2022 Rock Royer/Mac Rivera Award Winner
Jill Bolton, Field Hockey
In 1974, the Rock Royer/Mac Rivera Award was established to honor the top graduating senior student-athlete at Liberty University who best exemplifies the standards and lives of both of these great Christian men. Rock Royer was Liberty’s first football coach in 1973. Mac Rivera was a member of Liberty’s basketball team from 1972 until 1975. Both Rock Royer and Mac Rivera tragically died at a young age.
This award encompasses more than just athletic ability. It recognizes the Liberty University graduating senior student-athlete who has maintained an exemplary testimony on the playing field, in the classroom and among the student body.
Previous Award Winners:
Rock Royer Award
1974 – Rick Herceg – Football
1975 – Sling Patterson – Football
1976 – David Neff – Football
1977 – Scott Goetz – Football
Mac Rivera Award
1977 – Paul Dalton – Men’s Basketball
Rock Royer/Mac Rivera Award
1978 – Gary Avila – Wrestling
1979 – Dave Anderson – Football
1980 – Karl Hess – Men’s Basketball
1981 – David “D.J.” Hertzler – Football
1982 – Sharon Snodgrass – Women’s Basketball
1983 – Bill Gillespie – Football/Men’s Track & Field
1984 – Rick Seilhamer – Wrestling
1985 – Sue Andrew – Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field
1985 – Dave Bream – Baseball
1986 – Ron Stamer – Men’s Soccer
1987 – Pam Wilder – Women’s Basketball
1988 – Annie Hunt Fairchild – Women’s Track & Field
1988 – Andre Sims – Football
1989 – Kathy Guetterman – Volleyball
1990 – Lynn Attwood – Cross Country/Track & Field/Women’s Basketball
1991 – Craig Holiday – Wrestling
1992 – Mike Coleman – Men’s Basketball
1993 – Theresa Bream – Volleyball/Women’s Basketball
1994 – James Downey – Football
1994 – Matt Hildebrand – Men’s Basketball
1995 – Todd Setsma – Men’s Golf
1996 – Ryan Werner – Track & Field
1997 – Michael Prettyman – Track & Field
1998 – Ben Anderson – Football
1999 – Jarrod Everson – Football
2000 – Elena Kisseleva – Women’s Basketball
2001 – Andrea Wildrick – Track & Field
2001 – Nathan Day – Men’s Basketball
2002 – Heather Sagan – Cross Country/Track & Field
2003 – Collin Mascagni – Men’s Soccer
2004 – Tatiana Tkachuk – Volleyball
2005 – Sam Gado – Football
2005 – Danielle McNaney – Women’s Track & Field
2006 – Sonia Rodriguez – Women’s Soccer
2006 – Phillip Thompson – Baseball
2007 – Arlene Zelinskas – Track & Field
2008 – Allyson Fasnacht – Women’s Basketball
2009 – Beth Bennett – Softball
2010 – Chris Rocco – Football
2011 – Zach Duke – Football
2012 – Jesse Sanders – Men’s Basketball
2013 – Jennifer Klugh – Cross Country/Track & FIeld
2014 – Trey Lambert – Baseball
2015 – Alex Close – Baseball
2016 – Ashley Rininger – Women’s Basketball
2017 – Holly Van Noord – Women’s Soccer
2018 – Evangeline Crist – Women’s Tennis
2019 – Alicia Finnigan – Women’s Swimming & Diving
2020 – Hannah Baker – Women’s Swimming & Diving
2021 – Kieran Vincent – Men’s Golf
2022 – Jill Bolton – Field Hockey
