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Former Tennessee All-American Chris Lofton has added another award to his resume, winning the inaugural SEC sportsmanship award.
Florida golfer Jessica Yadloczky was the female winner of the award, which SEC commissioner Mike Slive announced Tuesday.
According to a league release, Lofton and Yadloczky will have their names forwarded for nomination to the NCAA for its national sportsmanship awards, to be announced in July.
Lofton and Yadloczky were chosen by a vote of the SEC athletic directors.
He played last season after undergoing radiation treatment for cancer. The disease was found after UT's NCAA tournament game against Long Beach State on March 16, 2007, and he underwent treatments in April and May of 2007.
Lofton led the Vols to a their first outright SEC title in 41 years, scoring 15.5 points per game as UT went 31-5 and appeared in the Sweet 16.
Yadloczky, a freshman from Casselberry, Fla., finished fifth in the SEC with her season average of 74.00 strokes per round. She helped lead the Gators to the SEC title and a ninth-place finish in the NCAA golf championships this season.
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Posted by TommyJack on June 10, 2008 at 12:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Excellento
Posted by rockytopron on June 10, 2008 at 1 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Congratulations, much deserved award.
Posted by ncvol on June 10, 2008 at 1:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
We are proud of both of these Tennessee Volunteers. Congrats to you both.Go Vols!
Posted by GreerVol22 on June 10, 2008 at 1:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
gasp, you mean someone from Florida or Kentucky didn't win?
Posted by brownsvillevol on June 10, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)
can you guys read? the girl golfer is on the florida gators womens golf team.
Posted by mempuss on June 10, 2008 at 3:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Congrats C-LO Well deserved! A true champion Volunteer!
Posted by THE_VOL on June 10, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Well deserved by CLO but the KNS staff that put this together needs to get their crap straight. CLO did NOT play "the entire basketball season with cancer without letting anyone know." His cancer was removed and his treatments were over with before the season started. What he PLAYED with were the after effects from the treatment and not being able to work out all summer. But hey since when did FACTS matter to anyone at KNS????
Posted by DenmarkVol on June 10, 2008 at 4:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Congrats, Chris. Always a Vol -- God bless you and your future.
Posted by brownsvillevol on June 10, 2008 at 5:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)
you are such a fake tdtn. you and the rest of your cohorts amuse me.do you think you are such a big man to try and degrade me? you remind me of our little memphis fans. we don't need fans like you and your buddies. i'm ashamed to know you wear orange.
Posted by BillVol on June 10, 2008 at 10:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Congratulations to Chris for winning yet another award. I hope he somehow makes it in the NBA.
Posted by BigOrangeJeff on June 11, 2008 at 8:55 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Get a little worked up there, The_Vol??? Maybe you should switch to Sanka.
Posted by HotlantaVol on June 11, 2008 at 9:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The inaugural winners of an award should have the award named after them. They deserve it.
The Chris Lofton SEC Sportsmanship Award. I like it.
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