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Harding University Athletics

Berryhill Award

The Berryhill Award is the highest award the Harding athletic department gives and is named after former coach and athletics director M.E. Berryhill. The honor is given to a senior male and female athlete who possesses the characteristics of athletic excellence, academic achievement, social maturity, and spiritual example.

Recipients
Men Women
2024 - Sam Tandy (golf)/Nathaniel Wallace (football) 2024 - Kelli McKinnon (volleyball)
2023 - Cade Pugh (football) 2023 - Sierra White (track and field)
2022 - Cole Chancey (football) 2022 - Emma Roberts (soccer)
2021 - Ryder Yakel (baseball) 2021 - Rylie Cox-Evans (tennis)
2020 - Miles Humphreys (baseball) 2020 - Emily Shell-Collins (track)
2019 - Bryce Bray (football) 2019 - Zoe Hardin (volleyball)/Peyton Mills (softball)
2018 - Gavin De Los Santos (football) 2018 - Madison Drennan (cross country/track)
2017 - Park Parish (football) 2017 - A'ndrea Haney (basketball)
2016 - Jacob Gibson (basketball) 2016 - Kelsey Taylor (cross country/track)
2015 - Romo Westbrook (football) 2015 - Ewa Zaborowska (cross country/track)
2014 – Matt Calhoun (baseball) 2014 – Mollie Arnold (volleyball)/Kristen Celsor (basketball/track)
2013 – Zach Roddenberry (basketball) 2013 – Tiffany Chambers (track)
2012 – Chase Presley (baseball) 2012 – Sierra Rollins (basketball)
2011 – Stephen Blake (basketball) 2011 – Janet Orgain (tennis)
2010 – Marco Ruiz (tennis) 2010 – Katy Grant (cc/track)
2009 – Julius Kosgei (cc/track) 2009 – Alicia Williams (tennis)
2008 – Matt Hall (basketball, golf) 2008 – Kendyl Washburn (soccer)
2007 – Kyle Wess (football) 2007 – Mary Brown (cc/track)
2006 – Andrew Giron (tennis) 2006 – Synda Veitenheimer (volleyball)
2005 – Reed Fisher (cc/track) 2005 – Amie Morrison (volleyball)
2004 – Jacob Rotich (cc/track) 2004 – Janet Kogo (cc/track)
2003 – Aaron Farley (basketball, golf) 2003 – Laura Tollett (tennis)
2002 – Jacobo Martinez (tennis) 2002 - Mindy Napier (basketball)
2001 – Brad Whinery (football) 2001 – Erika Pierson (volleyball)
2000 – Marc Fager (football) 2000 – Cheri Scharff Etheridge (CC/Track)
1999 - Rob Stroud (football) 1999 - Emily Prysock (basketball)
1998 – John Richard Duke (basketball) 1998 - Erika Harris (track)
1997 - Clay Beason (football) 1997 - Angie Dugger (basketball)
1996 - Scott Alexander (football) 1996 - Lori Hendricks (volleyball)
1995 - Paul Mann (football) 1995 - Penny Mayberry (track)
1994 - Kyle Citty (football) 1994 - Kymm Alexander (basketball)
1993 – Steven Fitzhugh (football) 1993 - Nancee Wilson (basketball)
1992 - Matt Thompson (football) 1992 - Kelsie Hutchinson (cc/track)
1991 - Richie Roberts (tennis) 1991 - Kelly Willingham (volleyball)
1990 - John Spann (football) 1990 - Melynda Davis Cordry (cc/track)
1989 - Te Howard (cc/track) 1989 - Cheryl Bednosky (cc/track)
1988 - Marty Spears (baseball) 1988 - Beverly Gardner (track)
1987 - Shannon Hughes (basketball) 1987 - Teresa Durham (cross country)
1986 - Kenny Collins (basketball) 1986 - Dawn Mason (volleyball, softball, track)
1985 - Gordon Gerbholz (football) 1985 - Karen Mason (softball, volleyball)
1984 - Marty Ninemire (baseball) 1985 - Karen Mason (softball, volleyball)
1983 - Hubie Smith (basketball, golf) 1984 - Marci Williams Crump (cross country)
1982 - Carter Lambert (cross country, track)
1981 - Richard Teixeira (cross country, track)
1980 - Scott Carstens (tennis)
1979 - Jeff Earnhart (football)
1978 - Marshall Grate (cross country, track)
1977 - Butch Gardner (basketball, track)
1976 - Mark Trotter (swimming)
1975 - Gary Beck (bowling)
1974 - Tom Ed Gooden (football, track)
1973 - Ed Eason (football)
1972 - Jerry Cook (football)
1971 - Dean Kilmer (football)
1970 - Jerry Copeland (football)
1969 - David Elliott (tennis)
1968 - Harold Alexander (basketball)
1967 - Cliff Clark (cross country, track)
1966 - Jerry Baker (cross country, track)
1965 - Ned Boaz (basketball)
1964 - Vernon Rogers (basketball)
1963 - Steve Smith (baseball, football, basketball, bowling)