Prince George’s Intercollegiate Athletics Holds Annual End of Year Banquet
On Monday, May 12th the Intercollegiate Athletics & Intramurals department held its annual end of year banquet to reflect on the year that was, while honoring the student athletes for their success on and off the field of play.
In attendance alongside student athletes and the athletics department staff were the following special guests: Dr. Tyson Beale, Vice President of Student Affairs; Cathy Camp, Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs; Geoffrey Colbert, Dean of Student success and Engagement; and other distinguished members of the college community.
During the banquet, department wide awards were announced while each coach revealed their team's Unsung Hero and Most Valuable Player below:
Men's Soccer – Coach Taiye Akinmboni
MVP: Muhammad Sallah
Unsung Hero: Randy Salvador
Women's Soccer – Coach Bonnie Hyde
Unsung Hero – Tamira Worthy
Baseball – Coach Jimmy Williams
MVP: Maddox German
Unsung Hero: Nick Manning
Cheerleading – Coaches Dr. Danielle LaSure-Bryant and Barbara McCreary
MVP: Verniah Armstead
Unsung Hero: Ava Crumbley
Men's Basketball – Coach Terrell Harris
MVP: Jailin Landis
Unsung Hero: Casheus Covington
Women's Basketball – Coach Devin May
MVP: Tamia Washington
Unsung Hero: Krsylynn Stewart
In addition to team honors were the Academic Excellence Awards for exceptional performance in the classroom as well as Owl Dedication Awards which are presented to student athletes who participated in two years for their sport at the college.
Academic Excellence:
Men's Soccer – Chiga Egwuonwu, Chichebem Ezenduka, Ose Ibhagui, Dexter Nguekam, Muhammad Sallah, Randy Salvador,Kevin Santos, Ngonya Tajong, Alexi Velasquez
Women's Soccer - Abeck Anyam, Onyedikachi Duru, Gift Onunaku, Kelly Rodriguez
Baseball – Leroy Finch, Aiden Holmes, Princeton Newbold, Daryl Nicholas, Gavin Romanowski, Sanchez Sands, Jayden Tavera, Anthony Williams
Cheerleading – Oreoluwa Akinkuotu, Amina Ali, Damaris Alonso Torres, Verniah Armstead, Madison Coleman, Ava Crumbley, Laura Cruz, Elizabeth Enriquez-Martinez, Aniyah Hayes, Nyonna Nash, Alyssa-Maria Oates, Christina Ojirinnaka, Cheyenne Saleem
Men's Basketball - Manuel Coronado, Casheus Covington, Tyler Donald, John Osuji, Michael Osuji
Women's Basketball – Jai'Den Anderson, Nyla Buyck, Laaila Dodo, Kalise Evans, Anna Fields, Kristin Smith
Owl Dedication:
Men's soccer – Ose Ibhagui, Charles "Dexter" Nguekam, Frank Olom, Muhammad Sallah, Randy Salvador
Baseball – Craig Gantt, Nick Manning, Princeton Newbold, Kyle Norvell, Nick Rodriguez, Sanchez Sands, Jayden Tavera, Anthony "AJ" Williams
Men's Basketball – Camar Gregorio, Jaylen Judge, Jailin Landis, John Osuji
Women's Basketball – Jai'Den Anderson, Kalise Evans, Tamia Washington, RaMyah Yearwood
Headlining the department awards were the Male and Female Outstanding Owls which were awarded to Muhammad Sallah and Tamia Washington of the men's soccer and women's basketball team, respectively.
Both Sallah and Washington wrapped up their two-year playing career in a Prince George's uniform with deep runs into their Region 20 Tournaments with a runner-up finish for the women's basketball team and semifinalist finish for the men's soccer team as programs returned to Division II competition.
