NIPISSING UNIVERSITY 2012-13 ATHLETIC AWARDS

Nipissing University Athletics handed its hardware at the 20th Annual Varsity Awards Banquet and Lakers volleyball player Brittany Ardron was named the Jack and Mary Ann Jones Female Athlete of the Year while Frankie Edgecombe was named the Al Carfagnini Male Athlete of the Year.
 
Ardron, a 6-foot-1 second year right side player from Lakefield, Ont., lead her team to a silver medal finish at the OCAA provincial championship. Ardron lead the team in scoring averaging 3.3 PPG and was tied for eight in OCAA league scoring. Ardron capped off an impressive season after making the switch from left side to right side, while also playing middle in the championship final. Ardron was named an OCAA first-team all-star, an OCAA championship all-star and represented Nipissing at the OCAA all-star game.

Edgecombe completed a magical season in which the co-captain led his team in aces and a 3.3 PPG average during the regular season. He was twice named OCAA overall athlete of the week, OCAA volleyball player of the week, a CCAA all-Canadian, an OCAA championship MVP and MVP at the 2013 Ironwood Wealth Management Group CCAA Men's Volleyball National Championship. Edgecombe has also just been named the recipient of the 2013 CCAA Male Athlete of the Year Across All Sports. Edgecombe and his teammates captured gold at both the provincial and national championships.

It was indeed a special season for the Lakers with several milestones achieved including:

• A first round win by the men's hockey team over the defending nation champion McGill Redmen.
• The women volleyball team captured an OCAA silver medal which was the program's eighth consecutive provincial medal.
• The men's volleyball captured the programs first OCAA gold medal and topped it off with a convincing performance to sweep to national gold.
• The end of the year also signals the end of an era as the volleyball programs will begin OUA play in September, 2013.

Congratulations to all the award winners. A detailed list of all recipients can be found below.

Cross Country
Women
Captain's Award: Melissa McKiel
MVP: Stephanie Leggat
Tim Uuksulainen Coaches Award: Felicia Saunders

Men
Captain's Award: Kevin Durkee
MVP: Terry Doiron
Tim Uuksulainen Coaches Award: Jordan Scott
Rookie of the Year: Matt Chalmers

Soccer
Women
Captain's Award: Braelyn MacMaster
MVP: Ashley Poirier
Coaches Award: Natasha Struthers
Rookie of the Year: Katie Koenjer

Men
Captain's Award: Shayn Karn
MVP: Tylor Doell and Andrew Richard
Coaches Award: Jordi Ortepi
Rookie of the Year: Jean-Michel Paulin & Graham Dufort

Volleyball
Women
Captain's Award: Jade DeCoste
MVP: Brittany Ardron
Coaches Award: Rebecca Ramsay
Rookie of the Year: Christina Caruso

Men
Captain's Award: Tyler Phillipson
MVP: Frankie Edgecombe
Coaches Award: Scott Coulthard
Rookie of the Year: Michael Ballagh

Nordic
Captain's Award: Lynsey Bialkowski
MVP: Matt Chalmers
Coaches Award: Kevin Durkee
Rookie of the Year: Matt Chalmers

Hockey
Men
Captain's Award: Sam Hopewell
MVP (Dennis Mock Award): Dan Spence and Conor O'Donnell
Coaches Award: Matt Paton
Rookie of the Year: Vern Cooper
Leckie Award: Jason Gray

John Follis Award: Jordan Scott (Cross Country)

Source: Nipissing University