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
