Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
2023 Raiders Choice Awards
2023 RAIDERS CHOICE AWARDS
April 27, 2023; Facebook.com/BlueRaiderAthletics
PRESIDENTS AWARD (MALE): Jordan Ferguson, football
PRESIDENTS AWARD (FEMALE): Courtney Whitson, basketball; Gretchen Mead, softball
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Stijn Slump, tennis
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Abigail Kwarteng, track
MALE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Jeremiah Boyd, baseball
FEMALE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Savannah Wheeler, basketball
FEMALE BREAKOUT PERFORMER OF THE YEAR: Kayla Henley, volleyball
MALE BREAKOUT PERFORMER OF THE YEAR: Elias King, basketball
ALL-AMERICANS: Alaba Akintola (2022 Outdoor) - Second Team/100m and 200m; Eusila Chepkemei “you-SEH-luh JEP-keh-may” – (2022 Outdoor) – First Team/1500M and Honorable Mention/5000m; Omamuyovwi Erhire (2022 Outdoor) - Second Team/High Jump; Esther Isa “es-THUR EE-suh” (2022 Outdoor) - First Team/Triple Jump; Abigail Kwarteng (2022 Outdoor) - First Team/High Jump; Devyn Curtis (Football) - CollegeFootballNews Freshman All-American; Savannah Wheeler (Women’s Basketball) - HM Mid-Major All-American by World Exposure Report
TEAM GPA AWARD/SPRING 2022: Women’s Golf (3.89)
TEAM GPA AWARD/FALL 2022: Women’s Volleyball (3.65)
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD: Women’s Soccer
GAME/EVENT OF THE YEAR: Football win over No. 25 Miami
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR: QB Chase Cunningham throwing for a career-high 448 yards on 40 of 54 passes to go with five touchdowns to lead MTSU to a win over FAU on senior day.
PLAY OF THE YEAR: Softball’s Laura Mealer hits an inside-the-park home run to tie the game late against FAU.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE AWARD: Dr. Deb Sells and Sarah Sudak
