LONGWOOD ATHLETICS Greg Prouty, Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations Phone: 434.395.2097 | Email:
[email protected] Lindsey Williams, Athletics Media Relations Assistant Fax: 434.395.2568 | Website: www.longwoodlancers.com 062 201 High Street | Tabb 119 | Farmville, Virginia 23909-1899 COLLEGE ATHLETICS For Immediate Release April 23, 2012 LONGWOOD ANNOUNCES ANNUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE AWARDS FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University Athletics announced its annual award winners at the 2011-12 Student-Athlete Awards Banquet Monday night in Farmville. The top award winners were senior men’s basketball standout Antwan Carter| St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg) and senior softball standout Ashley Kramer|Ashburn (Broad Run) , named the school’s male and female Athletes of the Year , respectively. Carter won the award for the second-straight year, while senior women’s lacrosse team member Samantha Stifler|Jarrettsville, Md. (North Harford) was presented with the school’s Jimmy Yarbrough Inspiration Award . Carter started all 31 games this year and averaged 19.4 points and 9.2 rebounds while named CollegeInsider.com, College Sports Madness, CollegeHoops.net, and Roundball Daily.com Independent Player of the Year. A 6-6 center, he shot 51% (245-480) from the field, 31% (23-75) on three-point field goals, and 72% (88-123) at the free throw line, posting 31-straight double-figure scoring games, 14 20-point games, and 11 double-doubles while adding 30 steals and 27 blocks. Carter became the all-time scoring leader at Longwood this season, finishing his career with 1,886 points, and is the only player in the 36-year history of the program with at least 1,800 career points and 1,000 career rebounds (1,008, 2nd).