Courtesy: NC A&T Sports InformationGREENSBORO- Wallace Miles achieved a few historical accomplishments in his career and was rewarded handsomely for it Monday night. Miles (6-1, 193, Atlanta), the first football player in school history to lead the Aggies in receiving all four years, took home four awards at North Carolina A&T's 2012 All-Sports Awards Banquet.
Miles took home the coveted Hall of Fame Award along with being named the Aggie Athletics Department's Senior Male and Male Athlete of the Year. The football team awarded him with Outstanding Receiver Award. Miles came to North Carolina A&T as a kicker, but later decided he wanted to try being a receiver. He was told by a former coach he would never step on the field at A&T as a receiver.
As it turns out, the position change worked out well, as Miles shares the honor of being the Aggies all-time leader in receptions. He also owns the school's single-season record for catches (70) and yards (1,048) and was the first player in school history to go over 1,000 yards receiving in a season.
Women's track and field standout Shakia Forbes, another Aggie who has been the first to do a few things at A&T, was also a big winner Monday night. Forbes is the first female jumper in school history to earn All-American honors. She did it in the long jump during the indoor season. For her efforts, Forbes was named the Senior Female Athlete of the Year and garnered the Aggie Athletic Foundation Award.
She was also a part of a group of 98 student-athletes who earned a 3.0 grade point average or higher. Six of those student athletes (listed below) had a perfect 4.0 GPA. It's been an exciting year of Aggie Athletics this season, and all of the North Carolina A&T student-athletes, coaches, and Athletic Department staff took time out on Monday to honor and celebrate the academic and athletic success of their student-athletes.
The other top award winners included women's basketball player Tiffanie Adair being named Outstanding Freshman Female Athlete of the Year. Adair earned MEAC Player of the Week honors five times.
D'Vonte Grant, a linebacker on the football team, was named Outstanding Freshman Male Athlete of the Year. Grant was a Jerry Rice Finalist for best freshman in Division I FCS.
Women's Basketball player Amber Calvin earned the top award for females when she took home Female Athlete of the Year. Calvin averaged 13.6 points and 4.0 assists per game.
Outstanding Freshman Female Athlete of the Year: Tiffanie Adair, Women's Basketball
Outstanding Freshman Male Athlete of the Year: D'Vonte Grant, Football
Senior Female Athlete of the Year: Shakia Forbes, Track &
Field
Senior Male Athlete of the Year: Wallace
Miles, Football
2011-12 Female Athlete of the Year: Amber Calvin, Women's
Basketball
2011-12 Male Athlete of the Year: Wallace Miles, Football
Hall of Fame: Wallace
Miles, Football
AAF Award: Shakia
Forbes, Track & Field
Highest Team GPA: Women's
Tennis
Academic Athletes (4.0 Cumulative GPA) Melisa Abernathy,
Cheerleading, April
Burrage, Women's Tennis, Andrew
Cook, Baseball, Ashanti
Foster-Felder, Track & Field, Tracy
King, Women's Basketball, Omozokpia
Olumese, Track & Field
Football
Outstanding Wide Receiver Wallace
Miles
Outstanding Defensive Lineman Tony
Mashburn
Outstanding Offensive Lineman Brenton
Walker
Most Valuable Player Michael
Mayhew
Unsung Hero Julian
Alford
Volleyball
Most Valuable Player Andrea
Evans
Most Improved Player Chelsea
Fox
Aggie Pride Award Murphye
Williams
Women's Cross Country
Top Performer Award Janessa
Benn
Men's Cross Country
Top Performer Award Paris
Reddick-Simmons
Women's Basketball
Hustle Award Tiffanie
Adair
Top Scorer Award Amber
Calvin
Men's Basketball
Hustle Award R.J.
Buck
Top Scorer Award Nic
Simpson
Swimming
Top Performer Award Lauren
Bowling
Unsung Swimmer of the Year LaBraya
Milton
Bowling
Model of Consistency Award Cherise
Poole
Women's Tennis
Top Performer Award Kimberly
Stalling
Unsung Performer Award Victorea
Austin
Women's Track &
Field
Top Runner of the Year Ruth-Cassandra
Hunt
Top Runner of the Year Jenea
McCammon
Track Rookie of the Year Felexia
Brasswell
Top Field Event of the Year Shakia
Forbes
Men's Track &
Field
Top Performer of the Year Torrance
Womack
Top Performer of the Year Jarrell
Elliott
Field Comeback Performer of the Year Michael Brown
Top Field Event of the Year Jared
Baldwin
Softball
Most Outstanding Player of the Year Juanita Jernigan
Golden Glove Defensive Play of the Year Dominique
Smith
Rookie of the Year Zabresha
Blakeney
Cheerleading
Most Valuable Performer Jasmine
Silas
Rookie Cheer Squad Member of the Year Melisa Abernathy
Most Improved Cheerleading Jayda
Bussey-Spratling
