JACKSON, Miss. – On Tuesday night, the Millsaps College athletic department celebrated the athletic achievements and accomplishments of the Majors' student-athletes during the 2018-2019 school year with the annual Ad Excellentiam Awards ceremony.  

The following is a list of those awards and the winners:

The Carla Webb Award is presented annually to the most outstanding senior female varsity athlete amongst the nine women's sports. This year's winner was Sarah Rimmer from the women's soccer team.

The senior from Bay St. Louis, Mississippi had an outstanding four-year career at Millsaps. She was named to the SAA Academic Honor Roll team in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Rimmer, who was one of the captains this season for Millsaps, was the unquestioned leader of Majors' the defensive back line in 2018. Not only did she start all 17 matches this season, the only time she left the field was during the September 16^th match against NCAA Division I Mississippi Valley State.

She earned All-SAA second team recogintion, Google Cloud Academic All-District® honors and was a member of the United Soccer Coaches Division III Scholar All-South Region Team.

The Paul Benton Award is presented annually to the most outstanding senior male varsity athlete amongst the nine men's sports. This year's winner was Davis Plummer from the men's tennis team.

Despite the postseason awards for the 2019 tennis season yet to be announced, Plummer has already put together quite the career in his time at Millsaps. The senior from Richardson, Texas was a All-SAA first team honoree in 2018. He also qualified at-large with doubles partner, Alex Centurion, for the NCAA Tournament. He earned all-conference and all-tournament team honors in 2017, and had a combined 18 wins in his freshman season. 

This year Plummer finished the 2019 season with a 10-3 record at the number one spot. He was ranked 15^th in the region and had a 1-0 record against regionally ranked opponents. He also finished 13-2 in doubles play at the number one position with partner Brandon Beck. The duo got as high as 9^th in the region during the season. Davis also notched career win number 100 in the Majors 5-0 win over Centre College back on April 14.   

The Archie Lamb Sportsmanship Award is presented annually to a student-athlete who best exemplifies sportsmanship, character and attitude while approaching their teammates, coaches and other respective officials. This year's winner was Gracie Bellnap from the women's volleyball team.

"She is the perfect example of what a teammate means. She was our captain this year and approached every person, player and administrator with the utmost respect," said Head Coach Jaime Fisher. "She was the light of the team, always bringing a positive attitude and energy to everything she did. Gracie worked harder than anyone in the gym and never complained."

The Senior GPA Award is presented annually to the one senior male athlete and one senior female student-athlete that has the highest cumulative GPA over their time at Millsaps College. This year's winners were Garrett Brinneman from the football team and Sarah Rimmer from the women's soccer team.

The Newcomer of the Year Award is presented annually to the most outstanding male and female student-athlete who is in their first year on the campus of Millsaps College. This year's winners were Newlon Gillihan from the men's basketball team and Karlie Galloway from the softball team.

Gillihan, a freshman from McComb, appeared in all 26 games for the Majors this season. He was the leading freshman scorer on the team. He had a season-high 22 points in a win against Birmingham-Southern in the regular season finale. He scored in all but four games this season and had rebounds in all but two games. 

Galloway, a freshman from Denham Springs, Louisiana, finished the 2019 season as the Majors leading offensive player, batting .355 in her first year. She was tied for first on the team in extra base hits with 14 and led the team in doubles with 12. She was also second on the team in runs batted in with 22. At the end of the season she earned All-SAA honorable mention designation.

The "MAJOR Commitment" Award is presented annually based on the choice of the Director of Strength and Conditioning to a male and female student-athlete who best exemplifies leadership, work ethic and accountability of themselves and others in all aspects of offseason and in-season training. This year's winners were Brennan Ducote from the baseball team and Morgan Vincent from the volleyball team.

To view pictures from the evening visit the Millsaps Athletics Flickr.