Hogspy Award Winners Announced
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas Razorbacks were recognized for their hard work in-and-out of the classroom at the fourth annual Hogspy Awards in the Walton Arts Center Wednesday evening.
The Hogspy Awards honors excellence in Razorback Athletics including performances by 19 sports teams and more than 460 student athletes. The award show was hosted by Dari Nowkhah of ESPN and Golf Channel’s Lisa Cornwell.
Women’s track and field/cross country and men’s basketball took home the top prizes after being named the men’s and women’s teams of the year. That honor was reflected in the selection of men’s basketball head coach Mike Anderson as men’s coach of the year and women’s track and field/cross country head coach Lance Harter as women’s coach of the year.
Leading the women was track and field/cross country who left the Walton Arts Center with wins in five categories. Women’s swimming and diving took home the second-most with three pieces of hardware.
On the men’s side, basketball and men’s track and field/cross country led with three wins each.
2015 Award Winners:
Razorback Leadership Academy Leaders of Distinction
Megan Pearson – Softball
Nikki Daniels – Swimming and Diving
Rookie of the Year
Female
Chelsea Tatlow – Swimming and Diving
Male
Kenzo Cotton –Men’s Track and Field
Heart of the Hog Award
Melissa Wolff – Women’s Basketball
Top Graduating Senior
Margaret Power – Soccer
Outstanding Band Member
Matthew McCaskey
Outstanding Spirit Squad Member
Savannah Nall
Hog Tough Award
Female
Women’s Basketball
Male
Football
Comeback Student-Athlete Award
Keara Glover – Gymnastics
Brandon Burlsworth Award
Female
Megan Pearson – Softball
Male
Adam Deacon – Football
Play of the Year
Female
Distance Medley Relay – Women’s Track and Field
Male
Omar McLeod – Men’s Track and Field
Lee Spencer Individual Champion
Flavia Araujo – Women’s Tennis
Lee Spencer Cup Champion
Women’s Tennis
Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Female
Nikki Daniels – Swimming and Diving
Male
Nathanael Franks – Men’s Track and Field
Student-Athlete of the Year
Female
Dominique Scott – Women’s Track and Field
Male
Bobby Portis – Men’s Basketball
Team of the Year
Female
Track and Field/Cross Country
Male
Men’s Basketball
Academic Team of the Year
Female
Women’s Cross Country
Male
Men’s Golf
Coach of the Year
Female
Lance Harter – Women’s Cross Country / Track and Field
Male
Mike Anderson – Men’s Basketball
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