York University's Athletics & Recreation Department honoured its top students and student-athletes at the annual Awards and Scholarships Reception on Tuesday at The Underground on York's Keele campus.
 
The reception was to recognize the student-athletes at York who have earned awards and bursaries this year. All students honoured at the event experienced tremendous success in the classroom and on the field of play in the previous year of study. The night also provided Athletics & Recreation the opportunity to thank its many award donors.
 
2016-17 RECIPIENTS
 
Steve Dranitsaris Leadership Award – Amy Locke
 
Mary Lyons Excellence Award – Shauney Fischer
 
Patricia Murray Excellence Bursary for Varsity Athletics – Alexandria Town
 
William J. Tiffin Bursary – Alex Duncan-Thibault, Tobi Owotomo
 
Tom Zivic Bursary – Derek Sheppard, Alexandria Town
 
Stuart G. Robbins Awards – Caitlin Lee, Filip Obucina
 
Bob Bain Bursary – Matthew Carating
 
Tim and Linda Rider Basketball Bursary – Gehrig Carlse
 
RJ3 Memorial Bursary – Gehrig Carlse, Shauney Fischer
 
Marla Gladstone Basketball Bursary – Taylor Ross
 
Women's Basketball Achievement Award – Ishanaa Seupersadsingh
 
Marina van der Merwe Award – Paige Warner
 
Marina and Kathy Excellence Award – Cassidy Nicholls
 
Field Hockey Achievement Award – Michelle Per
 
Class of '87 Football Bursary – Nick Naylor
 
Cynamon Family Football Bursary – Alexei Brazeau
 
Doug Ward Football Award – Harrison Mancuso
 
Hatanaka Family Football Award – Aaron Atwell
 
Nobby Wirkowski Football Award – DJ Panos
 
John Thomas Memorial Football Bursary – Ian Lawrence
 
Frank Cosentino / Yeoman Football Award – Colton Hunchak
 
Yeoman Lineman Bursary – Sean Ford
 
Stone Family Football Bursary – Ryan Dunaway, Emerson Morassutti
 
Jim Ferguson Football Bursary – Brett Hunchak
 
Football Sport Excellence Award – Brett Hunchak, Colton Hunchak
 
Burry Hockey Bursary – Mitchell VanTeeling
 
Rutherford Hockey Bursary – Kyle Campbell
 
Kosoy Hockey Bursary – Daniel Nikandrov, Derek Sheppard
 
Cutler Hockey Bursary – Bryce Milson
 
Memories and Dreams of Maple Leaf Gardens Award – Colton Vannucci
 
Bob Hedley Hockey Bursary – Colton Vannucci
 
York Lions Hockey Bursary – Nicholas Geiser
 
Class of '71 Hockey Bursary – Bryce Milson
 
Sport & Recreation York Bursary Program for Men's Ice Hockey – Corey Scott
 
Lions Hockey Leadership Award – Nicholas Geiser
 
Martellacci & Associates Inc. Hockey Award – Shayne Rover
 
Men's Hockey Achievement Award – Kyle Campbell
 
Men's Hockey Sport Excellence Award – Trevor Petersen, Shayne Rover, Derek Sheppard
 
Kenaidan Contracting Hockey Awards – Connor Hale, Caitlin Lee, Erran Lee, Jenna McNamara, Trevor Petersen
 
Sheryl & David Kerr Bursary in Women's Ice Hockey – Lauren Dubie, Amy Locke, Avery Reeves
 
Women's Hockey Sport Excellence Award – Caitlin Lee, Amy Locke, Justine Treadwell
 
Murray Young Rugby Bursary – Catherine Belanger, Brooke Jensen
 
Women's Rugby Sport Excellence Award – Tobi Owotomo, Petra Woods
 
Danny Iannuzziello Soccer Award – Eddie Lay, Sia Papadopoulos
 
Men's Soccer Sport Excellence Award – Matt Arnone
 
Men's Soccer Achievement Award – Steve Kloutsouniotis
 
Women's Soccer Sport Excellence Award – Peyton Lozzi, Farkhunda Muhtaj
 
Women's Soccer Achievement Award – Ashley Nater
 
Bob Lundell Tennis Award – Eugenie Lim Ah Tock, Filip Obucina
 
Tennis Sport Excellence Award – Isabella Baston, Filip Obucina
 
Tennis Achievement Award – Heather Hills
 
Track & Field Achievement Award – Dereck Djan, Nicolette Witherspoon, Vaishnavy Yogarajah
 
Track & Field Sport Excellence Award – Samuel Adams
 
Men's Volleyball Achievement Award – Spencer Dakin Kuiper, Robert Thompson
 
Men's Volleyball Sport Excellence Award – Alex Duncan-Thibault
 
June Hall Volleyball Bursary – Theresa Skubic
 
Women's Volleyball Achievement Award – Rachel Adams
 
Wrestling Sport Excellence Award – Alexandria Town
 
Arvo Tiidus Scholarship – Ryan Brown, Emily Goodwin
 
Arvo Tiidus Award – Adam Milaniak
 
York University Recreation Award – Alicia Koebel
 
Athletics & Recreation Student Award – Magda Blakeson, Spencer Dakin Kuiper, Eddie Lay, Corey Scott
 
Big Kahuna Bursary – Rachel Adams, Steve Kloutsouniotis, Eddie Lay, Nick Naylor, Daniel Sibley
 
Arthur C. Johnson Bursary – Sydney McFaul, Sandra Nagowska, Megan Pakulis
 
Big Kahuna Bursary – Tyler McGee, Alexandria Town
 
Lions Cup Legacy Awards – Reid Jackman, Megan Pakulis, Jordan Neely
 
AFA – Year 1            
Tobi Adelodun
Faisal Al-Hamdan
Sebastian Amaya
Hailey Bakker
Jason Clare
Taylor Davison
Kirsten Duncan-Thibault
Brittany Ediagbonya
Shady El-Nahas
Scott Feser
Jack Goranson
Catherine Guevin
Adam Harner
Ammar Hassan
Leah Hibbert
Jenna Hoult
Julia Iaquinta
Owen Kerr                                         
Stephanie Lamanna
Chanelle Lindegaard
Kenzo Los
Skylar Lund
Megan MacLeod
Natalie Maw
Kelsey McHolm
Kyra McKinnon
Amir Paknahad
Michael Palanisamy
Danica Pedrick
Ben Phelps
Hamzah Rizvi
Jamian Rush
Summer Sakaluk
Monique Simon-Tucker
 
AFAs – Year 2           
Brianna Bilokrely-Berry
Haley Bowie
Matthew Carating
Tegan Duncan
Drew Erskine
Placide Ilunga
Jacob Janke
Sabah Kalim
Spencer Kingzett
Steve Kloutsouniotis
Tara Leithead
Erin Locke
Adam Lofranco
Sydney McFaul
Logan Mend
Farkhunda Muhtaj
Tobi Owotomo
Sia Papadopoulos
Maurizio Ragone
Haley Walsh
 
AFAs – Year 3           
Cadence Currie
Courtney Davis
Jenna Gray
Greg Milner
Christina Morelli
Mihkel Poldma
Heather Setka
Mikhaela Slavin
Chelsea Tucker
Celeste Witzell
 
AFAs – Year 4           
Charlene D'Mello
Meira Dholakia
Shanella Fernando
Malcolm Loukides
Holly Pitters
Dana Somerville
Jodi Stewart
Rebecca Titus
Bria Williams
 
AFAs – Year 5           
Joey Cicchillo
Kirsten Dillon
Marilyn Grammenopoulos
Rianna Langford