Dayle May Award

For over 60 years, the Mocs have presented the Dayle May Award to University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior student-athletes with the highest overall grade-point average. Since 2006, it has gone to both the male and female with the highest overall GPA. See below for a full list of winners, dating back to 1958.

2026 Dayle May Awardees Kendrick Curtis (wrestling) & Nicole Solete (soccer) are joined by their head coaches Kyle Ruschell & Gavin McKinney along with athletic administrators Mark Wharton & Dr. Emily Blackman.

2025 Dayle May Award Winners - Alexis Foley (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field) and Landon Lewis (Wrestling).

2024 Academic Achievement Award (Dayle May)

2024 Dayle May Award Winners - Quinten Nevenhoven (Men's Tennis), Eric Mitchell (Men's Cross Country) and Emmy Davis (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field).

Jonathan Boyd is honored at a basketball timeout for being the 2023 Dayle May Award winner on the men's side.

2023 Dayle May Award Winner - Jonathan Boyd - Men's Cross Country

2023 Dayle May Award Winner - Abbey Cornelius - Women's Basketball

2022 Dayle May Award Winners Emma Van Hee & Bo Nash

2022 Dayle May Award Winners - Bo Nash (Men's Tennis) & Emma Van Hee (Women's Tennis)

2021 Dayle May Award Winners Megan Kaufman & Alex Tostado

2021 Dayle May Award Winners - Megan Kaufman (Volleyball) & Alex Tostado (Men's Basketball)

2020 Dayle May Award Winners - Abby Bateman (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field) & Nathan Watson (Men's Cross Country - Not Pictured)

2019 Dayle May Award Winners -Catherine Meyer (Soccer) & Jake Huffine (Wrestling)

2018 Dayle May Award Winners - Megan Woods (Women's Golf) & Michael Birnbaum (Men's Tennis)

2017 Dayle May Award Winners - Maddison Melchionna (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field) & Paul Stuart (Men's Cross Country)

2016 Dayle May Award Winners John Lampe & Helenka Kis

2016 Dayle May Award Winners - Helenka Kis (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field) & Jonathan Lampe (Wrestling)

Patrick O'Brien (track) and Kaylene Chadwell (tennis) were the Dayle May Award winners, honored tonight for having the highest GPA among UTC senior student-athletes.

2015 Dayle May Award Winners - Patrick O'Brien (Men's Cross Country/Track & Field) & Kaylene Chadwell (Women's Tennis)

Lucas Cotter and Taylor Mangrum earned the Dayle May Award for having the top GPA among UTC senior student-athletes.

2014 Dayle May Award Winners - Lucas Cotter (Men's Cross Country/Track & Field) & Taylor Mangrum (Soccer)

the Dayle May Award winners Mark Cole and Morgan Buchanan.

2013 Dayle May Award Winners - Mark Cole (Men's Cross Country/Track & Field) & Morgan Buchanan (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)

Jaeger, Loza Earn Dayle May Award on Academic Night

2012 Dayle May Award Winners - Stephen Jaeger (Men's Golf) & Maria Juliana Loza (Women's Golf)

2011 Dayle May Award Winner Chris Berry & Jessica Scott

2011 Dayle May Award Winners - Chris Berry (Men's Cross Country/Track & Field) & Jessica Scott (Volleyball)

2010 Dayle May Award Winners Katie Taylor and David Moore

2010 Dayle May Award Winners - Katie Taylor (Women's Golf) & David Moore (Men's Cross Country/Track & Field)

2009 Dayle May Award Winners Zach Ferrell & Beata Knizat

2009 Dayle May Award Winners - Zach Ferrell (Men's Basketball) & Beata Knizat (Women's Tennis)

2007 Dayle May Award Winner - Ricky Hood (Men's Basketball)

2006 Dayle May Award Winners Lanni Marchant & Ian Mayne

2006 Dayle May Award Winners - Ian Mayne (Men's Cross Country/Track & Field) & Lanni Marchant (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)

Any updates, additions or corrections to the list can be sent to Jay-blackman@utc.edu.

2005

2004

2003

2002
Charles Mitchell – Football

2001

2000
Kevin Baltz - Wrestling

1999

1998

1997
Michelle Marshall – Track & Field

1996

1995
Scott Nailen - Wrestling

1994

1993
Tim Jabaley - Football

1992
Diane Bukowski - Volleyball

1991

1990
Deanna Campbell – Cross Country/Track & Field

1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

1984
Kurt Hyder - Men's Golf

1983
Patrick Murphy – Wrestling

1982
Katherine Latimer - Volleyball

1981

1980

1979
Mark Austin - Baseball

1978
Tom Flanagan - Wrestling

1977
Thomas Mabry - Football

1976
David Oliphant – Football

1975
Dan Adair – Men’s Tennis

1974
Phillip John Estes - Football

1973

1972
Frank Webb - Football

1971
Robert Smith - Football

1970

1969
John Richard - Men's Golf

1968
William Kramer - Soccer

1967
Harvey Ouzts - Football

1966
Don Shaver - Football

1965
Jim Eldridge - Wrestling

1964
Herschel Smith - Men's Basketball

1963
George Mayo - Football

1962
Henry McDonald - Wrestling

1961
Ray Hock - Men's Tennis

1960
Jim Morgan - Wrestling

1959
John Green - Football

1958
John Dyer - Wrestling