Voting for Fourth Annual Sparkys Opens Monday

Voting for Biggest Win will open on Monday.

Liberty's 2009-10 athletic year officially wrapped up Saturday, when Sam Chelanga finished as the NCAA national runner-up in the men's 5K final in Eugene, Ore. Now, it's time for Liberty fans to select the Flames' most notable accomplishments from the past year, when voting for the fourth annual Sparkys begins on Monday.

Sparkys will once again be awarded in five categories, beginning with Biggest Win. In addition, the Best Individual Performance, Best Newcomer, Best Female Athlete and Best Male Athlete will also be recognized. All winners will be determined through fan voting on the Flames Poll, located on the right-hand side of LibertyFlames.com.

Each category's poll will remain open for one week, after which time the winner will be announced and voting for the next award will begin. A full voting schedule, as well as a list of past Sparkys winners, appears below.

The five nominees for 2009-10's Biggest Win will be announced Monday. Watch LibertyFlames.com for the announcement, and be ready to cast your vote!

2010 Sparkys Voting Schedule
Biggest Win (June 21-28)
Best Individual Performance (June 28-July 5)
Best Newcomer (July 5-12)
Best Female Athlete (July 12-19)
Best Male Athlete (July 19-26)

Past Sparkys Winners
Biggest Win
2007: Football team's 34-20 win over No. 24 Charleston Southern (Nov. 11, 2006)
2008: Wrestling team's second consecutive NCAA East Regional Championship (March 9, 2008)
2009: Football team's 26-3 victory over No. 12/14 Elon (Nov. 22, 2008)

Best Individual Performance
2007: Alex McLean's performance at VMI (40 points, 19 rebounds on Feb. 21, 2007)
2008: Josh McDougal's national cross country championship (Nov. 19, 2007)
2009: Sam Chelanga's NCAA all-time record in the 10K (27:28.48 on April 24, 2009)

Best Newcomer
2007: Kallie Corbin (Volleyball)
2008: Jordan Jenkins (Women's Tennis)
2009: Sam Chelanga (Men's Cross Country/Track & Field)

Best Female Athlete
2007: Megan Frazee (Women's Basketball)
2008: Jordan Jenkins (Women's Tennis)
2009: Megan Frazee (Women's Basketball)

Best Male Athlete
2007: Larry Blair (Men's Basketball)
2008: Josh McDougal (Men's Cross Country/Track & Field)
2009: Rashad Jennings (Football)