SAULT 2011-12 ATHLETIC AWARDS

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - Wednesday evening the Sault College Cougars celebrated their successes of the year at the 44th Annual Athletics Awards Night held at the Marconi Club. The evening saw 200 students, coaches, staff and guests celebrate a great year of accomplishments both in the sport arena and in the classroom.  Highlighted in the year's accolades were:

Cheerleading – Cheer Evolution National Champions
Men's Hockey – CARHA World Cup Champions
Women's Curling – OCAA Champions
Men's Curling – OCAA Champions

Along with these, men's curler Stephane Beaulieu (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) became the third student-athlete in college history to be awarded the CCAA Academic All-Canadian Award.

The night culminated with the awarding of the athletes of the year. On the women's side, Michelle MacLeod (Iroquois Falls, Ont.), skip of the women's curling team, was awarded the Sault College Female Athlete of the Year – leading the Cougar women to their first OCAA title since 1973. The Ross Bachert Male Athlete of the Year was awarded to men's curling skip Nick Dawson (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.); he led the Cougars to their first OCAA Championship since 1992.

The Sault College Athletic Department would like to thank all the student-athletes, coaches, sponsors and staff that made for a very successful year both in and out of the classroom. The following is a complete list of award winners for the night:

2011-2012 Awards

Intramurals
Paricipant of the Year – Emily Potvin & Doug Agawa
Ron Bridge Award – Emily Potvin & Kyle Brick

Club Sports

Women's Indoor Soccer
Most Improved – Katie Dorricott
Most Sportsmanlike – Sophie Hodgson
Most Vaulable – Tori Medaglia

Men's Indoor Soccer
Most Improved – Paul Moon
Most Sportsmanlike – Scott Martin
Most Vaulable – Brandon Charlebois

Competitive Cheerleading
Rookie of the Year – Jessica MacAleese
Most Improved – Alisha Gosselin
Most Sportsmanlike – Aislyn Ireton
Most Vaulable – Erin Spurr

Women's Hockey
Rookie of the Year – Jaime Sacco
Most Improved – Tyne Mills
Most Sportsmanlike – Sarah Waite
Most Vaulable – Mallory Lesage

Men's Hockey
Rookie of the Year – Nick Gillanders
Most Improved – Greig Dear
Most Sportsmanlike – Brandon Shepherd
Most Vaulable – Josh Michano

Sault College Club Athletes of the Year
Tyne Mills – Women's Soccer & Women's Hockey
Josh Michano – Men's Hockey

Varsity

Women's Basketball
Rookie of the Year – Cheristy Akiwenzie
Most Improved – Chantal Sherbak
Most Sportsmanlike – Lauro Lehto
Most Vaulable – Keisha Giroux

Men's Basketball
Rookie of the Year – Donte James
Most Improved – Aaron Brown
Most Sportsmanlike – Joshua James
Most Vaulable – Jason Ledgister

Curling
Rookie of the Year – Michelle MacLeod
Most Improved – Laura Lehto
Most Sportsmanlike – Ryan Schnurr
Most Vaulable – Nick Dawson

Athletic Awards

GR Hodgson Award
Caitlyn Nelson – Cheerleading
Louis Fuchs – Men's Hockey & Men's Soccer

Gerry Maguire Award
Danielle White – Women's Basketball
Odane Ferguson – Men's Basketball

Cougar Pride Award
Jessica Merrifield – Women's Curling
Mark Dugas – Men's Curling

Sault College Female Athlete of the Year
Michelle MacLeod – Women's Curling

Ross Bachert Male Athlete of the Year
Nick Dawson – Men's Curling

Source: Sault College