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Charlotte, NC - Johnson C. Smith University recognized the athletic and academic accomplishments of its student-athletes at the Annual Athletic Banquet, held on Monday evening (April 26th) inside the Grimes Lounge on the campus of JCSU. Senior
Demetria Bell (Indianapolis, IN) and junior
Leford Green (St. Catherine, Jamaica) were honored with Pettis Norman Award as the female and male student-athletes of the year, respectively.
The Voice of the Golden Bulls, Mr. Otis Stroud was the master of ceremony and presided over the event.
Demetria Bell was the only Lady Golden Bull named to 2009-10 All-CIAA team this season. She finished the season ranked 3rd in the CIAA in rebounding (averaging 7.9 rpg) and 8th in conference for field goal percentage (46.1%).
Bell, a member of the women's basketball team, was named Preseason All-CIAA this season and recorded four double-doubles. She played in 23 games and started 22. Bell has produced 955 points and 866 rebounds in her four-year career at Johnson C. Smith.
Bell has been a Dean's List scholar at Johnson C. Smith University for the past three years. She was elected Student-Athlete Advisory Committee president and chosen to be a women's basketball team captain. In addition, Bell serves her community through efforts at Habitat for Humanity and through projects with her sorority Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. She is also a Spanish tutor at Johnson C. Smith. Bell was a finalist for the Lowe's Senior Class Award this year.
Leford Green earned his third All-American honors in NCAA indoor track and field. Green established a new personal best in the 200m and the fastest collegiate performance in the nation (20.41 seconds). This season, Green has produced automatic qualifying times for the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 400m. He opened his outdoor season with a brisk 45.88 seconds to smash the Aggie Relay meet record. The time is an automatic qualifying time for the NCAA Outdoor Championships and leads Division II qualifiers. The time is fourth across all divisions.
At the CIAA Outdoor Championships,
Leford Green was named Championship MVP, for the second consecutive season. In addition to performing so well on the track this year, Green is also a 3.9 GPA student majoring in Information Systems Engineering.
Senior
Jason Stuckey (Men's Tennis) and junior
Nikki Boston (Women's Track & Field/Cross Country) received the Coca-Cola Academic Award as the male and female senior student-athletes with the highest grade point average.
Stuckey, a business administration major, competed in No. 1 singles and doubles with partner and co-captain Hutcherson all season for JCSU. He ended his 2010 campaign 16-9 and 9-3 in the CIAA for singles action. Stuckey is ranked 2nd in the CIAA for number one singles leaders and 10th for all singles.
He was one of three All-CIAA selections from the Golden Bulls tennis team. Stuckey led JCSU to the finals match in the 2010 CIAA Championships. He has excelled as a broadcaster for the JCSU communications department. Stuckey has a 4.00 grade point average.
Nikki Boston has earned All-American honors in Indoor Track and Field for the 4x400m relay and 400m hurdles events. She is currently ranked No. 2 in NCAA Division II for the 400m hurdle event and achieved an automatic qualifying time (60.67) for the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Boston is a scholar student-athlete with a 3.94 grade point average. She represented the JCSU Department of Computer Science and Engineering with her NASA project on Modeling of Catalyst: GaussView/Gaussivan03 Modeling of Fischer-Tropsch Reaction. Despite having another year of athletic eligibility, Boston has earned enough academic credits to complete her degree as an early graduate.
In addition to honoring the student-athletes, the following organizations received the Athletic Director's Service Award for their continued support of the University:
100 Club, Alumni Luv-A-Bull Cheerleaders, Amtrak, Charlotte Alumni Chapter (J.C. Smith), Charlotte Black Chamber of Commerce, Charlotte Regional Visitor's Authority, Coca Cola Bottling Company Consolidated, FDY Catering Incorporated, Fifth Third Bank, Food Lion, Johnson C. Smith University National Alumni Association, Marriott City Center, Nationwide Insurance, Ortho Carolina, Piedmont Natural Gas, Wendy's.
The evening came to a conclusion with some motivational closing remarks and the benediction by JCSU President, Dr. Ronald L. Carter.
A complete listing of the student-athlete award recipients is as follows:
BASKETBALL/MEN
1. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER:
Brian Mobley
2. MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER:
Jerry Hollis
3. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER:
Brian Mobley
4. HIGHEST GPA:
Bobby Burum
BASKETBALL/WOMEN
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER:
Brittane Neely
2. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER:
Shontanette Shaw
3. MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER:
Tyra Breaux
4. MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER:
Demetria Bell
5. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER:
Demetria Bell
6. HIGHEST GPA:
Jasamine Hill
BOWLING
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER:
Nicole Baker
2. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER:
Charmaine Ellis
3. HIGHEST BOWLING AVERAGE:
Sasha Thornhill
4. HIGHEST GAME BOWLED/SEASON:
Nijah Braddox
5. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER:
Nijah Braddox
6. HIGHEST GPA:
Vivian Ellis
CHEERLEADERS
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER:
Raven Cobb
2. MOST IMPROVED CHEERLEADER: Joi Robins-Monroe
3. MOST DEDICATED CHEERLEADER:
Raven Cobb
4. MOST SPIRITED CHEERLEADER:
Saishea Cook
5. MOST VALUABLE CHEERLEADER:
Marshae Puryear
6. HIGHEST GPA:
Anthony Cureton
CROSS COUNTRY/MEN
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER:
Kent King
2. MOST IMPROVED PARTICIPANT:
Jamille Callum
3. MOST VALUABLE RUNNER:
Jonathan Jackson
4. HIGHEST GPA:
Leford Green
CROSS COUNTRY/WOMEN
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER:
Xahnn-Georgia Reid
2. MOST IMPROVED PARTICIPANT:
Rosemarie Carty
3. MOST VALUABLE RUNNER:
Jesseca Gray
4. HIGHEST GPA:
Monique Kelly
TRACK/MEN
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER:
Akino Ming
2. MOST IMPROVED PARTICIPANT:
Winston Brown
3. MOST OUTSTANDING RUNNER:
Leford Green
4. MOST OUTSTANDING FIELD PARTICIPANT:
Julius Wright
5. MOST VALUABLE RUNNER:
Leford Green
6. HIGHEST GPA: #Anthony Cureton &
Andre Collins#
TRACK/WOMEN
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER:
Xahnn-Georgia Reid
2. MOST IMPROVED PARTICIPANT:
Marcia Higgins
3. MOST OUTSTANDING RUNNER:
Shermaine Williams
4. MOST OUTSTANDING FIELD PARTICIPANT:
Nikki Boston
5. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER:
Shermaine Williams
6. HIGHEST GPA:
Antoinette Taylor
FOOTBALL
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER:
Dedrick Anderson
2. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER:
Artis Carter
3. MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER:
Lawyer Montgomery
4. MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER:
Jeremy Franklin
5. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER:
Jeremy Franklin
6. HIGHEST GPA:
Chester Burnett
MEN'S GOLF
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER:
Dyrrick Brown
2. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER:
Calvin Smith
3. LOWEST SCORING AVERAGE:
Carleton Beamer
4. MOST CONSISTANT GOLFER:
Chris Coates
5. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER:
Carleton Beamer
6. HIGHEST GPA:
Julien Polk
SOFTBALL
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER: Alexandria Buckley
2. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER:
Mauranda Elliott
3. DEFENSIVE PLAYER:
Kawehionapua Chan
4. MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER:
Allycia Watanabe
5. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER:
Samantha Smith
6. HIGHEST GPA:
Alexandra Buckley
MEN'S TENNIS
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER:
McKenzie Bean
2. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER:
Robert Butts
3. MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER:
Aaron Hutcherson
4. MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER:
Jamil Jones
5. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER:
Jason Stuckey
6. HIGHEST GPA:
Jason Stuckey
WOMEN'S TENNIS
1. MOST OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER:
Samantha Barnes
2. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER:
Tyra Breaux
3. MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER:
Rolanda Sue
4. MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER:
Jae Hargett
5. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER:
Samantha Barnes
6. HIGHEST GPA:
Samantha Barnes
VOLLEYBALL
1. MOST IMPROVED PARTICIPANT:
Terran Quattlebaum
2. MOST VERSATILE PLAYER:
Rashondae Henderson
3. MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER:
Mauranda Elliott
4. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER:
Alexis Webb
5. HIGHEST GPA:
Alexis Webb
PETTIS NORMAN AWARD
1. MOST OUTSTANDING FEMALE ATHLETE:
Demetria Bell
2. MOST OUTSTANDING MALE ATHLETE:
Leford Green
COCA-COLA AWARD (HIGHEST GPA)
1. SENIOR (MALE) ATHLETE:
Jason Stuckey
2. SENIOR (FEMALE) ATHLETE:
Nikki Boston
