CONESTOGA COLLEGE 2012-13 ATHLETIC AWARDS

Conestoga College named their Male and Female Athletes of the Year at their annual athletic banquet on Wednesday, April 10.

Amanda John is the Female Athletes of the Year and was a member of the outdoor and indoor soccer teams. She is a second year student enrolled in the Business Administration – Marketing program. Amanda is a midfielder and was named an OCAA All-Star, Indoor Soccer All-Star, won an academic scholarship and was named her team's MVP for outdoor soccer.

"On and off the field, Amanda exhibited sportsmanship, a positive attitude and unyielding motivation," said her coach Aldo Krajcar. "She has the will to win and thrives in competition. She is a true impact player on the field and it is the passion with which she plays the game that is most admirable. I am very happy and privileged to have coached her. She is a wonderful young lady and I extend my deepest and most profound congratulations on her being named this year's Female Athlete of the Year."  

This year's male athlete of the year award goes to Andrew Harpell, a member of the varsity men's rugby team. He is a second-year student at Conestoga in the Powerline Technician program which is run out of its Ingersoll campus. Andrew played scrum half in every game this year, helping lead the team to a second place finish in the league and an unbelievably close OT loss in the playoffs that knocked them out of the gold medal game. He led the team in scoring with 30 points and was named an OCAA All-Star and MVP of his team.  

"He is constantly leading the team by example and is always the one to set the bar in the first 10 minutes of the game," said coach Kyle O'Neill. "Playing scrum half, he quarterbacked our forwards around the field. A fearless player, he would take on anybody that got in his way, and was also arguably our best tackler. When we needed someone to step up, he was always fit for the challenge. He will be a key returning player next year, and I am very proud of him."

John and Harpell both receive a cheque for $500, a school ring and individual trophies.

Academic Scholarships, kindly supported by Conestoga's Alumni Association and other events were awarded to the following athletes:

Women's Fastball: Tori Taylor & Carly Holbrough
Men's Rugby: Josh Dawes & Barry Vlasman
Women's Rugby: Diane Bushell & Caecilia Strauss
Cross Country: Emily Erb, Brendon Hancock & Robert Brouillette
Badminton: Fay Chen & Edward Kong
Men's Outdoor Soccer: Nikola Repar & Martin Mielnick
Women's Outdoor Soccer: Amanda John & Samantha Sokoloskie
Men's Volleyball: Chris Irving & Thanh Nhon Ngo
Women's Volleyball: Chantal Renaud & Kayla Morden
Indoor Soccer: Brogan Marshalsey & Nikola Repar

Source: Conestoga College