SAVANNAH, Ga.- The Savannah State University Department of Athletics held their annual Athletics Banquet to honor and recognize the achievements of its student-athletes during the 2024-25 academic year in the classroom and the playing field.
The annual event, which took place on the SSU campus in the Student Union Building on April 27, serves as an opportunity to showcase and acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the student-athletes at Savannah State.

Also during the banquet, the Savannah State Community Booster Club presented two student-athletes the prestigious W. W. Law Athletic Scholarships. The 2025 recipients are Aaliyah Saunders and Khalil Grace. Saunders is a junior on the volleyball team and hails from Winder, Georgia while Grace is a sophomore on the men's basketball team and is from Atlanta, Georgia.

The Tigers also honored seven student-athletes with 4.0 GPAs and 121 student-athletes with 3.0 and above GPAs.

The awards ceremony featured highlight photos of the 2024-25 athletic season along with individual awards as well as remarks from SSU president Dr. Jermaine Whirl, Director of Athletics Opio Mashariki and athletic head coaches. 

Women's Volleyball
Setter of the Year - Amiyah Walker
Offensive Player of the Year - Savannah Everett
Defensive Player of the Year - Jasmine Nettles
Most Valuable Player – Tiana Curry

Women's Basketball
Most Valuable Player - Mya Byrd
Newcomer of the Year - Jazmin Thornton
Defensive Player of the Year - Jada Boykin

Softball
Pitcher of the Year - Nia Fisher
Golden Glove Award - Ariana Battle
Offensive Player of the Year - Ansley Hudson

Men's Basketball
Offensive MVP – Ayjay Plain
Defensive MVP – Qua King
Most Valuable Player – Jovante Landy

Cheerleading
Cheerleader of the Year- A'Niyah Fulton 
Most Improved Cheerleader- Alahna Balkum
Most Valuable Cheerleader - Jekiah Young 

Women's Tennis
SSU Women's Tennis Team 2025

Baseball
Most Valuable Player - Brevin Smith
Hitter of the Year - Kendal Spencer
Pitcher of the Year - Brayden Thomas
Newcomer of the Year - Reginald Tuggle

Football
Offensive Player of the Year – Da'Shun Mitchell
Offensive Player of the Year – Jhaydon Sullivan
Defensive Player of the Year – Xavier Esquillen
Special Teams Player of the Year – Kevin Stokes

Women's Track & Field
Most Valuable Sprinter - Macada McDonald
Most Valuable Field - Saniya Swain

Men's Track & Field
Most Valuable Sprinter – Kajuan Davis
Most Valuable Distance Runner - Jadon Rountree
Most Valuable Field - Dominique Bailey

Men's Cross Country
Most Valuable Runner - Jadon Rountree

Women's Cross Country
Most Valuable Runner - Saniya Swain

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