Florida Tech Celebrates Athletes With Annual Awards Banquet
The Clemente Center was the place to be Monday night; as coaches, athletes and administrators gathered to celebrate another great season of Florida Tech sports in 2016-2017. A highlight video started things off, showing highlight-reel moments from each of Florida Tech’s 22 sports programs. The Panthers also took time to recognize an exceptional group of kids involved with their Team Impact program, with those kids in attendance. Athletes who were on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll were recognized, along with seniors from each team. Women’s Soccer took home the Panther Cup, with softball finishing second. There were two Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year award winners this year, with Manny Abad from the football team and Daniel Schultz of men's cross country sharing the honor. The Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year was Jenna Schaffer of the volleyball team. Men’s Cross Country earned the team GPA Award, for the fifth year in a row, posting a 3.576 cumulati...