KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The 12th annual Volscars award show celebrated the athletic achievements, academic accomplishments and community service of University of Tennessee student-athletes Monday night in the Knoxville Convention Center.
The evening saw student-athletes from all sports as well as athletic personnel come together for dinner as many of the achievements garnered by Volunteers were highlighted. During the awards segment of the show, student-athletes introduced the awards and announced the winners. The awards ranged from Comeback of the Year to Male and Female Athlete of the Year. The award results are listed below.
Volunteers do not only embody athletic excellence, but also academic brilliance. 75 student-athletes will be graduating during the 2018 academic year, and for this they took part in the Helen B. Watson sash ceremony. Tennessee has been well represented on the SEC Academic Honor Roll, with 83 making the 2017 SEC Spring Honor Roll, 54 making the 2017 SEC Fall Honor Roll, and 33 making the 2017-18 SEC Winter Honor Roll. 54 Volunteer freshmen made the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Tennessee student-athletes continued being active in their community this year. During the show, student-athletes’ contributions to the community were highlighted in the Howard Almon Volunteer Recognition Video. For their outstanding community service, 11 Vols were named to the 2017-18 SEC Community Service Team.
Mr. and Mrs. Tennessee went to Grant Williams from men’s basketball and Meghan Gregg from softball. The pair of Volunteers both captured SEC Player of the Year honors during their respective seasons.
This year’s Inspiration award winner was Zhipeng (Colin) Zeng from the swimming & diving team. Zeng’s journey from China to America as a 15-year-old boy to pursue a future as a swimmer was the very embodiment of inspirational. He has spent the last year
Volscars Award Winners:
Comeback of the Year: Men’s Baketball vs. Georgia (March 3, 2018)
Male “I Will Give My All” Award: Admiral Schofield, Men’s Basketball
Female “I Will Give My All” Award: Kaite Cousins, Soccer
Male Rookie of the Year: Trey Smith, Football
Female Rookie of the Year: Rennia Davis, Women’s Basketball
Male Athlete of the Year: Christian Coleman, Men’s Track & Field
Female Athlete of the Year: Erika Brown, Women’s Swimming & Diving
Mr. Tennessee: Grant Williams, Men’s Basketball
Ms. Tennessee: Meghan Gregg, Softball
-UT Athletics
