Hurricanes Football Honors Seniors at Annual Banquet
Dec. 18, 2006
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami football program held its annual awards banquet Monday night at the Sheraton Mart Plaza Hotel in Miami. Award winners were announced for the 2006 season. Here is a list of this year’s award winners:
| Award | Winner |
| Offensive Back of the Year | Javarris James |
| Offensive Lineman of the Year | Anthony Wollschlager |
| Receiver of the Year | Greg Olsen |
| Defensive Back of the Year | Kenny Phillips |
| Defensive Lineman of the Year | Kareem Brown |
| Linebacker of the Year | Glenn Cook |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Willie Cooper |
| Strength Training Athlete of the Year | Darryl Sharpton |
| Jessie Armstead Comeback Player of the Year | Glenn Sharpe |
| Most Improved Offensive Player | Chris Rutledge |
| Most Improved Defensive Player | Baraka Atkins |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year | Jason Fox |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year | Chavez Grant |
| Hard Hitter Award | Jon Beason |
| Nick Chickillo Most Improved Player | Brian Monroe |
| Albert Bentley Most Valuable Walk-On Award | Matt Perrelli |
| Walt Kichefski Hurricane Award (commitment, consistency) | Derrick Morse |
| Unselfish/Unsung Hero | Brandon Meriweather |
| Mariutto Scholar Athlete (Academic Excellence) | Anthony Wollschlager |
| Plumer Memorial Award (Leadership, Motivation, Spirit) | Calais Campbell |
| Dale Melching Award (Leadership) | Willie Cooper |
| Jack Harding Award (Team MVP) | Calais Campbell |
In addition, the Hurricanes honored the 11 seniors on this year’s team: DE Baraka Atkins, DT Kareem Brown, FB Mark Lisante, S Brandon Meriweather, P Brian Monroe, WR Ryan Moore, RB Tyrone Moss, PK Jon Peattie, OL Alex Pou, C Anthony Wollschlager and PK Francesco Zampogna, in addition to the late Bryan Pata.
