25th Annual Athletic Banquet
Following a successful 2016-17 varsity season, Capilano University held their 25th Annual Athletic Banquet on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at the Seymour Golf & Country Club in North Vancouver.
The event showcased the success and dedication of all members of the Capilano athletics community, including student-athletes, coaches, volunteers, and academic advisors.
The Blues varsity program is defined by both the academic success and competitive success of our athletes and varsity teams, said Milt Williams, CapU Manager of Athletics & Recreation. Capilano University honours all of its athletes, and we are especially excited by the high calibre of those winning our awards this year.
The following is a breakdown of the winners at the event. To view the banquet program and descriptions for the awards download the 25th Annual Athletic Banquet (pdf).
Athlete of the Year
Female: Carmelle M'Bikata, Women's Basketball
Male: Keith Jackson, Men's Soccer
Scholar Athlete of the Year
Female: Tyneille Neufeld, Women's Volleyball
Male: Mattias Wels-Lopez, Men's Volleyball
Team Academic Achievement
Women's Basketball 3.12 GPA
Athletic Leadership Award
Greet Gill, Men's Basketball
Most Improved Team
Women's Soccer
Fifth-Year Student-Athlete Recognition
Amber Kavanagh, Women's Basketball
Devan Woolley, Men's Soccer
Sarah Hughes, Women's Volleyball
Kelsi Boroevich, Women's Volleyball
Kolby Richter, Women's Volleyball
Kira Sutcliffe, Women's Volleyball
Athletic Directors Achievement
Greet Gill, Men's Basketball
Sherrie Errico, Women's Basketball
Chancellors Recognition
Juliana Mannella, Women's Soccer
Rudy Mulenda, Men's Volleyball
Volunteer Recognition
Denelle Hauck, Women's Basketball
Whitman McLallen, Men's Basketball
Team Most Valuable Players
Taylor Einhorn, Women's Soccer
Nicolas Morello, Men's Soccer
Carmelle MBikata, Women's Basketball
Greet Gill, Men's Basketball
Tyneille Neufeld, Women's Volleyball
Simon Friesen, Men's Volleyball
Joseph Iacobellis Award
Ashley De La Cruz Yip, Women's Basketball
Tyneille Neufeld, Women's Volleyball
Devan Woolley, Men's Soccer
Maxwell Chadwick, Men's Volleyball
Colleen & Gordon Nordstrom Memorial Bursary
Shaelie Bramley, Women's Soccer
Graham Coates Memorial Athletic Award
Kristian Yli-Hietanen, Men's Soccer
Frank Pupp Award
Natalie LeClerc, Women's Soccer
William McEwen Memorial Award
Carmelle MBikata, Women's Basketball
Natalie LeClerc, Women's Soccer
John dela Cruz, Men's Volleyball
Keith Jackson, Men's Soccer
Coca-Cola Athletic Performance Award
Kristian Yli-Hietanen, Men's Soccer
Sponsorship Appreciation Award
Holiday Inn & Suites North Vancouver
Coca Cola
North Vancouver Hotel
WestPark
Media Appreciation Award
Capilano Courier
Academic Advisors Appreciation
Angela Yee, Volleyball
Terrence Yang, Volleyball
Neda Ansari, Basketball
Marnie Findlater, Basketball
Anna Lee Boulton, Soccer
Scholar Athletes of Distinction
A total of 26 student-athletes posted a GPA of 3.50 or higher in the Fall 2016 term. A full list can be seen on the Capilano Athletics website.
Scholar Athletes Honourable Mention
12 student-athletes achieved a GPA between 3.0 and 3.49 in the Fall 2016 term. In total, 51% of CapU student-athletes achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
CCAA Awards
All-Canadians
Keith Jackson Men's Soccer
Sarah Hughes Women's Volleyball
Carmelle MBikata Women's Basketball
Academic All-Canadians
Ashley De La Cruz Yip Women's Basketball
Sherrie Errico Women's Basketball
Taylor Einhorn Women's Soccer
Keith Jackson Men's Soccer
Devan Woolley Men's Soccer
Sarah Hughes Women's Volleyball
Tyneille Neufeld Women's Volleyball
Coach of the Year
Paul Dailly, Men's Soccer
PACWEST Awards
Conference All-Stars
Carmelle MBikata, Women's Basketball
Ashley De La Cruz Yip, Women's Basketball
Sherrie Errico, Women's Basketball
Greet Gill, Men's Basketball
Keith Jackson, Men's Soccer
Devan Woolley, Men's Soccer
Kristian Yli-Hietanen, Men's Soccer
Hudson Nelles, Men's Soccer
Taylor Einhorn, Women's Soccer
Sarah Hughes, Women's Volleyball
Kira Sutcliffe, Women's Volleyball
Tyneille Neufeld, Women's Volleyball
Simon Friesen, Men's Volleyball
Player of the Year
Carmelle MBikata, Women's Basketball
Coach of the Year
Paul Dailly, Men's Soccer
Women's Basketball, Women's Basketball
Rookie of the Year
Justin Yee, Men's Volleyball
Wayne Untalan, Men's Basketball
Academic Excellence Award
Ashley De La Cruz Yip, Women's Basketball
Susan Zdziechowski, Women's Basketball
Devan Woolley, Men's Soccer
Shaelie Bramley, Women's Soccer
Taylor Einhorn, Women's Soccer
Natalie LeClerc, Women's Soccer
John Dela Cruz, Men's Volleyball
Tyneille Neufeld, Women's Volleyball
Rookie Team
Anika Kolybaba, Women's Volleyball
Justin Yee, Men's Volleyball
Jonathan Lee, Men's Volleyball
Wayne Untalan, Men's Basketball
Submitted by: Blues Athletics