Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
2024 Raiders Choice Awards
2024 RAIDERS CHOICE AWARDS
April 25, 2024
PRESIDENTS AWARD (MALE): Briggs Rutter, baseball
PRESIDENTS AWARD (FEMALE): Courtney Whitson, basketball
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Leo Raquin, tennis
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Purity Sanga, cross country; Savannah Wheeler, basketball
MALE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Jakub Kroslak, tennis
FEMALE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Laure Jansen, volleyball
FEMALE BREAKOUT PERFORMER OF THE YEAR: Ta’Mia Scott, basketball
MALE BREAKOUT PERFORMER OF THE YEAR: Carmelo Cannizzaro, track and cross country
ALL-AMERICANS: Alaba Akintola (2023 Outdoor) - Second Team/100m and 200m; Second Team USTFCCCA
TEAM GPA AWARD/SPRING 2023: Women’s Golf (3.75)
TEAM GPA AWARD/FALL 2023: Women’s Soccer (3.69)
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD: Women’s Soccer
GAME/EVENT OF THE YEAR: Women’s basketball NCAA Tournament win over Louisville
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR: Softball Pitcher Gretchen Mead’s right arm was the engine that powered MTSU in the 2023 NCAA Tournament Tuscaloosa Regional, where Mead threw 18 scoreless frames across 19 innings pitched, allowing just one run in a trio of victories over Central Arkansas and Alabama.
PLAY OF THE YEAR: Lauren Gilchrist recorded a hole-in-one on the 146-yard third hole at Council Fire Golf Club in the second round of the Chattanooga Classic. The ace propelled her to a score of 70 (-1), which matched her lowest round of the season.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE AWARD: Claire Woods
BLUE RAIDER IMPACT AWARD: Liz McPhee
