Virginia Soccer broadcasts 2022 awards in banquet

 

Virginia soccer held its annual awards banquet on Saturday to honor a number of of the workforce for his or her accomplishments final season. 

Right here is the total press launch from Virginia soccer:

Captains Awards – Daniel Sparks, Brennan Armstrong, Perris Jones, Nick Jackson and Anthony Johnson

Every week in the course of the season a number of gamers had been chosen to symbolize the workforce as sport captains. Based mostly on their management, work ethic and efficiency, the gamers voted punter Daniel Sparks, quarterback Brennan Armstrong, working again Perris Jones, linebacker Nick Jackson and cornerback Anthony Johnson as 2022 Season Captains

 

Offense Awards

MVP – Keytaon Thompson

A 3rd-team All-ACC choice, huge receiver Keytaon Thompson led the offense with 53 receptions and averaged 10.9 yards per catch in eight video games earlier than being sidelined by harm. He was second within the ACC and Twelfth within the nation this season with a median of 6.6 receptions per sport.

 

Most Improved – Ty Furnish

After enjoying simply three video games as a real freshman in 2021, Ty Furnish was referred to as on to assist lead the offensive line in 2022 from the middle place. He put within the work in the course of the summer season to achieve weight and power and completed the season beginning 9 of the ten video games he performed in.

 

Rookie of the Yr – Xavier Brown

As a real freshman, tailback Xavier Brown performed in all 10 video games and had the third most rushes among the many UVA working backs. He was versatile, constant and sturdy in his first season, averaging 4.2 yards per carry and likewise caught 9 passes. He had the longest rush on the season by a working again and scored his first profession landing within the North Carolina sport.

 

Impression Gamers – JR Wilson and Logan Taylor

The Offensive Impression Participant of the Yr award was shared by sophomore offensive sort out Logan Tayor and freshman huge receiver JR Wilson. Logan went from enjoying two video games as a freshman in 2021 to beginning all 10 video games final yr at offensive sort out. With accidents impacting the huge receiver place, JR Wilson emerged late within the season as a precious asset on the place. He had eight whole catches within the remaining two video games of the season after enjoying totally on particular groups earlier within the season.

 

Twelfth Man Award – Noah Josey

After enjoying simply as soon as as a real freshman in 2021, offensive lineman Noah Josey emerged from the offensive line unit as a precious reserve early within the season at offensive guard to a participant who began the ultimate 4 video games of the season.

 

Protection Awards

MVP – Nick Jackson

A second-team All-ACC decide, inside linebacker Nick Jackson led the ACC and was ninth nationally with a median of 10.4 tackles per sport. Through the season he additionally had profession highs in sacks with 5 and tackles for loss with seven. The 2022 marketing campaign marked the third consecutive season Jackson managed not less than 100 tackles.

 

Most Improved – James Jackson

Inside linebacker James Jackson went from making three tackles in 2021 to ending third on the workforce in 2022 with 60 whole tackles, together with a season excessive of 11 in opposition to North Carolina.

 

Rookie of the Yr – Mike Diatta

Defensive sort out Mike Diatta appeared in 9 video games and have become a disruptive pressure within the trenches. He recorded his first sack within the win at Georgia Tech and completed the season with 5 tackles.

 

Impression – Terrell Jones, Stevie Bracey, Trey McDonald

A trio of freshmen shared the Defensive Impression Participant award – linebackers Stevie Bracey and Trey McDonald and defensive lineman Terrell Jones. All three labored their means up the depth chart and managed to see enjoying time throughout their first collegiate seasons.

 

Twelfth Man Award – Paul Akere

A graduate switch from Columbia, defensive finish Paul Akere was the winner of the Defensive Twelfth-Man Award. In 10 video games he made a complete of twenty-two tackles from his defensive finish place and was third on the workforce in sacks together with two within the win at Georgia Tech.

 

Particular Groups Awards

 

Specialist of the Yr – Daniel Sparks

Punter Daniel Sparks was a second-team All-ACC choice in 2022. In his first season on Grounds, he tied the UVA single-season punting common report whereas main the ACC and ending eighth nationally with a forty five.9 yard common per punt. Towards Pitt, he grew to become the primary UVA punter to ever report three punts of 60-plus yards in a single sport.

 

Most Improved – Eli Gaines

The Most Improved Particular Groups participant for the 2022 season was sophomore Elijah Gaines. He was chosen for his excellent effort, hustle and grit on a number of particular groups.

 

Rookie of the Yr – Will Bettridge

Freshman place kicker Will Bettridge took over the kicking duties on the Syracuse sport and made seven of 10 area objectives in the course of the yr, together with an ideal four-for-four effort in opposition to Miami.

 

Further Awards

 

H.E.A.R.T. Award – Jahmeer Carter

Head coach Tony Elliott’s basis for the Virginia Soccer program is the acronym H.E.A.R.T. That stands for humility, effort, accountability, respect and toughness. Junior nostril sort out Jahmeer Carter was the recipient of the H.E.A.R.T. Award. Carter began all 10 video games this season and posted his finest season with 29 tackles.

 

Cav Code – Jared Rayman

The last word sport plan for Virginia soccer is to develop the student-athletes to win the sport of life. To assist accomplish that, head coach Tony Elliott established the Cav Code to develop and empower workforce members to change into males of service to influence others all through their lives. CODE is an acronym for Character, Alternative, Responsibility and Engagement. This yr’s Cav CODE winner was quarterback/holder Jared Rayman.

 

A quarterback who was awarded a scholarship this season, Rayman is a frontrunner within the workforce’s neighborhood outreach efforts. One instance of Jared’s devotion to the Cav Code got here final Spring on the program’s inaugural School Appreciation Day. He invited the director of the College’s American Signal Language program to attend the occasion. Rayman is captivated with this system resulting from a private auditory deficiency. He has been instrumental in selling this system and inspiring a number of teammates to be taught signal language.

 

Tutorial Awards

 

The Tutorial Awards acknowledge the UVA gamers who’ve achieved the best grade level averages for his or her respective lessons. This yr’s recipients:

First Years: Working again Logan Kotter (team-high 3.95 GPA)

Second Years: Lengthy Snapper Luke Byrne ( 3.62 GPA)

Third Years: Punter Daniel Sparks (3.50 GPA)

Fourth Years: Quarterback/Holder Jared Rayman (3.37 GPA)

Fifth Years: Defensive Finish Paul Akere (3.87 GPA)

This fall Akere was named an All-District Tutorial All-American for the second time throughout his collegiate profession

 

Energy and Conditioning

 

NCSA Energy and Conditioning All-American – Nick Jackson

Every year the Nationwide Energy Coaches Affiliation selects an All-America workforce primarily based on educational achievement, private integrity, athletic accomplishments and dedication to power coaching and conditioning. This yr, UVA inside linebacker Nick Jackson acquired the consideration. Along with his soccer accomplishments, within the weight room Jackson managed a 605-pound squat, a 440-pound entrance squat, a 340-pound energy clear and 21 reps on the 225-pound bench press rep check.

 

Energy and Conditioning Dedication Award – Jahmeer Carter & Perris Jones

UVA’s Energy and Conditioning Dedication Award acknowledges work ethic and management in power coaching as examples to others. These people place the workforce above particular person accomplishments and are dedicated to all areas of coaching and efficiency enhancements. The award is voted on by the workforce.

 

Energy Hour Award – Caleb Stoltz

At Virginia, the Energy Hour is a unit made up of developmental gamers who practice 4 to 5 days every week, studying method, growing power, energy and mass and striving to ascertain private report all through the autumn. The Energy Hour Award is voted on by this group to acknowledge the participant who epitomizes work ethic, consistency and management in all areas of this system. This yr’s recipient is junior defensive lineman Caleb Stoltz, who joined the workforce as a walk-on final fall.