Wake Forest Athletics News
Palmieri, Kraus Take Top Awards at Wake Forest Banquet May 11, 1999 First baseman Jon Palmieri, one of the ACC's leading hitters, and distance runner Janelle Kraus, an All-ACC performer in three sports, received the top awards at Wake Forest's Sports Banquet on April 26 at Bridger Field House. Palmieri, a 1998 All-American who currently ranks among the conference leaders in batting, runs scored and RBI, was the recipient of the Arnold Palmer Award as the school's top male athlete. Kraus, who won the ACC cross country championship last fall as well as the 5,000-meter indoor and outdoor titles, was awarded the Marge Crisp Award as the leading female athlete. It was the second straight year that she has received that honor. Team MVPs were named in the winter and spring sports. They were: Robert O'Kelley (men's basketball), Emon McMillian (women's basketball), Myles Clouston (men's tennis), Janet Bergman (women's tennis), Michael Capone (men's golf), Marta Prieto (women's golf), and Nolan Swanson (men's track). Kraus was MVP in women's track, while Palmieri and catcher Andrew Riepe were named co-MVPs in baseball. Also honored were soccer players Sari Rose and Kyle Bachmeier, who were recipients of the annual ACC Awards for Excellence in Scholarship and Athletics. Additional awards were presented to basketball player Rafael Vidaurreta (Murray Greason Award); basketball player Josh Shoemaker and soccer player Anne Shropshire (Richard Baldinger Lifter of the Year Awards); track athletes Janelle Kraus, Stephan Pro, Jill Snyder and Val Waldron, football player Kelvin Shackleford, and basketball player Janae Whiteside (Balance Awards for leadership in the WFU Outreach program); Ashley Linder (cheerleading); and Kay Lewis (Rovere Scholarship in sports medicine). |