2016 St. Michael's Sword and Shield Athletic Awards

Character: Chet Root and Natalie Krizan

Toni Lucas - St. Michael’s  School held their 2016 Sword and Shield Athletic Awards at the Foothills Campus on Thursday, June 9.  St. Michael's Athletic Director Tyler Speelman was the Emcee for the evening.  Speelman recognized the many people and organizations who have helped the teams in a variety of ways including those who sponsored the awards, the coaches, drivers, referees,   scorekeepers, volunteers, parents and guardians, and the students for all the help everyone puts effort into the athletic department.  Speelman said "I remember last year that more than one coach said to me at the end of the year 'You're going to have a very good team for the next couple of years.'  They weren't wrong."  He directed the audience's attention to a variety of banners displayed to the side of the room, achievements of  various teams.

The awards within the teams were often given out by the coaches themselves.  They had a few moments to share with everyone the team highlights, and the achievements of the individuals.

Sportsmanship: back - Tyler Gerber and Rebecca Lowry, front - Denby Ettenhofer and Joseph Lowry

The major awards at the end of the evening included Sportsmanship, Athlete of the Year, and Character awards.  For Sportsmanship the recipients had demonstrated the qualities of fairness, civility, honesty, usefulness, respect, and responsibility.  There was a male and female recipient in both Junior High and High School both in Athletics and in Sportsmanship.  For the category of Character Awards one male and one female student were chosen from the athletic student body.  These are athletes who had put team and school before their own individual achievement.  Speelman said the two winners showed positive citizenship, sportsmanship, team player, a strong work ethic, excellent attendance both in athletic and academic areas and strength in character.  He then announced the winners of the 2016 St. Michael's Character Awards, Natalie Krizan and Chet Root.

After the awards presentation there was a slideshow commemorating many moments in this school year of sports and the camaraderie of these young athletes.  In the lobby there was a space for winners to have photos taken to commemorate the night.

St. Michael’s Sword and Shield Athletic Awards

Cross Country

Junior High Girls

MVP – Vivian Thomson

Honourable Mention – Paige Richards

Honourable Mention – Grace Zoratti

Senior High Girls

MVP – Rebecca Lowry

Honourable Mention – Legacy Krampl

Honourable Mention – Kiana Neumann

Junior High Boys

MVP – Mathias Gelber

Honourable Mention – Liam Grier

Honourable Mention – Taite Jessen

Senior High Boys

MVP – Eric Grier

Honourable Mention – Mitchell Zoratti

Honourable Mention – Elisha Lowry

Volleyball

Junior High Girls B Volleyball

Most Improved – Paige Richards

Heart and Hustle –Vivian Thomson

Sportsmanship – Cindra Yellowhorn

Most Valuable Player – Savanna Edwards

Junior High Boys A Volleyball

Most Improved – Liam Grier

Heart and Hustle – Taite Jessen

Sportsmanship – Mathias Gelber

Leadership – Joseph Lowry

Most Valuable Player – Ethan Choi

Junior High Boys B Volleyball

Most Improved – Nico Charette and Julian Krizan

Heart and Hustle – Corbin Litchfield and Connor Stuckey

Sportsmanship – Caleb Evans and Aiden Bustard

Most Valuable Player – Will Johnson and Solli Cooley

Junior High Girls A Volleyball

Most Improved – Sara Saulnier

Heart and Hustle – Ellie Stauffer

Sportsmanship – Mya Citrigno

Most Valuable Player – Abigail Smith

Senior High Girls – Senior Varsity Volleyball 

Most Improved – Alex Russell

Heart and Hustle – Bree Yellowhorn

Sportsmanship – Natalie Krizan

Rookie of the Year – Olivia Citrigno

Most Valuable Player – Rebecca Lowry

Senior High Boys Varsity Volleyball

Most Improved – Ben Cooley

Heart and Hustle –Chet Root

Sportsmanship – Taite Jessen and Mitchell Zoratti

Most Valuable Player – Michael Svab and Tyler Gerber

Basketball

Junior High B Girls Basketball

Most Improved – Caitlyn Kirkman

Most Versatile Player– Cadence Yellowhorn

Most Speedster Award – Vivian Thomson

Hustle on the Court – Aliyah Hungry Wolf

Sportsmanship – Megan Sundberg

Big Boards Award – Mercedes Smith

Junior High A Girls Basketball

Most Improved – Trinity Provost

Most Improved Post – Madison Arnold

Heart and Hustle – Denby Ettenhofer

Sportsmanship – Danika Warkentin

MVP – Grace Zoratti and Ashton Kootenhayoo

Junior High B Boys Basketball

Most Improved – Will Johnson

Heart and Hustle – Aiden Bustard

Most Valuable Player – Julian Krizan

Junior High A Boys Basketball

Most Valuable Pump Fake – Joe Lowry

Most Valuable D – Liam Grier

Sportsmanship/coachable – Kalib Smith

Work Horse – Mathias Gelber

Most Valuable Put Back – Ben Cooley

Most Valuable Back Court – Taite Jessen

Most Improved 3 Pointer – Ethan Choi

Rookie of the Year – Romel Obrique

JV and SV Girls Basketball

Senior High (JV) Girls Basketball

Most Improved – Emma Dietze

Heart and Hustle – Leigh Erickson

Sportsmanship – Bree Yellowhorn

Most Valuable Player – Natalie Krizan 

Senior High (SV) Girls Basketball

Most Improved – Lucy Gerrand

Heart and Hustle – Ashtyn Duncan

Sportsmanship - Megan McGlynn

Most Valuable Player - Rebecca Lowry

Senior High Boys Basketball

Most Improved – Ryan Higginbotham and Isaak Bustard

Heart and Hustle – Adam Sundberg

Sportsmanship – Elisha Lowry

Rookie of the Year – Jordan Hochstein

Most Valuable Player – Mitchell Zoratti

Badminton

Junior and Senior Hight Badminton

Junior High Badminton

Most Improved – Taite Jessen

Heart and Hustle – Neige Kelly and Megan Sundberg

Sportsmanship – Caleb Evans

Most Valuable Player – Denby Ettenhofer and Mya Citrigno

Senior High Badminton

Most Valuable Player – Isabelle Charette

Track and Field

Junior and Senior High Track and Field

Junior High Track and Field

Most Improved – Shay Tienkamp

Heart and Hustle – Liam Grier

Sportsmanship – Vivan Thomson

Most Valuable Player – Mathias Gelber and Paige Richards

Senior High Track and Field

Most Improved – Ethan Richards

Heart and Hustle – Eric Grier

Most Valuable Player – Rebecca Lowry and Michael Svab

Major Awards

Sportsmanship

Sportsmanship: back - Tyler Gerber and Rebecca Lowry, front - Denby Ettenhofer and Joseph Lowry

Junior High Female Sportsmanship of the Year - Denby Ettenhofer

Junior High Male Sportsmanship of the Year -Joseph Lowry

Senior High Female Sportsmanship of the Year - Rebeccca Lowry

Senior High Male Sportsmanship of the Year - Tyler Gerber

Athletes of the Year

Jr. High Athletes of the Year Grace Zoratti, Taite Jessen, and Mathias Gelber

Sr. High Athletes of the year Rebecca Lowry, Mitchell Zoratti, and Michael Svab

Junior High Female Athlete of the Year – Grace Zoratti

Junior High Male Athlete of the Year - Mathias Gelber and Taite Jessen

Senior High Female Athlete of the Year – Rebecca Lowry

Senior High Male Athlete of the Year - Michael Svab and Mitchell Zoratti

Character Awards

Character: Chet Root and Natalie Krizan

Female Character Award – Natalie Krizan

Male Character Award – Chet Root