A chronological listing of the honors and awards received by
Tennessee Tech's student-athletes during 2016-17:
Updated June 28, 2017
June
29 - FB / Maleek Hall, Football Gameplan Defensive All-American Third Team
July
18 - FB / Maleek Hall, Preseason All-OVC Team
18 - FB / Brock McCoin, Preseason All-OVC Team
August
2 - FB / Maleek Hall, College Sports Madness Preaseason All-OVC First Team Defense
2 - FB / Brock McCoin, College Sports Madness Preaseason All-OVC First Team Offense
2 - FB / Chandler Nelson, College Sports Madness Preaseason All-OVC Second Team Offense
2 - FB / Will Chatmon, College Sports Madness Preaseason All-OVC Third Team Offense
16 - VB / Kellie Williams, Preseason All-OVC Team
29 - VB / Sharon Anderson, adidas® OVC Setter of the Week
30 - SOC / Karigan Owens, adidas® OVC Offensive Player of the Week
September
6 - MXC / Gilbert Boit, adidas® OVC Male Runner of the Week
11 - FB / Michael Birdsong, College Sports Madness OVC Offensive Player of the Week
13 - SOC / Kari Naerdemann, adidas® OVC Goalkeeper Player of the Week
13 - SOC / Karigan Owens, adidas® OVC Defensive Player of the Week
18 - FB / Dontez Byrd, adidas® OVC Specialist of the Week
19 - FB / Dontez Byrd, STATS FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week
19 - FB / Dontez Byrd, HERO Sports FCS College Football Defensive/Special Teams HERO of the Week nominee
20 - MXC / Gilbert Boit, adidas® OVC Male Runner of the Week
20 - MBB / Aleksa Jugovic, College Sports Madness Preseason Ohio Valley All-Conference Fourth Team
27 - SOC / Karigan Owens, adidas® OVC Defensive Player of the Week
October
5 - WG / Hollee Sadler, adidas® OVC Female Golfer of the Week
10 - VB / Sharon Anderson, adidas® OVC Setter of the Week
26 - MBB / Aleksa Jugovic, Preseason All-OVC Team
28 - MXC / Gilbert Boit, OVC Male Freshman of the Year
29 - MXC / Gilbert Boit, Men's OVC Athlete of the Championship
November
3 - SOC / Kari Naerdemann, OVC Defensive Player of the Year
3 - SOC / Lauren Brewer, All-OVC First Team
3 - SOC / Abi Gearing, All-OVC First Team
3 - SOC / Kari Naerdemann, All-OVC First Team
3 - SOC / Karigan Owens, All-OVC Second Team
3 - SOC / Nora Vicsek, OVC All-Newcomer Team
6 - SOC / Lauren Brewer, OVC All-Tournament Team
6 - SOC / Mary Francis Hoots, OVC All-Tournament Team
13 - FB / Nick Madonia, adidas® OVC co-Specialist of the Week
14 - FB / Nick Madonia, HERO Sports FCS College Football Defensive/Special Teams HERO of the Week
14 - FB / Nick Madonia, STATS FCS Player of the Week Honorable Mention
14 - FB / Yeedee Thaenrat, STATS FCS Player of the Week Honorable Mention
20 - FB / Dontez Byrd, adidas® OVC Offensive Player of the Week
20 - FB / Dontez Byrd, adidas® OVC co-Newcomer of the Week
20 - FB / Dontez Byrd, College Sports Madness OVC Offensive Player of the Week
20 - FB / Nick Madonia, adidas® OVC co-Specialist of the Week
22 - FB / Dontez Byrd, All-OVC Second Team Offense
22 - FB / Nick Madonia, All-OVC Second Team Specialist
22 - FB / Josh Poplar, All-OVC Second Team Defense
22 - FB / Michael Birdsong, OVC All-Newcomer Team
22 - FB / Dontez Byrd, OVC All-Newcomer Team
22 - FB / Yeedee Thaenrat, OVC All-Newcomer Team
December
6 - FB / Nick Madonia, Fred Mitchell Award Finalist
13 - WBB / Anacia Wilkinson, adidas® OVC Freshman of the Week
19 - WBB / Akia Harris, adidas® OVC co-Freshman of the Week
20 - BSB / Kevin Strohschein, Collegiate Baseball 2017 Pre-Season All-American First Team
January
9 - BSB / Kevin Strohschein, 2017 Perfect Game/Rawlings Preseason College All-American Third Team
9 - MBB / Kajon Mack, adidas® OVC Newcomer of the Week
9 - MBB / Kajon Mack, College Sports Madness OVC Player of the Week
10 - WBB / Akia Harris, adidas® OVC Freshman of the Week
11 - T&F / Micayla Rennick, adidas® OVC co-Female Track Athlete of the Week
February
2 - BSB / Kevin Strohschein, Baseball America OVC Preseason Player of the Year
2 - BSB / Kevin Strohschein, D1Baseball.com OVC Preseason Player of the Year
2 - BSB / Travis Moths, D1Baseball.com OVC Top Prospect #1 - 2017 Draft
2 - BSB / Jake Usher, D1Baseball.com OVC Top Prospect #7 - 2017 Draft
2 - BSB / Kevin Strohschein, D1Baseball.com OVC Top Prospect #1 - 2018 Draft
2 - BSB / Ethan Roberts, D1Baseball.com OVC Top Prospect #2 - 2018 Draft
2 - BSB / Marcus Evey, D1Baseball.com OVC Top Prospect #9 - 2018 Draft
2 - BSB / Anthony Carrera, D1Baseball.com OVC Impact Freshmen #5
6 - WBB / Akia Harris, adidas® OVC Freshman of the Week
8 - T&F / Na'Asha Robinson, adidas® OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week
9 - BSB / Kevin Strohschein, CollegeBaseballInsider.com OVC Preseason Best Pure Hitter
9 - BSB / Kevin Strohschein, CollegeBaseballInsider.com OVC Preseason Best Power Threat
9 - BSB / Kevin Strohschein, CollegeBaseballInsider.com OVC Preseason Hitter You Least Want to Face
9 - BSB / Kevin Strohschein, Perfect Game Preseason OVC Player of the Year
9 - BSB / Chris Brown, Perfect Game Preseason All-OVC Team
9 - BSB / Kevin Strohschein, Perfect Game Preseason All-OVC Team
9 - BSB / Michael Wood, Perfect Game Preseason All-OVC Team
10 - BSB / Kevin Strohschein, OVC Preseason Player of the Year
10 - BSB / Kevin Strohschein, Preseason All-OVC Team
14 - TEN / Eduardo Mena, OVC Preseason Men's Top 10 Player Ranking - #1
14 - TEN / Alberto Esteban, OVC Preseason Men's Top 10 Player Ranking - #3
14 - TEN / Guillermo Nicolas, OVC Preseason Men's Top 10 Player Ranking - #4
14 - TEN / Marcos Bernardes, OVC Preseason Men's Top 10 Player Ranking - #8
15 - TEN / Marcos Bernardes, adidas® OVC Tennis Male Athlete of the Week
22 - T&F / Micayla Rennick, adidas® OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week
23 - TEN / Eduardo Mena, adidas® OVC Tennis Male Athlete of the Week
25 - BSB / Collin Harris, D1Baseball.com Top Hitter: February 24
25 - BSB / Kevin Strohschein, D1Baseball.com Top Hitter: February 24
25 - T&F / D'Airrien Jackson, OVC Indoor Female Track 4x400m Individual Champion
25 - T&F / Jaydean Joseph, OVC Indoor Female Track 4x400m Individual Champion
25 - T&F / Na'Asha Robinson, OVC Indoor Female Track 4x400m Individual Champion
25 - T&F / Na'Asha Robinson, OVC Indoor Female Track 200m Individual Champion
25 - T&F / Na'Asha Robinson, OVC Indoor Female Track 400m Individual Champion
25 - T&F / Sharnique Leonce, OVC Indoor Female Track 4x400m Individual Champion
27 - BSB / Collin Harris, adidas® OVC Player of the Week
27 - BSB / Collin Harris, College Sports Madness OVC Player of the Week
27 - MBB / Hakeem Rogers, Hoops HD OVC 6th Man of the Year
28 - BSB / Collin Harris, TSWA Baseball Player of the Week
28 - WBB / Yaktavia "Shug" Hickson, All-OVC First Team
March
4 - BSB / Michael Wood, D1Baseball.com Top Pitcher: March 3
6 - BSB / Michael Wood, adidas® OVC co-Pitcher of the Week
8 - BSB / Michael Wood, TSWA Baseball Pitcher of the Week
13 - BSB / Ryan Flick, adidas® OVC Player of the Week
18 - BSB / Matt Jones, D1Baseball.com Top Hitter: March 17
20 - BSB / Ethan Roberts, adidas® OVC Pitcher of the Week
27 - BSB / Matt Jones, adidas® OVC Player of the Week
29 - BSB / Matt Jones, TSWA Baseball Player of the Week
April
6 - BSB / Ryan Flick, Midseason Perfect Game/Rawlings All-American First Team
9 - BSB / Ryan Flick, D1Baseball.com Top Hitter: April 8
12 - T&F / D'Airrien Jackson, adidas® OVC Outdoor Female Track Athlete of the Week
12 - TEN / Eduardo Mena, adidas® OVC Tennis Male Athlete of the Week
14 - BSB / David Garza, Brooks Wallace Award Watch List
17 - BSB / Ethan Roberts, adidas® OVC co-Pitcher of the Week
19 - T&F / D'Airrien Jackson, adidas® OVC Outdoor Female Track co-Athlete of the Week
20 - TEN / Eduardo Mena, OVC Player of the Year
20 - TEN / Marc Mila, OVC co-Freshman of the Year
20 - TEN / Eduardo Mena, All-OVC First Team
20 - TEN / Marcos Bernardes, All-OVC First Team
20 - TEN / Alberto Esteban, All-OVC First Team
20 - TEN / Guillermo Nicolas, All-OVC Second Team
May
8 - BSB / Michael Wood, adidas® OVC co-Pitcher of the Week
9 - SB / Alyssa Richards, All-OVC First Team
23 - BSB / David Garza, All-OVC First Team
23 - BSB / Ethan Roberts, All-OVC First Team
23 - BSB / Chase Chambers, All-OVC Second Team
23 - BSB / Ryan Flick, All-OVC Second Team
23 - BSB / Trevor Putzig, All-OVC Second Team
23 - BSB / Kevin Strohschein, All-OVC Second Team
23 - BSB / Michael Wood, All-OVC Second Team
23 - BSB / Devin Lancaster, OVC All-Freshman Team
27 - BSB / Ryan Flick, OVC Tournament MVP
27 - BSB / Ryan Flick, OVC All-Tournament Team
27 - BSB / Travis Moths, OVC All-Tournament Team
27 - BSB / Trevor Putzig, OVC All-Tournament Team
27 - BSB / Kevin Strohschein, OVC All-Tournament Team
30 - BSB / Ryan Flick, Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week
June
1 - BSB / Ryan Flick, Collegiate Baseball All-American Second Team
2 - BSB / Ryan Flick, College Sports Madness All-American Fourth Team
5 - BSB / Ryan Flick, Gregg Olson Award Semifinalist
14 - BSB / Ryan Flick, Perfect Game All-American Second Team
14 - BSB / Ryan Flick, NCBWA All-American Third Team
14 - BSB / Ryan Flick, Gregg Olson Award Finalist
15 - BSB / Ryan Flick, ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region First Team
19 - BSB / Ryan Flick, ABCA/Rawlings All-American Second Team
27 - T&F / Na'Asha Robinson, USTFCCCA Outdoor All-American Second Team
See 2009-10 Awards and Honors list
See 2010-11 Awards and Honors list
See 2011-12 Awards and Honors list
See 2012-13 Awards and Honors list
See 2013-14 Awards and Honors list
See 2014-15 Awards and Honors list
See 2015-16 Awards and Honors list
