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Commercial Appeal Player of the Year Nominees: Allison Newman '21 - Girls Cross Country - Girls Cross Country Player of the Year Lauren Rutlin '23 - Girls Cross Country Sarah McDonald '20 - Girls Cross Country James Reid Hamblen '22 - Boys Golf Hayley Lambert '21 - Girls Swimming Claire Epperson '20 - Girls Swimming Ethan Payne '21 - Boys Swimming
Commercial Appeal Team of the Year Nominees: Girls Cross Country Volleyball
Commercial Appeal Player of the Year Nominees:
The Commercial Appeal nominess and winners, Sports Awards Ceremony, June 5, 2018 Boys Golf - Davis Irving '18; Winston Margaritis '18 Girls Golf - Victoria England '19 Girls Swim - Claire Epperson '20; Hayley Lambert '21 Boys Soccer - Lathan Spadafora '18 (Winner, Boys Soccer Player of the Year) Girls Lacrosse - Kate Murphy '19 Boys Tennis - Walker Stearns '21 (Winner, Boys Tennis Player of the Year) Girls Tennis - Hannah Grace Howell '19 Girls Cross Country - Allison Newman '21
Boys Golf - Davis Irving '18, Winston Margaritis '18 (finalist) Girls Golf - Victoria England '19 Football Offense - Chase Hayden '17 Boys Basketball - Chase Hayden '17 Girls Swimming - Sarah Thompson '17 (finalist) Boys Soccer - Lathan Spadafora '18 Girls Lacrosse - Abbigayle Roberts '17, Avery Whitehead '17 Boys Tennis - Walker Stearns '21 (finalist) Girls Tennis - Hannah Grace Howell '19
Girls Athlete of the Year, Private Schools - Sarah Thompson '17 (finalist) Boys Athlete of the Year, Private Schools - Chase Hayden '17 (finalist)
The following St. George's finalists were named as winners for their category:
Jeff Ruffin was named The Commercial Appeal's Best of Preps Coach of the Year for Boys Golf.
Roxanna Wood '15, outside hitter, and Sope Adeleye ’16, middle hitter, were placed on the American Volleyball Coaches Association Phenom List for the 2013 season. They are among several hundred underclassmen representing the United States to receive this honor. This Phenom List serves as the starting point for the Phenom College Preparatory Program, which is an invitation-only program where athletes will participate in various events to showcase their skills in front of 100+ college coaches in attendance.
The Commercial Appeal held its annual awards ceremony on Friday, June 8th.
The following SGIS student athlete was honored as overall Best of Preps winners for the 2012-2013 school year (SGIS finalists are indicated in each season's recap below): Golf- Grant Hirschman '14
The Commercial Appeal has announced the Best of Preps for the spring season. SGIS student athletes include:
Boys Soccer - Gregory Hurley '13,Tyler Lourens '14, Nicholas Sims '13 (finalist), Carson Schelp '16, Tim Whicker '15 Boys Tennis - Marshall Sullivan '15 (finalist), Albert Vacheron '13 (finalist) Girls Tennis - Libby Heflin '13, Claire Sullivan '16 (finalist), Nathalie Vacheron Baseball - Connor Green '15 Boys Lacrosse - Austin Grisham '13, Nick Hoel '14, Bailey Popeck '13 Girls Lacrosse - Courtney Clark '13, Mary Kathryn Phillips '13, Rachael Smith '13 (finalist) Track & Field - Kathryn Heard '15 Coach of the Year - Tony Whicker, Soccer
FALL
WINTER
SPRING
Volleyball 4.07
Swimming 3.95
Water Polo 4.01
Girls’Soccer 3.92
Girls’ Basketball 3.72
Boys’ Tennis 3.87
Girls’ Cross Country 3.85
Boys’ Basketball 3.67
Track & Field 3.76
Fall Cheer 3.52
Competitive Cheer 3.67
Girls’ Lacrosse 3.67
Boys’ Cross Country 3.49
Wrestling 3.64
Baseball 3.61
Football 3.30
Winter Cheer 3.51
Boys’ Soccer 3.54
Boys’ Golf 3.29
Girls’ Tennis 3.53
Girls’ Golf 3.21
Trap Shooting 3.43
Boys’ Lacrosse 3.42
INDIVIDUAL FEMALE/MALE
Emma Sisson, Girls Soccer 4.89
Emma Sisson, Swimming 4.92
Nathalie Vacheron,Tennis 4.75
Dean Brown, Football 4.79
Michael Kutteh, Swimmin 4.76
Dean Brown, Soccer 4.83
Boys Soccer - Max Barousse '12, Alex Bran '12, Tyler Lourens '14, Nicholas Sims '13 (finalist), Tim Whicker '15 Baseball - Hunter Lindley '12, John Marc Shelly '12 Softball - Amy Mirro '12, Allie Whitsitt '12 Girls Lacrosse - Mary Kathryn Phillips '13, Rachael Smith '13 Boys Tennis - Marshall Sullivan '15, Albert Vacheron '13 Girls Tennis - Libby Heflin '13, Claire Sullivan '16, Nathalie Vacheron '13 Coach of the Year - Girls Tennis - Mark Bran
Boys Basketball - Alex Bran '12, Alex Mulvihill '12 Girls Basketball - Olivia Roberts, '15 Swim - Anna Lewis Matson '12, Wil Barton '14
Football - Drew Bishop '12, Alex Bran '12, Brandon Hill '12, Hugh Stephens '12, Omar Williams '12 (finalist) Boys Golf - Grant Hirschman '14 (finalist), Colin Kraus '14, Josh Warlick '14, Girls Golf - Jennifer Kim '12 (finalist), Sarah Moon '15 Girls Soccer - Tori Fitzgerald '12, Amy Mirro '12, Allie Whitsitt '12 Volleyball - Amy Matula '12 (finalist), Katie McCormack '12, Roxanna Wood '15 Cross Country - Caroline Cannon '15 Coach of the Year - Volleyball - Emmy McClain
Football - The Gryphons finished 10th Girls Soccer - The Gryphons finished 6th Volleyball - The Gryphons finished in 1st place
OFFENSE Omar Williams '12 (RB), Brandon Hill '12 (OL), Hugh Stephens '12 (OL) DEFENSE Josh Klesges '12 (DL), Hunter Lindley '12 (LB), Drew Bishop '12 (DB) COACH OF THE YEAR - Brent Hill
The Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps for the fall season. SGIS student athletes include: Cross Country - Stephen Williams (finalist) Football - Blake Deaton, Hunter Cowan, Grant Jessen, Ben Popeck Girls Soccer - Adeline Brown (finalist), Kyle Capstick Golf - Blake Hirschman, Hunter Kraus (finalist), Becca Godman (finalist), Jennifer Kim, Abby Whipple Volleyball - Danielle LaGraize
SGIS Mr. Football Award winners: Ben Popeck (D2-A Lineman of the Year) and Grant Jessen (D2-A Back of the Year). Hunter Cowan was a Mr. Football Finalist.
The Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps for the winter season. SGIS student athletes include: Swimming - Michael Sheppard, Christopher Clark, Mia Michalak Boys Basketball - Laurence Bowers, Elliot Williams
Elliot Williams was named Division II-A "Mr. Basketball" and Laurence Bowers was also a Mr. Basketball Finalist.
Elliot Williams named as a McDonald's All American and to Parade Magazine's All American Team.
USA Swimming named Mia Michalak as a Scholastic All American (also received this honor in '07).
NISCA named Michael Sheppard as an All America Swimmer for his 100 yard Backstroke (also won 2006/2007) and for 200 Freestyle.
The Commercial Appeal Best of Preps for the spring season. SGIS student athletes include: Track and Field - Stephen Williams, Christa Palms Girls Tennis - Benay Weintraub Boys Soccer - Austin Burress, Chris Grover, Hunter Cowan, Matthew Sims Softball - Ashlyn Chandler, Kellie Kosar
Tennessee Girls Lacrosse Association name Adeline Brown an Honorable Mention All American, as well as Academic All American.
The Commercial Appeal Annual Awards winners: Swimming - Micael Sheppard Male Scholar Athlete of the Year - Stephen Williams/finalist Male Athlete of the Year - Grant Jessen/finalist Female Athlete of the Year - Ashlyn Chandler/finalist Football Coach of the Year - Ken Netherland Soccer Coach of the Year - Tony Whicker Best of Preps Private School - St. George's Independent School
Taylor Pearson '07 was selected to the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.