Hadenfeldt Selected to Ray Guy Award Watch List

Augusta, Ga. -- A legend is coming to Augusta. The Greater Augusta Sports Council will present the Greater Augusta Medal for Excellence in Sports medals and Ray Guy Award during a gala evening Tuesday, December 12, 2000. The speaker for the evening is a role model for some, mentor to others, and legend to all, blast from Ray Guy's past as a Raider from 1973-86, owner and CEO of the Oakland Raiders Mr. Al Davis.

Mr. Davis has held almost every position imaginable in a football franchise: defensive coordinator and line coach at USC, line coach and chief recruiter for The Citadel, personnel coordinator the Baltimore Colts, Head coach for the US Army at Ft. Belvoir, offensive end and then head coach/general manager of the Los Angeles Chargers, head coach of the Oakland Raiders, Commissioner of the AFL, principal owner and CEO of the Raiders. This is a man who knows football and what it takes to succeed. Davis is the owner of the winningest team in the NFL.

The program will include dinner and the presentation of the G.A.M.E.S. and Ray Guy Awards. Nominations for the GAMES awards will be made available through the Sports Council in the next few weeks with the potential winners invited to the dinner.

Tickets to the event, to be held at the Radisson Riverfront will be available in November by contacting the Greater Augusta Sports Council. Sponsors of the high school event and the evening to date include: Coca Cola of Augusta, KMC Telecom and The Augusta Chronicle.

Nationwide 40 punters comprise the final version of the inaugural Ray Guy Award Watch List as released today by the Greater Augusta Sports Council. The Ray Guy Award will be presented to the Nation's Best Punter December 7, 2000 as a component of the Home Depot College Football Award Show live on ESPN from Orlando, Florida. The winner will display leadership, self-discipline, and have a significant positive impact on the team's success. The Selection Committee will choose the ten semi-finalists who will be announced by November 8, 2000. Followed by the announcement of the Three Finalists November 30, 2000. The Sports Awards Gala evening will follow on December 12, 2000 in Augusta, Georgia.

The Ray Guy Award in its first year has become one of the most talked about awards in college football, finally recognizing the remaining major position on the football field that can single-handedly altar the outcome of a game. The award is named after the greatest punter of all time, Ray Guy who attended the University of Southern Mississippi and then was drafted in the first round by the Oakland Raiders. Ray Guy was an integral part of the Raider's successful years between 1973-1986.

For further information on the Ray Guy Award or any aspect of the Greater Augusta Awards Program, contact Dawn Lenzie at the Greater Augusta Sports Council 706.722.8326 X 4. For information on the GAMES nominees, contact Miriam Demyan, project coordinator at the Sports Council at 706.722.8326 X 3.

School	Nominee
University of Iowa	Jason Baker
University of Maryland	Brooks Barnard
University of Nevada-Las Vegas	Ray Cheetany
University of Houston	Mike Clark
Florida State University	Keith Cottrel
Washington State University	Alan Cox
University of Oregon	Kurtis Doerr
Purdue University	Travis Dorsch
Auburn University	Damon Duval
Georgia Tech	Dan Dyke
Boise State	Jeff Edwards
University of Michigan	Hayden Epstein
West Virginia University	Mark Fazzolari
University of Oklahoma	Jeff Ferguson
University of California- LA	Nate Fiske
University of Illinois	Steve Fitts
University of Minnesota	Preston Gruening
University of Nebraska	Dan Hadenfeldt
University of California	Nick Harris
Marshall University	Curtis Head
University of Notre Dame	Joey Hildbold
University of Georgia	Jonathan Kilgo
University of Mississippi	Reagan King
New Mexico State University	Andy Kohl
University of Tennessee	David Leaverton
University of Tulsa	Casey Lipscomb
University of Southern California	Mike MacGillivray
Boston College	Kevin McMyler
Duke University	Brian Morton
Utah State University	Steve Mullins
Arizona State	Nick Murphy
University of Kansas	Joey Pelfanio
University of Arizona	Chris Palic
University of Florida	Alan Rhine
Tulane University	Casey Roussel
Arkansas State University	Andy Shatley
Western Michigan University	Matt Steffen
University of Wisconsin	Kevin Stemke
Southern Methodist University	Colin Vadheim
Ohio University	David Zastudil