April 26, 2018 Article from GOBLUERAIDERS.COM

2018 Raiders' Choice Awards

Tucker Theater
 
  • PRESIDENTS AWARD (MALE): 
    • Aaron Aucker, baseball
    • Ed Simpson, basketball
  • PRESIDENTS AWARD (FEMALE): 
    • Morgan Harris, softball
  • MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: 
    • Nick King, basketball
  • FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: 
    • Abike Egbeniyi, track
  • MALE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: 
    • Tyler Johnson, golf
  • FEMALE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: 
    • Peyton DePriest, soccer
  • FEMALE BREAKOUT PERFORMER OF THE YEAR: 
    • Lexi Cushing, softball
  • MALE BREAKOUT PERFORMER OF THE YEAR: 
    • Gian Issa, tennis
  • ALL-AMERICANS: 
    • Agnes Abu (800 Meter Run) - 2nd Team All-American (2017 Outdoor)
    • Abike Eg-beniyi (800 Meter Run) - 2nd Team All-American (2017 Outdoor)
    • Elizabeth Dadzie (Heptathlon) - 2nd Team All-American (2017 Outdoor)
    • Jacob Choge (5000 Meter Run) - HM All-American (2017 utdoor)
    • Jacob Choge (10000 Meter Run) - 2nd Team All-American (2017 Outdoor)
    • Eliud Rutto (800 Meter Run) - 2nd Team All-American (2017 Outdoor) 
    • Nick King - USA Today Third Team All-American
    • Agnes Abu (800 Meter Run) - 2nd Team All-American (2018 Indoor)
    • Abike Egbeniyi (800 Meter Run) - 2nd Team All-American (2018 Indoor)
    • Kigen Chemadi (3000 Meter Run) - 2nd Team All-American (2018 Indoor)
    • Jacob Choge - All-American at 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships
    • Kigen Chemadi - All-American at 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships
    • Aaron Aucker - Preseason Third Team All-American (NCBWA)
  • SAEC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: 
    • Male: Gian Issa, tennis
    • Vonnie Covington, volleyball
  • MAKE A DIFFERENCE AWARD: 
    • Keith Bunch, MT sports medicine
    • Rutherford County EMS (Matt Riley)
  • DIRECTOR’S CUP: 
    • Men’s Tennis
  • TEAM GPA AWARD/SPRING 2017: 
    • Men’s Tennis (3.743)
  • TEAM GPA AWARD/FALL 2017: 
    • Men’s Tennis (3.783)
  • GAME/EVENT OF THE YEAR: 
    • Football’s 35-30 win over Arkansas State to win the Camellia Bowl
  • PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR: 
    • Drew Huff went 4-for-7, scoring three runs, driving in nine RBI, in-cluding a grand slam in the victory over Belmont. Huff was also a double short of the cycle. Not only did he break the school record for RBI in a game, but it also tied for second all-time in Conference USA, making him one of four in the league’s history with nine RBI in a game. Drew went on to win hitter of the week in Conference USA with his performance.
  • PLAY OF THE YEAR: 
    • Precious Birdsong’s single to shallow centerfield that scored Brooke McClure, the game winning run, from second base in extra innings of the rubber match game at WKU.