WCDS honors student-athletes with fall awards ceremony

By Staff Reports
Published in Sports on October 27, 2014 1:48 PM

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Student-athletes at Wayne Country Day concluded their fall sports season with an awards ceremony Sunday evening.

Coaches presented awards in nine sports.

Among the highlights were the recognition of the Chargers' varsity girls' tennis team, which won its second consecutive N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 1-A dual-team championship on Saturday. WCDS concluded the year 19-1 overall.

Athletics director Michael Taylor presented the players and first-year head coach Mark Phillips with tennis balls. The Chargers ended the season with a 13-match win streak and posted 10 shutouts for the season. Gianna Democko, Jennifer Potts and Taylor Willman each earned all-state recognition. Willman received all-state accolades for the second straight year.

Tony Towsend and Jacob Magera each grabbed a spot on the NCISAA 1-A all-state boys' soccer team. The duo helped lead the Chargers to 13 victories and a second straight quarterfinal-round appearance in the playoffs.

Steven Mau, in his second season, was named the Coastal Plains Independent Conference coach-of-theyear in volleyball. However, Mau will not return next season to coach the Chargers.

Here are the sport-by-sport recipients:

Varsity girls' tennis: Most Improved -- Eliza Eagles; Coach's Award -- Taylor Willman; Most Valuable Player -- Gianna Democko; NCISAA All--State -- Democko, Willman, Jennifer Potts.

Varsity soccer: Most Improved -- Tony Townsend; Coach's Award -- Jacob Magera; Team Award -- Townsend; All--CPIC -- Townsend, Magera, Noah Adkins, Patrick Hall; NCISAA All--State -- Townsend, Magera.

Varsity volleyball: Most Improved -- Tiffany Larson; Coach's Award -- Sarah Crooks; MVP -- Rachel Uzzell; All--CPIC -- Crooks, Uzzell, Larson (honorable mention) and Cheyenne Canuette (honorable mention).

Varsity boys' cross country: Coach's Award -- Connor Shaw.

Varsity girls' cross country: Most Improved -- Elizabeth Bailey; Coach's Award -- Margaret Tanner.

JV boys' soccer: Most Improved -- David Gurley; Coach's Award -- DJ Drew; MVP -- Nahehia Shaw.

JV volleyball: Most Improved -- Kyara Drew; Coach's Award -- Lillian Freeman; MVP -- DeKiya Thomas.

JV girls' tennis: Most Improved -- Diya Shreenath; Coach's Award -- Rebecca Edmondson; MVP -- Langley Barnes.

Middle school volleyball: Most Improved -- Katie Strickland; Coach's Award -- Prina Patel.