The men's rookie of the year award honours outstanding athletic achievements by male student-athletes competing in varsity athletics for the first time. The recipient must be compliant with U SPORTS / OUA rookie of the year sport specific regulations and be in the first year of eligibility in university competition.

Year	Athlete	Sport
2025-26	Marco Sciortino	Soccer
2024-25	Luca Accettola	Soccer
The award was renamed Men's Rookie of the Year in 2024-25 to align with OUA and U SPORTS gender designations
2023-24	Arwin Mathivathanan	Track & Field
2022-23	Victor Lai	Badminton
2021-22	Jasraj Nijjar	Volleyball
2020-21	Not Awarded (COVID-19 Pandemic)
2019-20	Jaxon Hume	Football / Track & Field
2018-19	DeAndrae Pierre	Basketball
2017-18	Andrew Tauhid	Volleyball
2016-17	Mack Shields	Hockey
2015-16	Jesse Amankwaa	Football
2014-15	Josh Henderson	Volleyball
2013-14	Jonathan Lao	Soccer
2012-13	Mark-Anthony Kaye	Soccer
2011-12	David McKay	Track & Field
2010-11	Alon Badat	Soccer
2009-10	Dejan Kravic	Basketball
2008-09	David Tyndale	Basketball
2007-08	Tyrone Halstead	Track & Field
2006-07	Jamaal Smith	Soccer
2005-06	Christopher Theriau	Track & Field
2004-05	Tut Ruach	Basketball
2003-04	David St. Bernard	Track & Field
2002-03	Dan Eves	Basketball
2001-02	Jason Pinnizzotto	Hockey
2000-01	Julian Smith	Hockey