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.