Athletics
May 5, 2015
Brooks and Bully Named Top Catawba Senior Athletes For 2014-15
Pictured L-R: Brooks, Waller, Houser, Bully
SALISBURY, N.C. -- Catawba College has announced its 2014-15 athletic award winners for its student-athletes. The awards were presented at the annual athletic ceremony held at the Keppel Auditorium on Tuesday, May 5. Heading the list of award winners were Craig Brooks and Chloe Bully, who were awarded the Kirkland and Lomax Awards for the top male and female senior athletes, and Taylor Houser and Michael Waller, who were given the Wurster Awards for team leadership.
Brooks, a baseball player from Monroe, N.C., was named the Kirkland Award winner. He is a two-time South Atlantic Conference Pitcher of the Year and has helped the team to three conference titles. Over his career, he has posted a 23-4 record and 10 saves, while garnering a 2.03 ERA.
Bully, of Hannut, Belgium, who played basketball, earned the Lomax Award. She was a three-time All-SAC selection and set school records for three-pointers in a season (73) and a career (219). She ranks seventh all-time in scoring with 1,518 points.
The Wurster Awards were established to honor a male and a female that demonstrate strong character, able leadership and an outstanding team-before-self attitude. Houser, a volleyball player from Mount Holly, N.C., and Waller, a soccer player from Mission, Texas, earned this year's awards.
Jacob Breig, of Greenfield, Minn., and Janin Kassner, of Hamburg, Germany, were the recipients of the SAAC Award for the highest cumulative GPA’s for seniors. Breig, a business major that plays lacrosse, posted a 3.88 grade point average. Kassner, a swimmer, had a 3.89 GPA while also majoring in business. The women’s tennis team took the team award with a 3.56 GPA.
The awards for team MVPs went to: Craig Brooks and Will Albertson (Baseball), KJ Arrington (Men's Basketball), Bri Johnson (Women's Basketball), Erica Boles and Matt Jordan-Steele (Cross Country), Jason Taylor (Football), Matt Hardman (Men’s Golf), Madison Kennedy (Women’s Golf), Daniel Rew (Men’s Lacrosse), Meredith Jones (Women’s Lacrosse), Philipp Hollandhorst (Men's Soccer), Bethany Davis (Women's Soccer), Carley Tysinger (Softball), Nadine Brockmann (Women’s Swimming), Sebastian Holmberg (Men’s Swimming), Pierce Hoover (Men's Tennis), Liz Renteria (Women's Tennis), Alex Hopper (Volleyball), Demi Hutson (Cheerleading), Jacob Shepherd (Athletic Training) and Rachel Tigue (Sports Information).
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| 1 April 1 Tennis (W) @ Newberry 0-7 Soccer (W) @ Coker 1-0 Soccer (M) @ Coker 2-1 | 2 April 2 Baseball @ Mars Hill 12-1 Softball NEWBERRY 5-4 Baseball @ Mars Hill 12-6 Softball NEWBERRY 8-7 | 3 April 3 Lacrosse (M) @ Mars Hill 16-8 Baseball @ Mars Hill 13-1 Baseball @ Mars Hill 11-0 | ||||
| 4 | 5 April 5 Tennis (W) TUSCULUM 2-5 Soccer (W) WINGATE (SAC Tournament - Quarterfinals) 2-1 | 6 April 6 Baseball @ Wingate 0-8 Baseball @ Wingate 5-2 | 7 April 7 Softball WINGATE 3-4 Tennis (W) @ Wingate 0-7 Softball WINGATE 5-2 Lacrosse (M) COKER 12-13 | 8 April 8 Soccer (W) LENOIR-RHYNE (SAC Tournament - Semifinals) 0-1 | 9 April 9 Track/Field @ Flames Invitational - Day 1 Soccer (M) SHAW 3-2 Softball @ UVA Wise 10-6 Softball @ UVA Wise 2-3 | 10 April 10 Track/Field @ NC A&T Invite Track/Field @ Flames Invitational - Day 2 Tennis (W) vs. Carson-Newman (Lake Norman Tennis Center) 1-6 |
| 11 April 11 Baseball UVA WISE 1 p.m. Baseball UVA WISE 4 p.m. | 12 April 12 Golf (W) @ SAC Championships - Day 1 (Woodlake GC ) 8 a.m. Softball @ Carson-Newman 1 p.m. Baseball UVA WISE 1 p.m. Softball @ Carson-Newman 3 p.m. Baseball UVA WISE 4 p.m. | 13 April 13 Golf (W) @ SAC Championships - Day 2 (Woodlake GC ) 8:30 a.m. Baseball MOUNT OLIVE 4 p.m. | 14 April 14 Softball @ Queens 1 p.m. Softball @ Queens 3 p.m. Beach Volleyball SPARTANBURG METHODIST 4 p.m. Lacrosse (W) WINGATE 6 p.m. Beach Volleyball SPARTANBURG METHODIST 6 p.m. | 15 | 16 April 16 Beach Volleyball @ Small College Championships Softball COKER 3 p.m. Baseball ANDERSON 4 p.m. Softball COKER 5 p.m. Baseball ANDERSON 7 p.m. | 17 April 17 Beach Volleyball @ Small College Championships Baseball ANDERSON 2 p.m. Lacrosse (M) QUEENS 4 p.m. Baseball ANDERSON 5 p.m. Lacrosse (W) QUEENS 7 p.m. |
| 18 April 18 Beach Volleyball @ Small College Championships | 19 April 19 Golf (M) @ SAC Championships - Day 1 (Woodlake GC ) 8 a.m. Baseball v. Belmont Abbey (Atrium Health Ballpark) 6 p.m. | 20 April 20 Lacrosse (M) SAC Tournament (1st Round) Lacrosse (W) SAC Tournament (1st Round) Golf (M) @ SAC Championships - Day 2 (Woodlake GC ) 8:30 a.m. Softball BELMONT ABBEY 1 p.m. Softball BELMONT ABBEY 3 p.m. Baseball @ UNC Pembroke 6 p.m. | 21 April 21 Beach Volleyball ST. ANDREWS 5 p.m. Beach Volleyball ST. ANDREWS 7 p.m. | 22 April 22 Baseball @ SAC Tournament | 23 April 23 Softball @ SAC Tournemant Lacrosse (W) @ SAC Tournament (Semifinals) Baseball @ SAC Tournament Lacrosse (M) @ SAC Tournament (Semifinals) Beach Volleyball Erskine vs. CVCC 2 p.m. Beach Volleyball CVCC 5 p.m. | 24 April 24 Softball @ SAC Tournament Baseball @ SAC Tournament Track/Field @ SAC Outdoor Championships - Day 1 9 a.m. Beach Volleyball ERSKINE 9:30 a.m. Beach Volleyball Free Volleyball Clinic (Beach & Indoor) 11:30 a.m. Beach Volleyball ERSKINE 2:30 p.m. |
| 25 April 25 Baseball @ SAC Tournament Track/Field @ SAC Outdoor Championships - Day 2 9:30 a.m. Lacrosse (W) @ SAC Tournament (Championship) 1 p.m. Lacrosse (M) @ SAC Tournament (Championship) 4 p.m. | 26 April 26 Baseball @ SAC Tournament | 27 April 27 Beach Volleyball SANDHILLS CC 4 p.m. Beach Volleyball SANDHILLS CC 6 p.m. | 28 | 29 April 29 Beach Volleyball Tusculum vs. Carson-Newman 11 a.m. Beach Volleyball LINCOLN MEMORIAL 1 p.m. Beach Volleyball Carson-Newman vs. Lincoln Memorial 4 p.m. Beach Volleyball TUSCULUM 6 p.m. | 30 April 30 Beach Volleyball Lincoln Memorial vs. Tusculum 11 a.m. Beach Volleyball CARSON-NEWMAN 1 p.m. Beach Volleyball Tusculum vs. Carson-Newman 4 p.m. Beach Volleyball LINCOLN MEMORIAL 6 p.m. | |
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