2023-2024 Best of the Blue – Mystics Awards Night

On April 4, 2024, we celebrated the dedication, commitment and accomplishments of our student athletes at the Best of the Blue awards night.  See the complete list of award winners below.

Photos:  Tonight’s award winner announcements can be found on our Facebook or Instagram accounts.   We would also like to thank Dave Gallant, our Mystics photographer!  Check out the all of the award photos in this Facebook album.

Thank you to our seniors!

This is the last year for 15 of our Mystics student athletes who have committed a combined total of 50 seasons to the Mystics program.  Hear what they have to say in the 2023-24 Mystics senior video.

2023-2024 Recreation Awards:

  • Margaret Ellis Recreation Award:  Ana Julia Gomes Nobre
  • R.I.S.E Award – Commitment to Excellence:  Stephanie Beauvais and Ashley Nairn
  • R.I.S.E Award – Game Changer:  Jason Toole

2023-2024 Mount Mystics Athletics Awards:

Female Athlete of the Year:
– Amanda Pearcey, Women’s Basketball
– Amanda Volcko, Women’s Soccer

Male Athlete of the Year:
Chase Tynes, Men’s Basketball

Windsor Flash Trophy for highest GPA.  All recipients have a 4.3 GPA.
– Nikki Arsenault, Women’s Basketball
– Stephanie Fernandes, Women’s Cross Country
– Estel Iscan-Insense, Women’s Volleyball

Cross Country Awards:

  • Most Improved Runner: Amelia MacDougall
  • Mystic of the Year: Julian Aurora
  • Most Valuable Runners: Florence Cormier-Lebrun & Eva Kozak

Women’s Soccer Awards:

  • Most Improved Player: Annabelle Lendrum-Harnish
  • Mystic of the Year: Ashley Neves
  • Most Valuable Players: Morgan Gillis & Amanda Volcko

Men’s Soccer Awards:

  • Most Improved Player: Max Hoar
  • Mystic of the Year: Noah Jordan
  • Most Valuable Player: Nick Bryden

Women’s Volleyball Awards:

  • Most Improved Player: Sarah Ryan & Cela MacLellan
  • Mystic of the Year: McKenzie Antle
  • Most Valuable Players: Marcy MacNeil & Madyson Parlee

Women’s Basketball Awards:

  • Most Improved Player: Samia Amadou
  • Mystic of the Year: Victoria Strickland
  • Most Valuable Players: Amanda Pearcey

Men’s Basketball Awards:

  • Most Improved Players: Isaac Matheson & Keigan Feron
  • Mystic of the Year: Jaxon Smith
  • Most Valuable Players: Chase Tynes & Jaydan Smith

Individual Awards:

  • Sheila & Stephenie Allt Memorial Award:
    – Ana Lucas, Women’s Soccer
    – Hannah Huntley, Women’s Volleyball
  • Tracy Barton Endowed Memorial Award:
    – Emily Murphy, Women’s Volleyball
    – Morgan Gills, Women’s Soccer
  • Raymond & Helen Plato Memorial Award:
    – Isaac Matheson, Men’s Basketball
    – Jaxon Smith, Men’s Basketball
  • Rick & Andrea Plato Award:
    Adam Callaghan, Men’s Basketball
  • Dyrick McDermott Memorial Award:
    Ashleigh Marshall, Women’s Basketball
  • Alumni Varsity Prize:
    – Gwen Ettinger O’Leary, Women’s Basketball
    – Max Hoar, Men’s Soccer

CCAA Academic All Canadians:

  • Mhyah Allen, Women’s Soccer
  • Nikki Arsenault, Women’s Basketball
  • Morgan Gillis, Women’s Soccer
  • Sophie LeBlanc, Cross Country
  • Cela MacLellan, Women’s Volleyball
  • Marcy MacNeil, Women’s Volleyball
  • Amanda Pearcey, Women’s Basketball

 

2022-23 Best of the Blue

2022-23 Best of the Blue – Mystics Awards Night

On March 30, 2023, we celebrated the dedication, commitment and accomplishments of our student athletes at the Best of the Blue awards night.

Thank you to our seniors!

This is the last year for 25 of our Mystics student athletes.  Hear what they have to say in our 2022-23 Mystics Moments video.

2022-2023 Recreation Award:

Margaret Ellis Recreation Award: Julia Strickey

2022-2023 Mount Mystics Athletics Awards:

Female Athlete of the Year:
 Emily Holt, Women’s Basketball

Male Athlete of the Year:
Will Spaulding, Men’s Basketball

Windsor Flash Trophy (for highest GPA):
All recipients have a 4.3 GPA

  • Campbell Colpitts, Men’s Basketball
  • Madeline Laurence, Women’s Soccer
  • Annika Monroe, Women’s Soccer
  • Jillian Smith, Cross Country

Cross Country Awards:

  • Most Improved Player: Sophie LeBlanc
  • Coach’s Award: Jillian Smith
  • Most Valuable Player: Florence Cormier-Lebrun

Women’s Soccer Awards:

  • Most Improved Player:  Morgan Gillis
  • Coach’s Award: Beth Padfield
  • Most Valuable Player: Annika Monroe & Madison Lavers

Men’s Soccer Awards:

  • Most Improved Player: Maxwell Hoar
  • Coach’s Award: Michael Grechuk & Connor Grant
  • Most Valuable Player: Waris Attiqullah & Nick Bryden

Women’s Volleyball Awards:

  • Most Improved Player: Cela MacLellan
  • Coach’s Award: Maia Green & Madyson Parlee
  • Most Valuable Player: Marcy MacNeil

Women’s Basketball Awards:

  • Most Improved Player: Courtney Smith & Amanda Pearcey
  • Coach’s Award: Ashleigh Marshall
  • Most Valuable Player: Alisha McNeil & Emily Holt

Men’s Basketball Awards:

  • Most Improved Player: Tario Sands & Ty Murnaghan
  • Coach’s Award: Adam Callaghan & Jaxon Smith
  • Most Valuable Player: Will Spaulding

Individual Awards:

  • Sheila & Stephenie Allt Memorial Award:
    • Amelia MacDougall, Cross Country
    • Sacha Clark, Women’s Soccer
  • Tracy Barton Endowed Memorial Award:
    • Florence Cormier-Lebrun, Cross Country
  • Raymond & Helen Plato Memorial Award:
    • Adam Callaghan, Men’s Basketball
    • Jaxon Smith, Men’s Basketball
  • Rick & Andrea Plato Award:
    • Isaac Matheson, Men’s Basketball
  • Dyrick McDermott Memorial Award:
    • Amanda Pearcey, Women’s Basketball
  • Alumni Varsity Award:
    • Connor Grant, Men’s Soccer
    • Maia Green, Women’s Volleyball

CCAA Academic All Canadians:

  • Marcy MacNeil, Women’s Volleyball
  • Emily Holt, Women’s Basketball
  • Alicia McNeil, Women’s Basketball
  • Annika Monroe, Women’s Soccer
  • Ashley Neves, Women’s Soccer
  • Sacha Clark, Women’s Soccer

 

Photos:

  • Check out our Facebook or Instagram account for award winner announcements.
  • Thank you Dave Gallant, our Mystics photographer!  Dave has captured a season full of great memories.  Check out the awards banquet photos on his Facebook page, DW Photo.

2021-22 Best of the Blue

Congratulations to all of the winners from this year’s Best of the Blue Varsity Awards.

Thank you to all of our devoted student-athletes, coaches and supporters for making this year truly one to remember!

Mystics Cross Country

  • Most Improved: Teaghan Wallace
  • Coach’s Award: Hannah Baillie
  • Most Valuable Player:  Mitchell Firth

Mystics Women’s Soccer

  • Most Improved:  Esja Marr
  • Coach’s Award:  Mariah Wright
  • Most Valuable Player:  Annika Monroe

Mystics Men’s Soccer

  • Most Improved:  Michael Grechuk
  • Coach’s Award:  Nick Bryden, Connor Grant
  • Most Valuable Player:  Luc Andriopoulos

Mystics Women’s Volleyball

  • Most Improved:  Madyson Parlee, Marcy MacNeil
  • Coach’s Award: Nicole Rector
  • Most Valuable Player:  Elisabeth Héroux-Rhymes

Mystics Women’s Basketball

  • Most Improved: Katherine Khorovets
  • Coach’s Award:  Piper Tracy-Stewart
  • Most Valuable Player:  Kelsey Crocker, Tahlia Jones
  • Dyrick McDermott Memorial Award:  Alisha McNeil

Mystics Men’s Basketball

  • Most Improved:  Will Spaulding
  • Coach’s Award:  Tariq Thomas
  • Most Valuable Player:  Jaxon Smith, Joel McCrossin
  • Raymond and Helen Plato Memorial Award:  Jaxon Smith
  • Rick and Andrea Plato Award:  Ty Murnaghan

Individual Awards

MSVU Varsity Alumni Prize

  • Mariah Wright, Women’s Soccer
  • Tariq Thomas, Men’s Basketball

Margaret Ellis Award:  D’Vaughn Rolle-Johnson

Sheila & Stephenie Allt Award

  • Kathrine McEwen, Women’s Soccer
  • Madeline Laurence, Women’s Soccer.

Tracy Barton Endowed Memorial Award

  • Adam Callaghan, Men’s Basketball
  • Seven McHatten, Women’s Volleyball

CCAA Academic All-Canadians

  • Mitchell Firth, Cross Country
  • Annika Monroe, Women’s Soccer
  • Nicole Rector, Women’s Volleyball
  • Elisabeth Héroux-Rhymes, Women’s Volleyball
  • Tahlia Jones, Women’s Basketball
  • Kelsey Crocker, Women’s Basketball
  • Alisha McNeil, Women’s Basketball

Windsor Flash Trophy

  • Ally Seamone, Women’s Soccer
  • Madeline Laurence, Women’s Soccer
  • Kathrine McEwen, Women’s Soccer

Female Athlete of the Year:  Kelsey Crocker, Women’s Basketball

Male Athlete of the Year:  Joel McCrossin, Men’s Basketball