Photos by Paul Yates / Vancouver Sports Pictures
To celebrate the many successes of the 2017-18 varsity athletic season, Capilano University held their 26th Annual Athletic Banquet on Wednesday, April 4 at the Seymour Golf & Country Club in North Vancouver.
The event showcases the success and dedication of all members of the Capilano athletics community, including student-athletes, coaches, volunteers, sponsors, donors, and academic advisors.
The following is a breakdown of the winners at the event. Award descriptions can be found in the PDF at the bottom of the page.
Athletes of the Year
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Female: Ashley dela Cruz Yip, Women’s Basketball
Male: Simon Friesen, Men’s Volleyball
Scholar Athletes of the Year
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Female: Brooklynn Doucette, Women’s Soccer
Male: Mattias Wels-Lopez, Men’s Volleyball
Athletic Leadership Award
Simon Friesen, Men’s Volleyball
Comeback Award
Isabela Lima, Women’s Volleyball
Team Academic Achievement (highest overall team GPA)
Women’s Basketball
Most Improved Team
Men’s Volleyball
Fifth-Year Student-Athlete Recognition
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Ashley dela Cruz Yip, Women’s Basketball
Carmelle M’Bikata, Women’s Basketball
Francis Penafiel, Women’s Basketball
Nicolas Morello, Men’s Soccer
Team Most Valuable Players
Adrianna Babinski, Women’s Soccer
Nicolas Morello, Men’s Soccer
Carmelle M’Bikata, Women’s Basketball
Denver Sparks-Guest, Men’s Basketball
Tyneille Neufeld, Women’s Volleyball
Simon Friesen, Men’s Volleyball
Joseph Iacobellis Award
Carmelle M’Bikata, Women’s Basketball
Reiko Ohama, Women’s Basketball
Dominika Paige, Women’s Soccer
Denver Sparks-Guest, Men’s Basketball
Mattias Wels-Lopez, Men’s Volleyball
Frank Pupp Award
Natalie Leclerc, Women’s Soccer
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Colleen & Gordon Nordstrom Memorial Bursary
Cassidy Ludlow, Women’s Soccer
Graham Coates Memorial Athletic Award
Sam Peters, Men’s Soccer
William McEwen Memorial Award
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Ashley dela Cruz Yip, Women’s Basketball
Brooklynn Doucette, Women’s Soccer
Keith Jackson, Men’s Soccer
Tyneille Neufeld, Women’s Volleyball
Justin Yee, Men’s Volleyball
Coca-Cola Athletic Performance Award
Zarley Zalusky, Men’s Volleyball
Sponsorship Appreciation Award
Holiday Inn & Suites – North Vancouver
Coca-Cola Inc.
North Vancouver Hotel
WestPark
Vancouver Sports Pictures
CapU Scholar Athletes of Distinction
A total of 23 student-athletes posted a GPA of 3.50 or higher in the Fall 2017 term.
Women’s Basketball:
Ashley dela Cruz Yip
Simrat Dosanjh
Sherrie Errico
Women’s Soccer:
Brooklynn Doucette
Sophia Goto
Natalie Leclerc
Jaimi MacCara
Claire Ye
Men’s Soccer:
Matt Fedak
Keith Jackson
Sam Peters
Adrian Sahagun
Women’s Volleyball:
Tracy Ewashkiw
Trina Ewashkiw
Anika Kolybaba
Isabela Lima
Tyneille Neufeld
Mackenzy Sparks-Guest
Men’s Volleyball:
Cameron Fay
CJ Johnston
TheAhn Pham
Mattias Wels-Lopez
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CapU Scholar Athletes – Honourable Mention
23 student-athletes achieved a GPA between 3.0 and 3.49 in the Fall 2017 term. In total, 48% of CapU student-athletes achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and Blues student-athletes recorded the highest over Fall term GPA since 2011.
Women’s Basketball:
Dayna Lincoln
Reiko Ohama
Francis Penafiel
Zuzia Zdziechowski
Men’s Basketball:
Nathan Bromige
Niko Mottus
Denver Sparks-Guest
Women’s Soccer:
Marsha Chesshire
Danielle Ferreira
Cassidy Ludlow
Catrina Olstrom
Dominika Paige
Brittney Roussy
Sydney Schmidt
Mehar Waraich
Men’s Soccer:
Jasluv Brar
Women’s Volleyball:
Meghan Koven
Zoe Mydansky
Men’s Volleyball:
Simon Friesen
Jonathan Lee
Justin Mo
Justin Yee
Zarley Zalusky
CCAA Awards
CCAA Player of the Year
Simon Friesen, Men’s Volleyball
All-Canadians
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Simon Friesen, Men’s Volleyball
Keith Jackson, Men’s Soccer
Nicolas Morello, Men’s Soccer
Academic All-Canadians
Ashley De La Cruz Yip, Women’s Basketball
Isabela Lima, Women’s Volleyball
Keith Jackson, Men’s Soccer
Tyneille Neufeld, Women’s Volleyball
Claire Ye, Women’s Soccer
PACWEST Awards
Conference All-Stars
Carmelle M’Bikata, Women’s Basketball
Ashley De La Cruz Yip, Women’s Basketball
Denver Sparks-Guest, Men’s Basketball
Keith Jackson, Men’s Soccer
Nicolas Morello, Men’s Soccer
Hudson Nelles, Men’s Soccer
Adrianna Babinski, Women’s Soccer
Claire Ye, Women’s Soccer
Isabela Lima, Women’s Volleyball
Tyneille Neufeld, Women’s Volleyball
Simon Friesen, Men’s Volleyball
Zarley Zalusky, Men’s Volleyball
Player of the Year
Simon Friesen, Men’s Volleyball
Keith Jackson, Men’s Soccer
Coach of the Year
Paul Dailly, Men’s Soccer
Emmanuel Denguessi, Men’s Volleyball
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Rookie of the Year
Claire Ye, Women’s Soccer
Academic Excellence Award
Ashley dela Cruz Yip, Women’s Basketball
Sherrie Errico, Women’s Basketball
Susan Zdziechowski, Women’s Basketball
Keith Jackson, Men’s Soccer
Brooklynn Doucette, Women’s Soccer
Natalie Leclerc, Women’s Soccer
Jaimi MacCara, Women’s Soccer
Dominika Paige, Women’s Soccer
Cameron Fay, Men’s Volleyball
Mattias Wels-Lopez, Men’s Volleyball
Tracy Ewashkiw, Women’s Volleyball
Trina Ewashkiw, Women’s Volleyball
Tyneille Neufeld, Women’s Volleyball
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All-Rookie Team
Jacob Hopkins, Men’s Volleyball
Isabela Lima, Women’s Volleyball
Emma Schill, Women’s Volleybal
Mackenzie Smith, Women’s Basketball
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