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AC Honors Athletes At Awards Night

ANDERSON, S.C. - The Anderson College athletic department held its annual athletic honors night Tuesday at the Henderson Auditorium on the AC campus. Each team presented two awards and AC's all-conference and all-tournament athletes all received recognition for their performances during the 2002-03 athletic year. All of AC's senior athletes received desk clocks and AC's two championship teams -- women's cross country and men's tennis -- received CVAC championship watches. Freshman wrestler Careef Robertson collected three awards - most valuable wrestler, the Thom Hoppler Memorial Award, and the Ed Oxford Memorial Award, which is given to AC's top athlete. Here is a list of the team award winners and their hometowns: Baseball: Most Valuable Player - Jason Ratliff (Prosperity, S.C.; Most Valuable Pitcher - Nick Wates (Edgefield, S.C.) Men's Basketball: Best Work Ethic - Marko Zoric (Belgrade, Yugoslovia); Most Valuable Team Player - Robbie Seabrook (N. Charleston, S.C.) Men's JV Basketball: Heart and Hustle Award - Nolan Gottlieb (Macon, Ga.); Most Valuable Player - Shaun Murphy (Piedmont, S.C.) Women's Basketball: Heart and Hustle Award - Deanna Thompson (Summerville, S.C.); Most Improved Player - Michelle Fleck (Tucson, Ariz.) Cross Country: Most Valuable Runner - Dustin Lang (Williamston, S.C.); Career Award - Josiah Jones (Westminster, S.C.) Women's Cross Country: Most Valuable Runner - Ashley Smoak (W. Columbia, S.C.); Career Award - Jessica Merrill (Lorraine, Ohio) Men's Golf: Most Valuable Player - Kyle Owings (Pauline, S.C.); Coach's Award - Josh Moody (Belton, S.C.) Women's Golf: Most Valuable Player - Kathryn Adkins (Easley, S.C.); Coach's Award - Darcie Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) Men's Soccer: Most Valuable Player - Kevin Rugaard (Villa Park, Ill.); Most Improved - Mike Hogan (Charlotte, N.C.) Women's Soccer: Defensive MVP - Brandi Bessinger (Aiken, S.C.); Offensive MVP - April Phillips (Blythewood, S.C.) Softball: Best Offensive Player - Caroline Rochester (Seneca, S.C.); Most Valuable Player - Kristen Price (Gilbert, S.C.) Men's Tennis: Most Valuable Player - Gabor Boczonadi (Budapest, Hungary); Max Grubbs Award - Olof Hallstrom (Lund, Sweden) Women's Tennis: Most Valuable Player - Ria Wright (Anderson, S.C.); Coach's Award - Kimberly Newman (Sumter, S.C.) Men's Track and Field: Most Valuable - Jeffrey Watson (Chesterfield, S.C.); Dee Fletcher (McDonough, Ga.) Women's Track and Field: Most Improved - Kassi Lakes (Peak, S.C.); Most Valuable - Deanna Pepper (Hendersonville, N.C.) Volleyball: Most Improved - Christy Plecha (Anderson, S.C.); Most Valuable Player - Betsy Fisher (Lexington, S.C.) Wrestling: Outstanding Wrestler - Careef Robertson (Irmo, S.C.); Thom Hoppler Memorial Award - Careef Robertson (Irmo, S.C.) Training Room: Iron Horse - Jason Rutland (Barnwell, S.C.); Purple Heart - Rebekah Shaw (Laurel, Miss.), Katie Howard (Duncan, S.C.) Ed Oxford Memorial Award (Anderson College Athlete of the Year) - Careef Robertson (Irmo, S.C.)