The 2023 recipients of the Dick Dhabalt Athlete of the Year Award at Lincoln Land Community College have been announced. The award winners are soccer’s Madalyn Buxton of Springfield and baseball’s Porter Conn of Le Roy.

Madalyn Buxton is a sophomore center midfielder at LLCC. She was named MWAC All-Conference. She led the team with 9 points, 3 goals and 3 assists. Buxton earned a 4.0 GPA during the spring semester. She will continue her soccer and academic career at Illinois Wesleyan University.

“Madalyn led our team in points on the field and was exceptional in the classroom,” says David Myers, head women’s soccer coach. “She is the definition of what it means to be a Logger.”

Porter Conn is a freshman left-handed pitcher for the Loggers baseball team. He went 4-1 with 3 saves and a 2.12 ERA with 73 Ks in 46 2/3 IP. Conn earned First Team All-Region and First Team All-Conference. Conn earned All-Academic Honors including All-Conference and All-American.

“Porter had an excellent freshman year. He will be a big part of our team next year,” says Ron Riggle, LLCC athletic director and head baseball coach. “Porter is a great example of a student athlete. I couldn’t be prouder of what he did this year on the field and in the classroom.”

The LLCC Dick Dhabalt Athlete of the Year Award recognizes annually one LLCC male athlete and one female athlete. The award was established in February 2015 in honor of Mr. Dhabalt, former athletic director, head men’s basketball coach and faculty member, and acknowledges his dedication to education, athletics and students at LLCC.