INDIANAPOLIS- The UIndy athletic department announced its 2009-10 year-end award winners today, with men's golfer
Seth Fair and volleyball player
Kyleigh Turner winning their respective gender's Dr. Robert M. Brooker Most Valuable Athlete Award.
Each varsity sport's head coach selects a Most Valuable Player for their respective roster. Those winners are then eligible for selection as the UIndy Male and Female Athletes of the Year, chosen by athletic department personnel.
Seth Fair, who capped his collegiate career with fourth-place finish the NCAA D-II Championship last month, earned a First Team All-America nod from the Golf Coaches Association of American. A finalist for the Byron Nelson Award, Fair owns four of the seven lowest single-season averages in school history. He was named the 2010 Great Lakes Valley Player of the Year by the league's coaches and
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSDIA).
Kyleigh Turner, UIndy's all-time leader in digs, led the Greyhound volleyball team to its second Great Lakes Valley Conference title and first-ever Midwest Region championship last fall. She garnered Third Team All-American recognition from the American Volleyball Coaches Association, while also winning the GLVC Paragon Award and her sport's Elite 88 Award. The Muncie, Ind. native was a part of 124 wins in her time at UIndy, most ever by a volleyball player over a four-year span.
A complete list of the UIndy athletic department's year-end award winners can be found below.
Departmental awards voted on by administration
Dr. Robert M. Brooker Most Valuable Male Athlete
Seth Fair, Men's Golf
Dr. Robert M. Brooker Most Valuable Female Athlete
Kyleigh Turner, Volleyball
Charles "Chuck" Mallendar Female Scholar-Athlete
Allison Tyler, Women's Golf
Parker P. Jordan Male Scholar-Athlete
Stephen Geller, Football
Kelso M. Reid Mental Attitude Award
Nate Blank, Men's Basketball
Walter Brenneman Memorial Sportsmanship Award
Lynn Panko, Wrestling
Team awards voted on by coaches
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MVP |
Mental Attitude |
| Football |
Tim Dury-O |
Danny Goff |
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Randall Courtney-D |
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| Volleyball |
Kyleigh Turner |
Courtney Anglemyer |
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| Cross Country-M |
Mark Martinez |
Cody Parks |
| Cross Country-W |
Stephanie Cave |
Kaitlin Boester |
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| Soccer-M |
Tom McGuire |
Joe McGuire |
| Soccer-W |
Kate Donnelly |
Jamie Huebner |
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| Basketball-M |
Darius Adams |
Nate Blank |
| Basketball-W |
Samantha Meissel |
Jess Canary/Katie Dewey |
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| Swimming-M |
Guy Kogel |
Brad Rissler |
| Swimming-W |
Erica Smith |
Chelsea Dickhaus |
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| Wrestling |
Lynn Panko
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David Lopez |
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| Baseball |
Chase Kittinger |
David Early |
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| Softball |
Megan Russell |
Chrissy Stephens |
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| Track-M |
Frederick Helm |
Randall Hudi |
| Track-W |
Kierra Allen |
Christina Carrick |
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| Golf-M |
Seth Fair |
Seth Fair |
| Golf-W |
Lyndsay McB ride |
Allison Tyler |
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| Tennis-M |
Alex Pole |
Werner Henning |
| Tennis-W |
Alena Perez-Majul |
Meghan Teunis |