Football All-American Sidney Haugabrook Named UD Outstanding Senior Male Athlete of the Year for 2004-05 DATE: May 18, 2005 NEWARK, DE -- All-American cornerback Sidney Haugabrook (right), who started every game of his career, led the University of Delaware football team to the 2003 national championship, and became just the second player in school history to earn all-conference honors all four years, was honored as the University's 2004-05 Outstanding Senior Male Athlete of the Year at the annual UD Men's Intercollegiate Athletics Awards luncheon Tuesday at the Bob Carpenter Center. Haugabrook, a senior consumer economics major from Atlanta, GA (Woodward Academy), was among several Blue Hen student-athletes who were honored at the luncheon for their performances on the playing field, in the classroom, and in the community over the past season. The Outstanding Senior Male Athlete Award is selected from a vote of the head coaches of Delaware's 11 men's intercollegiate sports. Haugabrook becomes the fourth straight UD football player to win the award after current Philadelphia Eagles backup quarterback Andy Hall was honored in 2004, linebacker Dan Mulhern was honored in 2003, and wide receiver Jamin Elliott was selected in 2002. The University of Delaware Outstanding Senior Female Athlete of the Year will be honored on Wednesday night, May 1, at the annual UD Women's Awards Banquet at Clayton Hall. A four-year starter at cornerback and a standout kick returner, Haugabrook served as co-captain during the 2004 season for head coach K.C. Keeler and led the Blue Hens to a 9-4 record, a berth in the NCAA I-AA quarterfinals, and a second straight Atlantic 10 Conference title. He ranked among the national leaders in punt returns (11.4 yards per return) and kickoff returns (27.4 avg.) and registered 67 tackles and two interceptions. Haugabrook, who signed a free agent contract with the National Football League's Tennessee Titans in April, started all 51 games during his career and became just the second player in UD football history to earn all-conference honors all four years. In addition to being named the first defensive player in league history to be named Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Year in 2001, Haugabrook also was the first to be honored as a first team all-league selection at three different positions in 2004, being named first team at cornerback, punt returns, and kick returns. He earned consensus All-American honors as a senior in 2004 when he was named first team Walter Camp, first team American Football Coaches Association, second team The Sports Network, and second team Associated Press. He also played in prestigious East-West Shrine All-Star Game in Palo Alto, CA . He set 13 school records, including career games played, career punt return yards, career kickoff return yards, and career tackles by a cornerback, and scored six career touchdowns on returns. He also posted 12 career interceptions. In addition to Haugabrook, the following student-athletes were honored as the team's Outstanding Performer for each sport as voted by team members. BASEBALL: Junior catcher Brian Valichka (Urbana/Frederick, MD) was the winner of the Papp Lukk Award as the UD Alumni Association Team Most Valuable Player. A three-year starter behind the plate for the Blue Hens, Valichka has led the Blue Hens to a record of 24-27 and a second straight berth in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament later this month. He is batting .274 this season and leads the team with 16 doubles while also hitting six home runs and knocking in 28 runs. A nominee for the Johnny Bench Award as the top collegiate catcher in the nation, Valichka has thrown out 19 of 43 base stealers this season and has committed just four errors and four passed balls. He batted . 362 with seven home runs and 27 RBI last spring when he earned first team All-CAA and first team All-East Region honors. He is an honor student as a sport management major. BASKETBALL: Junior forward Harding Nana (Newport School, MD/Douala, Cameroon) was the winner of the Col. C.B. Shaffer Award as the team's Most Valuable Player. A second-year team member after transferring from Virginia Tech, Nana was one of the most dominating players in the CAA this past season, earning first team All-CAA honors after leading the league in both scoring (18.5 points per game) and rebounding (10.4 rpg). He was one of just six players in Division I to lead his league in scoring and rebounding while his 19 double-doubles ranked fifth in the nation this season. Nana ranked 11th nationally in rebounding and 43rd in scoring, was named to the San Juan Shootout All-Tournament Team, and was twice named the conference's player of the week. He capped his season by scoring 46 points and grabbing 35 rebounds in Delaware's two CAA Tournament games, including a career-high 19 rebounds against Virginia Commonwealth in the quarterfinals. He is a leadership major at Delaware. CROSS COUNTRY: Sophomore P.J. Meany (Salesianum/Hockessin, DE) earned the Alumni Association Cross Country Most Valuable Player Award. The standout distance runner led all Delaware competitors in six of the seven meets this past fall and helped lead the Blue Hens to a fourth place finish at the Colonial Athletic Association championships and four other meet top four finishers. He won individual race titles at the Towson Invitational and the Delaware Invitational while also placing 23rd at the CAA championships and 60th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional race. A business major, he also placed sixth in the 5,000 meters at the CAA outdoor track and field championships this past spring. FOOTBALL: Senior cornerback Sidney Haugbarook (Woodward Academy/Atlanta, GA) was named the UD Alumni Association Most Valuable Player (see above for details). GOLF: Sophomore Joe McLister (Loudoun County/Leesburg, VA) was the winner of the John J. DeLuca/Scotty Duncan Alumni Association MVP Award for the second straight year. A team captain as a sophomore, McLister recorded a team best stroke average 76.58 this past season and was the team's top finisher in seven different tournaments. He carded a season-best 69 in capturing the Goldey Beacom College Spring Invitational this past March and also was 13th at the Lafayette Invitational, 16th at the John McDonald/Temple Classic, and 23rd at the Colonial Athletic Association championships when he led the Blue Hens to an eighth place finish. He recorded a stroke average of 75.80 as a freshman in 2003-04 when he posted five top five finishes and was 30th at the CAA championships. He is a business major at Delaware. INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD: Sophomore middle distance runner Brad Dodson (Martinsburg/Martinsburg, WV) was the winner of the Alumni Association MVP Award. A second-year team member, Dodson posted five meet first place finishes during the 2005 indoor season, including winning the mile, 1,000 meters, and 3,000 meters at the Thomson Invitational in February. He also placed 10th in the distance medley relay at the IC4A championships. He set two school records during the indoor season, posting a time of 2:28.44in the 1,000 meters and 10:03.62 in the distance medley relay. During the spring, he placed 12th in the 1,500 meters at the CAA outdoor track and field championships. LACROSSE: Senior goalkeeper Chris Collins (Lakeland-Panas/Yorktown Heights, NY) earned the Alumni Association MVP Award. A three-year team captain, Collins led the nationally-ranked Blue Hen men's lacrosse to one of its finest seasons in 2005. Delaware posted an 11-6 record, won the CAA regular season title, lost to Towson 9-8 in the CAA Tournament title game, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for just the third time in school history before falling to Navy 9-7 in the opening round. A two-time second team All-CAA selection, Collins ranked among the national leaders this season with a 7.56 goals against average and a .584 save percentage. His 542 career saves ranks fourth all-time at Delaware. He is a physical education major at Delaware. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Senior weight thrower Mike Yost (Lake Forest/Felton, DE) was the winner of Fred J. Harmer Alumni Association Team MVP Award. A four-year letterwinner in both indoor and outdoor track and field, Yost has enjoyed an outstanding spring, winning eight outdoor meet titles in the hammer and discus. He captured the discus title at the Colonial Athletic Association championships, earning a spot in the NCAA East Regionals later this month while also placing second in the hammer throw at the meet. He qualified for the IC4A championships in both events, placing 15th in the hammer and 19th in the discus despite a back injury. He established career highs this spring in the hammer (180-2, 4th all-time at Delaware) and the discus (158-2, No. 7 at UD). He is a wildlife conservation major at Delaware. SOCCER: Senior goalkeeper Kyle Haynes (St. Michael's/St. Michael's,MD) was the Alumni Association MVP. A four-year starter in goal, Haynes started 72 of a possible 73 games during his career and set school records for minutes played by a goalkeeper in a season and career. He was a two-year co-captain and finished his career third all-time at Delaware with 351 saves and fourth all-time with 13 shutouts. He recorded career marks of 1.65 goals allowed per game and a .739 save percentage and had marks of 1.92 gaa and a .721 save pct. as a senior. An honor student as a political science and history major, Haynes twice was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association East Region All-Academic team. In addition to the team MVP Award, Haynes also received the ECAC Medal of Merit Award as a standout male letterwinner with a high grade point index (3.715 gpa). SWIMMING & DIVING: Junior Levan Beridze (Tbilisi, Georgia/Princeton, NJ) earned the Jack and Hugh Dougherty Alumni Association Team MVP Award. A first-year transfer from Rutgers, Beridze posted five top 10 finishes at the Colonial Athletic Association championships in February, including Delaware's first individual top five finish since joining the league in 2001-02. He placed fourth in the 100 freestyle at the CAA meet while also placing seventh in the 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay and 10th in both the 800 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay. His season-best time of 46.02 in the 100 freestyle ranks as the second fastest in UD history while his time of 21.18 in the 50 freestyle ranks No. 4 all-time. He was a consistent dual meet winner all season and captured both the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle at the Bucknell Invitational. He is an international relations major with a minor in Russian. TENNIS: Freshman Jason Hanschmann (Palatine/Palatine, IL) won the Alexander J. Taylor Alumni Association MVP Award. Hanschmann was outstanding in his first collegiate season, leading the Blue Hens to a dual match record of 12-7 and a berth in the CAA quarterfinals while recording the team's best singles and doubles record. Playing mostly at the No. 6 singles spot, Hanschmann recorded a mark of 18-7, setting a new UD record for singles wins in a season. In doubles, he teamed with Jesse Carl for a team-leading 17-5 mark playing at the No. 2 position. He is an electrical engineering major at Delaware. Also honored at the luncheon were the following student-athletes. • Earning Miles Powell Jr. Engineering/Athletics Scholarships were cross country/track and field juniors Mike Manlove (Archmere/Hockessin, DE) and Charlie Dielmann (Salesianum/Wilmington, DE), junior swimmer Michael Rasch (Emmaus/Allentown, PA), senior golfer Dan Spiker (Poolesville/Poolesville, MD), and sophomore track and field runner Kyle Schmid (Luther/Towson, MD). Manlove, Rasch, and Spiker were repeat selections. The awards are presented to letterwinners who are also top engineering majors. Manlove, a mechanical engineering major, competed in both cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field this season; Dielmann, a CoSIDA Academic All-American candidate as a mechanical engineering major, placed 10th at the IC4A indoor distance medley relay this past winter and set a school record in the event; Rasch, a chemical engineering major, was a third-year letterwinner as a freestyler; Spiker, a civil engineering major, closed his career by recording a stroke average of 78.18 and placed 34th at the CAA championships; and Schmid, a civil engineering major, was named the cross country's squad's Rookie of the Year, qualified for the IC4A championships in the 4 x 800 meter relay during the indoor track and field championships, and placed 10th in the 5,000 meters at the CAA outdoor championships. • Junior tennis player Adam Liebman (Staples/Westport, CT) was the winner of the Lee J. Hynick Award as the junior letterwinner on the UD men's tennis team with the highest grade point index. Liebman, who posted a 7-16 record playing at No. 2 singles this past season, carries a 2.93 grade point index as a leadership and consumer economics major. • Freshman Daniel Abbott (Glasgow/Newark, DE) earned the UD men's swimming and diving Thomas Baranello Award as the team's most improved swimmer. Abbott, who did not start swimming until high school, competed in the backstroke and breaststroke events for the Blue Hens and was 21st in the 100 backstroke and 28th in the 200 backstroke at the CAA championships in February. • Sophomore Brendan Spencer (Yorktown/Arlington, VA) was the winner of the Chuck Ganci for special contributions to the men's swimming and diving team. Spencer placed seventh in the 200 freestyle relay, seventh in the 400 freestyle relay, and 10th in both the 400 medley relay and 200 medley relay at the CAA championships. • Junior Kevin DuPrey (Lampeter-Strasburg/Lampeter, PA) received the Sharp Academic Award for outstanding academic success with the UD men's track and field teams. DuPrey, who carries as a 3.88 gpa as a biology major, placed 35th at the CAA cross country championships last fall. • Sophomore Andrew Lynch (Cardinal O'Hara/Springfield, PA) was the recipient of the D. Kenneth Steers Award, presented to a member of the UD track and field team with outstanding academic success. Lynch, who carries a 3.29 gpa as an exercise physiology major, placed 11th in the discus at the CAA outdoor track and field championships in April. • Football senior linebacker Mondoe Davis (Woodside/Newport News, VA) was the winner of the Dr. Janice Jordan Award presented by UD Student Services for Athletes to a student-athlete who has made outstanding progress academically while at Delaware. A four-year standout for the football team, Davis graduated in just over three years and is currently enrolled in graduate school at UD in public policy. He led the team in tackles in both 2003 and 2004 and earned first team All-Atlantic 10 honors this past fall. • Track and field senior Nick Riordan (Skaneateles/Skaneateles, NY) received the Outstanding Contributor Award presented by the UD Student Services for Athletes department. Riordan was honored for his involvement with community service projects and as a member of the UD Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC). Riordan overcame injuries suffered in a car accident in December, 2003 and has been a key member of the Delaware track and field team in the jumping events. He placed 11th in the long jump and 12th in the triple jump at the CAA outdoor track and field championships in April. - DDD -  Copyright, © 2005, University of Delaware. All rights reserved. Please direct Athletics questions to the Athletics Media Relations office.