Student-Athletes Honored
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
