Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, January 21, 1994                   TAG: 9401210119
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B8   EDITION: STATE 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

TOUCHDOWN CLUB HONORS BEAMER, 2 TECH PLAYERS

Beamer was chosen Virginia's Division I Coach of the Year, quarterback Maurice DeShazo of Bassett was voted top back and Jim Pyne was selected top lineman in the division.

DeShazo passed for a school record 22 touchdowns during the 1993 regular season and threw for two more in the Independence Bowl. Pyne, an All-America center, allowed one sack while playing more than 2,700 snaps in his Tech career.

In other area sports news:

Andriy Shapowal, a Virginia signee, has been chosen the Gatorade Circle of Champions National Soccer Player of the Year by Gatorade and Scholastic Coach magazine. Shapowal, a 6-foot, 155-pound midfielder from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, had 14 goals and seven assists as a senior at Kenston High School. He finished his career with 44 goals and 20 assists.