ELON, N.C. – The Center for Race, Ethnicity, & Diversity Education at Elon University recognized 24 Phoenix student-athletes as part of the 29th Annual Phillips-Perry Black Excellence Awards Virtual Ceremony on April 23, 2022.
 
The mission of the Phillips-Perry Black Excellence Awards Banquet is to recognize, celebrate and affirm the presence of Black students at Elon University. Black identified students are grouped into three categories based on their earned cumulative grade point average: Maroon (3.2-3.49), Gold (3.5-3.79), and Phoenix (3.8-4.0).
 
In addition, Jaylan Thomas from the Elon football team was recognized as the winner of the Excellence In Academic Service Learning Award for excelling in one of five Elon Experiences. Samantha Dominguez of the women's soccer team earned the highest GPA for the class of 2022. 

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Phoenix Award (GPA 3.8 – 4.0)

Samantha Dominguez, Women's Soccer
Hunter McIntosh, Men's Basketball
 

Gold Award (GPA 3.5-3.79)

Aliya Barrows, Track & Field
Lauryn Carlton, Track & Field
Danielle Dyer, Track & Field
Donovan Everette, Football
Kaitlin McGoogan, Track & Field
Vanessa Taylor, Women's Basketball
Tyja Traore, Women's Basketball

Maroon Award (GPA 3.2-3.49)

Julian Boddie, Football
Jasmine Bryant, Women's Soccer
Julian Bumper, Football
Caleb Curtain, Football
Kamryn Doty, Women's Basketball
Michael Graham, Men's Basketball
Chazz Harley, Football
Jordan Haywood, Track & Field
Solomon Height, Football
Ashley Irby, Track & Field/Cross Country
Kayla Liles, Women's Basketball
Caleb Ogunmola, Football
Dylan Tucker, Football
James Watts, Football
TJ Young, Football