Top Panthers Leaders and Athletes for 2017-18
Apr 6, 2018 | Canadore College
(NORTH BAY, ONT.) – Canadore College hosted its 49th Annual Panthers Athletics and Leadership Awards Banquet in celebration of student excellence last night.
Student leaders, elite athletes, coaches, the Canadore Students’ Council, Canadore Alumni Board members and Canadore employees gathered to celebrate influential students who have made a positive difference on campus through leadership activities and outstanding athletic integrity.
“Our athletes and student leaders share a lot in common – they are models of determination, dedication, discipline and commitment,” said Shawna Nielsen, director of student experience and success. “All of these students apply these amazing qualities to their sport, their causes and their academic studies. In the last year, we have all learned a lot from one another, and we are happy to be able to provide recognition where it is well-deserved and hard earned.”
2017-2018 Canadore College Panthers Award Winners
Vice President’s Excellence in Leadership Awards
Emily Ayotte
Robin Chokomolin
Ryan Hester
Matthew Hoffman
Shawn Jones Jr.
Taylor Patterson
Chantel St. Amour
Shawn Streeter
WE Outstanding Leadership Award
Mark Reed
Chantel St. Amour
Female Athlete of the Year (Ian London Memorial Scholarship Award)
Ashlyn Kadlecik, Women’s Varsity Volleyball
Also recognized as OCAA Athlete of the Week – November 21, 2017; OCAA All-Rookie Team; Women’s Volleyball Rookie of the Year
Male Athletes of the Year (Ian London Memorial Scholarship Award)
Daniel Smalling, Men’s Varsity Basketball
Also recognized as OCAA Athlete of the Week – December 5, 2017; Men’s Basketball Most Valuable Player; OCAA Scoring Champion; First Team All Star.
James Heslinga, Men’s Varsity Volleyball
Also recognized as OCAA Athlete of the Week – January 23, 2018; Men’s Volleyball Most Valuable Player.
Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) All-Academic Awards
Katie Albert – Women’s Volleyball
Leslie Anne Clatworthy – Women’s Volleyball
Samantha Grainer – Women’s Volleyball
Kristine Ledger – Women’s Volleyball
James Heslinga – Men’s Volleyball
Women’s Varsity Volleyball
Coach’s Award for Dedication and Leadership – Emma Horne
Rookie of the Year – Ashlyn Kadlecik
Most Valuable Player – Jessica Venhuizen
Men’s Varsity Volleyball
Most Valuable Player – James Heslinga
Most Improved Player – Cameron Daniels
Rookie of the Year – Ryan Carnevale
Men’s Varsity Basketball
Most Improved Player – Joshua Elliott
Rookie of the year – Ryan Roelcke
Most Valuable Player – Daniel Smalling
Men’s Club Ice Hockey
Coach’s Award for Dedication and Leadership – Ryan Zentai
Rookie of the Year – Bryce McIntyre
Most Valuable Player – Quinn Harding
Men’s Varsity Indoor Soccer
Most Improved Player – Sebastian Vasquez
Coach’s Award for Dedication and Leadership – Nick Budhoo and Emily Rygus
Rookie of the Year – Taejion Akins
Dean McCubbin Memorial Panther Athletic Council – Staff of the Year
Jacob Austin-Edsall
Kris Clement Memorial Award
Kathleen Garvey, Panther Athletic Council
Canadore Panther Academic Excellence Awards
Joshua Elliott – Men’s Basketball
Katie Albert – Women’s Volleyball
Leslie Anne Clatworthy – Women’s Volleyball
Samantha Grainer – Women’s Volleyball
Kristine Ledger – Women’s Volleyball
James Heslinga – Men’s Volleyball
Nick Budhoo – Men’s Indoor Soccer
Alonso Carridice – Men’s Indoor Soccer
Eliott Pitre – Men’s Indoor Soccer
Canadore College expresses its sincere appreciation to the community for its continued support in helping to develop student leadership capacity and athletic excellence.
View photos from the event here
Canadore College trains people through applied learning, leadership and innovation. It provides access to over 75 full-time quality programs and has outstanding faculty and success services to students from nearly 400 Canadian communities and 15 international countries. The College and its students add nearly $244 million to Nipissing Parry Sound Service Area economy. Approximately 1,000 students graduate from Canadore each year, and they join 44,000 alumni working across the globe. Canadore receives less than 50 per cent of its traditional funding from the provincial Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development and relies on its own innovation and entrepreneurial endeavours and generous donors for the balance.
For more information, please contact: Jessica Charette at 705.475.2538 or jessica.charette@canadorecollege.ca; Carrie Richmond at 705.474.7600, ext. 5216 or carrie.richmond@canadorecollege.ca
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