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MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Graeme Gaunt Diane VandenHoven Mens Volleyball Women's Volleyball FRESHMAN ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Female - Carrie Stratford - Women's Basketball Male - Brad Harrietha - Men's volleyball ATHLETES OF DISTINCTION Rugby Steve Boove & Wes McLachlin Touch Football Miguel Johnson, Jason Dimitroff, Dale Culley, Jason Zomer Men’s Indoor Soccer Kevin McGowan, Nick DiSanto Women’s Basketball Katy Still, Miranda Hubbs, Misty Williamson, Tasha Warwick Men’s Basketball Curtis Francis, Aaron Paisley Men’s Volleyball Graeme Gaunt, Andrew Chatel Women’s Volleyball Heather Richardson 028 ^CS^ NIAGARA COLLEGE Department of Athletics and Recreation 905-735-221 ext. 7583 1 , www.niagarac.on.ca Table of Contents Awards Inside Front Cover Welcome Messages 2 Meet Athletic Staff 2 Facilities Information 3 Varsity Men’s Basketball 4 Varsity Women’s Basketball 5 Varsity Men’s Volleyball 6 VarsityWomen’s Volleyball 7 Varsity Curling 8 Varsity Golf 8 Varsity Men’s Indoor Soccer 9 Varsity Women’s Indoor Soccer 9 VarsityTouch Football 1 Varsity Rugby I I Male & Female Athletes ofthe Year 1 Male & Female Freshman Awards 3 I Niagara College Knights VarsityTeams in Action 4 - 15 1 Hall of Fame Inductees 16-17 Sponsors 1 Photo Credits: Team Pictures by Brian Groff Action Shots by Niagara News - Joel D. Herrington and Aaron Wilson, Tribune Staff, Sports Wrap - Mike Dilts Editor: Ray Sarkis, Athletics Department Production: Marketing Department, Niagara College NIAGARA COLLEGE : - 2001 ATHLETIC YEARBOOK Welcome Messages Niagara’s The hard work, dedication andskills ofourathletesandcoaches Athletic Staff onceagain combinedto make thepastseason a tremendously successfulone. Congratulations on allyourachievements! To the members ofthe Niagara Knights’ teams, Ihope thatyour participation in ourathleticsprograms has enhancedyourcollege experience andhelpedyougrow through personalachievement and team work. Iapplaudyourcommitment to athleticexcel- lence andphysical fitness, andcommendyou forrepresenting the College so well. Ialso wish to thankourcoaches andathleticprogram stafffor DanPatterson theirleadership andinvestment oftime, energyandexpertise to President help ourathletesandteams achieve theirverybest. Yourdedica- tion to ourstudents andto the College is verymuch appreciated. TogetherourathletesandstaffhaveagaincarriedonNiagara’sproud traditionofathleticachievement. Bestwishesforcontinuedsuccess. Carolyn welden AthleticAssistant Niagara College ispleasedto honourtheextraordinarytalent anddedicationshown byour2000-01 athletes, teams, coaches, andcoachingstaffwith its annual VarsityYearbook, which highlights thepeople, places, andevents thatmade this collegeathleticyearone toremember. Sincere thanks are extended to theStudentAdministrative CouncilofNiagara College forits verygenerous financialand promotionalsupportofathleticandrecreationalprogramming at thecollege. Andfinally, heartfelt thanks andappreciation goes out to the manyfans, friends, andfamilyofNiagara BrigitteChiki College athletes andstafffortheirloyalandencouraging Director Laura Chatterton support both at home andon the road. StudentServices AthleticAssistant Theprideat Niagara College is backin the Blueand Whiteand its stronger than ever. Both students andstaffcan holdtheir heads highersince themen’s volleyballteamsuccessfully defendedthe Ontario CollegesAthleticAssociation West Region andProvincialChampionships. Theytookanotherrun at the nationalbronze medalbut hadto settle forfourth. The men'sgolfteam returnedto thepodium forthe first timesince 1976 at the OCAA Championships with a bronze medal. I want tocongratulateallourcoachesandathletes fortheir individualandteam accomplishmentsin the2000 - 2001 RaySarkis season. You havealldone Niagara Collegeproud. Co-ordinator Athletics&Recreation 2 Niagara College - Department of Athletics And Recreation Information Facilities Campus Recreation Activities Students are encouraged to enjoy self-directed activities such as: • Basketball • Badminton • Softball • Weight Training • Volleyball • Beach Volleyball Intramural Athletics A three-hour block has been scheduled for all students wishing to participate in organized intramural activities. Activities include • Beach Volleyball • Co-ed Volleyball • Touch Football • Floor Hockey • Hockey • Basketball • Co-ed Slo-pitch • Co-ed Indoor Soccer • Street Hockey FACILITIES Welland Campus • Double Gym • Fitness & Weight Room • Athletic Fields • Beach Volleyball Courts • Track Glendale Campus Gym • • Fitness & Weight Room Maid of the Mist Campus • Ice and Gym facility rentals are provided. 3 VARSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 2000 2001 - FRONTROW(L-R): EdsonJones, MirkoMedic, RyanRose, HaldonHutchinson, CurtisFrancis, LandonWalsh, SteveRideout BACKROW(L-R) : TonyFerrusi(StrengthTrainer), ChadKennedy, KyleYoung, AaronPaisley, ErnellEllis, MattRoberts, LaurenMertz, LevarMorgan, KyleHanderhan, MikeBeccaria(AssistantCoach), RalphNero(HeadCoach) Absent: NickMorra OCAA LEAGUE ALL STAR: Ernell Ellis, Haldon Hutchinson OCAA ALL STAR GAME REPRESENTATIVE: Curtis Francis, Haldon Hutchinson, Aaron Paisley OCAA ALL STAR GAME SHOW BOAT: Curtis Francis TEAM MVP: Ernell Ellis LEAGUE RECORD: 5 & 7 Season Highlights With the starting lineup from 1999-2000 still intact and the addition of point guard Edson Jones and power forward Levar Morgan the expectations for the Knights were set very high. With a record of 6 & 2 and first place still in sight, a combination oftwo forfeits and three road losses took the Knights out ofthe playoff picture. They bounced back to close out the season on a positive note with a win in a strong showing in front oftheir home fans. This was a team built around athletes who were dedicated, hard working and represented Niagara College with pride. Their record is not a true indication of how good this team was this season. 4 1 5 m H fii & Ilk kH 1 1W'?S/*' ' m /’• j 1F .Ai. ?*•i, -‘*tp i1 i|' p ijm1e-/* ®/|Fj nf11HiIra* 'A't'V/^V.f/ .if|l|ff|l;f VARSITY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2000 200 - S FrontRow(L-R): DinaNiejadlik(AssistantCoach), ChristinaCasciani, KatyStill, Tasha Warwick, CandaceOxford, MistyWilliamson, CeorgieCroat(HeadCoach) BackRow(L-R): AmandaMarazzo(Manager),AlexisFulop, MirandaHubbs, JocelynSinclair-Chavez,JanaDouglas, LindseyCroulx, CarrieStratford, KellyLewis, Absent: LesBarrett(Manager) ALL-STAR GAME REPRESENTATIVES: Jana Douglas, Kelly Lewis, Carrie Stratford TEAM MVP: Jana Douglas Season Highlights Despite our record, the women’s basketball team had a very successful season this year. With only four returning players, the rookies had to adjust quickly to the college style of play. We played many close games with the top teams in the league but didn’t come away with the win. The team proved to themselves that they have the potential to be a contender in this league in the upcoming year. With the majority ofthe players returning next year, look for the Knights to be a contender in playoffs next season! 5 ) VARSITY MEN’S VOLLEYBALL 2000 2001 - FRONTROW(L-R) : MikeKing,JoshGunnell, ChrisHeideman, CuneytAkgol, RyanStovold, MattVeenendaal, BradHarrietha BACKROW(L-R) : BlairCudmore(HeadCoach), NathanMarcon, GraemeGaunt, CoryLahey, AndrewChatel, ShawnBarbisan,JasonReimer, RuyanBaltare, BillLang, KerbyBentley(AssistantCoach) Absent: JustinRoss OCAA WEST REGION & GOLD MEDAL CHAMPIONS CCAA CHAMPIONSHIP 1st TEAM ALL-STAR: Graeme Gaunt OCAA LEAGUE ALL-STAR: Graeme Gaunt OCAA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Graeme Gaunt (January I 5, 2001 OCAA WEST REGION COACH OF THE YEAR: Blair Cudmore OCAA CHAMPIONSHIP ALL-STARS: Cory Lahey, Josh Gunnell, Graeme Gaunt - MVP ALL-STAR GAME REPRESENTATIVES: Graeme Gaunt, Josh Gunnell OCAA SOURCE FOR SPORTS TEAM OF THE WEEK: February 2 & February 26, 200 I 1 TEAM MVP: Josh Gunnell LEAGUE RECORD: 15 & 0 Season Highlights Playing in one ofthe toughest volleyball leagues in the country, the Knights would have to overcome a lot of obstacles to successfully defend as the OCAA and West Region Champions. They had to replace two ofthe best players in the starting lineup in Matt Piccolo and Cameron Jacobs. Not only were they able to replace both players but also added some much-needed depth to the lineup. They cruised through the season going undefeated for the first time in the history ofthe program and continued that streak into the OCAA Championships as they repeated as Gold Medal Champions. They were ranked as high as #3 in the nation going into the CCAA championships. They took another run at the bronze medal but had to settle for fourth in the nation with an outstanding record of 22 and 2. This marks the end ofthe road for veterans Bill Lang, Cory Lahey and Cuneyt Akgol, and on behalf of the Knights we want to wish them the very best in their future endeavors. 6 WOMEN VARSITY VOLLEYBALL S 2000 2001 - FrontRow(L-R): KateJansen, DianeVandenHoven, CinniLlord, HeatherRichardson, KellyannMartindale BackRow(L-R) : KellyDavies, ThaisAun,AmyHamon, NicoleCarleton-Burnham, LindsayKelly,AnnaDick, Carolyn Welden (HeadCoach) Absent: LauraChatterton(AssistantCoach) OCAA LEAGUE ALL-STARS: Diane VandenHoven ALL STAR GAME REPRESENTATIVES & DREAM TEAM: Diane VandenHoven TEAM MVP: Kelly Davies LEAGUE RECORD: 9 & 5 Season Highlights A year oftransition, the women’s volleyball team overcame every obstacle thrown their way. The season began with 2 skilled athletes and slowly they 1 became a team of 8. The biggest set back was losing their veteran setter to a season ending injury. During the next four weeks other team members who could not handle the pressure of intercollegiate sports and academics withdrew from the program, and consequently a stronger team emerged. A slow start to the season resulted in a 3-0 record to close out the first half. The second half of the season resulted in a lot of travel and the team bonded and gelled during this time. The result was a six game winning streak that secured the final playoff position in the west region. The Knights ended their season 9-5, with numerous accomplishments, league all stars, mvp’s of tournaments, and ranking ninth in the province. 7 VARSITY CURLING 2000 - 2001 Front(L-R): TinaBrochu, DanaOliver,StaceySolvason, SheriCruhl Back (L-R): DerekMartin,JeffYoung,Jordan Thin, DavidMedlyn, KevinPoulin, ScottBanner(Coach) TEAM MVP: David Medlyn SEASON HIGHLIGHTS This years curling team was respectful at the Ontario College Athletic Association championships placing 5th in the men’s division after a second place finish at the regionals. The ladies team placed fourth in the regional finals. Congratulations to all team members on their efforts towards the 2000-200 season. I VARSITY GOLF 2000 - 2001 Left- Right: RonHorton, DavidHuard, DanielMargettie, PeterManning(Coach), MaximeBarre, JeremyAtkins, CuillameLongval, TanyaNestor TEAM MVP: Guillame Longval SEASON HIGHLIGHTS This year was the first year where we could draw upon the vast amount ofgolftalent created with the new Golf Management Program at Niagara. This combined with the fact that we hosted the O.C.A.A. Tournament at Whirlpool Golf Course resulted in one of the most successful Knights Golf seasons in many years. This was also the first year we had a female representative on the GolfTeam. All these positive factors contributed to increased interest in try-outs for the golfteam and a bronze medal for the Men’s Team at the O.C.A.A. Championships. Kudos to all involved. Next year we are going for gold. 8