May 12, 2004
LAS VEGAS -
The UNLV Athletics Department hosted its annual awards banquets for its men's and women's Olympic sports teams last week as student-athletes from each program were honored for their accomplishments in their respective sports.
Rookie of the Year, Coach's and Most Valuable Player awards were presented by each sport's head coach. The MVP from each team is now eligible to win the UNLV Olympic Sportsman and UNLV Women's Sports Foundation's Sportswoman of the Year awards.
Additional nominees for Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year may be added as the spring season continues.
The Sportswoman of the Year award will be voted on by the UNLV Women's Sports Foundation's board members and the Sportsman of the Year award is voted on by the men's program's head coaches at the conclusion of the spring sports seasons in June.
The full list of awards follows.
2003-04 UNLV Men's Olympic Sports Awards
Baseball
Rookie: Justin Tellam
Coach's: Ryan Ruiz
M.V.P.: Brent Johnson
Golf
Rookie: None
Coach's: None
M.V.P.: Ryan Moore
Soccer
Rookie: Cole McCool
Coach's: None
M.V.P.: Alex Hernandez/Victor Arbelaez
Swimming/Diving
Rookie: Brandon Nelms
Coach's: Adam Martinson
M.V.P.: Jon Hugo
Tennis
Rookie: David DiMartino
Coach's: Aviram Salomon
M.V.P.: Henner Nehles
2003-04 UNLV Women's Olympic Sports Awards
Basketball
Rookie: Kameca Simmons
Coach's: Infini Robinson
M.V.P.: RanDee Henry
Cross Country
Rookie: Sarah Loughlin
Coach's: Erin Hammond
M.V.P.: Michele Suszek
Golf
Rookie: Seema Sadekar
Coach's: Elena Kurokawa
M.V.P.: Sunny Oh
Soccer
Rookie: Tanya Roberts
Coach's: Tania Lee
M.V.P.: Jenna Huff
Softball
Rookie: Brittany Freight
Coach's: Bridget Byrne
M.V.P.: Jacque Kerrigan
Swimming/Diving
Rookie: Julie Babin
Coach's: Alyson Noble
M.V.P.: Alyson Noble
Tennis
Rookie: Claire Smith
Coach's: Cindy Treber/Anne Claire Ortiz-Luis
M.V.P.: Gyorgyi Zsiros
Track & Field
Rookie: Deanna Appuglise
Coach's: Teri Trautwein
M.V.P.: Christine Spence
Volleyball
Rookie: Michelle Banks
Coach's: None
M.V.P.: Leiana Oswald
