Troy Athletics Hands Out Top Awards at Trojan Tribute

Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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Troy Athletics Hands Out Top Awards at Trojan Tribute

TROY, Ala. – Troy Athletics dished out its top honors Wednesday evening in its annual Trojan Tribute Awards Show inside Trojan Arena. Awards were handed out for top athletic and academic performances, with Carlton Martial, Leanna Johnson and Troy Football bringing home the major on-field awards.

Martial was named the Male Athlete of the Year; Johnson took home Female Athlete of the Year honors while the football team earned the OneTROY Team Award. In total, 17 awards were handed out; Trojan Tribute awards are based on the Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Spring 2022 seasons.

Martial was named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year after setting NCAA, Sun Belt and Troy records for career tackles. Johnson earned All-Sun Belt First Team and NFCA All-Region Second Team honors last spring after posting a 20-12 record in the circle with a 2.17 ERA, 242 strikeouts and an .184 opposing batting average in 196.2 innings of work. Troy Football won Sun Belt and Cure Bowl titles, posted a program record for wins and finished the season ranked No. 19 nationally in the AP Top 25.

Track athlete Maxwell George received the top honor of year, the Trojan Way Leadership Award. This award is given to the student-athlete who is the epitome of a Troy student-athlete and is the true definition of a student-athlete leader both in campus and in the community.

Troy's top academic honors were given to Lauren Locke (track & field), Ashley Guenveur (volleyball), Isabella Mitchell (volleyball), Savannah Poling (volleyball), Katie Lively (softball), Amara Anderson (volleyball) for the female graduating student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA, while Mason Bennett and Gabriel Peacock from track & field won the Clements Award for the male student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA.

Sorrell Award
Lauren Locke – Track & Field
Ashley Guenveur – Volleyball
Isabella Mitchell – Volleyball
Savannah Poling – Volleyball
Katie Lively – Softball
Amara Anderson – Volleyball

Clements Award
Mason Bennett – Track & Field
Gabriel Peacock – Track & Field

Female Team GPA Award
Volleyball

Male Team GPA Award
Cross Country

Strength of Character
Julia Brooks – Volleyball
Will McFadden – Men's Golf

Male Strength and Conditioning Award
Clay Stearns – Baseball

Female Strength and Conditioning Award
Julia Brooks - Volleyball

Jadarius Garner "Total Trojan" Award
Martin Bauldo – Track & Field

Male Heart of a Warrior Award
KJ Robertson - Football

Female Heart of a Warrior Award
Jada Walton – Women's Basketball

Male Newcomer of the Year
Javon Osbourne – Track & Field

Female Newcomer of the Year
Amiah Butler - Volleyball

Male Athlete of the Year
Carlton Martial – Football

Female Athlete of the Year
Leanna Johnson - Softball

Team of the Year
Football

Trojan Way Leadership Award
Maxwell George – Track & Field

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Troy Athletics Hands Out Top Awards at Trojan Tribute

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