ASU Student Athletes Honored At Athletic Banquet

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MONTGOMERY, Alabama --   Volleyball 's Amber Bennett and men's baseball Richard Gonzalez received top honors as they won Most Valuable Player of the year awards. Track athlete Artrailia LeSane and Baseball's Richard Amion were named Student Athletes of the year for their performances and hard work during their athletic season.

 Bennett, from Baton Rouge, La. helped guide the Lady Hornets volleyball team to their first ever eastern division and Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship, and appearance in the NCAA volleyball tournament earlier in the year.
 Lesane, from Fayetteville, N.C. has been a key spark to the Lady Hornets Track and Field teams championships in cross country, indoor and outdoor as she received All-SWAC and Most Outstanding Field Performer honors while, maintaining a 4.00 GPA.

Gonzalez, from Caguas, Puerto Rico and Amion, from Miami, FL both were honored for guiding the Hornet Baseball team to their best win record in school history and to a 2014 Eastern Division Crown as the SWAC Baseball tournament approaches in May.

Also honored for having the highest grade-point average in each sport were men's golf Robert Grant and volleyball's Brooke Beasley each of which had 4.0 GPA's for the year.

Team of the year Honors went to the women's indoor track and field program which won its sixth straight championship earlier in the year, and wrapped up its third consecutive Triple Crown championship after capturing the 2014 outdoor title down in New Orleans, LA.

 Other awards that were given out at the annual event were the large team academic awards, which was given to the Lady Hornets soccer and baseball teams, and the Lady Hornet tennis and men's golf, captured the small team academic awards.

--  Alabama State University athletic department held its annual Athletic Banquet ceremony Monday at the downtown Montgomery Renaissance Hotel Ballroom to honor all of the Hornet student-athletes for their hard work and dedication in the classroom and in their respective sports.

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