The Marion County Athletic Association will soon name its City and County Athletes of the Year, an award that dates to 1950 and grew to include girls’ achievements in 1979.
The awards are geared toward athletic achievement, but almost every winner over the years has exhibited impressive credentials in and out of their athletic, academic and personal areas. Generally, multi-sport athletes are given consideration over single-sport athletes, though in some cases a single-sport athlete has been so outstanding that he or she has been selected as the winner.
Here are the three finalists for City Male Athlete of the Year (Bishop Chatard’s Sam Feeney won last year):
Dezmon Briscoe, Crispus Attucks
Briscoe, a four-year letterman and Kent State recruit, was a finalist for IndyStar Mr. Basketball and an Indiana All-Star after finishing fourth in scoring in the program’s history with 1,181 points. He also set program records with 953 rebounds and 375 blocked shots.
Briscoe, the City Player of the Year as a sophomore and junior after leading the Tigers to a pair of City tournament titles, missed 10 games early in the season of his senior year due to an ankle sprain. He returned to averaged 15.8 points, 9.4 rebounds and 5.1 blocked shots per game and help the Tigers to the Class 3A state finals. In 91 career games, he averaged 13.0 points and 10.5 rebounds.
Briscoe was named to the honor roll all four years at Attucks. He has goals of playing in the NBA and working in sports management for his career.
Kalen Sargent, Bishop Chatard
Sargent is a seven-time letterwinner in football and track and field and has plans to continue his track career at Indiana University.
Sargent ran on the Trojans’ 4×400 relay team that took second in state as a junior. He was the City champion in the 200 meters and 4×400 relay as a sophomore, junior and senior and won the 100 meters as a senior. Sargent was a sectional champion in the 200, 400 and on 4×400 relay team as a senior and helped his teams to City titles all four years.
Sargent helped his football teams to state titles as a sophomore and junior. His 4×400 relay team set the school record this spring with a time of 3:15.38.
Devaughn Slaughter, Cathedral
Slaughter, a seven-time letterwinner in football and track and field at Cathedral, has plans to attend Tennessee State and play football in college.
Slaughter was named the City football athlete of the year after catching 43 passes for 562 yards and six touchdowns as a senior. Over three seasons, he caught 102 passes for 996 yards and 13 TDs. Slaughter also passed for two TDs and averaged 32.5 yards on kickoff returns.
In track and field, Slaughter is a three-time City champion and a five-time state qualifier as a sprinter. He ran on the 4×100 relay team as a junior that finished fourth in the state.
Slaughter was Class 6A all-state in football and holds three state records in track.
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