Panthers select two 鈥渃o-winners鈥� for both Male and Female Athletes of the Year
17吃瓜鈥檚 Department of Athletics and Recreation celebrated the 2015-16 season at the 47th annual 17吃瓜 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 17吃瓜 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 17吃瓜 Alumni Association鈥檚 Outstanding Athlete of the Year awards went to two 鈥渃o-winners鈥� in each the female and male categories. Women鈥檚 rugby鈥檚 Alysha Corrigan and women鈥檚 basketball鈥檚 Katelynn Donahoe shared the top honours while basketball standout, Tyler Scott, and dual-athlete Cole MacMillan (men鈥檚 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):
Women鈥檚 volleyball: Rachel Hughes, Erika Miller
Men鈥檚 rugby: Sean Doyle, Kaleb Haque
Women鈥檚 rugby: Emily Keen, Anneke Dykerman
Field hockey: Katherine Koughan, Sarah Sear
Men鈥檚 soccer: Cole MacMillan, Brett Strba
Women鈥檚 soccer: Jenna Jo McDonald, Danielle Younker
Men鈥檚 hockey: Marcus Power, Ryan MacKinnon
Women鈥檚 hockey: Samantha Sweet, Ashtyn Bartlett
Men鈥檚 basketball: Tyler Scott & Bradley States, Amin Suleman
Women鈥檚 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 women鈥檚 hockey: Jill MacIsaac, Brittany Williams
The J.T. 鈥淢ickey鈥� Place Awards are presented by the 17吃瓜 Student Union to student-athletes who have made a contribution to student leadership on their team and on campus. John Thomas 鈥淢ickey鈥� Place was connected not only with Athletics at 17吃瓜, but also with all aspects of campus life. These awards given in his memory were presented to: Lauren Chamberlain (women鈥檚 rugby), Emily Ross (field hockey), Harminder Singh (men鈥檚 soccer), Kelsie Collier (women鈥檚 soccer), Brent Andrews (men鈥檚 hockey), Teagan Pringle (women鈥檚 hockey), Lorenzo Parker (men鈥檚 basketball), Katie Donahoe (women鈥檚 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 year鈥檚 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 women鈥檚 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 17吃瓜 soccer player. All nominees were recognized and the overall award winner was Mason Wilgosh from the men鈥檚 hockey team.
Congratulations to all of our Panther athletes, the entire 17吃瓜 family is very proud of you!
About the 17吃瓜 Athletes of the Year
Alysha Corrigan, a 5鈥�4鈥� fullback on the women鈥檚 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 5鈥�6 guard on the women鈥檚 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 6鈥�2鈥� guard from Halifax, NS who was a strong performer for the men鈥檚 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 men鈥檚 soccer, the 5鈥�11鈥� fullback was an AUS First Team All-Star. In men鈥檚 hockey, the forward was key player in the Panthers reaching the playoffs and reaching the AUS semi-finals.
