2019 SAMSPYs Set For April 29

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –The Samford athletics department and the school's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will hold the 11th-annual SAMSPYs Awards on Monday, April 29, 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 $50, and the deadline to purchase tickets is April 22. For more information, contact the Samford athletics department at 205-726-2966.

If you are unable to make it out to this year's event, it will be available live online at the following link: WATCH LIVE.

The athletics department and SAAC announced the nominees for this year's awards on Thursday. This year's nominees are listed below.

2019 SAMSPYS NOMINEES LIST
Best Blooper
Steve Adams
Lauren Beard
Mekhi Mayfield
Tally Wilson
Gavin Gatreau

Female Academic Team of the Year
Cross Country
Golf
Soccer
Tennis
Volleyball

Male Academic Team of the Year
Baseball
Cross Country
Golf
Tennis
Track & Field

Female Rookie of the Year
Merritt Cahoon
Lauren Deaton
Sophie Membrino
Vada Samuels
Mary Kellison Thorne

Male Rookie of the Year
Robert Allen
Brooks Carlson
Nelson Jordan
Titus Moore
Sam Strickland

Comeback Athlete of the Year
Katie Allen
Courtney Hendrickson
Karisa Nelson
Tally Wilson

Breakthrough Athlete of the Year
Dillon Dean
Grace Jennings
Shayla Phillip
Josh Sharkey
Cassidy Williams

Jim Griffin Award
Hannah Belcher
Max Rebol
Alana Schouten
John Staton
Annalyn Yantis

Support Staff of the Year
Cody Jackson
Tyler Landolt
Logan Spiers
Anne Westbrook
Wes Wilhoite

Assistant Coach of the Year
Chad Balyo
Russ Callaway
Betsy Freeburg
Josie Rix
Tyler Shrout

Faculty/Staff Member of the Year
Felicia Belter
Santia "Tito" Hare
Larry Harper
Amy Simpson
Kyle Southall

Best Finish
Robert Allen
Branden Fryman
Hannah Trombley
Volleyball
Women's Indoor 4x400

Best Upset
Baseball
Football
Volleyball

Play of the Year
Brandon Austin
Madison Couch
Kelvin McKnight
Volleyball
Women's

Best Championship Performance
Brooks Carlson
Karisa Nelson
Selena Popp
Volleyball

Most Outstanding Team
Baseball
Soccer
Volleyball
Women's Indoor Track

Head Coach of the Year
Keylor Chan
Casey Dunn
Rod Tiffin
Todd Yelton

Best Female Athlete
Taylor Anderton
Shelby Maze
Karisa Nelson
Selena Popp
Korrie Sauder

Best Male Athlete
Brooks Carlson
Devlin Hodges
Kelvin McKnight
Tray Oates
Josh Sharkey

Miss Bulldog
Krista Boesing
Madison Couch
Emma Garner
Emma Frances Thompson
Cassidy Williams

Mr. Bulldog
Ruben Guerrero
Alec Happel
Tyler Queen
Paul Richardson
Kyle Stuart

Upcoming Events

Results

Related News

Related Videos

Footer