2021-22 AT HL E T IC A CHIE V E ME N T S
D E S T I N E E W E L L S C E L E B R AT E S R E C E I V I N G T H E OVC TO U R N A M E N T M V P AWA R D . B E L M O N T W O M E N ’ S BASKETBALL WENT ON TO D E F E AT O R E G O N I N T H E N C A A TOURNAMENT 1ST ROUND TO A D VA N C E T O T H E R O U N D O F 3 2
2 OVC TOURNAMENT/ CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES IN WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Niccolo Dagnoni, Men’s Soccer (first team) Drew Romig, Men’s Soccer (first team)
Cheyenne Cavanaugh, Softball (first team)
PROGRAM IN D-I WBB HISTORY
AJ Chastonay, Men’s Soccer
TO WIN NCAA TOURNAMENT
13 OUT OF 15 TEAMS FINISHED IN TOP-3 O F C O N F E R E N C E P L AY
Grayson Murphy, Men’s Basketball
ALL-CONFERENCE RECIPIENTS 19 ALL- OVC FIRST TE AM HONORE E S AN D 1 ALL-SOCON FIRST TEAM HONOREE Andy Bean, OVC Pitcher of the Year (Baseball)
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S C H O O L S I N T H E N AT I O N T O RECEIVE VOTES IN TOP -25 COACHES POLLS in men’s and Women’s basketball and baseball
Guy Lipscomb, OVC Player of the Year (Baseball) Tuti Jones, Defensive Player of the Year (Women’s Basketball) Destinee Wells, Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Player of the Year (Women’s Basketball) van Davis, Player of the Year (Men’s Golf) Andrea Leitner, Goalkeeper of the Year (Women’s Soccer) EKristen Green, Freshman of the Year (Softball) Ian Cruz, Freshman of the Year (Men’s Tennis) Gina Feistel, Freshman of the Year & Player of the Year (Women’s Tennis) Kevin Vanderkolk, OVC Freshman of the Year (Men’s Outdoor Track & Field) Kaitlyn Vanderkolk, OVC Co-Freshman of the Year (Women’s Outdoor Track & Field)
OVC TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL , SOFTBALL , MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TR ACK & FIELD, BASEBALL
Jessica Mattsson, OVC Co-Field Athlete of the Year (Women’s Outdoor Track & Field) Rebekah Stucker, OVC Outdoor Female Athlete of the Championship (Women’s Outdoor Track & Field)
COACH OF THE YEAR Mauricio Antun, Men’s Tennis Bart Brooks, Women’s Basketball David Costa, Men’s Soccer Dave Jarvis, Baseball Jeff Langdon, Women’s Cross Country
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ALL-REGION RECIPIENTS Ben Sheppard, Men’s Basketball (first team)
B E C O M I N G O N LY T H E S E C O N D
AS A 12-SEED OR LOWER.
Destinee Wells, Women’s Basketball
Nick Muszynski, Men’s Basketball (first team)
FOR THE 2ND-STRAIGHT YEAR,
GAMES IN CONSECUTIVE SEASONS
ALL-AMERICAN RECIPIENT
