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The nominees are in, and now it’s your turn to vote for the 2019 Black & Gold Banneret Awards!
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THE DEADLINE FOR VOTING IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH AT 9 P.M. ET.
Alright - Let’s vote!
Women’s Team Coach of the Year
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2018-19 Women’s Team Coach of the Year
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25%
Todd Dagenais (Volleyball) - 27-4, 18-0 AAC, Conference Champions, NCAA Bid
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3%
Emily Marron (Golf) - Two tournament wins, 22nd in NCAA Championships
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9%
Becky Cramer (Rowing) - 5th straight AAC Championship, 18th in NCAAs
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40%
Bryan Koniecko (Tennis) - 24-4, AAC Champions, NCAA Sweet Sixteen
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20%
Coach Abe (Basketball) - 26-7, first-ever NCAA at-large bid
Men’s Team Coach of the Year
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2018-19 Men’s Team Coach of the Year
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1%
Scott Calabrese (Soccer) - 13-3-3, NCAA Second Round
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57%
Johnny Dawkins (Basketball) - 24-9, Program’s first NCAA at-large bid and NCAA Tournament win reached Second Round
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40%
Josh Heupel (Football) - 12-1, 8-0 AAC, conference champions in first season
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0%
John Roddick (Tennis) - 15-11, AAC runners-up, NCAA bid
Comeback Athlete of the Year
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2018-19 Comeback Athlete of the Year
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66%
Aubrey Dawkins (MBB) - Returned from missing all of 2017-18 with shoulder injury, 15.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2nd team all-AAC
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22%
Tacko Fall (MBB) - Returned from shoulder injury, 11.1 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.6 bpg, 3rd team All-AAC
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11%
Tolu Omokore (WBB) - Returned from torn ACL, played all 33 games
Breakout Athlete of the Year
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2018-19 Breakout Athlete of the Year
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56%
Greg McCrae, Football - 1,182 yards, 10 TDs, 8.9 ypc
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32%
Cal Jennings, Men’s Soccer - 2nd in NCAA with 20 goals in 18 games
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1%
Ray Alejo, Baseball - 1.000 OPS, 8 HR, 29 RBI, 2nd Team all-AAC
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9%
Richie Grant, Football - 6 INTs, 1st Team All-AAC
Senior Leader of the Year
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2018-19 Senior Leader of the Year
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59%
B.J. Taylor (Men’s Basketball) - 15.9 ppg, First Team All-AAC
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0%
Matthew Mika (Baseball) - .319, 7 HR, 34 RBI
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26%
Jordan Pingel (Volleyball) - Finished as UCF’s all-time digs leader, set single-season digs record
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1%
Tolu Omokore (Women’s Basketball) - Returned from ACL injury to play all 33 games, 2.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg
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11%
Titus Davis (Football) - 65 tackles, 6.5 sacks in 13 games
Newcomer Athlete of the Year
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2018-19 Newcomer Athlete of the Year
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17%
Tre Nixon, Football - 40 rec, 562 yds, 4 TDs in first season as transfer
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36%
Elizabeth Moon, Women’s Golf - School record 72.2 strokes/round, two tournament wins, 6 top-ten finishes as freshman
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40%
McKenna Melville, Volleyball - 504 kills, AVCA All-American, AAC Freshman of the Year
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1%
Andres Hernandez-Betancur, Men’s Soccer - Started all 16 games, one goal, one assist, AAC all-Rookie team
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3%
Nandini Sharma, Women’s Tennis - 18-3 singles record
Alumni of the Year
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2018-19 Alumni of the Year
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5%
Jermaine Taylor, Basketball - 7th in Big3 with 11.6 ppg, 3rd in 3FG
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34%
Aline Reis, Soccer - Named to Brazil Women’s National Team for 2019 World Cup as GK, Inducted into UCF Athletics Hall of Fame
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0%
Sophie Howard, Soccer - Named to Scotland Women’s National Team for World Cup
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3%
Kathellen Sousa, Soccer - Named to Brazil Women’s National Team for 2019 World Cup
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55%
Tre’quan Smith, Football - Drafted by Saints in 3rd round, 28 rec for 427 yards and 5 TDs as rookie
Game of the Year
Men’s Basketball falls just shy of defeating #1 Duke in NCAA Second Round
Women’s Tennis defeats Florida State 4-1 in Round of 32 in Tallahassee
The moment that sent us to the sweet 16! #ChargeOn pic.twitter.com/C9vpjIBdWB
— UCF Women's Tennis (@UCF_WTennis) May 5, 2019
Football comes back to defeat Memphis in the rain, 31-30
Men’s Soccer comes back from down 2-0 to beat UConn 3-2 in OT in AAC semis
Men’s Basketball spoils #8 Houston’s College GameDay, 69-64
Baseball knocks off Houston in 5-hour Senior Day marathon, 11-10 in 11 innings
Did you last night's Senior Knight finale?
— UCF Baseball (@UCF_Baseball) May 19, 2019
We got you pic.twitter.com/Anz4j7ZSgz
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2018-19 Game of the Year
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63%
Men’s Basketball vs. Duke in NCAA Tournament
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0%
Women’s Tennis beats FSU in NCAAs
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17%
Football’s comeback win at Memphis, 31-30
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0%
Men’s Soccer beats UConn in AAC semis, 3-2 in OT
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13%
Men’s Basketball upsets #8 Houston
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5%
Baseball beats Houston 11-10 in 11 innings on Senior Day
Play of the Year
Taj McGowan’s 79-yard TD run (thanks to Trysten Hill’s block) on 4th and 1 at Memphis
Just call me Miley pic.twitter.com/z9P8liG2Yb
— Trysten Hill (@trystenhill9) October 16, 2018
Dallas Beaver’s Walk-off hit vs. Memphis in the AAC Tournament
Leave it to Beaver! @UCF_Baseball walks off in the bottom of the 10th and stays alive in Clearwater! The Knights' sixth walkoff of the season keeps the season alive! pic.twitter.com/fd6R98ArgX
— American Baseball (@American_BSB) May 23, 2019
Darriel Mack’s 54-yard TD strike to Otis Anderson in the AAC Championship
Let that score in the top left remind you to never lose faith ✌️ pic.twitter.com/FwQ5cCW9iH
— (@Gumby_football) January 29, 2019
Max Stiegwart OT Golden Goal for MSOC vs. UConn in AAC Tournament
SEE YOU SATURDAY‼️
— UCF Knights (@UCFKnights) November 9, 2018
WOW! This @UCF_MSoccer 2OT game-winner
@American_MSoc pic.twitter.com/0tunB7RCfZ
Kay Kay Wright’s game-winning layup and steal vs. Cincinnati
Kay Kay averaged 22.5 PPG and 3.5 SPG last week, but none were bigger than these two plays yesterday pic.twitter.com/aMnHw9UniX
— UCF Women's Hoops (@UCF_WBB) January 14, 2019
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2018-19 Play of the Year
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83%
Taj McGowan’s 79-yard TD run (thanks to Trysten Hill’s block) on 4th and 1 at Memphis
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5%
Dallas Beaver’s Walk-off hit vs. Memphis in the AAC Tournament
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7%
Darriel Mack’s 54-yard TD strike to Otis Anderson in the AAC Championship
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1%
Max Stiegwart’s Golden Goal vs. UConn in AAC Tournament
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1%
Kay Kay Wright’s game-winning layup and steal vs. Cincinnati
Moment of the Year
#10hana: UCF rallies around McKenzie Milton in the aftermath of his injury
For you, KZ! #10hana pic.twitter.com/pd6A5voetl
— UCF Football (@UCF_Football) December 2, 2018
UCF Men’s Basketball beats #19 Cincinnati on Senior Knight with Tacko Fall’s family in attendance
UCF Men’s Basketball finally gets first-ever NCAA Tournament win over VCU
UCF Women’s Tennis beats Florida on College Match Day live on the Tennis Channel
ESPN’s College Gameday comes to UCF
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2018-19 Moment of the Year
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33%
#10hana: UCF rallies around McKenzie Milton in the aftermath of his injury
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1%
UCF Men’s Basketball beats #19 Cincinnati on Senior Knight with Tacko Fall’s family in attendance
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3%
UCF Men’s Basketball finally gets first-ever NCAA Tournament win over VCU
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0%
UCF Women’s Tennis beats Florida on College Match Day live on the Tennis Channel
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60%
ESPN’s College Gameday comes to UCF
Performance of the Year
Jordan Spicer tosses a complete game gem in elimination game vs. Tulane in the AAC Tournament
Alea White tosses a No-hitter vs. Coastal Carolina
Aubrey Dawkins’s 32-point performance against #1 Duke in the NCAA Tournament
Darriel Mack’s second half for the ages vs. Memphis in AAC Championship
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2018-19 Performance of the Year
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11%
Jordan Spicer tosses a complete game gem in elimination game vs. Tulane in the AAC Tournament
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1%
Alea White’s no-hitter vs. Coastal Carolina
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58%
Aubrey Dawkins’s 32-point performance against #1 Duke in the NCAA Tournament
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28%
Darriel Mack’s second half for the ages vs. Memphis in AAC Championship
Male Athlete of the Year
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2018-19 Male Athlete of the Year
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21%
Cal Jennings, Soccer
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7%
B.J. Taylor, Basketball
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5%
Tacko Fall, Basketball
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15%
Greg McCrae, Football
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3%
Dallas Beaver, Baseball
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46%
McKenzie Milton, Football
Female Athlete of the Year
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2018-19 Female Athlete of the Year
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56%
Kay Kay Wright, Basketball
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13%
McKenna Melville, Volleyball
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17%
Elizabeth Moon, Women’s Golf
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1%
Valeria Zeleva, Women’s Tennis
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9%
4x100m Relay Team (Shaniya Williams, Ciara Holback, Beyonce Defreitas and Loren Gallmon), Track & Field
Team of the Year
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2018-19 Team of the Year
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0%
Women’s Golf
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3%
Rowing
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57%
Men’s Basketball
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30%
Women’s Tennis
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7%
Volleyball
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0%
Men’s Soccer