Four graduating Trinity Western Spartans student-athletes were honoured with the athletic department鈥檚 most prestigious honour, receiving the Spartan Complete Champion Award.
Women鈥檚 soccer players Daniela Gerig and Melissa Mobilio, as well as men鈥檚 volleyball players Rudy Verhoeff and Marc Howatson, were all awarded the honour at the university鈥檚 annual athletic banquet and awards ceremony.
It was held at the 91原创 Events Centre last Wednesday (April 4).
The award is given to those athletes who excel in all areas of their lives, such as academic, athletic, leadership, personal and spiritual development.
Other major award winners included Kristen Funk (women鈥檚 soccer) and Ben Ball (men鈥檚 volleyball) winning the Spartan female and male athlete of the year awards, respectively.
Funk and Andrew Kowan (men鈥檚 soccer) won the Bahta Melles Award for servant leadership.
Chelsea Hudson (women鈥檚 volleyball) and Howatson won the scholar athlete of the year awards.
A pair of track and field athletes, Emma Nuttall and Callum Innes, won their respective rookie of the year awards.
Funk and Fiona Benson (cross-country) shared the Human Kinetics Spartan athlete of the year award, while Brad Kufske (men鈥檚 volleyball) was the male winner.
Amber Brown (women鈥檚 volleyball) and Andrew Fink (men鈥檚 soccer) won the School of Business Spartan athlete awards.
Drew Gibson and Mary-Inn Irving won the student therapy awards for their work with the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer teams, respectively.
And Royal Richardson (women鈥檚 volleyball) and Cody Streleau (men鈥檚 soccer) won the Big Kahuna/Adidas Scholarship Awards.
The Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) academic all-Canadians were also recognized. The list includes: Rachel Antoniuk (women鈥檚 soccer), Joanna Balin (women鈥檚 basketball), Rachelle Briscoe (women鈥檚 basketball), Rebekah Cammack (swimming), Gary Cymbaluk (cross country and track and field) Gisela Drachenberg (swimming), Chelsea Hudson (women鈥檚 volleyball) Tyrell Mara (men鈥檚 basketball), Chelsey Olsen (women鈥檚 basketball), Kurtis Osborne (men鈥檚 basketball), Joseph Passi (men鈥檚 soccer), Cody Strelau (men鈥檚 soccer), Rhys Volkenant (men鈥檚 soccer), Jason Wiens (men鈥檚 soccer).
