OSHAWA, Ont. – Jessica Joensen (Newcastle, Ont.) of the women's volleyball team and Ty Jacob (Courtice, Ont.) of the men's rugby team were named the 2019-20 athletes of the year.
 
Joensen had an outstanding season with the women's volleyball team. The fourth-year outside hitter was named a CCAA All-Canadian, OCAA east player of the year, and an OCAA east first team all-star. Joensen finished the regular season second in team scoring with 151 total points from 115 kills, 28 service aces, and eight blocks. The team captain also led the team with 104 digs, bringing her career total to 423, which marks a new program-high. In addition, she was also received OCAA all-academic honours and was named a CCAA academic All-Canadian.
 
Other female MVPs include soccer's Bailey Colangelo (Whitby, Ont.), softball's Ashley Black (Waterloo, Ont.), golf's Devyn Fraser (Uxbridge, Ont.), rugby's Kaylah Moehling (Port Colborne, Ont.), basketball's Kendra Oliver (Ajax, Ont.), and indoor soccer's Jessica Ferreira (Ajax, Ont.).
 
Jacob was a powerhouse for the men's rugby team in the fall. The 6'2 centre was honoured as both the OCAA east and overall scoring champion and an OCAA east all-star. Jacob led the entire conference with an exceptional 78 total points this season, scoring a team-high seven tries, while adding 20 converts and one penalty kick. A season highlight included being named an OCAA star of the week after scoring two tries and four converts in a 28-10 road victory over St. Lawrence.
 
Other male MVPs include soccer's LeRohne Young (Oshawa, Ont.), baseball's Griffin Oliver (Oshawa, Ont.), golf's Ryan Trapp (Viewlake, Ont.), basketball's Romareo Stephenson (Markham, Ont.), volleyball's Liam Gray (Barrie, Ont.), and indoor soccer's Marcellus Paul (Courtice, Ont.).
 
The Durham Lords Esports team had a successful second year as part of the Durham Lords varsity program. Individual game MVPs included Rocket League's Dallas Smith (Ajax, Ont.), Hearthstone's Steven Gill (Whitby, Ont.), League of Legends' Sawyer Clements (Niagara Falls, Ont.), Overwatch's Luke Underwood (Squamish, B.C.), Super Smash Bros Ultimate's Jay Weippert (Courtice, Ont.), CS:GO's Austin Waite (Aurora, Ont.), and Rainbow 6's Spencer Jones (Newcastle, Ont.).
 
Kendra Oliver (Ajax, Ont.) of the women's basketball team and Joshua Lee (Ajax, Ont.) of the men's soccer team were named freshmen athletes of the year.
 
Oliver had a sensational rookie year with the women's basketball team. After finishing first in the province in rebounds and third in points per game, she was named a CCAA All-Canadian, OCAA east player of the year, OCAA east and overall rookie of the year, an OCAA east first team all-star, and an OCAA east all-rookie. The 5'10 forward averaged 19.4 points per game, 12.4 rebounds per game, and recorded 12 double-doubles this season.
 
Lee was a standout in his rookie campaign with the green and gold. Scoring a team-high eight goals in the regular season, he was named OCAA east rookie of the year and an OCAA first team all-star. The Ajax native then went on to help the Lords capture gold at the CCAA national championship, being named the CCAA championship MVP and a CCAA championship all-star.
 
Team leaders Alanna Stanoev (Whitby, Ont.) of the women's softball team and Tyler Krabi (Stouffville, Ont.) of the men's volleyball team were the recipients of the Bonnie Ginter-Brown overall leadership awards, recognizing a male and female student-athlete who have gone above-and-beyond in a leadership role within their team and the greater community.
 
The men's soccer team was named the team of the year after winning gold at the CCAA national championship on home turf in Oshawa. Capturing their first CCAA national banner in program history during the fall of 2019, the team also received numerous honours including four players selected as OCAA all-stars, two major provincial award winners, five CCAA championship all-stars, and the national championship MVP.
 
The men's rugby team won this year's #DC4DC award, recognizing a combination of team success, academics, strength and conditioning, community involvement and support for fellow Durham Lord teams.
 
DURHAM COLLEGE ATHLETIC AWARD WINNERS
 
"Margaret Greenley" Overall Female Athlete of the Year Award
Jessica Joensen (Newcastle, Ont.) – Women's Volleyball
 
"William Avery Memorial" Overall Male Athlete of the Year Award
Ty Jacob (Courtice, Ont.) – Men's Rugby
 
Female Freshman Athlete of the Year
Kendra Oliver (Ajax, Ont.) – Women's Basketball
 
"David Stewart" Male Freshman Athlete of the Year
Joshua Lee (Ajax, Ont.) – Men's Soccer
 
Team of the Year
Men's Soccer
 
#DC4DC Award
Men's Rugby
 
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
 
Four Year Award
Ryan Trapp (Viewlake, Ont.) – Golf
Jake Legros (Whitby, Ont.) – Men's Baseball
Jake Storry (Port Perry, Ont.) – Men's Baseball
Jaimie Clarke (Oshawa, Ont.) – Women's Softball
Nicole Mancini (Toronto, Ont.) – Women's Softball
Ryan Cullen (Pickering, Ont.) – Men's Soccer
Jeremy Bangala (Pickering, Ont.) – Men's Soccer
Emily Coons (Orono, Ont.) – Women's Soccer
MacKenzie Barry (Ajax, Ont.) – Women's Soccer
Malcolm Hooper (Orangeville, Ont.) – Men's Rugby, Basketball
Lucas Pichl (Cobourg, Ont.) – Men's Volleyball, Golf
Jessica Joensen (Newcastle, Ont.) – Women's Volleyball
Allyson Terwillegar (Enniskillen, Ont.) – Women's Volleyball
 
Five-Year Award
Alanna Stanoev (Whitby, Ont.) – Women's Softball
Ashley Black (Waterloo, Ont.) – Women's Softball
Caleigh Coels (Duncan, B.C.) – Women's Softball
Colin Reilly (Whitby, Ont.) – Men's Soccer
Tyler Krabi (Stouffville, Ont.) – Men's Volleyball

ETS Committment Award
Tiana Cowper (Calgary, Alta.) – Women's Rugby/Women's Volleyball
Liam Spafford (Oshawa, Ont.) – Men's Rugby
 
Athletic Therapy Student Trainer of the Year
Jessica Purcell – Men's Rugby
 
TEAM-BY-TEAM AWARDS
 
Golf
"Gerry Petit" MVP: Ryan Trapp (Viewlake, Ont.)
Women's MVP: Devyn Fraser (Uxbridge, Ont.)
"Tyler Martin" Leadership Award: Lucas Pichl (Cobourg, Ont.)
"Ryan Hughes" Rookie of the Year: Cody Clark (Little Britain, Ont.), Nathanial Coombes (Port Perry, Ont.)
 
Women's Softball
"Richard Snowden" MVP: Ashley Black (Waterloo, Ont.)
Leadership Award: Alanna Stanoev (Whitby, Ont.)
Rookie of the Year: Sydney Redick (Alvinston, Ont.)
Top Pitcher: Ashley Black (Waterloo, Ont.)
 
Men's Baseball
"Boom Baker" MVP: Griffin Oliver (Oshawa, Ont.)
"Sam Dempster" Leadership Award: Sam Cawker (Courtice, Ont.)
Rookie of the Year: Fernando Suarez Muniz (Whitby, Ont.)
Top Pitcher: Jason Crouse (Oshawa, Ont.)
 
Women's Soccer
"Vaso Vujanovic" MVP: Bailey Colangelo (Whitby, Ont.)
"Gord Oliver" Leadership Award: Morgan Blaind (Cobourg, Ont.)
"Gail Reid" Rookie of the Year: Shannon Brown (Whitby, Ont.)
 
Men's Soccer
"Vaso Vujanovic" MVP: LeRohne Young (Oshawa, Ont.)
"Gord Oliver" Leadership Award: Aidan Donaldson (Scarborough, Ont.)
Rookie of the Year: Joshua Lee (Ajax, Ont.)
 
Indoor Soccer
Women's MVP: Jessica Ferreira (Ajax, Ont.)
Men's MVP: Marcellus Paul (Courtice, Ont.)
 
Women's Rugby
MVP: Kaylah Moehling (Port Colborne, Ont.)
Leadership Award: Danielle Belanger (Courtice, Ont.)
Rookie of the Year: Glory Ezeude (Vaughan, Ont.)
 
Men's Rugby
MVP: Ty Jacob (Courtice, Ont.)
Leadership Award: Taylor Dallas (Port Perry, Ont.)
Rookie of the Year: Jackson MacIntosh (Brooklin, Ont.)
 
Women's Basketball
"Bonnie Slaughter" MVP: Kendra Oliver (Ajax, Ont.)
Leadership Award: Andrea Zulich (Sudbury, Ont.)
Rookie of the Year: Kendra Oliver (Ajax, Ont.)
 
Men's Basketball
"Ted Harrison" MVP: Romareo Stephenson (Markham, Ont.)
"Ernie Rainbow" Leadership Award: Tyrique Walters (Brampton, Ont.)
Rookie of the Year: Roy Anku (Edmonton, Alta.)
 
Women's Volleyball
"Stan Marchut" MVP: Jessica Joensen (Newcastle, Ont.)
Leadership Award: Cassidy Nicholson-Clarke (Ajax, Ont.)
Rookie of the Year: Haley Bickell (Winnipeg, Man.)
 
Men's Volleyball
"Laurence Bishop" MVP: Liam Gray (Barrie, Ont.)
Leadership Award: Tyler Krabi (Stouffville, Ont.)
Rookie of the Year: Rouzbeh Rahnavard (Richmond Hill, Ont.)
 
Esports
Leadership Award: Christian Lavender (Whitby, Ont.)
Rocket League MVP: Dallas Smith (Ajax, Ont.)
Hearthstone MVP: Steven Gill (Whitby, Ont.)
League of Legends MVP: Sawyer Clements (Niagara Falls, Ont.)
Overwatch MVP: Luke Underwood (Squamish, B.C.)
SSBU MVP: Jay Weippert (Courtice, Ont.)
CS:GO MVP: Austin Waite (Aurora, Ont.)
Rainbow 6 MVP: Spencer Jones (Newcastle, Ont.)

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