Southeastern Athletics Hands Out Awards at 2024 SCA's

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern celebrated the 2023-24 sports season on Monday night with the 2024 Southeastern Choice award held at Choctaw Casino and Resort, recognizing a litany of honors including team MVP's, Scholar Athletes, and naming the finalists for the Male and Female Athletes of the Year.
 
The event was organized by the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and was emceed by SAAC president Gracie Ore and vice-president DJ Brown.
 
A total of 10 student-athletes were named as finalists for the Athlete of the Year honors, five women and five men.
 
Below are the women finalists:
Makensi Greenwood, Track and Field
Casey Mathis, Rodeo
D'Nari Mills, Volleyball
Macayla Needham, Track and Field
Amishi Shukla, Women's Tennis
 
And the men's finalists:
Brennen Burns, Men's Basketball
Juan Gonzalez, Men's Tennis
Marquis Gray, Football
Dalton McGinnis, Men's Golf
Caleb Meeks, Rodeo
 
Southeastern named its top Scholar-Athletes as well. The women were led by cross country/track and field's Sarah Coblentz, while on the men's side had co-winners, baseball's Jared Barta and football's Asa Robertson.
 
Below is the top-five ranking for both the men and the women:
 
Women:
1st – Sarah Coblentz, Cross Country/Track and Field
2nd- Holli Lindley, Women's Basketball
3rd- Ashton Hackler, Women's Basketball
4th- Abby Beck, Softball
5th- Lauren Beason, Women's Basketball
 
Men:
1st- Jared Barta, Baseball & Asa Robertson, Football
2nd- Kody Clouet, Men's Basketball
3rd- Jake Miller, Baseball
4th- David Gonzalez, Men's Tennis
5th- Marcus Del Rosario, Men's Tennis
 
Each Savage Storm sports team also named its MVP's on Tuesday night. Below is a list of Southeastern's MVP's by sport:
 
Volleyball – Ruthie Forson
Football – Marquis Gray
Cross Country – Madison Rowe
Women's Basketball – Holli Lindley
Men's Basketball – Brennen Burns
Rodeo Female – Josie Burns
Rodeo Male – Caleb Meeks
Men's Golf – Dalton McGinnis
Women's Golf – Carley Button
Women's Tennis – Amishi Shukla
Men's Tennis – Juan Gonzalez
Track and Field – Jayda Williams
Baseball – Brady Evans
 
Only softball refrained from selecting an MVP prior to the banquet and will do so at the conclusion of their respective season.
 
Additionally, the SAAC recognized faculty and staff from around campus who have gone above and beyond in support of student-athletes, with this year's honorees including Director of Student Engagement David Penn and Assistant Director of Compliance and SAAC Advisor Alex Macy. 
 
Director of Sports Performance Taylor Plaia-Bissell recognized the Sports Performance Athletes of the Year who were Holli Lindley from women's basketball for the women and Jake Miller form baseball for the men.