WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

The women's athlete of the year award is given to a female student-athlete who has exhibited outstanding athletic skill, character and fair play in her sport and as a result contributed to the success of her team

Women's soccer player Nia Fleming-Thompson is the winner of the 2024-25 York Women's Athlete of the Year

 
Year Athlete Sport
2024-25 Nia Fleming-Thompson Soccer
The award was renamed Women's Athlete of the Year in 2024-25 to align with OUA and U SPORTS gender designations
2023-24 Kaitlin Brooks Track & Field
2022-23 Jotam Chouhan Soccer
2021-22 Leah Jones Track & Field
2020-21 Not Awarded (COVID-19 Pandemic)
2019-20 Teni Odetoyinbo Soccer
2018-19 Brittany Crew     Track & Field
2017-18 Holly Pitters Track & Field
2016-17 Holly Pitters Track & Field
2015-16 Brittany Crew     Track & Field
2014-15 Brittany Crew Track & Field
2013-14 Khamica Bingham Track & Field
2012-13 Cynthia Appiah Track & Field
2011-12 Melissa Humana-Paredes Volleyball
2010-11 Effie Petrou Field Hockey
2009-10 Heather Hamilton Track & Field
2008-09 Stefania Morra Soccer
2007-08 Aurelea Gumiela Soccer / Hockey
2006-07 Kim Gibbs Basketball
2005-06 Kristy de Vries Soccer
2004-05 Kristen Matthews Track & Field
2003-04 Sherry Hartnett Field Hockey / Indoor Hockey
2002-03 Tasha Monroe Track & Field
2001-02 Melanie Roach Hockey
2000-01 Natasha Vani Field Hockey / Indoor Hockey
1999-00 Siobhan Gaizutis Track & Field
1998-99 Becky Price Field Hockey / Indoor Hockey
1997-98 Sarah Forbes Field Hockey / Indoor Hockey
1996-97 Karen Jackson Basketball
1995-96 Dianne Wiseman Cross Country / Track & Field
1994-95 Rachel Carpenter Field Hockey
1993-94 Gillian Sewell Field Hockey
1992-93 Sandra Levy Field Hockey
1991-92 Janine Rankin Gymnastics
1990-91 Chris Pollitt Volleyball
1989-90 Nicole Sinn Track & Field
1988-89 Sharon Creelman Field Hockey
1987-88 France Gareau Track & Field
1986-87 Sharon Bayes Field Hockey
1985-86 Paula Lockyer Basketball
1984-85 Molly Killingbeck Track & Field
1983-84 Molly Killingbeck Track & Field
1981-82 Michelle Hastik
Sheila Forshaw		 Track & Field
Field Hockey
1980-81 Barb Whibbs Basketball
1979-80 Sheila Forshaw Field Hockey
1978-79 Nancy Rooks Cross Country
1977-78 Nancy McDonnell Gymnastics
1976-77 Chris Lovett-Doust Swimming
1975-76 Rita McMinn Track & Field
1974-75 Shaugn Renahan Volleyball
1973-74 Patti Bain
Karen Hladki
Track & Field
1972-73 Lise Arsenault
Paula Thompson		 Gymnastics
Gymnastics / Swimming
1971-72 Kathy Lane Diving
1970-71 Eva Hill Tennis / Basketball