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Duke's Shane Battier, Maryland's Jen Adams Named ACC Athletes Of The Year
 

 
 
 
Battier was the recipient of the 2001 Wooden and Naismith Awards as the nation's top college basketball player.
 
Battier was the recipient of the 2001 Wooden and Naismith Awards as the nation's top college basketball player.
 
 

July 21, 2001

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Duke basketball player Shane Battier and Maryland lacrosse player Jen Adams have been named as the Atlantic Coast Conference male and female athletes for the 2000-01 academic year, as voted on by the Atlantic Coast Sports Writers Association.

The Anthony J. McKevlin Award, named for a former sports editor of The (Raleigh) News & Observer, is given to the ACC's top male student-athlete, while the Mary Garber Award, named for a retired Winston-Salem Journal sportswriter, is given to the top female student-athlete.

Battier recorded 54.5 votes ahead of Georgia Tech golfer Bryce Molder who tallied 14.5 votes and Florida State football player Chris Weinke who recorded eight votes.

On the women's side, Adams finished with 44 votes while Clemson track and field performer Cydonie Mothersill received eight votes. North Carolina field hockey player Jana Toepel was third with seven votes followed by NC State and Florida State basketball players Tynesha Lewis and Brooke Wyckoff who tallied five votes apiece. Rounding out the voting was Duke tennis player Kathy Sell (4) and Virginia swimmer Cara Lane (3).

Battier was the recipient of the 2001 Wooden and Naismith Awards as the nation's top college basketball player. He was the consensus National Player of the Year and the 2001 National Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive season. The Birmingham, Mich., native was also the ACC Co-Player of the Year and the 2001 Verizon Academic All-America of the Year.

In his final season he led Duke to its third National Title in basketball as well as the ACC regular season and tournament titles. He was tabbed the 2001 ACC Tournament MVP and the 2001 Final Four Most Valuable Player. In February, Battier became only the 10th player in Blue Devil history to have his jersey retired.

The National Player of the Year in women's lacrosse, senior Jen Adams led Maryland to the NCAA national championship, the ACC regular season title, a 23-0 overall record and a final ranking of No. 1. Adams was the 2001 ACC Player of the Year, Honda Award winner for lacrosse and an All-America by IWLCA, US Lacrosse and 360 Lacrosse. She finished the 2001 season with 88 goals and 60 assists for an NCAA Division I record 148 points. During her career, Adams totaled 267 goals, 178 assists, and 445 points setting the all-time collegiate points record in Division I women's lacrosse history.


Anthony J. McKevlin Award Recipients
ACC Male Athlete of the Year

1954 Joel Shankle, Duke - Track & Field
1955 Dickie Hemric, WFU - Basketball
1956 Dave Sime, Duke - Track & Field/Basketball
1957 Lennie Rosenbluth, UNC - Basketball
1958 Dick Christy, NCS - Football
1959 Lou Pucillo, NCS - Basketball
1960 Mike McGee, Duke - Football
1961 Roman Gabriel, NCS - Football
1962 Len Chappell, WFU - Basketball
1963 Art Heyman, Duke - Basketball
1964 Jeff Mullins, Duke - Basketball
1965 Brian Piccolo, WFU - Football
1966 Danny Talbott,UNC - Football/Baseball
1967 Bobby Bryant, USC - Football/Baseball
1968 Larry Miller, UNC - Basketball
1969 Frank Quayle, UVa - Football
1970 Charlie Scott, UNC - Basketball
1971 Don McCauley, UNC - Football
1972 Barry Parkhill, UVa - Basketball
1973 David Thompson, NCS - Basketball
1974 Tony Waldrop, UNC - Track & Field
1975 David Thompson, NCS - Basketball
1976 John Lucas, Md - Basketball/Tennis
1977 Phil Ford, UNC - Basketball
1978 Phil Ford, UNC - Basketball
1979 Renaldo Nehemiah, Md - Track & Field
1980 Julie Shea, NCS - Track & Field
1981 Julie Shea, NCS - Track & Field
1982 James Worthy, UNC - Basketball
1983 Ralph Sampson, UVa - Basketball
1984 Michael Jordan, UNC - Basketball
1985 B.J. Surhoff, UNC - Baseball
1986 Len Bias, Md - Basketball
1987 Riccardo Ingram, GaT - Football/Basketball
1988 Danny Ferry, Duke - Basketball
1989 Danny Ferry, Duke - Basketball
1990 Clarkston Hines, Duke - Football
1991 Christian Laettner, Duke - Basketball
1992 Christian Laettner, Duke - Basketball
1993 Charlie Ward, FSU - Football/Basketball
1994 Charlie Ward, FSU - Football/Basketball
1995 Randolph Childress, WFU - Basketball
1996 Kris Benson, Clem - Baseball
1997 Tim Duncan, WFU - Basketball
1998 Antawn Jamison, UNC - Basketball
1999 Elton Brand, Duke - Basketball
2000 Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech - Football
2001 Shane Battier, Duke - Basketball

Mary Garber Award Recipients
ACC Female Athlete of the Year

1990 Shannon Higgins, UNC - Soccer
1991 Dawn Staley, UVa - Basketball
1992 Dawn Staley, UVa - Basketball
1993 Mia Hamm, UNC - Soccer
1994 Mia Hamm, UNC - Soccer
1995 Tisha Venturini, UNC - Soccer
1996 Kelly Amonte, Md Soccer/Lacrosse
1997 Sarah Forbes, Md - Lacrosse
1998 Vanessa Webb, Duke - Tennis
1999 Cindy Parlow, UNC - Soccer
2000 Jen Adams, Maryland - Lacrosse
2001 Jen Adams, Maryland - Lacrosse
 

 

 
 
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