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Artis Tabbed as SAC Male Athlete of the Year - Lenoir Rhyne College Athletics

Artis Tabbed as SAC Male Athlete of the Year - Lenoir Rhyne College Athletics

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HICKORY, N.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne's senior defensive end Jaquan Artis has been named the South Atlantic Conference Male Athlete of the Year. Artis becomes just the fourth male -- and sixth of either gender-- to win the award which has been given out by the SAC each year since 1992.

The last Bear to earn the distinction was Michael Green during the 2013-14 athletic season. The honor, given to one male and one female in the league, is selected by the conference's athletic directors and the pool is comprised of each league-sponsored sport's Player(s) of the Year.

Artis, a senior defensive end from Kingston, N.C., was named the D2CCA Super Region Two Defensive Player of the Year and helped Lenoir-Rhyne to a 13-1 mark as the Bears advanced to the NCAA Division II quarterfinals. He was a finalist for both the Harlon Hill Trophy and Gene Upshaw Award closing his senior campaign with 82 tackles with 23 stops for loss and 14.5 sacks. Artis was just the second Bear to be up for the Harlon Hill Trophy, the most prestigious individual award in Division II, and the first since Leonard Davis was named a finalist in 1994. He was also the only defensive player selected as a finalist.

The 2019 South Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and consensus All-American, finished his collegiate career with a staggering 47.5 tackles for loss and 29 sacks. The 29 sacks are a program record and his 14.5 sacks in 2019 led all of Division II. 

Lenoir-Rhyne SAC Athletes of the Year:
2019-20: Jaquan Artis - Football
2013-14: Michael Green - Football
2011-12: Kate Griewisch – Women's Cross Country
2004-05: Roman Davis – Men's Basketball
2000-01: Daniel Willis – Men's Basketball
1999-00: Traci Hyman - Softball

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