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JACKSON, Tenn. - The Union University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted the fifth annual Top Dawg Awards Banquet, honoring the achievements of Union University athletes and teams from this past year. The yearly banquet names a Mr. and Miss. Top Dawg, along with the Heart of Service Award, Bulldog Brainiac Award, Buster Award, Heart of a Champion Award, Conditioning Award, Trailblazer Award, and Dream Team Award. 

Below is a list of each of the awards and the recipients. 

2023 Top Dawg Award Winners
Miss. Top Dawg - Shanique Lucas (women's basketball)
Mr. Top Dawg - Tylandrius Parks (men's basketball)

Heart of Service Award - Tommy Sadler (Director of Athletics)

Bulldog Brainiacs - Volleyball, Men's Golf

Buster Award - McKinnley Korte (women's golf), Gray Campbell (men's golf), Holly Trisdale Bryan (women's soccer), Stan De Vries (men's soccer), Ayla Young (women's cross country), Steven Hirte (men's cross country), Sydney Whittaker (volleyball), Courtney Marler (softball), Matthew Sureda (baseball), Leah Church (women's basketball), Ivan Prug (men's basketball)

Heart of a Champion Award - Cecily Berry (women's golf), Timothy Pinkston (men's golf), Rivers Abshere (women's soccer), Jorge Gutierrez (men's soccer), Cami Haas (women's cross country), Micah Winn (men's cross country), Hannah Hampel (volleyball), Macey Neal (softball), John Wheeler (baseball), Shanique Lucas (women's basketball), Tylandrius Parks (men's basketball)

NSCA All-American Strength and Conditioning Award - Macey Neal (softball), Timothy Pinkston (men's golf)

Trailblazer Award - Kallie Robertson (women's golf), Trey Tidwell (men's golf), Rylee Iorio (women's soccer), Stan De Vries (men's soccer), Chloe Veilleux (women's cross country), Ryan Keeton (men's cross country), Sydney Sample (volleyball), Mackenzie David (softball), Trey Frierson (baseball), Leah Church (women's basketball), Tylandrius Parks (men's basketball)

Dream Team - Kallie Robertson (women's golf), JJ Zimmer (men's golf), Rylee Iorio (women's soccer), Ostian Bowen (men's soccer), Chloe Veilleux (women's cross country), Tristan Kelly (men's cross country), Reese Owens (volleyball), Macey Neal (softball), Sam Poindexter (baseball), Shanique Lucas (women's basketball), Tylandrius Parks (men's basketball)

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