HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University Department of Athletics held its annual CHAMPS (Celebrating Hampton Athletes Meeting Prestigious Success) banquet at the Convocation Center on Tuesday evening, celebrating the 2015-16 academic year.
 
Men's basketball graduate student Quinton Chievous and women's track & field senior Ce'aira Brown were named the Male and Female Student-Athletes of the Year, while sailing senior Joshua Williams and women's basketball senior Ryan Jordan earned Academic Awards.
 
Chievous was a First Team All-MEAC selection and a BoxToRow First Team All-American after averaging a double-double this past season. His 17.0 points and 10.7 rebounds a game helped the Pirates win the MEAC regular season and tournament titles en route to a season straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Chievous led the MEAC and ranked 14th in the nation in rebounding.
 
He had 12 double-doubles on the season, helping the Pirates win 21 games. His career-best game was at Winthrop to open the season, when he dropped a career-high 29 points and grabbed 23 rebounds. Chievous also had 29 points against Delaware State on Feb. 29.
 
Brown dominated the MEAC Indoor Championships this past February, winning four events and setting two new conference records. She was the meet's Most Outstanding Runner, helping the Lady Pirates win their sixth straight MEAC indoor title. Brown was a First Team All-American in the 800-meter run after finishing seventh at the NCAA Indoor Championships in March.
 
So far this outdoor season, Brown has broken two school records. She currently ranks fourth in the nation in the 800-meter run, thanks to the record 2:02.82 she ran at the Florida Relays.
 
Williams, who was also named a 2016 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar, has a 3.98 GPA, while Jordan has a 3.92 GPA.
 
Former Hampton football standout Greg Scott was the event's guest speaker.
 
Below is a list of the night's award winners, broken down by sport:
 
Men's Basketball
MVP: Quinton Chievous, Reginald Johnson, Jr., Brian Darden, Dionte Adams, Jervon Pressley
Most Improved: Lawrence Cooks
Outstanding Freshman: Akim Mitchell, Kalin Fisher
 
Women's Basketball
MVP: Malia Tate-DeFreitas
Most Improved: Mikayla Sayle
Outstanding Freshman: K'lynn Willis
Highest GPA: Ryan Jordan
 
Bowling
MVP: Laina Rivers
Most Improved: Jenai Teamer
Outstanding Freshman: Devin Hill-Bartlett
 
Cheerleading
MVP: Paige Robertson
Most Improved: Alexis Stokes
Outstanding Freshman: Jamea Lott
 
Men's Cross Country
MVP: Stanley Davis
Most Improved: Christopher Roundtree
Outstanding Freshman: Joshua Oxley
 
Women's Cross Country
MVP: Ce'aira Brown
Most Improved: Kaylor Murray
Outstanding Freshman: Pollyanna Velasco
 
Football
Team MVP: Twarn Mixson
Offensive MVP: David Watford
Defensive MVP: Miles Grooms
 
Men's Golf
MVP: T.J. O'Neal
Most Improved: Arthur Davis
 
Women's Golf
MVP: Britney Smith
Most Improved: Milan James
 
Men's Lacrosse
MVP: Kendall Sapp
Most Improved: Alyn Jordan-Bass
Outstanding Freshman: Leo Jackson III, Baron Edmondson
 
Sailing
MVP: Maximilian Kuester, Giuditta Di Laghi
Most Improved: Luca Taglialegne
Outstanding Freshman: Elisabeth Kuester
 
Women's Soccer
MVP: Shanice Jackson
Most Improved: Olivia Hagar
Outstanding Freshman: Courtney James
 
Softball
MVP: Taylor McCoy, Diamond Ponds
Most Improved: Danielle Budden
Outstanding Freshman: Hope Sobelewski
 
Men's Tennis
MVP: Joshua McQueen
Most Improved: Fedor Shirin
Outstanding Freshman: Charles Hudson
 
Women's Tennis
MVP: Mariam Mitaishvili
Most Improved: Mariam Mitaishvili
Outstanding Freshman: Cherise Slocombe
 
Men's Indoor Track & Field
MVP: Stanley Davis
Most Improved: Jasper Savoy
Outstanding Freshman: Jerrick Powell
 
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
MVP: Emmanuel Price
Most Improved: Christian Faber-Kinney
Outstanding Freshman: Jerrick Powell
 
Women's Indoor Track & Field
MVP: Ce'aira Brown
Most Improved: Jayme Thomas
Outstanding Freshman: Erin Morrison
 
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
MVP: Ce'aira Brown
Most Improved: Kaylor Murray
Outstanding Freshman: Erin Morrison
 
Volleyball
MVP: Allysa Medina
Most Improved: Alexandra Erhart
Outstanding Freshman: Reeana Richardson
 
For more information on Hampton University athletics, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.