By Jennifer Robertson
The theme at this year's Athletic Awards Banquet was 'Casino Royale' and the athletes dressed accordingly. Beautiful dresses, suits and ties and long flowing hair made most unrecognizable!
All of the coaches presented their own team awards for categories such as Most Inspirational, Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable and Most Improved.
Laura Plouffe and Kyle Bowman did an excellent job emceeing and started the evening off with an impressive entrance toting cigars and aviators.
Women's Basketball
L-R: Danika Maartman, Chuck Ferguson (asst.coach), Kelley O'Grady
Most Improved Player: Danika Maartman
Most Dedicated Player: Kelley O'Grady
Men's Basketball
L-R: Charlie Spurr, Kamar Burke, Nevin Gleddie (coach), Brian Smith
Most Inspirational: Brian Smith
Rookie of the Year: Kamar Burke
MVP: Charlie Spurr
Women's Volleyball
L-R: Carrie Barrett (coach), Laura Battison, Lauren Stockstad, Robbyn Dalin (asst.coach)
Team Award: Lauren Stockstad
Rookie of the Year: Laura Battison
Men's Volleyball
Womens's Soccer
L-R: Shannon Meyer, Eric Schweizer (coach), Katie Clark, Shantelle Cooper
Leader of the Pack (MVP): Kelsi Butner
Outstanding Performance: Shantelle Cooper
Wolfpup Freshman Award: Shannon Meyer
Clutch Performance Award: Katie Clark
Alpha Wolf Award: Stacy Bekkering
Men's Soccer
L-R: James Byra, Tim Unaegbu
Outstanding Performance: James Byra
Freshman of the Year: Tim Unaegbu
Badminton
L-R: Clark Chen, Andy Chu, Ming Wong, Whitney Makenny, Brad Pape (coach)
Male MVP: Andy Chu
Female MVP: Whitney Makenny
Most Improved Male: Clark Chen
Most Improved Female: Ming Wong
Baseball
L-R: Alex Ponich, Frank Ingram, Ray Chadwich (coach), Matt Bannister, Torrie Watters
Rookie of the Year: Matt Bannister
Top Pitcher: Frank Ingram
Top Hitter: Alex Ponich
Most Improved: Torrie Watters
Golden Glove: Will Devick
MVP: Alex Ponich
Cheerleading
L-R: Sarah Ball, Ailsa Miller, Alyssa Nuyens, Tina Buser (coach)
Most Improved - Ailsa Miller
Most Spirited - Sarah Ball
Allstar - Alyssa Nuyens
Graduating Student Athletes
(4th year soccer and baseball, 5th year volleyball and basketball)
Every year it is time to say good-bye to the athletes who have combined their pursuit of a higher education with a varsity sport. The hours that they have spent practicing, working out, training, travelling and playing for the University College of the Cariboo (UCC) and now Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is about to come to an end. Some of these athletes are heading off to continue their studies at different institutions, some will stay here to finish, but their eligibility has run its course. Others will continue to play their chosen sports at varying levels and some are about to take a well earned rest. Except the baseball players... they have to stay and play until May. Then they are allowed to leave!
Duaine Bowles, Baseball
Tanner Brotzel, Baseball
Nathan French, Baseball
Geoff Fahlman, Baseball
Paul Wourms, Baseball
Dwight Liburd, Baseball
Frank Ingram, Baseball
Kelsi Butner, Women's Soccer
Theresa Marples, Women's Soccer
Kristin Peters, Women's Volleyball
Robyn Devlin, Women's Volleyball
Sandra-Joy Unaegbu, Women's Volleyball
Chris Monteleone, Men's Soccer
Dan Cecchini, Men's Soccer
Travis Duncan, Men's Soccer
Hee Young Chung, Men's Soccer
Brad Clark, Men's Soccer
Shane Laye, Men's Soccer
Sports Task Force Athletes of the Year
L-R: Kristi Spelay, Pat O'Brien (Sports Task Force Member), Patrick Johnston
Male: Patrick Johnston, Men's Volleyball
Female: Kristi Spelay, Women's Basketball
Scholar Athletes of the Year
L-R: Ken Olynyk (director), Alix Stupich, Tanner Brotzel
Male: Tanner Brotzel, Baseball
Female: Alix Stupich, Women's Basketball
Athletes of the Year
L-R: Robin Schoebel, Jon Shephard (Athletics Asst.), Robyn Devlin
Male: Robin Schoebel, Men's Volleyball
Female: Robyn Devlin, Women's Volleyball
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