Duo Wins Brown Cup
May 11, 2006 02:00 PM | General
May 11, 2006
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| Karrie Hutchins | Kevin Pittsnogle |
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Men’s basketball senior Kevin Pittsnogle and women’s soccer senior Karrie Hutchins have won the 2006 Red Brown Cup, presented annually to West Virginia University’s most outstanding all-around student-athlete, in terms of athletic, academic and civic achievement.
This year marks the fifth time that a tie occurred in the voting. Winners are selected by the WVU Athletic Council.
Pittsnogle, a four-year letterman from Martinsburg, W.Va., was named to the John Wooden All-America team, becoming WVU’s first basketball All-American since 1972. Also tabbed a third-team All-American by the NABC and honorable mention All-American selection by the AP, Pittsnogle was named first team all-BIG EAST after leading the Mountaineers in scoring this season at 19.3 ppg. He finished his career with 1,708 points, ranking sixth in school history, and ranks as WVU’s all-time leader in 3-point field goals with 253.
Pittsnogle graduated last December in three and a half years with a degree in athletic coaching education and has appeared on the BIG EAST academic all-star and Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll lists. While in Morgantown, Pittsnogle was active in visits to area hospitals and participated in the Read Aloud program at schools.
A native of Wheeling, W.Va., Hutchins was a four-year letterwinner in becoming the first West Virginia native to start for the WVU women’s soccer program. She was a three-year starter, starting 45 of 49 career matches as a defender. The Mountaineers posted 30 shutouts with her on the field. Hutchins suffered a career-ending injury during the second match of the 2005 season.
Off the field, Hutchins earned a bachelor’s degree in business and graduated in the top one percent of her senior class. She has earned numerous academic honors: one of WVU’s Top 30 Outstanding Seniors, CoSIDA academic all-district team, Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll and BIG EAST academic all-star. Hutchins is also a member of Beta Gamma Sigma (business honorary), the Golden Key Society and a counselor for the Soccer School of Excellence. She will graduate in August from WVU with a master’s degree in professional accountancy.
The award is in memory of Robert “Red” Brown, former WVU coach and athletic director. Past winners of the Red Brown Cup: Jim Bishop, rifle (1988); Tracey Thompson, volleyball (1989); Don DeCarlo, track (1990); Scott Collins, wrestling (1991); Rosemary Kosiorek, basketball (1992); Mike Compton, football (1993); Rich Braham, football (1994); Lajuanda Moody, gymnastics (1994); Bob Donker, track (1995); Lisa Szymczak, basketball (1996); Kristen Quackenbush, gymnastics (1996-97); Charity Wachera, track (1998); Eric deGroh, football (1999); Rebecca Burbridge, basketball (1999); Greg Robinette, football (2000); Steve Bohan, track (2001); Krista Smith, volleyball (2002); Amanda Halovanic, gymnastics (2003); Chrissie Abbott, soccer (2004); Greg Jones, wrestling (2004-05).
