UNC Celebrates 2006-07 School Year At All-Sports Banquet

April 23, 2007 | General

By: UNC Athletic Communications

April 23, 2007

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - North Carolina celebrated the 2006-07 seasons of its 28 varsity athletic teams and honored several outstanding student-athletes at its annual All-Sports Banquet Monday evening at the Dean E. Smith Center.

"This banquet gives us a great opportunity each spring to recognize some of the outstanding things our student-athletes have done throughout the school year and throughout their careers," said UNC Director of Athletics Dick Baddour. "Those honored tonight are among the best of the best and deserve to be saluted by their peers and by our department. I also enjoy getting the chance to tell all our student-athletes how proud we are of them and the way they represent UNC with their hard work in the classroom and in intercollegiate competition."

Following dinner and a video presentation of athletic highlights from the year, administrators announced the winners of department and Atlantic Coast Conference awards.

Heather O'Reilly and Reyshawn Terry were honored as recipients of the Mildred McCaskill Award, which is presented to one male and one female who demonstrate excellence in athletics, scholarship and community service. O'Reilly, a member of the women's soccer team, is an education major from East Brunswick, N.J. Terry, a member of the men's basketball team, is an Afro-American studies major from Winston-Salem, N.C.

Tyra Johnson, a member of the women's track and field team, received the John Lotz Award, given to the student-athlete who best exemplifies the spirit of the late John Lotz, who served as UNC's Assistant Athletic Director of Campus and Community Relations and also was an assistant basketball coach for the Tar Heels. The award goes to a student-athlete who succeeds under adverse circumstances, overcoming difficulties while maintaining a positive attitude. Johnson is a biology major from Henderson, N.C.

Emily Reardon and Adam Schauer, members of the swimming and diving teams, were honored with the ACC Senior Scholar Award, which goes to one male and one female from each conference school who demonstrate excellence in academics and athletics. Reardon is a psychology and political science double major from Marietta, Ga., and Adam Schauer is a business major from Raleigh.

Six student-athletes received the ACC Top Six for Service Award, which goes to athletes at each conference school who have demonstrated dedication and commitment to community service and outreach programs. Honored were Brian Chacos, a football player and communication studies major from Darien, N.C.; Christin Cotten, a rower and public policy analysis major from Clayton, N.C.; Anna Evans, a softball player and biology/exercise and sport science double major from Fairmont, N.C.,; Patrick Marsh, a football player and exercise and sport science major from Mooresville, N.C.; Katie Miller, a golfer and journalism major from Jeannette, Pa.; and Bobby Shaw a wrestler and exercise and sport science major from Newark, Del.

The crowd also paid tribute to the recipients of several honors previously announced. Evans, Miller and fencer Courtney Krolikoski, a history and psychology major from Stratham, N.H., were recognized as recipients of ACC Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarships and O'Reilly was recognized as the winner of a Weaver-James-Corrigan Honorary Award.

Evans and Miller also shared the Tatum Award, a University honor which goes to a student-athlete who has performed with distinction in athletics and has contributed to the university community through participation in outreach activities.

Baddour presented Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete Awards to an outstanding member of each team. As announced earlier this semester, recipients for 2006-07 are: Sara Anundsen (women's tennis), Meghan Austin (women's basketball), Amy Beaver (volleyball), Barden Berry (men's golf), David Boole (men's soccer), Shannon Boyle (women's golf), Joe Dailey (football), Nathan Danneman (men's fencing), Anna Evans (softball), Jon Fox (men's swimming and diving), Fletcher Gregory (men's lacrosse), Tristan Heinrich (men's tennis), Rhian Jenks (women's track and field), Heather Kendell (field hockey), Georgia Kloss (women's cross country), Ivory Latta (women's basketball), Michelle Mian (women's fencing), Wes Miller (men's basketball), Spencer Nadolsky (wrestling), Victor Ornelas (men's cross country), Emily Reardon (women's swimming and diving), Ian Reynolds (men's track and field), Anna Rodenbough (women's soccer), Miranda Ross (gymnastics), Morgan Russell (women's lacrosse), Adriann Spinks (rowing) and Bryan Steed (baseball).