Fanshawe Athletics Announces 2022-23 Award Winners
(London, Ontario) – Fanshawe Athletics announced this evening that Sebastian Lethbridge (Men's Volleyball) and Katie Rice (Women's Cross Country) have been named Fanshawe's Athletes of the Year.
Athlete of the Year: Sebastian Lethbridge – Lethbridge is the most decorated player in Fanshawe Men's Volleyball history. As a fifth-year captain, he has led the Falcons to three OCAA gold medals, an OCAA silver and an OCAA bronze. He is the first Falcon in volleyball history to be named the CCAA Championship MVP (2019) and to have received the CCAA Exemplary Leadership Award. Lethbridge has won the national trifecta; a CCAA gold, a CCAA silver and a CCAA bronze. This year, in his fifth and final season, Lethbridge was honoured by being named the CCAA Men's Volleyball National Player of the Year, a CCAA All-Canadian and a CCAA Championship Tournament First Team All-Star. The local setter was also named the OCAA Men's Volleyball Player of the Year, an OCAA League First Team All-Star, and an OCAA Championship Tournament All-Star. His leadership, high volleyball IQ and commitment to the Fanshawe volleyball program has been instrumental the success of the Falcons.
Athlete of the Year: Katie Rice – Rice led the Fanshawe Falcons Women's Cross Country team this season, capturing both an individual and team OCAA provincial gold medal. At the OCAA championships in Thunder Bay, at one of the most difficult race courses, Rice finished 38 seconds ahead of her competitor to claim the title. Though she has only been running cross country for two years, her hard work and dedication has helped her excel athletically at the provincial level. Rice was named an OCAA and CCAA Athlete of the Week and to the OCAA All-Ontario First Team for her accomplishments this season.
In addition to the Athletes of the Year, the following student-athletes were also award recipients:
CCAA Academic All-Canadians – Alison Cotton (Women's Basketball), Mike Sneddon (Men's Soccer), Colin Elvie (Men's Soccer), Jayden Crowther (Men's Volleyball)
Les Zoltai Award – Kennedi Roth (Women's Softball)
Jim Matchett Memorial Scholarship – Jessica Jordan (Women's Basketball)
Damian Warner Rookie of the Year – Jada Doxtator (Women's Softball)
Damian Warner Rookie of the Year – Eric Savoie (Men's Soccer)
Fowler Kennedy Varsity Award – Hannah Onyema (Women's Volleyball)
Mike Lindsay Leadership Award – Lauren Reibling
World Transplant Games Legacy Badminton Award – Mook Prasarn
Team Academic Challenge – Women's Softball, GPA: 3.84
OCAA Academic and Athletic Excellence Award – Marandee Hunter (Women's Softball)
Team Awards:
Cross Country:
Women's Most Valuable Runner – Katie Rice
Women's Rookie of the Year – Katie Funk
Men's Most Valuable Runner – Sam Cumming
Men's Rookie of the Year – Ty Breedon
Golf:
Women's Most Valuable Player – Youjin Seo
Women's Rookie of the Year – Kaitlyn Anderson
Men's Most Valuable Player – Mitchel Hampson
Men's Rookie of the Year – Ben Landers
Women's Softball:
Most Valuable Player – Morgan Lowry
Rookie of the Year – Jada Doxtator
Men's Baseball:
Most Valuable Player – Brad Verhoeven
Rookie of the Year – Shawn Knelsen
Women's Soccer:
Most Valuable Player – Madilyn Michienzi
Rookie of the Year – Myra Ciccarelli
Women's Indoor Soccer:
Most Valuable Player – Jylia Boyd
Rookie of the Year – Vanessa Dredge
Men's Soccer:
Most Valuable Player – Mike Sneddon
Rookie of the Year – Ibrahim Khalaf
Men's Indoor Soccer:
Most Valuable Player – Engjell Qamili
Rookie of the Year – Eric Savoie
Women's Volleyball:
Most Valuable Player – Ashley Rafferty
Rookie of the Year – Grace McLean
Men's Volleyball:
Most Valuable Player – Sebastian Lethbridge
Rookie of the Year – Spencer Delaire
Women's Basketball:
Most Valuable Player – Sydney Kendellen
Rookie of the Year – Myra Ciccarelli
Men's Basketball:
Most Valuable Player – Aidan Whalen
Rookie of the Year – Jack Tunstill
Badminton:
Women's Most Valuable Player – Morgan Grant
Women's Rookie of the Year – Kendra McCoy
Men's Most Valuable Player – Arpitraj Sinha
Men's Rookie of the Year – Michael Gao
Curling:
Women's Most Valuable Player –
Veronica Van Broekhoven
Women's Rookie of the Year – Abigail Brown
Men's Most Valuable Player – Cameron Hall
Men's Rookie of the Year – Kapish Kaushal
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