NEW ORLEANS — For his contributions as a leader and superior achievement on the playing field, Appalachian State alum Taylor Lamb was recognized as the 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Male Athlete of the Year at the league's annual honors banquet Monday night. He is the first Mountaineer to receive the distinction since the school joined the Sun Belt prior to the 2014-15 season.
The Athlete of the Year award is the highest individual honor given in the Sun Belt Conference. The award is based on outstanding leadership, achievement and character and is given to the most outstanding male and female student-athlete among all the league's sports each year.