Krawek, Williams, Burt Named Top Scholar Athletes

May 3, 2004

Coral Gables, Fla. (hurricanesports.com) – Rower Jenny Krawec, track athlete Lauryn Williams and Jim Burt, a member of the baseball team, were named winners of the Bowman Foster Ashe Outstanding Student-Athlete Award given tonight at the UM Olympic Sports Banquet held at the Convocation Center.

Awards were given for each sport’s Most Valuable Player. In addition, awards were presented for Male and Female Top Scholar Athlete (won by Jim Burt of baseball and Elizabeth Tyson of volleyball) and for Community Service (won by Fallon Phanord of women’s basketball and Joel Rodriguez of football).

A complete list of winners follows:

Most Valuable Player, Volleyball: Karla Johnson

Most Valuable Player, Golf: Team (Jazmin Cataldo, Camilla Hilland, Esther Lee, Tina Miller and Tiffany Prats)

Most Valuable Player, Men’s Tennis: Eric Hechtman

Most Valuable Player, Women’s Tennis: Seniors (Sihem Bennacer, Sara Robbins and Mari Toro)

Most Valuable Player, Women’s Cross Country: Melanie Schultz

Most Valuable Player, Women’s Track and Field: Lauryn Williams

Most Valuable Player, Rowing: Jessica Martin

Most Valuable Player, Men’s Cross Country: Alex Brutvan

Most Valuable Player, Men’s Track and Field: Devin Hester

Most Valuable Player, Swimming: Kata Ferenzci

Most Valuable Player, Men’s Diving: Miguel Velazquez

Most Valuable Player, Women’s Diving: Emily Spychala

Most Valuable Player, Soccer: Sheuneen Ta