Track and Field | 6/29/2012 9:27:00 AM

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Ashlynn Chavis has been selected as the 2011-12 Mason Sykes Cup award winner after another outstanding year on the track. 

The Sykes Cup, named after former Methodist coach and current employee Mason Sykes, is awarded to the top athlete of the year.  Based on outstanding athletic achievement, a minimum 2.0 grade point average and good character, the Methodist coaching staff has selected an annual winner since 1986.

Chavis won three NCAA Division III National Championships this year including the indoor 60 meters, outdoor 100 meters and 4x100 meter relay. She also finished second in the long jump during both indoor and outdoor. The senior won four conference championships and helped the women's team to their second consecutive Mason Dixon Outdoor Conference title. During the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships, Chavis broke the 100 meter record and combined with teammates to break the 4x100 meter record as well. She holds six top-10 performances in Division III and was named the Methodist Senior Female Athlete of the Year earlier this spring.

The Sykes Cup will be presented at the fall convocation ceremony on Sept. 10 at 11 a.m. in Reeves Auditorium.

Mason Sykes Cup Award Winners
1986 - Doug Garner, baseball
1987 - Karen Grant, women's track and field
1988 - Jansen Evans, baseball
1989 - Mike Brewington, baseball
1990 - John McCullough, men's golf
1991 - Anne Thorpe, women's soccer & Jay Kirkpatrick, baseball
1992 - Mike Rohr, baseball
1993 - Ryan Jenkins, men's golf
1994 - Anne Uleman, women's basketball, softball
1995 - Kelly Cap, women's golf
1996 - Mike Adamson, men's golf
1997 - Jason Childers, men's basketball
1998 - Tracey Gage, women's golf
1999 - Tracey Gage, women's golf
2000 - Heather Hugus, softball
2001 - Elena Blanina, women's tennis
2002 - Elena Blanina, women's tennis
2003 - Michelle Meadows, women's golf
2004 - Adam Horton, men's golf
2005 - Charlotte Williams, women's golf
2006 - Charlotte Williams, women's golf
2007 - Katie Dick, women's golf
2008 - Susan Martin, women's golf
2009 - Susan Martin, women's golf
2010 - Susan Martin, women's golf
2011 - Paige Caldwell, women's golf
2012 - Ashlynn Chavis, women's track and field