A remarkable collegiate career than began right here at the College of Central Florida came to a fitting conclusion on Thursday, as Valdosta State senior and former Patriots baseball star Jon Koenigsfeld was awarded the
Gulf South Conference Commissioner’s Trophy as the conference’s top male student-athlete.
Koenigsfeld became just the fifth Valdosta State student-athlete, and the first since 1997, to earn the league’s highest honor, which is handed out to the top male and female student-athletes at the conclusion of each year...
Koenigsfeld earned the honor after batting .386 and leading the GSC with 90 hits, while helping VSU’s baseball team win the conference title in 2010. A first-team All-GSC honoree, Koenigsfeld was second on the team in doubles with 19, and third in batting average, runs scored (59) and RBIs (47).
At CF,
Koenigsfeld complemented his remarkable on-field achievements with successes in the classroom, on campus and in the community. The honor he received Thursday proves that hasn't changed at the NCAA level.
He graduated Summa Cum Laude in December with a degree in Middle Grades Education. The New Port Richey, Fla. native carried a perfect 4.0 grade point average, and was named the 2010 Dewar College of Education Outstanding Student of the Year. His academic and athletic prowess also earned him a spot on the prestigious ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America first team, just the third VSU athlete to ever earn the honor, and the first since Chris Hatcher did it in 1994. Koenigsfeld also became just the 13th baseball player in GSC history to earn Academic All-GSC honors the maximum three times...Koenigsfeld also tallied 50 hours of community service during the past year, including 30 hours of mentoring at area schools. He ended the 2009-10 school year repeating as the winner of the VSU Male Student-Athlete of the Year honor.
Those who spent time around Koenigsfeld in his Patriot days knew he was destined for great things, and he has lived up to those expectations many times over. The College of Central Florida is proud to call Jon Koenigsfeld an alumnus.
