9:31 a.m., May 13, 2008--Six University of Delaware student-athletes from winter sports teams have been named Blue Hen Team Sportsmanship Award winners, UD Director of Athletics Edgar N. Johnson has announced.

The Sportsmanship Award program, now in its fifth year, honors those student-athletes who have been outstanding role models and displayed outstanding sportsmanship towards their teammates, coaches, opponents and game officials. Coaches select the winners, who will receive certificates at the season-ending athletics banquet.

The winners are junior Dave Schwartz in men's indoor track and field, sophomore Kellyn Wright in women's indoor track and field, senior Adam Blomberg in men's swimming and diving, junior Emily Watts in women's swimming and diving, senior Kyle DeHaven in women's basketball and freshman D.J. Boney in men's basketball.

Schwartz, a political science and Russian major from West Orange, N.J., is a two-year letter winner in the throwing events for the Blue Hens. He had a season-best throw of 46 feet, 11.5 inches in the weight throw during the indoor season and placed fourth overall in the hammer throw at the 2008 Colonial Athletic Association outdoor championships.

Wright, a psychology and sociology major from Thorndale, Pa., is a two-year letter winner for the UD women's track and field teams and is one of the squad's top middle distance runners. She captured the 500 meters at the Delaware Indoor Invitational this past season and finished 10th in the 800 meters at the CAA outdoor championships.

Blomberg, an honor student majoring in physics with a minor in business management and management information systems, earned the award for the second straight year. The Kennewick, Wash., native was named the CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's swimming for the second straight year. He captured the 400 freestyle relay at the CAA championships.

Watts, a food science major from Lansdale, Pa., earned her third letter this past season as one of the team's top backstroke specialist. She placed sixth in the 200 backstroke and 11th overall in the 100 backstroke at the CAA swimming championships.

DeHaven, a criminal justice major from Herndon, Va., was the top member of the Blue Hen women's basketball squad this past season when she earned third team All-CAA honors as a guard and was named the CAA Defensive Player of the Year. She led the team in scoring (10.6 points per game) and assists (105) and led the nation with 113 steals.

Boney, a sport management major from Wilmington, Del., played in 31 games with seven starts as a freshman this past winter and led the Blue Hens to a record of 14-17 and a quarterfinal berth in the CAA tournament. He averaged 4.1 points and 1.1 rebounds per game and also drained 21 three-point baskets.

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