2018 SAMSPYs Set For April 30
4.12.18 | SAAC
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.— The Samford athletics department and the school's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be holding the 10th-annual SAMSPYs Awards on Monday, April 30, at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham - The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover.
The ceremony is scheduled to start at 7 p.m., and it honors Samford's 17 teams and more than 350 student-athletes. Tickets for the event are $40, and the deadline to purchase tickets is April 23. For more information, contact the Samford athletics department at 205-726-2966.
The athletics department and SAAC announced the nominees for this year's awards on Wednesday. This year's nominees are listed below.
Best Blooper
Grey Adams and Madison Couch
Krista Boesing
Gavin Gautreau
Rebecca Leonard and Abby Sweeney (Last year's winner)
Female Academic Team of the Year
Cross Country
Soccer
Tennis
Volleyball
Male Academic Team of the Year
Baseball
Cross Country
Golf
Tennis
Female Rookie of the Year
Whitney Hinton
Maggie Johnston
Lexi Orman
Elsa Pool
Grace Sommi
Male Rookie of the Year
Ben Garner
Taylor Garris
Anthony Mulrine
Emmanuel Tait
Mike Williams
Comeback Athlete of the Year
Maddie Davis
Hugh Duggan
Kaitlyn Orman
Megan Roach
Cody Shelton
Breakthrough Athlete of the Year
Eric Adams
Krista Boesing
Olivia Crozier
Ahmad Gooden
Darius Harvey
Jim Griffin Award
Crockett Floyd
Austin Heinz
Virginia McNeill
Greg Mula
Paige Serup
Support Staff of the Year
Assistant Coach of the Year
Faculty Member of the YearÂ
Steven Epley
Larry Harper
Emily Hynds
Dennis Sansom
Best Finish
4x400 Women's Relay Team
Shelby Maze
Hannah Nichols
Ayrton Schafer
Omari Williams
Best UpsetÂ
Baseball
Jake Faundez
Football
Softball
Volleyball
Play of the Year
Madison Couch
KJ McKnight
Hannah Nichols
Ayrton Schafer
Chris Shelling
Best Championship Performance
Marquis Barnes
Arsene Guillorel
Selena Popp
Soccer
Women's Indoor Track & Field
Most Outstanding Team
Women's Cross Country
Football
Soccer
Women's Track & Field
Head Coach of the YearÂ
Best Female Athlete
Shelby Maze
Karisa Nelson
Hannah Nichols
Selena Popp
Jermaine Seoposenwe
Best Male Athlete
Marquis Barnes
Ahmad Gooden
Arsene Guillorel
Devlin Hodges
Tray Oates
Miss Bulldog
Kate Collom
Ellie Gerlach
Anna Maddox
Kaitlyn Orman
Victoria Wicks
Mr. Bulldog
Austin Barnard
Justin Ghavami
Carter McManes
Josh Rich
Josh Salter
