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# SMC awards student-athletes of the year
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/smc-awards-student-athletes-of-the-year/
- Published: 2003-05-17T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T02:09:01.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Sports, Pico, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Sixteen Santa Monica College students — one from each of the campus’ intercollegiate teams — will be honored Thursday, May 22 as 2002-03 Student Athletes of the Year.

Awards will be presented at 7:30 a.m. in the SMC Pavilion, 1900 Pico Blvd. The students, selected by coaches, are honored for their academic and athletic achievements. The honorees and their coaches are: ■WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Jacquana Young (Lydia Strong, coach) ■MEN’S BASKETBALL: Morgan Smith (John McMullen, coach) ■WOMEN’S SWIMMING: Emily Hope (Mike Santo, coach) ■MEN’S SWIMMING: Shai Nachshol (Mike Santo, coach) ■WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD: Marissiko Wheaton (Eric Barron, coach) ■MEN’S TRACK & FIELD: Joseph Villela (Tommie Smith, coach) ■WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Susan Young (Wendy Dreher, coach) ■MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Fahdel Bouaziz (Mark Lee, coach) ■FOOTBALL: Daryl Adams (Robert Taylor, coach) ■WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY: Estella Vinat (Eric Barron, coach) ■MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY: Jose Villela (Tommie Smith, coach) ■WOMEN’S SOCCER: Bridgette Vargas (Jason Kirkwood, coach) ■WOMEN’S SOFTBALL: Alina Guerrero (Shellie Beringhele, coach) ■WOMEN’S WATER POLO: Cameron Bryant (Mike Santo, coach) ■MEN’S WATER POLO: Gene Broussard (Gary O'Brien, coach) ■WOMEN’S TENNIS: Kristyn Houchen (Richard Goldenson, coach)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 17, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/051703.pdf?ref=smdp.com)