Duo earns Slyker and Stieler Awards
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Golfer Kayla Katterhenry and basketball senior Egidijus Mockevicius were named the top student-athletes at the University of Evansville for their performances during the 2015-16 season.
Katterhenry was named the recipient of the Ida M. Stieler Award while Mockevicius earned the William V. Slyker Award. Both are given to the top female and male student-athletes for the Purple Aces as voted on by UE staff and coaches.
The best individual season in UE women’s golf history saw Kayla Katterhenry finish in second place in the MVC Championship. She tied for the lowest score (67) ever shot in the history of the tournament and was just one stroke behind the winner.
She won four tournaments in her junior season and far and away holds the record for career events won; she also had two runner-up finishes. Katterhenry posted a 75.50 stroke average as a junior, the lowest season score in school history. She was named a MVC All-Conference player in 2016 and also was an Academic All-Conference First Teamer.
Egidijus Mockevicius led the NCAA in rebounding with 14 per game and double-doubles in 2015-16 as the Aces won 25 games. Averaging 15.7 points per game, Mockevicius hit 63.7% of his attempts in his senior campaign at UE. Earned Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors for his efforts.
He became the All-Time UE leader in rebounds with his efforts in 2016 and was named an All-MVC First Team player for the second year in a row and earned All-Defensive Team honors for the third-consecutive season. The 5-time MVC Player of the Week earned Midseason Mid-Major Player of the Year honors.
