University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Brignac & Fenroy Top Athletes in LA for 2008
6/4/2009 3:45:00 PM | Football
The top honorees are legends Larry Schneider and Perry McDonald, who will be inducted into the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame, and Ragin' Cajuns stars Tyrell Fenroy and Ashley Brignac, who will be presented with the Corbett Awards as the top male and female amateur athletes in the state of
Since its inception in 1967 (through 2007), Corbett Award winners include 14 NFL players, six Major League Baseball players, three WNBA players, four NBA players (including two Hall of Famers), eight Olympians (including seven gold medal winners) and a PGA Tour standout.
In addition, the inaugural Eddie Robinson Award will be presented to Brian Bordainick, athletic director at
2008 Female Corbett Award Winner:
Ashley Brignac (
One of the most highly-touted recruits in
The John Curtis product registered 31 wins included 13 shutouts, three no-hitters and a perfect game to earn Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year honors as well as the Sun Belt Tournament's Most Outstanding Player award while leading her team to the SBC title.
Brignac accounted for 60 percent of her team's wins as the Ragin' Cajuns rolled to a 51-13 record and their fifth Women's College World Series appearance. She had seven wins and a save against ranked opponents, including a season-best 15 strikeouts in the Cajuns win over No. 1 Florida in the opening game of the WCWS. She had 17 games with double-digit strikeouts and fanned a UL freshman-record 327 batters in 228.1 innings of work.
In Sun Belt Conference play, she was 12-1 in 15 appearances, posting a 1.54 ERA, four shutouts, and 119 strikeouts. She was named Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week four times and Louisiana Sports Writers Association Pitcher of the Week twice.
Also a model student, Brignac was an NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete and was named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List.
This marks the second consecutive year for Brignac to receive honors from the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Following her superlative high school career, she was named the 2007 Outstanding Prep Player in the State.
2008 Male Corbett Award Winner:
Tyrell Fenroy (
The male Corbett Award winner for 2008 is one of the most successful running backs in state history.
In 2008, Fenroy became only the seventh player in NCAA history with four 1,000-yard rushing seasons and shattered the UL and Sun Belt records for career rushing yards and career rushing touchdowns. Fenroy was one of 10 semifinalists for the prestigious Doak Walker Award and was also a semifinalist for the Underdog Award by NationalChamps.net which recognizes the best FBS Mid-Major player in the nation. He was named National Player of the Week after recording 297 rushing yards and three TD's in a rivalry game at
Fenroy led the Sun Belt in rushing and scoring, both overall and per game, while placing ninth in the nation in rushing and fifth overall in scoring. He was named to the All-Sun Belt team for the fourth consecutive season and honored as the 2008 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year. He was the nation's active career rushing leader and was named the 2008 Louisiana Sportswriters Offensive Player of the Year.
The star running back joined the Ragin' Cajuns after an illustrious prep career at
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