May 5, 2004
Truman Athletes Announce Award Winners At Annual Awards Night
The Truman athletic department honored its seniors and handed out awards on Tuesday night at its annual Athletics Awards night.
Football player Tameem Yehyawi received two honors, receiving the Dean's Recognition of Academic Excellence with the highest GPA by a male athlete and being named the Male Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete. Yehyawi was a first-team academic All-American this past season with a 3.96 GPA in biology/pre-med. He also was selected to receive a highly selective NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. On the field, he was a Daktronics second-team all-American and a first-team all-MIAA choice after leading the conference with 11.6 tackles a game.
Volleyball player Rachael Shedd was the female athlete to receive the Dean's Recognition of Academic Excellence award. Shedd was a second-team academic all-district pick this season with a 3.85 GPA while studying communications. She was also a third-team all-American pick in the fall after breaking the school's single-season assist record.
Softball player Elizabeth Economon was named the Female Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete. The two-time all-American and two-time conference MVP has shattered many of the school's and conference's offensive records. She holds the MIAA career marks for RBIs, home runs, walks, hits and runs. Economon has been named to the academic all-district second-team twice in her career.
The men's tennis team and women's cross country team received the team academic awards. The tennis team led all the men's sports with a team GPA of 3.29 while the cross country squad has the highest GPA of all the sports squads with a cumulative GPA of 3.67.
The William Cable Spirit of Truman award went to a student-athlete for the first time as football player Derek Kent received the honor for his work on the captain's roundtable and his support of the entire athletic department.