2023-24 AWARD WINNERS
2023-24 Award Winners
Women’s Basketball
MVP – Megan McCarter
Rookie – Taryn Gauthier
PRIDE – Katelyn DeCook
Men’s Basketball
MVP – Darnaz Mabanza
Rookie – Marcus Moore
PRIDE – Jack Hagerty
Women’s Cross Country
MVP – Emily Drenth
Rookie – Emily Drenth
PRIDE – Jaime Schweyer
Men’s Cross Country
MVP – Ethan Aarts
PRIDE – Noah Sullivan
Women’s Hockey
Dr. Dennis Mock MVP – Katie Chomiak
Rookie – Abby Lunney
PRIDE – Allison Hayhurst
Men’s Hockey
Dr. Dennis Mock MVP – Harrison Caines
Rookie – Chase Lacombe
PRIDE – Charlie Johnson
Lacrosse
Dr. Mike DeGagne MVP – Kaleb Fulkerson
Rookie – Myles Shorey
PRIDE – Josh Janda
Women’s Nordic Skiing
MVP – Brooke Ailey
PRIDE – Jaime Schweyer
Men’s Nordic Skiing
MVP – Joe Hutton
Rookie – Morgan Young
PRIDE – Micah Peake
Women’s Rowing
MVP – Haley Hatherly
Rookie – Zoe Redmond
PRIDE – Angelique Obrecht
Men’s Rowing
MVP – Ryan Neva
Rookie – Lucas Baker
PRIDE – Owen Leyshon
Women’s Soccer
MVP – Cassidy Brooks
Rookie – Alicia McMurren
PRIDE – Cassidy Brooks
Men’s Soccer
MVP – Isaac Ajani
Rookie – Chanley Francois
PRIDE – Mario Bidollari
Women’s Volleyball
MVP – Paige Owen
Rookie – Ramanda Bell
PRIDE – Shaelyn Francis
Men’s Volleyball
MVP – Trent O’Brien
Rookie – Jack Svendsen
PRIDE – Taydon Shantz
OUA All-Stars
Cassidy Brooks, Women’s Soccer
Jen Milligan, Women’s Soccer
Rylee Traicoff, Women’s Soccer
Ryan Miners, Men’s Soccer
Yousof Hamid, Men’s Soccer
Mario Bidollari, Men’s Soccer
Katie Chomiak, Women’s Hockey
Kara Den Hoed, Women’s Hockey
Abby Lunney, Women’s Hockey
Maggie McKee, Women’s Hockey
Harrison Caines, Men’s Hockey
Paige Owen, Women’s Volleyball
Oceane Raymond-Leduc, Women’s Volleyball
Trent O’Brien, Men’s Volleyball
Tyrus Cuculick, Men’s Volleyball
Jack Svendsen, Men’s Volleyball
Justice Smith, Men’s Volleyball
OUA Award Winners
Alexander Domingos, Men’s Soccer – OUA Community Service Award
Taijon Graham, Men’s Basketball – Ken Shields Award
Katie Chomiak, Women’s Hockey – Forward of the Year, Player of the Year
Kara Den Hoed, Women’s Hockey – Defender of the Year
Abby Lunney, Women’s Hockey – Rookie of the Year
USports All-Stars
Katie Chomiak, Women’s Hockey
Abby Lunney, Women’s Hockey
Jack Svendsen, Men’s Volleyball
Leckie Award
Payton Vescio, Men’s Hockey
Ledger Family Scholarship
Maddy Lamothe, Women's Volleyball
The Kessler Scholarship
Oceane Raymond-Leduc, Women's Volleyball
M.E. Follis University Founders Athletics Award
Taylor Schell, Women's Soccer
Shelby Dickey Memorial Scholarship
Sina Scholz, Nordic Skiing
Lakers Spirit Award
Kennedy Joyce, Women's Basketball
Joshua Carfagnini Awards
Amy Connelly, Women's Volleyball
Owen Hagerty, Men's Basketball
Nipissing University Lakers Mental Health Award
Ryley Ruff, Lacrosse
Constable Andrew Keating Memorial
Griffen Duncalfe, Men’s Volleyball
Brian ‘Doc’ Duval Student Trainer of the Year Award
Lauren MacFarlane
NoahStrong Athletic Awards
Shaelyn Francis, Women's Volleyball
Devyn Mayea, Men's Hockey
Rookies of the Year
Abby Lunney, Women’s Hockey
Jack Svendsen, Men’s Volleyball
Jack and Mary Ann Jones Female Athlete of the Year
Katie Chomiak, Women’s Hockey
Al Carfagnini Male Athlete of the Year
Trent O’Brien, Men’s Volleyball
Athletes of the Year
Jack and Mary Ann Jones Female Athlete of the Year – Katie Chomiak, Women’s Hockey
The skilled forward was dominant all season, finishing tied for the team and OUA lead in points, she led the team and OUA in goals, power play goals and sat tied for the OUA-lead in game-winning goals.
Those numbers had her ranked in the top 10 in USports as well.
Chomiak was seventh in goals and points, fifth in power play goals, tied for first in shorthanded goals and third in game-winning goals.
She finished with 16 goals, 14 assists, 30 points, along with six power play goals and five game-winners, adding two shorthanded markers.
Chomiak had seven multi-point games, including a four-point effort against Toronto where she buried a hat-trick, leading the Lakers to victory.
She capped off the season with five points in the final three games.
The Sudbury, ON native has now claimed OUA Forward and Player of the Year, OUA First Team All-Star and now USports All-Canadian.
Al Carfagnini Male Athlete of the Year – Trent O’Brien, Men’s Volleyball
The second-year middle provide stability for the Lakers and had an impressive season offensively, posting 142 kills and 217.5 points.
He averaged 3.0 points per set as well as leading the OUA total block with 62 in 20 matches.
He reached double digits in kills five times, with his season-high coming against TMU, where he grabbed 13.
There were only two games where he didn’t record an official block, with a high of eight coming in the second last match of the season.
O’Brien also sits tied for fifth in service aces, with 25.
