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

DATE: MONDAY, December 5, 1994                   TAG: 9501170006
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: METRO  
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

BARBER GETS UVA FOOTBALL ROOKIE AWARD

Roanoke's Ronde Barber received the Bill Dudley Award as the outstanding first-year football player at Virginia on Sunday during the Cavaliers' annual banquet.

Barber, a redshirt freshman from Cave Spring High School, was named the ACC's rookie of the year and was a first-team all-conference selection. The cornerback led the ACC and was second in NCAA Division I-A with eight interceptions. He also broke up 11 passes and had 53 tackles.

Also honored were: fullback Charles Way, outstanding offensive player; end Mike Frederick, outstanding defensive player; defensive tackle Ryan Kuehl, Col. Frank C. McCue Award as the outstanding interior lineman; center Bryan Heath, Joe Palumbo Award for self-sacrifice, dedication and enthusiasm; safety Carl Smith, John Polzer Award for ability, sportsmanship and character; and defensive tackle Todd White, Speed Elliott Award as the most improved player.

In other sports news in the region:

Virginia Tech's Matt Mogel lost to 1994 NCAA heavyweight champion Kerry McCoy of Penn State in the final of the Penn State Open wrestling tournament.

Mogel, a Richmond native, won four matches in the tournament before losing 14-3 to McCoy, the top-ranked heavyweight in the nation according to Amateur Wrestling News. He pinned Jamar Gordan of Millersville in 4 minutes, 41 seconds, and won decisions over Cornell's Emer Mohr (8-1), Oklahoma's Javier Posa (5-1) and Ohio University's Scott Duneur (7-5).

by CNB