DURHAM 2011-12 ATHLETIC AWARDS

OSHAWA, Ont. - The Durham College athletic department held the 42nd annual Athletic Banquet Thursday night at the General W. Sikorski Polish Veterans Association Hall in Oshawa, Ont.

Dave McMann (Elmvale, Ont.) of the men's volleyball team took home the William Avery male athlete of the year award while Tiffany Albath (Bad Marienberg, Germany) of the women's golf team and Janna Hagan (Sherwood Park, Alta.) of the women's fastball team were named the female athletes of the year.

McMann had a record breaking season in his final year with the men's volleyball program. The Elmvale native broke the OCAA career blocking record as he recorded 206 career blocks, passing Corey Cole of St. Clair College on the final play of the Lords regular season finale. He also broke the single season record for blocks with 83 this season. McMann led the Lords to a top five finish at provincials and was named an OCAA all-star.
 
McMann is the first Durham College volleyball player to win the William Avery male athlete of the year award since Adam Schiedel (2004-05).

Hagan, a third year outfielder with the women's fastball team was named the 2011 OCAA player of the year while leading the Lords to an OCAA championship and a national bronze medal. She was the league's top hitter (.577 average) while being named an OCAA and national championship all-star.

Albath, a second year member of the women's golf team won the OCAA individual golf title and a CCAA individual bronze medal on the links. Paired up with teammate Kayleigh Kraemer, the Lords also won the OCAA and CCAA team titles for the second straight season.  Albath also finished fifth at the RCGA College/University golf championship.

This marks the second straight year that a women's golfer and fastball player have won the athlete of the year awards, as Kayleigh Kraemer (golf) and Erin Dewey (fastball) were the 2010-11 recipients.

It was a night of celebration as the college took some time to look back and reflect on another successful year. There were plenty of special presentations made over the course of the evening including honoring the achievements of all of the student-athletes.

Other big winners on the night included Jenna Dupuis (Whitby, Ont.) of the women's fastball team and Bradley Van Hartingsveldt (Newcastle, Ont.) of the men's volleyball team who took home the freshman athlete of the year awards. Both student-athletes won the OCAA rookie of the year award in their respective sports.
 
The Bonnie Ginter-Brown Leadership Award is annually presented to the overall male and female athletes who best exemplify outstanding leadership in the pursuit of excellence. This year's honour went to a pair of basketball seniors as Erin Emery (North Bay, Ont.) and Tyler McGarrity (Ajax, Ont.) were named the recipients. This is the second straight year Emery has earned the prestigious award.

The baseball team was named the overall team of the year. The Lords won their first CIBA National Championship title in 20 years this fall, beating Humber College 6-1 in the all-Ontario final. Head coach Sam Dempster also earned his 300th career victory.

AWARD WINNERS

William Avery Overall Male Athlete of the Year
Dave McMann, Men's Volleyball (Elmvale, Ont.)

Overall Female Athletes of the Year
Tiffany Albath, Golf (Bad Marienberg, Germany)
Janna Hagan, Women's Fastball (Sherwood Park, Alta.)

Freshman Athletes of the Year
Bradley Van Hartingsveldt, Men's Volleyball (Newcastle, Ont.)
Jenna Dupuis, Women's Fastball (Whitby, Ont.)

Team of the Year
Baseball

Bonnie Ginter-Brown Leadership Award
Erin Emery, Women's Basketball (North Bay, Ont.)
Tyler McGarrity, Men's Basketball (Ajax, Ont.)

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

Four Year Award
James Rowe, Baseball (Whitby, Ont.)
Steve Clarey, Men's Volleyball (Baltimore, Ont.)
Shannon Ferguson, Women's Fastball (Brockville, Ont.)
Kenesha Stinchcombe-Brown, Women's Soccer and Basketball (Toronto, Ont.)

Five Year Award
Dan Alayon, Baseball (Whitby, Ont.)
Dave McMann, Men's Volleyball (Elmvale, Ont.)
Erin Emery, Women's Basketball (North Bay, Ont.)

Student Trainer of the Year
Jessica Pragg

TEAM-BY-TEAM AWARDS

Baseball
MVP - Tyler Mitchell (Whitby, Ont.) *Lionel "Boom" Baker Award
Rookie of the Year - Owen Laing (Toronto, Ont.)
Leadership - Dan Alayon (Whitby, Ont.)
Top Pitcher - Shaun Slemko (Courtice, Ont.)

Women's Fastball
MVP - Janna Hagan (Sherwood Park, Ont.) *Richard Snowden Award
Rookie of the Year - Jenna Dupuis (Whitby, Ont.)
Leadership - Shannon Ferguson (Brockville, Ont.)
Top Pitcher - Kristine Miles (Whitby, Ont.) & Shannon Galea (Oshawa, Ont.)

Golf
Men's MVP - David Lang (Keswick, Ont.) *Gerry Pettit Award
Women's MVP - Tiffany Albath (Bad Marienberg, Germany)
Rookie of the Year - Sean Perkins (Whitby, Ont.)
Leadership - Adam Miller (Whitby, Ont.) & Kayleigh Kraemer (Andernach, Germany)

Women's Soccer
MVP - Jenn Sheehan (Whitby, Ont.)
Rookie of the Year - Laura Ogle (Oshawa, Ont.)
Leadership - Alexandra Down (Oshawa, Ont.) *Gord Oliver Award

Men's Soccer
MVP - Kevin McMullen (Oshawa, Ont.) *Vaso Vujanovic Award
Rookie of the Year - Duncan Mitchell (Pickering, Ont.)
Leadership - Derek Money (Uxbridge, Ont.) *Gord Oliver Award

Indoor Soccer
Men's MVP - Kevin McMullen (Oshawa, Ont.)
Women's MVP - Leanne Fomenko (Courtice, Ont.)

Women's Basketball
MVP - Erin Emery (North Bay, Ont.) *Bonnie Slaughter Award
Rookie of the Year - Keriann Sullivan (Scarborough, Ont.)
Leadership - Kenesha Stinchcombe-Brown (Toronto, Ont.)

Men's Basketball
MVP - Christoff Pierre (Brampton, Ont.)
Rookie of the Year - Kevin Honig (Sarnia, Ont.)
Leadership - Tyler McGarrity (Ajax, Ont.)

Women's Volleyball
MVP - Ashley Mulholland (Whitby, Ont.) *Stan Marchut Award
Rookie of the Year - Melissa Semeniuk (Ajax, Ont.)
Leadership - Ashley Mulholland (Whitby, Ont.) & Natasha Jakovljevic (Oshawa, Ont.)

Men's Volleyball
MVP - Dave McMann (Elmvale, Ont.)
Rookie of the Year - Bradley Van Hartingsveldt (Newcastle, Ont.) & Jordan McFarlane (Oshawa, Ont.)
Leadership Award - Steve Clarey (Baltimore, Ont.)

The Durham College Athletic Department hosted the third annual Athletic/Academic Awards Luncheon at the Student Centre on Tuesday, April 10.

Student-athletes, as well as friends, family, coaches, staff and faculty all attended to show their support and pride as the athletic department honoured the athletes for their academic achievements for the 2011-12 season.

The Bert Dejeet Memorial Scholastic Award was presented to Colby Attwood (Men's Soccer – Mechanical Engineering Technology) and Kaela Stinchcombe-Brown (Women's Soccer & Basketball – General Arts) for having the Top Overall GPA of all varsity student-athletes.

Earning national recognition was Erin Emery (Women's Basketball – 911 Emergency) as she earned the SIRC CCAA Academic All-Canadian Award. The award is the CCAA's most prestigious student-athlete award, characterizing their mandate of recognizing excellence in academics and athletics. To achieve this honour, a student-athlete must be named to his/her respective provincial all-star team in a CCAA Sport, and must achieve a GPA standing of 3.5 on a 5.0 scale.

"What a great honour for some very deserving individuals who received national and provincial awards today," said Ken Babcock, Director of Athletics. "We are extremely proud of our student-athletes at Durham College and their drive and determination for success." 

Overall, Durham College student-athletes earned 20 OCAA All-Academic awards and five CIBA All-Academic awards for their outstanding accomplishments in both the classroom and athletics.

Bert Dejeet Memorial Scholastic Award (Top Overall GPA)
Male - Colby Attwood - Men's Soccer (Mechanical Engineering Technology)
Female - Kaela Stinchcombe-Brown - Women's Soccer & Basketball (General Arts)

CCAA Academic All-Canadian Awards
Erin Emery - Women's Basketball (911 Emergency)

Top GPA Academic Awards (Team By Team)
Women's Basketball - Kaela Stinchcombe-Brown (General Arts)
Men's Basketball - Kevin Honig (Law Enforcement)
Women's Fastball - Kristine Miles (Fitness and Health Promotion)
Men's Baseball - Troy McLoughlin (Police Foundations)
Women's Volleyball -Alexis Roddau (Addiction and Mental Health)
Men's Volleyball - Dainis Simsons (Pharmaceutical and Food Science)
Women's Soccer -Kaela Stinchcombe-Brown (General Arts)
Men's Soccer -Colby Attwood (Mechanical Engineering)
Golf - Kayleigh Kraemer (Professional Golf Management)

OCAA All-Academic Awards
Erin Emery - Women's Basketball (911 Emergency)
Mackenzie McFarlane - Women's Basketball (Police Foundations)
Odette Stephens - Women's Basketball (Police Foundations)
Kaela Stinchcombe-Brown - Women's Basketball & Soccer (General Arts)
Kenesha Stinchcombe-Brown - Women's Basketball & Soccer (Law and Security)
Katelyn Hulcio - Women's Soccer (Fitness and Health Promotion)
Melissa Linton - Women's Soccer (Advertising)
Kevin Honig - Men's Basketball (Law Enforcement)
Colby Attwood - Men's Soccer (Mechanical Engineering)
Marco Brusco - Men's Soccer (Carpentry)
Phil McKenzie - Men's Soccer (Accounting)
Julia Giantsopoulos - Women's Volleyball (Youth Corrections)
Laura Plahuta - Women's Volleyball (Power Engineering Technology)
Nicole Riedstra - Women's Volleyball (Dental Hygiene)
Alexis Roddau - Women's Volleyball (Addiction and Mental Health)
Kirstyn Vavoulis - Women's Volleyball (Youth Corrections)
Dainis Simsons - Men's Volleyball (Pharmaceutical and Food Science)
Bradley Van Hartingsveldt - Men's Volleyball (Pre Service Firefighters)
Erin McConkey - Women's Fastball (Police Foundations)
Kristine Miles - Women's Fastball (Fitness and Health Promotion)

CIBA All-Academic Awards
Dan Alayon - Baseball (Electronic Engineering)
Julian Daligadu - Baseball (Health Science)
Owen Laing - Baseball (Carpentry)
Troy McLoughlin - Baseball (Police Foundations)
Tyler Mitchell - Baseball (Carpentry)

Robert Burnett Memorial Scholarship Award
Kevin Honig - Men's Basketball (Law Enforcement)

Durham Region Soccer Association Bursary
Laura Ogle - Women's Soccer (General Arts)
Kevin McMullen - Men's Soccer (Police Foundations)

Source: Durham College