HogNation End of Year Awards

 

Beginning in 2008, members of the HogNation message board voted for the best University of Arkansas athletes and plays of each athletic year.

2008-09 School Year

Award Winner Votes Notes
Male Athlete of the Year Alain Bailey - Track & Field 56.2% All-American...SEC Field Athlete of the Year...'09 SEC Outdoor Champion in the high jump and long jump.
Female Athlete of the Year Aurelija Miseviciute - Tennis 76.9% 41-5 on the season...SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in '08 and '09.
Coach of the Year Brad McMakin - Golf 38.8% Led the men's golf team to an NCAA Runner-Up finish.
Razorback Freshman of the Year Zack Cox - Baseball 40.0% Batted .266 with 13 homeruns and 39 RBI. 5-1 with a 4.82 ERA and 1 save on the mound. Freshman All-American.
Lady Razorback Freshman of the Year Ciera Ricketts - Basketball 55.0% SEC Co-Freshman of the Year...AP SEC Newcomer of the Year...led team in points, assists and steals.
Razorback Senior of the Year Ben Tschepikow - Baseball 38.0% Batted .317 with 12 doubles and 9 homeruns...helped lead the team to the College World Series.
Lady Razorback Senior of the Year Aurelija Miseviciute - Tennis 87.5% All-American...All-SEC...ranked #3 in the ITA year end rankings...all-time singles wins leader at UA with 126.
Game of the Year The baseball team wins a classic over Virginia 52.3% The Hogs' 4-3 12 inning victory in a CWS elmination game is filled with drama.
Play of the Year Brett Eibner's CWS homerun 45.8% Eibner's ninth inning two-run homerun tied the game with Virginia.
Former Hog of the Year Joe Johnson 40.0% Averaged 21.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists...led Atlanta to the second round of the playoffs.

 

 

2007-08 School Year

Award Winner Votes Notes
Male Athlete of the Year Darren McFadden 100% All-American, SEC Player of the Year and Doak Walker Award winner. Finished second in the Heisman voting.
Female Athlete of the Year Stacy Lewis 69.2% SEC Women's Golfer of the Year. Won the SEC Championship.
Coach of the Year John McDonnell 52.6% Won the SEC Triple Crown. Named SEC Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Coach of the Year.
Razorback Freshman of the Year Brett Eibner - Baseball 42.3% Batted .298 with 36 runs, 10 doubles, 8 homeruns and 48 RBI. Went 3-1 with a 4.50 ERA on the mound.
Lady Razorback Freshman of the Year Sarah Freudenrich - Volleyball 35.2% Named to the SEC All-Freshman team. Finished the year with 137 kills in SEC matches. Hit .250 with 23 digs and a team-best 120 total blocks.
Razorback Senior of the Year Sonny Weems - Basketball 71.4% All-SEC First Team and USBWA All-District VII team. Led the Hogs in scoring. Scored 31 points in NCAA Tournament win over Indiana. Won the NCAA Slam Dunk Contest.
Lady Razorback Senior of the Year Stacy Lewis - Golf 70.5% SEC Golfer of the Year, SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and First Team All-SEC. Won 6 tournaments and led the SEC in scoring average.
Game of the Year November 23 - Football 52.3% The Hogs upset #1 LSU 50-48 in 3 OT's in Baton Rouge, La.
Play of the Year Baseball - The Slam II 64.7% Jacob House hits a walk-off grand slam to beat #12 South Carolina on May 9.
Former Hog of the Year Cliff Lee - Cleveland Indians 58.8% Starting pitcher for the American League in the MLB All-Star game in '08.

 

 

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Last Updated: 8-1-09