Men's Golf
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Jeb Blazevich

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/ Football

Morgan Green

Distance
/ Track & Field

Allie Harbert

/ Equestrian

Sammi Lee

/ Women's Golf

Keturah Orji

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/ Track & Field

Chantal Van Landeghem

Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving

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