Daly, Kogan Claim Tulane Student-Athlete of the Year Honors
May 4, 2004 | General
May 4, 2004
NEW ORLEANS - Volleyball's Karlyn Daly, the 2003 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year and Tulane's all-time leader in digs, and Michael Kogan, a four-time tennis All-American and four-time Conference USA Player of the Year, were named Tulane's Female and Male Student-Athletes of the Year for 2003-2004 Monday at the fourth annual Varsity Ball, Tulane's all-sports awards banquet.
Tulane student-athletes from all 15 Green Wave sports teams were honored at the banquet held at the Radisson Hotel New Orleans as all 12 Tulane head coaches, as well as athletic director Rick Dickson, presented awards. Derek Mills, a 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist in the 400 meters and a member of the Green Wave track and field coaching staff, spoke to the crowd of over 400 which included nearly all of Tulane's 2003-2004 student-athletes.
Daly and Kogan were among 43 seniors honored at the event. The Student-Athletes of the Year are nominated by the head coaches and selected by vote of the head coaches and athletics staff members.
Kogan holds the Tulane school records for singles and doubles wins and will lead the 19th-ranked Green Wave tennis team into the NCAA Regionals beginning May 14th. He has led Tulane to back-to-back Conference USA titles while collecting his unprecedented fourth-straight C-USA Player of the Year trophy.
In addition to her Student-Athlete of the Year Award, presented for academic and athletic accomplishments, as well as community service, Daly was named the T-Club Female Athlete of the Year after leading the Tulane volleyball team to a 25-7 record and its most wins since the 1987 season. The Aurora, Colo. native carries a 3.6 grade point average in chemistry.
Football's Mewelde Moore earned the T-Club's Male Athlete of the Year Award after completing his Tulane career with 24 school records and seven Conference USA marks, including the Tulane career marks for rushing and all-purpose yards. The fourth-round draft choice of the Minnesota Vikings finished his Tulane career ranked 11th all-time on the Division I-A all-purpose list and is one of only two players all-time to compile more than 4,000 rushing and 2,000 receiving yards.
Dickson presented the 2003-04 Director's Awards to women's basketball junior Tymeka Moore and football senior Terrence Tarver. Selected by Dickson, the awards are given for outstanding effort, attitude and overcoming obstacles during their careers.
Tulane football sophomore Matt Traina, the president of the Green Wave Student-Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB) served as emcee for the 2004 Varsity Ball. The evening also featured the premiere of the 2004 All-Sports Highlight Video, produced by the Green Wave Video Department.
A complete list of the Tulane awards presented Monday night:
Sport Award Winner
Men's Cross Country: Most Outstanding Runner - Philip Aagaard
Women's Cross Country: Most Outstanding Runner - Bessie Hatch
Women's Indoor Track & Field: Most Valuable Performer - Gloria Asumnu
Women's Outdoor Track & Field: Most Valuable Performer - Jelena Jurlina
Volleyball: Leadership Award - Katie Case
Volleyball: Diligence Award - Kelli Dickson
Women's Soccer: Most Valuable Player - Asia Simons
Women's Soccer: Newcomer of the Year - Jackie Obert
Football: Offensive MVP - J.P. Losman
Football: Defense MVP - Sean Lucas
Football: Special Teams Co-MVPs - Gerald Brobbey, Chris Beckman Baseball: Lebreton Award - Brian Bormaster
Women's Basketball: Most Improved Player - Tymeka Moore
Women's Basketball: Most Valuable Player - Lakethia Hampton
Men's Basketball: Most Valuable Player - Wayne Tinsley
Men's Basketball: Captain's Award - Marcus Kinzer
Women's Golf: Co-Most Valuable Players - Lili Alvarez, Mary Ellen Jacobs
Men's Golf: Co-Most Valuable Players - Chris Wheeler, Michael Thompson
Women's Tennis: Most Valuable Player - Jenny Kuhn
Men's Tennis: Most Improved Player - Dmitriy Koch
Men's Tennis: Inspirational Award - Hannu Piiroinen
Women's Swimming: Most Valuable Swimmer - Linda McEachrane
Women's Swimming: Lowell Damonte Memorial Award - Amanda Williams
All-Sports Awards
Male Student-Athlete of the Year: Michael Kogan, Men's Tennis
Female Student-Athlete of the Year: Karlyn Daly, Volleyball
T-Club Male Athlete of the Year: Mewelde Moore, Football
T-Club Female Athlete of the Year: Karlyn Daly, Volleyball
Director's Award - Male: Terrence Tarver, Football
Director's Award - Female: Tymeka Moore, Women's Basketball
-- Roll Wave --
