Coker Sweeps Conference Golfer and Coach of the Year Awards

Chris Marsh Named Golfer of the Year and Tommy Baker Named Coach of the Year
4/19/2009

High Point, N.C. > The Conference Carolinas All-Conference Teams were determined by vote from each Head Coach of participating league institutions. Nominations were collected and then voted upon by ballot and tallied to determine Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Coach of the Year, All-Conference First Team, All-Conference Second Team and All-Conference Third Team. Awards were presented at the league golf team banquet at the Conference Tournament Championships co-hosted by Belmont Abbey College and the Tanglewood Park Championship Golf Course in Clemons, NC. This year's award winners are as follows:

Player of the Year:
Chris Marsh, Coker

Freshman of the Year:
Luke McClellan, Limestone

Coach of the Year:
Tommy Baker, Coker

All-Conference First Team:
Jonathan Burke, Barton
Adam Sheriff, Anderson
Chris Marsh, Coker
Scott Woodard, Mount Olive
Patrick Wilson, Erskine

All-Conference Second Team:
John LaDow, Coker
Tom Muto Jr., Barton
Pete Skirpstas, Mount Olive
Chris Carvill, Belmont Abbey
Luke McClellan, Limestone

All-Conference Third Team:
Laurence Noott, Pfeiffer
Peter Tarver Jones, Belmont Abbey
Joe Campbell, Belmont Abbey
Andrew Hodge, Queens
Connor Tomlinson, Belmont Abbey

Conference Carolinas Softball Tournament Gets Started with Banquet and Line Drive Contest

by Christian Stryker, SID Coker College
4/16/2009

Hartsville, S.C. - The 2009 Conference Carolinas softball tournament got under way on Thursday night with a few new additions to the traditional format. This year instead of the formal awards banquet, host Coker College brought all the players, coaches and fans together for a more informal cookout style banquet that included, a DJ, some line dancing, a little game play and of course the presentation of awards. But before any of that even started there was the first every Line Drive Contest.

Instead of a home run derby like their male counter parts, the women of Conference Carolinas Softball competed in a line drive contest. One contestant from each team stepped to the plate trying to belt line drives to different parts of the field, trying to collect points based on where they hit the ball. Each contestant got 10 swings with the player with the most points winning. After 11 contestants and many line drives it was Limestone's Christina Woolgar coming out on top, adding to her awards stash for the night, which included a Player of the Year and a First Team All-Conference award.

Conference Carolinas All-Conference Teams were determined by vote from each head coach of participating league institutions. Nominations are collected and then voted upon by ballot and tallied to determine Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Coach of the Year, All-Conference First Team, and All-Conference Second Team. Awards were presented at the Conference Carolinas softball team banquet at the Conference Tournament Championships hosted by Coker College at Byerly Park, in Hartsville SC. This year's award winners are as follows:

Player of the Year:
Christina Woolgar, Limestone College

Freshman of the Year:
Jenna Guse, Limestone College

Coach of the Year:
Jimmy Martin, Limestone College