Panthers select two āco-winnersā for both Male and Female Athletes of the Year
17³Ō¹Ļās Department of Athletics and Recreation celebrated the 2015-16 season at the 47th annual 17³Ō¹Ļ Athletic Awards Gala on Saturday, April 2, recognizing outstanding student athletes who have excelled in sport, the classroom, and serving the community.
The event, held at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, included student-athletes, coaches, staff, along with senior administration, alumni, donors, sponsors, and booster club supporters. The 17³Ō¹Ļ Panther Celebration and Athletic Awards Gala is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of student-athletes and to thank coaches, team staff, and partners supporters, while reflecting on a great season.
The 17³Ō¹Ļ Alumni Associationās Outstanding Athlete of the Year awards went to two āco-winnersā in each the female and male categories. Womenās rugbyās Alysha Corrigan and womenās basketballās Katelynn Donahoe shared the top honours while basketball standout, Tyler Scott, and dual-athlete Cole MacMillan (menās soccer and hockey) were repeat co-winners.
In addition to the Athlete of the Year awards, club and varsity team awards were presented. The MVP and Rookie of the Year award winners from each team include (MVP is listed first, followed by rookie):
Womenās volleyball: Rachel Hughes, Erika Miller
Menās rugby: Sean Doyle, Kaleb Haque
Womenās rugby: Emily Keen, Anneke Dykerman
Field hockey: Katherine Koughan, Sarah Sear
Menās soccer: Cole MacMillan, Brett Strba
Womenās soccer: Jenna Jo McDonald, Danielle Younker
Menās hockey: Marcus Power, Ryan MacKinnon
Womenās hockey: Samantha Sweet, Ashtyn Bartlett
Menās basketball: Tyler Scott & Bradley States, Amin Suleman
Womenās basketball: Katie Donahoe, Kendra Craswell & Jennifer Newman
Swimming: Rebekah Nitschmann, Callie McAuley; Matthew Smith (both MVP and Rookie)
Cross country: Brandon Higginbotham, Jeremy Thompson
JV womenās hockey: Jill MacIsaac, Brittany Williams
The J.T. āMickeyā Place Awards are presented by the 17³Ō¹Ļ Student Union to student-athletes who have made a contribution to student leadership on their team and on campus. John Thomas āMickeyā Place was connected not only with Athletics at 17³Ō¹Ļ, but also with all aspects of campus life. These awards given in his memory were presented to: Lauren Chamberlain (womenās rugby), Emily Ross (field hockey), Harminder Singh (menās soccer), Kelsie Collier (womenās soccer), Brent Andrews (menās hockey), Teagan Pringle (womenās hockey), Lorenzo Parker (menās basketball), Katie Donahoe (womenās basketball), and Katie VanLeeuwen (swimming).
The Gordon and Muriel Bennett Award is given to a student (male or female) who, over four years, best combined athletic achievement and academic excellence. Field hockey student-athlete Katherine Koughan was this yearās recipient.
The W.A. Ledwell Award goes to a student-athlete who has demonstrated outstanding athletic ability in the intercollegiate program, academic excellence, and the qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and citizenship. Maggie Grimmer from womenās hockey was the recipient.
One of the evening highlights was the presentation of the Passion for Life Award, originated in memory of Rene Ayangma, a former 17³Ō¹Ļ soccer player. All nominees were recognized and the overall award winner was Mason Wilgosh from the menās hockey team.
Congratulations to all of our Panther athletes, the entire 17³Ō¹Ļ family is very proud of you!
About the 17³Ō¹Ļ Athletes of the Year
Alysha Corrigan, a 5ā4ā fullback on the womenās rugby team, is a second-year business student from Charlottetown, PEI. She was named an AUS All-Star, CIS Second Team All-Canadian and is a national team prospect. She is also a talented ringette player.
Katelynn Donahoe, a 5ā6 guard on the womenās basketball team, is a fifth-year kinesiology student from Riverview, NB. She was named an AUS Second Team All-Star and led the AUS and CIS in several important statistical categories.
Tyler Scott is a 6ā2ā guard from Halifax, NS who was a strong performer for the menās basketball team all season. The fourth-year arts student was an AUS First Team All-Star, CIS Second Team All-Canadian and finished third in the CIS in scoring.
Cole MacMillan, from Stanhope, PEI, is a fifth-year Arts student who plays both varsity soccer and hockey. In menās soccer, the 5ā11ā fullback was an AUS First Team All-Star. In menās hockey, the forward was key player in the Panthers reaching the playoffs and reaching the AUS semi-finals.
