HUMBER'S BLACKMORE HEADLINES OCAA MEN'S VOLLEYBALL AWARDS

TORONTO - Teyven Blackmore (Beechville, N.S.) of Humber Polytechnic is the 2024-25 Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Men's Volleyball Player of the Year.

The fourth-year outside hitter was the West Division Scoring Champion averaging 4.3 points per set on 187 kills, 32 service aces and six blocks in 16 matches. Blackmore's 0.62 service aces per set average led all OCAA players. While a beast offensively, Blackmore also gets into the back court and puts on a defensive clinic digging and passing for the West Division champion Hawks. Also named a Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) All-Canadian, Blackmore headlines the West Division First-Team All-Stars.

Yaroslav Svidritskiy (Vaughan) of George Brown College is the East Division Player of the Year. The second-year left side was the OCAA and East Division Scoring Champion leading the league with 277 kills, 4.20 kills per set, 334 points, and 5.1 points per set in 18 matches. Transitioning from a middle blocker to an outside hitter, Svidritskiy embraced this challenging adjustment with remarkable success. Also named a CCAA All-Canadian, Svidritskiy headlines the East Division First-Team All-Stars.

Humber's Josh Nicholson (Markham) is the West Division Player of the Year. The fifth-year setter averaged 7.98 assists per set totalling 367 in 15 matches. Nicholson's accuracy and setting ability is only matched by an astute defensive prowess. Also named a CCAA All-Canadian, Nicholson is also a West Division First-Team All-Star.

Sam George (Sudbury) of Cambrian College is the OCAA Rookie of the Year. George led all OCAA setters with 552 assists and an average of 8.76 per set. Stepping into the role of a rookie setter is no easy task, but George has handled it with confidence and skill, filling those big shoes with ease. The West Division Rookie of the Year is also a West Division Second-Team All-Star and headlines the West Division All-Rookie Team.

The East Division Rookie of the Year is Trent Engel (Ajax) of Durham College. The middle blocker was the OCAA hitting percentage leader at .540, making contact for 114 kills on 191 total attempts in 18 matches. Also named an East Division Second-Team All-Star, Engel headlines the East Division All-Rookie Team.

Cambrian's Dale Beausoleil is the OCAA Coach of the Year. The Cambrian Shield had a successful regular season, finishing in second place in the West Division with a 14-4 record, including a 10-match winning streak to end the season. The West Division Coach of the Year is also the nominee for CCAA Coach of the Year.

Reid Saxby of Georgian College is the East Division Coach of the Year. Saxby led the Georgian Grizzlies to the East Division championship with a record of 17-1, including an 11-match winning streak to end the season.

In addition to Blackmore and Nicholson, OCAA West Division First-Team All-Stars include Tyrell Belgrove (Markham) and Walker Kalin (Kitchener) of Conestoga College; Jayden Crowther (London) of Fanshawe College; Nazyr Francis (Toronto) of Humber; and Turner Neame (Hamilton) of Mohawk College.

Joining Svidritskiy as OCAA East Division First-Team All-Stars are Khaled Bryant (Toronto) of Canadore College; Pedro Casellatto (Brazil), Michael Corapi (Vaughan) and Michael Matsuto (Japan) of Centennial College; Piet Kuypers (Lindsay) of Durham; and Ryan Vriezema (Midhurst) of Georgian.

Along with George, OCAA West Division Second-Team All-Stars include Liam Hansen (Perth) and James Tse (Burnaby, B.C.) of Cambrian; Ben Mollink (Kitchener) of Conestoga; Zack Admans (St. Thomas) and Tanner Paterson (Baden) of Fanshawe; and Caleb Joosse (Peterborough) of Redeemer University.

In addition to Engel, OCAA East Division Second-Team All-Stars include Mateo Nunez Kruus (Ottawa) of Algonquin College; Ethan Israelstam (Huntsville) and Peter Ostranski-Ayles (Toronto) of Canadore; Andrew Rong (Markham) of George Brown; Liam Hill (Stratford) of Loyalist College; and Baufy Mbaya Kongolo (Brampton) of Seneca Polytechnic.

Joining George on the West Division All-Rookie Team are Tse of Cambrian; Yannick Krauss (Kitchener) and Mollink of Conestoga; Brecken Morrison (Oakville) of Mohawk; and Wizdom Smith (Winnipeg, Man.) of Niagara College.

In addition to Engel, members of the East Division All-Rookie Team include Nunez Kruus of Algonquin; Corapi and Ruslan Delawar (Toronto) of Centennial; Rong of George Brown; and Tobias Archibald (Aylesford) of Loyalist.

2024-25 OCAA MEN'S VOLLEYBALL AWARDS

OCAA Men's Volleyball Player of the Year
Teyven Blackmore, Humber

OCAA Men's Volleyball East Division Player of the Year
Yaroslav Svidritskiy, George Brown

OCAA Men's Volleyball West Division Player of the Year
Josh Nicholson, Humber

OCAA Men's Volleyball Rookie of the Year
Sam George, Cambrian

OCAA Men's Volleyball East Division Rookie of the Year
Trent Engel, Durham

OCAA Men's Volleyball West Division Rookie of the Year
Sam George, Cambrian

OCAA Men's Volleyball Coach of the Year
Dale Beausoleil, Cambrian

OCAA Men's Volleyball East Division Coach of the Year
Reid Saxby, Georgian

OCAA Men's Volleyball West Division Coach of the Year
Dale Beausoleil, Cambrian

OCAA Men's Volleyball Scoring Champion
Yaroslav Svidritskiy, George Brown

OCAA Men's Volleyball East Division Scoring Champion
Yaroslav Svidritskiy, George Brown

OCAA Men's Volleyball West Division Scoring Champion
Teyven Blackmore, Humber

OCAA Men's Volleyball East Division Champions
Georgian Grizzlies

OCAA Men's Volleyball West Division Champions
Humber Hawks

CCAA Men's Volleyball All-Canadians
Teyven Blackmore, Humber
Josh Nicholson, Humber
Yaroslav Svidritskiy, George Brown

OCAA Men's Volleyball East Division First-Team All-Stars
Khaled Bryant, Canadore
Pedro Casellatto, Centennial
Michael Corapi, Centennial
Piet Kuypers, Durham
Michael Matsuto, Centennial
Yaroslav Svidritskiy, George Brown
Ryan Vriezema, Georgian

OCAA Men's Volleyball West Division First-Team All-Stars
Tyrell Belgrove, Conestoga
Teyven Blackmore, Humber
Jayden Crowther, Fanshawe
Nazyr Francis, Humber
Walker Kalin, Conestoga
Turner Neame, Mohawk
Josh Nicholson, Humber

OCAA Men's Volleyball East Division Second-Team All-Stars
Trent Engel, Durham
Liam Hill, Loyalist
Ethan Israelstam, Canadore
Baufy Mbaya Kongolo, Seneca
Mateo Nunez Kruus, Algonquin
Peter Ostranski-Ayles, Canadore
Andrew Rong, George Brown

OCAA Men's Volleyball West Division Second-Team All-Stars
Zack Admans, Fanshawe
Sam George, Cambrian
Liam Hansen, Cambrian
Caleb Joosse, Redeemer
Ben Mollink, Conestoga
Tanner Paterson, Fanshawe
James Tse, Cambrian

OCAA Men's Volleyball East Division All-Rookie Team
Tobias Archibald, Loyalist
Michael Corapi, Centennial
Ruslan Delawar, Centennial
Trent Engel, Durham
Mateo Nunez Kruus, Algonquin
Andrew Rong, George Brown

OCAA Men's Volleyball West Division All-Rookie Team
Sam George, Cambrian
Yannick Krauss, Conestoga
Ben Mollink, Conestoga
Brecken Morrison, Mohawk
Wizdom Smith, Niagara
James Tse, Cambrian

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