INDIANAPOLIS- The UIndy athletic department announced its 2010-11 year-end award winners today, with women's swimmer Maura Donahue and wrestler Nick Walpole winning their respective gender's Dr. Robert M. Brooker Most Valuable Athlete Award.

Each varsity sport's head coach selected a Most Valuable Player from their respective roster.  Those winners are then eligible for selection as the UIndy Male and Female Athletes of the Year, chosen by the athletics department administration.

Female-winner Maura Donahue notched a team-high seven All-America nods at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving National Championships in March.  Donahue was the D-II runner-up in the 200m (1:48.25), 500m (4:51.90) and 1,000m free (9:59.61), and fourth in the 100m free (50.05).  She also helped the team place third in the 800m free relay (7:28.37), fourth in the 400m free relay (3:25.21) and 7th in the 200 free relay (1:34.08).  Not only was she an All-American in those seven events, but she also set school records in all seven as well.

Meanwhile, Nick Walpole earned the school's male MVP after becoming the wrestling program's first-ever national champion.  He earned a buzzer-beating takedown versus Nebraska-Kearney's T.J. Hepburn to take a 4-2 win in the 149-pound final last March.  Walpole, who was also the 157-pound Little State champ, finished the season with a stellar 42-3 record.  His 42 wins and 17 pins were both good for second in the UIndy single-season annals.

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 Female Athlete
Maura Donahue, Women's Swimming & Diving

Dr. Robert M. Brooker Most Valuable Male Athlete
Nick Walpole, Wrestling

Charles "Chuck" Mallendar Female Scholar-Athlete
Meghan Donahue, Women's Swimming & Diving

Parker P. Jordan Male Scholar-Athlete
Austin Biefnes, Men's Swimming & Diving

Kelso M. Reid Mental Attitude Award
Jessica Breeden, Softball

Walter Brenneman Memorial Sportsmanship Award
Blair Webb, Men's Golf


Team awards voted on by coaches

	MVP	Mental Attitude
Football	Mar'Quone Edmonds-O	Nate Jackson
	Craig Ray-D
Volleyball	Cheneta Morrison	Courtney Anglemyer
Cross Country-M	Mark Martinez	Josh Gornall
Cross Country-W	Stephanie Cave	Kaitlin Boester
Soccer-M	Justin Roberts	Zachary Pigg
Soccer-W	Lauren Soza	Haley Miller
Basketball-M	Darius Adams	DeWann Squires
Basketball-W	Katy McIntosh	Heather Gonser
Swimming-M	Guy Kogel	Seth Smoker
Swimming-W	Maura Donahue	Julia Madeira
Wrestling	Nick Walpole	Matt Irwin
Baseball	Chris Saroff	Matt Maringer
Softball	Jamie Keltz	Jessica Breeden
Track-M	Robert Gardner/Jerel Flournoy	Nick Brattain
Track-W	Angelique McNeal	Kenya Owens
Golf-M	Aaron Monson	Blair Webb
Golf-W	Darin Pinnick	Team
Tennis-M	Trevor Cox	Pete Wilson
Tennis-W	Rachel Barger	Meghan Teunis