2023/2024 Award Winners
Women's Team
Most Valuable Player
Hannah Zurakowski
Most Improved
Ella Nichols
Rookie of the Year
Daivan Scherman
Avalanche Award
Winter Knudsgaard
Men's Team
Most Valuable Player
Diego Policarpo
Most Improved
Dylan Annala
Rookie of the Year
Boston Thiessen
Avalanche Award
Gustavo Bertoli & Hunter Jacobucci
Freshman Athletic Award (sponsored by Dylan & Brianna Thompson)
"Presented to a first-year student athlete who demonstrates outstanding commitment and excellent sportsmanship to the Avalanche Athletic Program."
Daivan Scherman
Spirit Award (sponsored by Dianne Teslak)
The award goes to a student with contagious energy and consistent demonstration of behavior that lines up with the spirit of being “Small College Proud”.
Krista McKnight & Jaden Hood
Previous Award Winners
MVP – Men
1997/1998 – Steve Brand
1998/1999 – Lee Mellor
1999/2000 – Scott Hammond
2000/2001 – Sean Kendal
2001/2002 – Dave Bishop
2002/2003 – Tyler Fraser
2003/2004 – Kris Brand
2004/2005 – Matt LeBourdais
2005/2006 – Colin Poon
2006/2007 – Blake Giles
2007/2008 – Blake Giles
2008/2009 – Eric Wiehler
2009/2010 – David Wiebe
2010/2011 – Dan Metcalf
2012/2013 – Curtis Stockton
2013/2014 – Curtis Stockton
2014/2015 – Curtis Stockton
2015/2016 – Patrik Toze
2016/2017 – Spencer Janzen
2017/2018 - Blake Thomson
2018/2019 - Caleb Peters
2019/2020 - Gustavo Bertoli
2020/2021 - No Awards due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021/2022 - Vittor Mateus
2022/2023 - Vittor Mateus
MVP – Women
1997/1998 – Lisa Ramsey
1998/1999 – Ashley Whitford
1999/2000 – Lisa Keith
2000/2001 – Crystal Power
2001/2002 – Jamie Robertson
2002/2003 – Jennifer Keating
2003/2004 – Jennifer Keating
2004/2005 – Lindsey Niminken
2005/2006 – Agata Bendkowska
2006/2007 – Jackie Taylor
2007/2008 – Brittany Harkess
2008/2009 – Tonia Bunnah
2009/2010 – Tonia Bunnah
2010/2011 – Andrea Taylor
2011/2012 – Justine Rundberg
2012/2013 – Andrea Taylor
2013/2014 – Kelsey Thompson
2014/2015 – Kelsey Thompson
2015/2016 – Kelsey Thompson
2016/2017 – Alexa Koshman
Most Improved – Men
1998/1999 – Kevin Brand
1999/2000 – Marty Henderson
2000/2001 – Rory Kozak
2001/2002 – Wade Giles
2002/2003 – Brad Chown
2003/2004 – Matt LeBourdais
2004/2005 – Matt Travers
2005/2006 – Tristan Taylor
2006/2007 – Graham Coskey
2007/2008 – Mike Clark
2008/2009 – Sean Ramsey
2009/2010 – Cody Cuthill
2010/2011 – Scott Kemperman
2011/2012 – Kieran Read
2012/2013 – Josh Lockert
2013/2014 – Blake Peebles
2014/2015 – Spencer Janzen
2015/2016 – Mitch Parnham
2017/2018 - Matt Lavery
2018/2019 - Quinn Grist
2019/2020 - Mason Hoffman
2020/2021 - No Awards due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021/2022 - Sebastien Delorme
2022/2023 - Ethan Braam
Most Improved – Women
1998/1999 – Joanna Hawkins
1999/2000 – Kyla McFarlane
2000/2001 – Penny Guimont
2001/2002 – Aimee Newton
2002/2003 – Tiana Moe
2003/2004 – Amanda Ritchie
2004/2005 – Sandi Rennie
2005/2006 – Nadine Riehl
2006/2007 – Brittany Harkess
2007/2008 – Brooke Moncrief
2008/2009 – Mel Carlow
2009/2010 – Kieren Britton
2010/2011 – Rylee Newlove
2011/2012 – Rebecca Zemlak
2012/2013 – Ashleigh White
2013/2014 – Madison Hudy
2014/2015 – Kara Froese
2015/2016 – Adriel Goodman
2017/2018 - Randi Dalquist
2018/2019 - Brooke Lightburn
2019/2020 - Katie Friesen
2002/2003 – Kyle Joslin
2003/2004 – Derek Rauch
2004/2005 – Colin Poon
2005/2006 – Blake Giles
2006/2007 – Dan Metcalf
2007/2008 – Anton Louden
2008/2009 – Joel Carston
2009/2010 – Cody Cuthill
2010/2011 – Jeremias Guenter
2011/2012 – Linford Bennett
2012/2013 – Nick Schmidt
2013/2014 – Spencer Dakin-Kuiper
2014/2015 – Brett Carter
2015/2016 – Patrik Toze
2016/2017 – David Dobson
2017/2018 - Breno Fabbri
2018/2019 - Gustavo Bertoli & Mark Armstrong
2019/2020 - Jordan Simpson
Rookie of the Year – Women
2002/2003 – Erin Shaw
2003/2004 – Lindsey Niminiken
2004/2005 – Sarah Luscher
2005/2006 – Brittany Harkess
2006/2007 – Gillian Kemle
2007/2008 – Anna Van Goudoever
2008/2009 – Paige Wilkins
2009/2010 – Emily O’Neill
2010/2011 – Justine Rundberg/Paige Fredrickson
2011/2012 – Julie Sternig
2012/2013 – Jen Pillon
2013/2014 – Jayden Roch
2014/2015 – Alexa Koshman
2015/2016 – Kennedy Koop
2016/2017 – Sydney Herrick
Avalanche Award – Men
1999/2000 – Chris Harrison
2000/2001 – Harly Drum
2001/2002 – Tyler Fraser
2002/2003 – Ryan Lenz
2003/2004 – Ian Holliday
2004/2005 – Jarrod Shaw
2005/2006 – Derek Rauch
2006/2007 – Eden Yesh
2007/2008 – Dan Metcalf
2008/2009 – Kellan Ward
2009/2010 – Kellan Ward
2010/2011 – Kellan Ward
2011/2012 – Kellan Ward
2012/2013 – Kellan ward
2013/2014 – Nick Schmidt
2014/2015 – Ben Smith
2015/2016 – Zach Fedechko
2016/2017 – Alex Cassels
2017/2018 - Zach James
2018/2019 - Alex Avery
2019/2020 - Hudson Goertz
2020/2021 - No Awards due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021/2022 - Alex Avery
2022/2023 - Gustavo Bertoli
Avalanche Award – Women
1999/2000 – Bobbi-Jo Pollard
2000/2001 – Trista Anderson
2001/2002 – Robin Moore
2002/2003 – Jamie Robertson
2003/2004 – Kali Holm
2004/2005 – Amanda Ritchie
2005/2006 – Karley Ferner
2006/2007 – Gillian Kemle
2007/2008 – Katy Koots
2008/2009 – None awarded
2009/2010 – Allison Pepper
2010/2011 – Paige Fredrickson
2011/2012 – Paige Fredrickson
2014/2015 – Alexa Koshman
2015/2016 – Alexa Koshman
2016/2017 – Alexa Koshman
2017/2018 - Alexa Koshman
2018/2019 - Taylor Whittall
2019/2020 - Megan Clark
2020/2021 - No Awards due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Freshman Athletic Award
2009/2010 – Chris Yuill
2010/2011 – Paige Fredrickson
2011/2012 – Katie Allen
2012/2013 – Tyler Remenda
2013/2014 – Jayden Roch
2014/2015 – Brett Carter
2015/2016 – Miranda Myndio
2016/2017 – Megan Clark
2017/2018 - Taylor Whittall
2018/2019 - Mark Armstrong
2019/2020 - Dani Bryant & Jordan Simpson (Co-Winners)
2020/2021 - No Awards due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021/2022 - Emma Moore
2022/2023 - Hunter Jacobucci