TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Madelyne Anderson of the Beach Volleyball team, and football’s Jordan Travis were named as the Florida State Athletes of the Year at the 29th Annual Golden Nole Awards celebration at the Ruby Diamond Auditorium on the Florida State campus. Anderson, a redshirt junior, has led the Seminoles to a No 4 national ranking this season and was named a First Team All-American in leading Florida State to the national finals in 2022. Travis, a redshirt senior, earned Second Team All-ACC Honors in leading the Seminoles to a 10-3 record and a victory in in the Cheez-It Bowl over Oklahoma during the 2022 season.
The event, which is sponsored by Florida State’s Student-Athlete Development Office, has recognized those Seminoles who excel as members of the community and who have committed themselves to taking leadership roles on and off of their playing fields and courts. The red carpet event is hosted by the Student Athlete Advisory Committee – a group of 40 FSU student-athletes – which represents Florida State’s incredible group of more than 500 student-athletes to create cohesion and pass proper legislation for the representation of each of the athletes at FSU.
“Tonight was a wonderful event in an incredible venue to celebrate the student-athletes’ accomplishments in the community and in the classroom,” said Sarah Petronio, Assistant Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development. “We are so fortunate that each of our student-athletes is passionate about competing at the highest levels, earning their degrees and are compassionate about helping each other, and those in the community. The opportunity to wear the Garnet and Gold colors is something you do for a lifetime; caring about others is what we do as Seminoles.”
The women’s swimming team earned the Director’s Cup for Community Service as they averaged 9.0 hours of community service per student-athlete during the 2022-23 academic year.
A total of 27 student-athletes were recognized by each of their sports with Golden Nole awards. Dillan Gibbons and Robert Cooper (football), Erin Howard (women’s basketball), Jaylan Gainey (men’s basketball), Cole Anderson (men’s golf), Charlotte Heath (women’s golf) and Lottie Woad (women’s golf) were among the outstanding student-athletes honored by the coaching staffs of the 20 athletics team at Florida State.
Six Seminoles — Arianna Ottavianelli (women’s swimming), Dani Thompson…