Third Annual Woody Anderson Ford Rocket City Awards Honor Best of Huntsville
Thornton, Vinson Honored During Rocket City Awards Banquet
Alabama A&M University head women's basketball coach Dawn Thornton and football offensive
lineman Carson Vinson were among the winners honored during the Third Annual Woody
Anderson Ford Rocket City Awards Presented by the Huntsville Sports Commission on
Monday night at the Mars Music Hall inside the Von Braun Center.
Thornton was honored as the Women's College Coach of the Year after guiding the Bulldogs
to a WNIT appearance last season.
In her first season on The Hill, Thornton guided Alabama A&M to a 21-11 overall record,
including a 14-4 mark inside the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The 20-win
season was the first-ever for the Bulldogs since becoming an NCAA Division I member
in 1999 and just the fifth time it happened in program history. In addition, it also
marked the first 20-win season for the veteran head coach.
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