OSHAWA, ON – The Durham College Department of Athletics is proud to recognize 53 student-athletes for their academic achievements in the 2022-23 year.
The Bert Dejeet Memorial Award is an annual honour earned by a female and male student-athlete for having the top overall GPA among all their athletic peers at Durham College. Devyn Fraser (Women's Volleyball & Golf) from theAdvertising - Digital Media Management program took home the award among the women, while Ryan Mattes (Men's Baseball) from the Behavioural Science - Honours Bachelor program took home the award among the men.
For Fraser, this is her Durham College student-athlete record third consecutive semester with a 5.0 GPA. She goes back-to-back after earning the Bert Dejeet last year.
Furthermore, three student-athletes received CCAA Academic All-Canadian Awards. Katie Stewart, Mia Hildebrandt and Jessica Joensen were honoured with the CCAA's most prestigious student-athlete award, epitomizing their mandate of recognizing excellence in academics and athletics. To achieve this honour, a student-athlete must be named to their respective conference all-star teams in a CCAA sport and achieve honours standing. This is Stewart and Hildebrandt's second consecutive year earning the award.
Every year Durham College recognizes the team with the highest overall GPA collectively among all the teams' players. The women's volleyball team was named with that honour on Tuesday afternoon. Since being first awarded eight years ago, this is the fifth time that the women's volleyball team has won the Top Team GPA award, with the first three coming in 2016-17, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2021-22.
2022-23 Durham College Student-Athlete Awards Summary
Bert Dejeet Highest Overall GPA
Female: Devyn Fraser - Women's Volleyball & Golf
Male: Ryan Mattes - Men's Baseball
CCAA Academic All-Canadian Award
Mia Hildebrandt – Women's Volleyball
Katie Stewart – Women's Volleyball
Jessica Joensen – Women's Volleyball
Top Team GPA
Women's Volleyball
ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS
Golf
Sean Michalicka (911 Emergency & Call Centre Communications)
Devyn Fraser (Advertising - Digital Media Management)
Women's Soccer
Adrianna Vanderlaan (Crane Operation, Rigging & Construction Techniques)
Sinead Kappel (Sport Business Management)
Stephanie Boivin (Carpentry & Renovation Technician)
Heather Arnott (Dental Hygiene)
Olivia Checchia (Communications Services)
Ericka Van Hezewijk (Marketing – Business)
Nikki Bradshaw (Emergency Services Fundamentals)
Brianna Kelly (Social Service Worker)
Men's Soccer
Jonathan Ocquaye (Sport Management)
Garvit Gautam (Sport Management)
Teagan Marks (Sport Management)
Men's Baseball
Jacob Mahoney (Carpentry & Renovation Technician)
Ben Spunde (Mechanical Technician – Millwright)
Jackson Painter (Police Foundations)
Carter Quinney (Protection, Security & Investigations)
Ryan Mattes (Behavioural Science – Honours Bachelor)
Women's Softball
Arianne Pollon (Advanced Pre-Health Sciences)
Brooke Scott (Trades Fundamentals)
Kaylen Wilson (Police Foundations)
Mackenzie Williamson (Massage Therapy)
Women's Rugby
Cierra Matthews (9-1-1 Emergency & Call Centre Communications)
Sophia Amorgianos (Practical Nursing)
Daija Thompson (Sport Business Management)
& Women's Basketball
Emma Nagy (Police Foundations)
Maya Austin (Police Foundations)
Megan Bent (Advertising & Promotion)
Alex Callahan (Emergency Services Fundamentals)
Emily Cooper (Welding Engineering Technician)
Heather Bews (Paramedic)
Men's Rugby
Brock Dunn (Mechanical Technician – Elevating Devices)
Sebastian Bonk (Emergency Services Fundamentals)
Josh Dusome (Advanced Law Enforcement and Investigations)
David Stralak (Computer Programming)
Terrell Carter (Electronics Engineering Technology)
Tyler Maguire (Carpentry & Renovation Technician)
Chad Andress (Trades Fundamentals)
Brendyn Beck (Millwright)
Jackson MacIntosh (Electrical Engineering Technician)
Women's Volleyball
Mia Hildebrandt (Sport Management)
Jessica Anatol (Behavioural Science – Honours Bachelor)
Cassidy Unrau (Graphic Design)
Jessica Joensen (Paralegal)
Katie Stewart (International Business Management)
Men's Volleyball
Nandor Gallo (Artificial Intelligence Analysis, Design & Implementation)
Tyler Jegen (Fitness & Health Promotion)
William Egan (Welding Engineering Technician)
Men's Basketball
Thomaz Barbosa (Marketing – Business)
Mark Stoop (Mechanical Technician – Elevating Devices)
Esports
Samarth Patel
Nathan Wilson
Grant Law
Top Overall GPA By Sport
Golf (Women) - Devyn Fraser
Golf (Men) - Sean Michalicka
Women's Softball - Arianne Pollon
Men's Baseball - Ryan Mattes
Women's Soccer - Adrianna Vanderlaan
Men's Soccer - Jonathan Ocquaye
Women's Rugby - Cierra Matthews
Men's Rugby - Brock Dunn
Women's Basketball - Daija Thompson
Men's Basketball - Thomaz Barbosa
Women's Volleyball - Devyn Fraser
Men's Volleyball - Nandor Gallo
Esports - Samarth Patel
