BRISTOL, Tenn. – King University held their annual Twisty Awards on Wednesday night. The banquet was hosted at the Paramount Center for The Arts, downtown Bristol, for the second time. Numerous awards were handed out, including the
Al Nida Male Athlete of the Year and
Susie Toomey Female Athlete of the Year.
Warren Davis of men's volleyball won the Al Nida Award. Davis is the first player in program history to reach 400 kills in a season. He was named Conference Carolinas Tournament MVP, All-Conference Carolinas, CSC Academic All-District and honorable mention All-America
The Susie Toomey Award winner was Hailee Blankenship from women's volleyball. She is a two-time All-Conference Carolinas honoree, has twice been named Academic All-Conference Carolinas, and has 30 career double-doubles.
A list of the award winners is below.
Male Rookie of the Year
Mikhail Pocknett - basketball
Female Rookie of the Year
Virginia Foard - wrestling
SAAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Conner Hyatt - baseball
SAAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Claire DiCugno - wrestling
Coach of the Year
Kyleigh Payne - softball
Support Staff of the Year
Collin Hilton - athletic training
Student Support Staff of the Year
Lee Byington - men's wrestling
Spirit Award
Hailey Byington
Faculty Associate of the Year
Dr. Han Ong - women's wrestling
Community Service Award
Sean McDermott - men's soccer
Male Comeback Player of the Year
Truman Roper - baseball
Female Comeback Player of the Year
Brianna Dunbar - basketball
Play of the Year
Baseball turns double play at no. 2 North Greenville
Game of the Year
Softball erases nine-run deficit at Lincoln Memorial
Male Team of the Year
Wrestling
Female Team of the Year
Wrestling
Coed Team of the Year
Esports
Al Nida Male Athlete of the Year
Warren Davis - volleyball
Susie Toomey Female Athlete of the Year
Hailee Blankenship - volleyball
