The BYU Athletic Department will celebrate the 2004-05 season with its annual Y-Awards Celebration which honors the year's best in BYU Athletics.
All Cougar Club Members, BYU Student Athletes and Coaches are invited to attend the event Tuesday, April 12 at 7 p.m., at the Ernest L. Wilkinson Center Ballroom.
Some of the key awards given will be the male and female Athlete of the Year, the Crowd Pleaser award presented to the male and female athletes whose enthusiasm and outstanding performance have given extra excitement to the crowd and the Cougar Club Memorial Junior Award which was established in memory of eight Cougar Club members who lost their lives in an airplane crash at the Point of the Mountain in November of 1965. The award is given to an outstanding junior male or female athlete with high scholarly achievement.
Other awards that will be announced include the Dale McCann Spirit of Sport Award Presented in memory of Dale R. McCann. This award is given to the senior male athlete whose participation best exemplifies the true spirit of sport in athletics and in life. A senior female athlete will receive the
Leona Holbrook Spirit of Sport Award which honors the memory of Dr. Leona B. Holbrook. The Ed Stein Award Outstanding Senior Male Award is the oldest recognition bestowed upon a BYU male athlete. It is given to the senior who has most clearly demonstrated high athletic and academic performance and sportsmanship.
The Rookie of the Year award will be given to one male, and one female freshman student athlete who contributes the most in their true freshman or red-shirt freshman year. A male or female student athlete will receive the Floyd Johnson Service Award for making a positive impact in the community and among their teammates. The Team of the Year award will also be announced.