The Western Mustangs announced co-winners for the 54th FWP Jones Trophy in Jen Cotten and Amanda Anderson, while Michael Faulds was named the 67th recipient of the Dr. Claude Brown Memorial Trophy at the annual Athletic Awards Banquet held at the London Convention Centre April 7.
Top Mustang student-athlete award winners included Amanda Anderson (Basketball), Michael Faulds (Football) and Jen Cotten (Track and Field).
FWP JONES TROPHY
This award is presented annually to the Western Mustangs female student-athlete who has made the greatest contribution to intercollegiate athletics within the university.
For the first time in 21 years and fourth time in Western history, there were co-winners for the 54th FWP Jones Trophy.
Anderson, women’s basketball point guard, and Cotton, women’s track and field multi-event performer and pentathlon specialist shared the honour.
Nominees included Anderson, Cotten, women’s lacrosse player Lindsay Doxtator and women’s rugby player Laura Russell.
Jen Cotten
A leader on her team throughout the season, Cotten put it all on the line at the OUA and CIS championships in her final season.
A four-time defending CIS Pentathlon champion, Cotten had an exception season, guiding the Western women’s track and field team to a national and provincial team medals (3rd CIS, 2nd OUA).
Representing Canada abroad in the off-season at les Jeux de la Francophonie, where she won a silver medal in the heptathlon, Cotten returned to captain the Mustangs and won her fifth MVP award.
A contributor to a number of community outreach initiatives and leader on the captain’s circle group, she won double gold at the CIS nationals in the pentathlon and long jump, scoring 31 of her team’s 63 points in the process.
Amanda Anderson
As captain of Western’s women’s basketball squad, Anderson will graduate as the top scorer in Western Mustangs history. A competitor, motivator and great ambassador for her sport, she’s looking forward to a career as a professional basketball player overseas.
Constantly involved in community outreach, she has been the face of Western’s women’s basketball team since her arrival when she won the CIS rookie of the year award.
Finishing second in OUA career scoring with 1,626 points over her five years, she finishes as the No. 2 scorer in OUA history behind just Cassandra Carpenter (Kanata, Ont.) who amassed 2,171 points in her career at Laurentian.
Anderson was a finalist for the CIS player of the year (the Nan Copp Award) and the OUA player of the year, leading her team and second in the OUA in scoring with over 18 points per game.
DR. CLAUDE BROWN MEMORIAL TROPHY
Faulds, Mustangs football quarterback is the 67th winner of the Dr. Claude Brown Memorial Trophy.
Faulds beat out nominees David Jacks from men’s rugby, Andrew Judge from the Mustangs track and field squad, and men’s volleyball star outside hitter Eric Simon.
Even though he is shy and brushes away any praise, Faulds is described by his teammates as the ultimate leader and a courageous warrior.
He set two CIS records in his final regular season game with the Mustangs becoming the CIS single-season passing leader (3,033 yards) and CIS career passing leader (10,811 yards).
Courageously playing on a damaged knee for most of the season, this Hec Crighton Trophy nominee as CIS football’s top quarterback and OUA player of the year tried valiantly to engineer a comeback in the 2009 Yates Cup game against Queen’s on the final drive in one of university football’s instant classics.
A two-time winner of the Dalt White Trophy as Yates Cup MVP, Faulds will likely be coaching the Mustangs one day and hopes to land a roster spot playing professional football.
PURPLE BLANKET WINNERS
WOMEN
Lindsay Doxtator, Lacrosse
Laura Russell, Rugby
Chantal Forristal, Tennis
Kimmi Labbett, Swimming
Lenore Chesworth, Swimming
Amanda Anderson, Basketball
MEN
Charles Fitzsimmons, Golf
Jason Kerr, Track and Field
Micky Lizmore, Curling
Andy Rady, Football
David Jacks, Rugby
TEAM MVPs
Badminton
The Dutch Decker Trophy – Alexandra Bruce, Martin Giuffre
Men’s Baseball
Jordan Townshend
Men’s Basketball
John P. Metras Trophy – Andrew Wedemire
The Bob Gage Award – Garrett Olexiuk
Boydell Award – Marcus Barnett
Women’s Basketball
Amanda Anderson
Men’s Cross Country
MVP – Kyle O’Neill
Most Improved – David Arango
Women’s Cross Country
MVP – Lynn Mockler
Most Improved – Lauren Coutts
Men’s Curling
Evan Lilly and Micky Lizmore
Women’s Curling
Fiona Muirhead
Men’s Fencing
The King’s Cup (MVP) – Mark Jones
Rookie of the Year – Mike Rose
Women’s Fencing
The Foxcroft-Nichol Award (MVP) – Andrea Csiba
Rookie of the Year – Doria Keung, Kimberly Ng and Clara Yim
Women’s Field Hockey
Michelle Weber
Women’s Figure Skating
Catherine McLean
Football
The George McCullagh Award (MVP) – Michael Faulds
The Doctor Vincent Callaghan Trophy (Most Valuable Lineman) – Matt Norman
The Keg’n Cleaver Trophy (Most Improved Player) – Josh Buttrill
The Darwin Semotiuk Trophy (Pursuit of Academic Excellence) – Andy Rady
The Mustang Defensive MVP Award (Chosen by defensive coaching staff) – John Surla
Men’s Golf
Charles Fitzsimmons
Women’s Golf
Katie Lebel
Men’s Hockey
The Circle “K” Trophy (MVP) – Keaton Turkiewicz
The Robert McChesney Memorial Trophy (Loyalty and Sportsmanship) – Jason Furlong
Lorne Thomson Award – Luc Martin
Women’s Hockey
Ellie Seedhouse
Women’s Lacrosse
Lindsay Doxtator
Men’s Rowing
Hwt. MVP – Sean Addison
Lwt. MVP – Derek Stedman
Rookie of the Year
Will Matthews (Hwt.)
Aaron Hitchins (Lwt.)
Ninth Seat Award – Paul Hammond
The Duncan MacLaren Trophy (Exceptional Contribution) – Tim Myers
Women’s Rowing
Lindsay Sferrazza & Sarah Black
MVP (Lwt) – Jaclyn Halko
Men’s Rugby
The Wilson Bignell Trophy (MVP) – Marcel Rethore
The Terry White Award (Leadership, Sportsmanship, teamwork, dedication) – Michael Meschino
MV Back – Rory Tomlinson
MV Forward – Marcel Rethorne
Clubman – Chad Harris
Rookie Forward – James Winckler
Rookie Back – Cody Thistle
Women’s Rugby
Stephanie Bailey
Most Valuable Forward – Laura Russell
Back MVP – Liz Wilson
Forward Rookie of the Year – Leah Lawson
Back Rookie of the Year – Laura Biewald
Forward Most Improved – Allison Walker
Back Most Improved – Rachael McMaster
Men’s Soccer
The Duncan A McLarty Trophy (MVP) – Mark Bennett
Golden Boot Award – Marc Pocrnic
Rookie of the Year – Vince Caminiti
Syl Basacco Memorial Award – Eamonn Hardy
Women’s Soccer
The Mary Riezebos Award (MVP) – Erin Grand
12th Player – Kristyn Smith & Nicole Lee
Golden Boot – Erin Grand
Defensive Player – Natalie Bramwell
Spirit Award – Chantal Blais
Rookie of the Year – Emily Maganja
Peter Russell Memorial Award – Erin Grand
Men’s Squash
Strachan Jarvis and Brian Hong
Women’s Squash
The Fiona Good Child Award (MVP) – Giselle Delgado
Men’s Swimming
The Peter Fowler Trophy (MVP) – Bryn Jones
The Walter Thompson Award (Most Valuable Freshman) – Trevor Nicholas
Most Improved – Jake Armstrong
Women’s Swimming
The Patricia D Kitchen Trophy (MVP) – Hayley Nell
The Joanne Kennedy Trophy (Rookie of the Year) – Jennifer Trung
Most Improved – Heather Martin
Men’s Tennis
Matt Jaekel
Women’s Tennis
Chantal Forristal
Men’s Track and Field
The F. Murray McNie Trophy (MVP) – Jason Kerr
Men’s Track Event MVPs – Scott Leitch and Kyle O’Neill
The Don Wright Trophy – Andrew Judge
Bob Vigars Trophy – Matt Brisson
Women’s Track and Field
The Labatt Trophy (MVP) – Jen Cotten
Women’s Field Event MVP – Alicia Smith
The Don Wright Trophy – Jen Cotten
Bob Vigars Trophy (Rookie of the Year) – Brenna Thomson
Men’s Volleyball
Eric Simon
Women’s Volleyball
Caleigh Whitaker
Men’s Water Polo
The Doctor Tom Van Alphen Award (MVP) – Greg Hoegy
Men’s Wrestling
The George Oliphant Trophy (MVP) – Eric Jacobson
Dr Glynn Leyshon Trophy (Most Dedicated – True Spirit) – Ben Spitzke