Monday, April 05, 2004

Contact: Mark B. Kosak

University College of the Fraser Valley

Director of Athletics

Phone: 604-854-4583

Email: mark.kosak@ucfv.ca

UCFV recognizes top athletes at year-end awards evening

Abbotsford – Fourth-year UCFV basketball player Shiloh Minor and third-year soccer team member Jason Beck were the top award recipients at the 2003-04 UCFV Cascades Athletics Awards Evening on Saturday, April 3 at the Ramada Inn and Conference Centre. 

As the female and male UCFV Scholar Athletes of the Year, Minor and Beck were recognized for their achievements in combining academic, athletic, and leadership excellence. They were each presented with an engraved watch, a trophy, and a scholarship cheque from UCFV President Skip Bassford and Director of Athletics Mark Kosak.

Finalists for the Scholar Athlete of the Year awards were soccer player Christy Hunniford and basketball player Mark Turner.

Other feature awards announced at the event were:

Cascades rowing team:

Corinna Hiller – Most Valuable Performer

Ashlie St. Laurent – Most Improved Performer

Cascades men’s basketball:

Mike McLaverty – Most Valuable Player

Brent Sedo and Kevin Dieleman – Unsung Hero Award

Cascades men’s soccer:

Will Folstad – Most Valuable Player

Matt Hunt – Outstanding First Year Player

Cascades women’s soccer:

Kim Bull and Karlee Penill –Most Valuable Player

Cascades men’s volleyball:

Warren Balzer – Most Valuable Player

Garth Van Gaalen – Most Improved Player

Cascades women’s volleyball:

Shannon Gravelle – Most Valuable Player

Andrea Gould – Most Improved Player

In addition to the awards, a special presentation was made to long-time men’s soccer coaches Scott Fast and Ken Fernstrom who have retired after 17 years of directing the program.

Other awards presented during the evening are as follows:

Four Year Cascade Awards:

Mike McLaverty, Kevin Dieleman, Brent Sedo (men’s basketball)

Kalisha Reid, Cassi Born, Shiloh Minor, Lauren Alonzo (women’s basketball)

Jason Barnes, Gurpreet Mahil, Aaron Wilms, Tyler Yoshioko (men’s soccer)

Samantha Hamilton, Erin Calver, Deanna Hawes, Danielle Hunniford (women’s soccer)

BCCAA Academic Excellence Awards:

Shiloh Minor (women’s basketball)

Jason Beck (men’s soccer)

Erin Calver (women’s soccer)

BCCAA All-Star Awards:

Kim Bull, Crystal Hasenpflug, Danielle Hunniford, Andrea Wigman (women’s soccer)

Will Folstad, Mike Short (men’s soccer)

Jamie Born, Lauren Alonzo, Kalisha Reid (women’s basketball)

Mike McLaverty, Jamie Vaughan (men’s basketball)

CCAA All Canadian Award:

Jamie Born (women’s basketball)

Sport BC College Athlete of the Year:

Lauren Alonzo (women’s basketball)

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