BALTIMORE – The Coppin State University Athletic Department held its annual Eagles ESPY Awards on Monday night and
Joseph Amoah of the track & field team and women's basketball's
Brooke Fields were named the Department's Male and Female Athletes of the Year.
A junior from Greater Accra, Ghana, Amoah received the honor for the third-straight year after breaking his own school-records in the 60m dash, 100m dash, 200m dash and 4x100m Relay. After finishing the indoor season ranked 25
th in the 200m dash and 50
th in the 60m dash, Amoah earned three medals at the MEAC Outdoor Championships with the silver in both the 200m dash and 4x100m Relay, as well as a bronze in the 100m dash. Amoah broke his own school-records in all three of those events at the conference championship, and now ranks fourth nationally in the 200m dash (20.20) and eighth in the 100m dash (10.09). His times in both sprints qualify him for the World Championships in Doha, Qatar this Fall, and should also get him a spot at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
A senior from Owings Mills, Md., Fields was a BOXTOROW Second Team All-American and a First Team All-MEAC selection after leading the Eagles with 17.0 points per game, 51 3-pointer's and 119 assists. The 5-foot-6 guard was even better against MEAC competition, going for 19.9 points and 4.7 assists per game while making 96-of-118 (81.4%) free throws. Fields scored in double figures in 25 games this season, reaching at least 20 points in 12 of those contests. She also had 11 games with five or more assists. Recording her first two double-doubles of her career, Fields scored a season-high 26 points to go with ten rebounds at Delaware State, as well as a 19 point, 11 assists effort against the Hornets on Senior Night.
Devin Rivera Ozuna of the baseball team and
Kristen Deacon of the track & field team received the President's Eagle Award. Baseball's
Cole Gerula and
Dakota Gartrell of the softball team received the Scholar-Athlete Awards. The Male and Female Newcomers of the Year went to
Matt Day of the baseball team and volleyball's
Miajavon Coleman.
Additionally, each team announced their sport's Most Valuable Player, Unsung Hero and Most Improved Player awards.
Male Athlete of the Year:
Joseph Amoah, Track & Field
Female Athlete of the Year:
Brooke Fields, Basketball
Male President's Eagle:
Devin Rivera Ozuna, Baseball
Female President's Eagle:
Kristen Deacon, Track & Field
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year:
Cole Gerula, Baseball
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year:
Dakota Gartrell, Softball
Male Newcomer of the Year:
Matt Day, Baseball
Female Newcomer of the Year:
Miajavon Coleman, Volleyball
Baseball
MVP:
Justin Banks
Unsung Hero:
Erik Crossman
Most Improved:
Devin Rivera Ozuna
Men's Basketball
MVP:
Dejuan Clayton
Unsung Hero:
Kent Auslander
Most Improved:
Brendan Medley-Bacon
Women's Basketball
MVP:
Brooke Fields
Unsung Hero:
Kaiya Coleman
Most Improved:
Jalynda Salley
Bowling
MVP:
Nia Turner
Unsung Hero:
Mya Hamlett
Most Improved: Jazzleen McRea
Men's Cross Country
MVP:
Anija Addison
Unsung Hero:
Nku Henry
Most Improved:
Tyrek Goy
Women's Cross Country
MVP:
Tatiana Ogundeko
Unsung Hero:
Janee Quailes
Most Improved:
MyAsia Mills
Softball
MVP:
Madison Didion
Unsung Hero:
Alexis Genovese
Most Improved:
Brissa Alvarado
Men's Tennis
MVP:
Jorge Rodriguez Rey
Unsung Hero:
Sam Scala-McNeill
Most Improved:
Zaipo Oula
Women's Tennis
MVP:
Brittanie Cahua
Unsung Hero:
Precious Udofe
Most Improved:
Ajla Hrnjic
Men's Track & Field (Indoor)
MVP: Aaaron Lewis
Unsung Hero:
Balvin Richards
Most Improved:
Cheyenne Johnson
Men's Track & Field (Outdoor)
MVP:
Joseph Amoah
Unsung Hero:
Anija Addison
Most Improved:
Michael Scott
Women's Track & Field (Indoor)
MVP:
Tatiana Ogundeko
Unsung Hero:
Kristen Deacon
Most Improved:
Alanna Newby
Women's Track & Field (Outdoor)
MVP:
Tatiana Ogundeko
Unsung Hero:
Alanna Newby
Most Improved:
Janee Quailes
Volleyball
MVP:
Miajavon Coleman
Unsung Hero:
Christa Johnson
Most Improved:
Jordan Celestine
