State Student-Athletes Earn Newsom Awards
Two of those fifteen, Jourdan Steinberg in track and field, and KeithAndrews in football, were named overall women's and men's winners,respectively.
Steinberg, a senior from Mandeville, La., is a business administration majorand pole-vaulter for the women¹s track team. In 2004, she earned theHalbrook Award as the state¹s top collegiate female student-athlete.Steinberg, who is president of the MSU student M-Club association, has beennamed to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in each of the last three years.
Andrews, a junior from Bastrop, La., is majoring in biological science andis the place-kicker for the Bulldog football team. He has been named to theSEC Academic Honor Roll in each of the last two seasons.
In addition to Steinberg and Andrews, Newsom Awards were earned by MichaelRutledge (baseball), Shane Power (basketball), Jake Lambert (golf), GedamuEge (track) and Jose Pinto (tennis) on the men's side. Women's winnersinclude: Rebecca Kates (basketball), Beth Irwin (golf), Morgan McDonald(soccer), Michelle Kinney (softball), Hayley Rudman (tennis), Zita Magloire(cross country) and Rachel Cooper (volleyball).
The award has been presented annually since 1990 by former MSU professor andfaculty athletic representative Walt Newsom in memory of his parents,Carroll and Francis Newsom.