HAMILTON, Ont. – The McMaster Marauders hosted the annual Student-Athlete Award Show on Tuesday night in Burridge Gymnasium. The night served as a celebration of athletic success over the 2022-23 season, for the individual student-athletes, coaches and teams that make up Marauders Athletics.
Max Turek of the McMaster Marauders cross country team and
Sarah Gates of the women's basketball team took home top honours as the Athletes of the Year at Tuesday night's Award Show.
In his final varsity season,
Max Turek closes out his career as a Marauder with Ivor Wynne Male Athlete of the Year honours. The 2022 U SPORTS Male Cross Country Athlete of the Year won every single varsity race he competed in this season. Not only was he the OUA Champion but he was the first to cross the finish line at the U SPORTS Championship to add individual U SPORTS gold to his resume and as he led the Marauders to their first national title since 1963. Outside of McMaster, Max placed third at the National Cross Country Championships and represented the nation at the World Cross Country Championships in Australia.
Sarah Gates adds yet another highlight to her resume to cap off an unbelievable year. The McMaster Marauders women's basketball guard was named the 2022-23 OUA's Most Valuable Player, became just the second ever Marauder to win the Nan Copp Trophy as the U SPORTS Player of the Year and was a First Team All-Canadian and is this year's Thérèse Quigley Female Athlete of the Year. The Newmarket local was the national scoring leader with an average of 27.3 points per game and ranked first in the country in total field goals and made three-pointers. She completed her regular season career as McMaster's all-time leading scorer, with a total of 1,857 points.
The Dr. Ray Johnson Outstanding Male Award and Outstanding Female Graduate Award winners for 2022-23 are Alex Cowman of the rowing team and
Arianne Soriano of the women's basketball team. Both Marauders have exemplified the spirit of McMaster throughout their time as a Marauder, combining service to others and leadership with success in the classroom and athletic excellence.
Wrestling's Karanveer Mahil and Serena Di Benedetto were named this year's Mel & Marilyn Hawkrigg Rookies of the Year. Both Mahil and Di Benedetto were double medalists, landing on the podium at both the OUA and U SPORTS Championships while the latter was also named the U SPORTS Female Rookie of the Year.
This year's winner of the Director's Award is Ligaya Stinellis for her outstanding and significant contributions to the Department of Athletics & Recreation. She is a strong leader within the student-athlete community and constantly gives back to the McMaster Athletics family.
The Bruce Cochrane Award is given annually to the student who best exemplifies unwavering dedication and service to varsity athletics. This year's recipient is Micah Joyce Marcelino, a Student Lead with the Event Staff.
Christina Stratford, this year's U SPORTS Student-Athlete Community Service Award winner was presented with the Les Prince Award as the student-athlete who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and community service.
The Joyce Wignall Award, marking extensive team community involvement and a strong sense of civic ownership, went to women's basketball.
A full list of award winners from Tuesday night is below.
The 99
th Student-Athlete Award Show marks the official conclusion of the 2022-23 varsity season. The Marauders will return to action in august.
Gallery: (4-5-2023) 99th Marauder Student-Athlete Award Show
Major Awards
Ivor Wynne Male Athlete of the Year Award – Max Turek, Cross Country
Finalists
- Nicolas Dessureault, Golf
- Alex Drover, Distance Track
- Miles Green, Soccer
Thérèse Quigley Female Athlete of the Year Award – Sarah Gates, Basketball
Finalists
- Jeslyn Chow, Badminton
- Sullie Sundara, Volleyball
- Madelyn Warriner, Curling
Dr. Ray Johnson Outstanding Male Graduate Award – Alex Cowman, Rowing
Finalists
- Sefa Otchere, Basketball
- Mateusz Wlodarski, Volleyball
Outstanding Female Graduate Award – Arianne Soriano, Basketball
Finalists
- Grace Lloyd, Curling
- Katie McLeod, Rugby
Mel & Marilyn Hawkrigg Male Rookie of the Year Award – Karanveer Mahil, Wrestling
Finalists
- Ethan Cagalj, Soccer
- Jawaun Smith, Football
Mel & Marilyn Hawkrigg Female Rookie of the Year Award – Serena Di Benedetto, Wrestling
Finalists
- Evelyn Robert, Curling
- Natalie Yee, Badminton
Director's Award –
Ligaya Stinellis, Wrestling
Bruce Cochrane Award – Micah Joyce Marcelino
Finalists
- Tanisha Bryan
- Tiam Pourbakhtiari
Les Prince Award – Christina Stratford, Volleyball
Finalists
Joyce Wignall Award – Women's Basketball
Finalists
- Men's Rugby
- Women's Rugby
Coaching Years of Service
5 Years
Patrick Tatham, Men's Basketball
30 Years
Theresa Burns, Women's Basketball
Team MVPs
Badminton
Jared So
Elizabeth Evans
Baseball
Nicolas Velocci
Men's Basketball
Mike Demagus
Women's Basketball
Sarah Gates
Cross Country
Max Turek
Rosalyn Barrett
Men's Curling
Daniel Van Veghel
Women's Curling
Madelyn Warriner
Distance Track
Alex Drover
Hannah Goodjohn
Fast Pitch
Angelina Bomberry
Fencing
Oscar Hand
Mya George & Natalie Palmer
Field Hockey
Serena Uppal
Figure Skating
Alistair Lam
Football
Andreas Dueck (Offence)
DeEmetrius Masuka (Defence)
Golf
Nicolas Dessureault
Erin Oughtred
Men's Lacrosse
AJ Skirving
Women's Lacrosse
Kierra McDougall
Nordic Skiing
Errol Bowman
Anna Harris
Rowing
Alex Cowman
Nathalie Hilbert
Men's Rugby
Cole Brown
Women's Rugby
Vanessa Vogel
Men's Soccer
Miles Green
Women's Soccer
Alexandra Mudie
Men's Squash
Scott Holtshousen
Women's Squash
Aparna Maheshwari
Swimming
Cameron Johnsen
Maggie Smith
Men's Tennis
Rayirth Sivakumar
Women's Tennis
Meghan Mazer
Men's Water Polo
Colin Colterjohn
Women's Water Polo
Jordan Brydges & Nicola Colterjohn
Wrestling
Francesco Fortino
Simi Jayeoba & Macy Malysiak
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