MGCCC soccer holds awards dinner

(from left to right): MGCCC head soccer coach Chris Handy, Lady Bulldogs Most Improved Award Honoree Parish Blackmon, MGCCC Asst. Coach Neil Scott.

GULFPORT---Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College used “The Shed” in Gulfport as a backdrop for the soccer team’s awards dinner Mar. 5th. Bulldogs head soccer coach Chris Handy and assistant coach Neil Scott presented numerous awards to members of the men’s and women’s teams. In 2012 Gulf Coast narrowly missed the post-season in Handy’s first year at the helm.

MGCCC SOCCER AWARDS

Women

Kai Thrash Award – Torie Zimmer
All State – Torie Zimmer
All State -Paige Killebrew
Most Improved – Parish Blackmon
Defensive MVP- Paige Killebrew
Offensive MVP – Brianna Holmes
Most Valuable player – Blair Guice
NSCAA Scholar All-American- Blair Guice
NJCAA All Region 23 -Blair Guice

Men

Kai Thrash Award – Larry Williams
Most Improved – Ethan Paschal
Defensive MVP- Kabe Sears
NSCAA Second Team/West-Kabe Sears
NJCAA All Region 23- Kabe Sears
Offensive MVP -- Garrett Lawson
All State-Garrett Lawson
All State- Nick Wheelock
MVP- Nick Wheelock
NSCAA All Region Honorable Mention – Nick Wheelock