(London, Ontario) – Fanshawe Athletics announced today that Morgan Lowry (Women's Softball) has been named Fanshawe's Female Athlete of the Year and that Seth Marcaccio (Men's Cross Country) has been named Fanshawe's Male Athlete of the Year.
Female Athlete of the Year: Morgan Lowry – Lowry was a dominant force in the OCAA this season as the league's top pitcher. Her impressive 2021 campaign included 61 innings pitched and a Fanshawe record of 102 strikeouts. Her ERA was 2.3 and was named the OCAA Pitcher of the Year, a first in Falcon history. On September 24, 2021, Lowry set a new OCAA strikeout record, breaking the previous record of 17 set in 2009. She struck out 19 Conestoga Condors in a complete game 4-2 win. She had a 7-1 record and was also named an OCAA League All-Star. Lowry also set the Fanshawe Softball all-time career strikeout record with 170, averaging an incredible 11.7 per game in her two-year career.
Male Athlete of the Year: Seth Marcaccio – Marcaccio demonstrated true leadership this season through his hard work, performance, and dedication to his team. This year, he won every regular season race and topped it off with both an individual and team OCAA provincial gold medal. The fifth-year runner led the Fanshawe Men's Cross Country team to a CCAA National Championship title and captured an individual bronze on the national stage. Marcaccio is an incredible talent and was named a CCAA All-Canadian, CCAA Academic All-Canadian and OCAA All-Ontario First Team award winner. He used his knowledge and experience to help guide the team toward success, making him a tremendous asset to the Falcons program. Marcaccio is a model student-athlete who shares his love for running with his teammates.
In addition to the Athletes of the Year, the following student-athletes were also award recipients:
Les Zoltai Award – Ryan Baker (Men's Soccer)
Jim Matchett Memorial Scholarship – Mohemed Ashik Noor Mohemed (Men's Badminton)
Female Overall Rookie of the Year – Madilyn Michienzi (Women's Soccer)
Male Overall Rookie of the Year – Mitchel Hampson (Men's Golf)
The Fowler Kennedy Varsity Award – Sandy Freeland (Men's Cross Country)
Mike Lindsay Leadership Award – Cadie De Kelver
World Transplant Games Legacy Badminton Award – Martin Truong
Team Academic Challenge – Women's Softball, GPA: 3.69
CCAA Academic All-Canadians – Seth Marcaccio (Cross Country, Tamara Depauw (Cross Country), Abby Scott (Soccer), Emily Sheculski (Soccer), Victoria Hinchliffe (Curling/Soccer), San Dang (Badminton) and Arpitraj Sinha (Badminton).
Team Awards:
Cross Country Running:
Women's Most Valuable Runner – Tamara Depauw
Women's Rookie of the Year – Katie Rice
Men's Most Valuable Runner – Seth Marcaccio
Men's Rookie of the Year – Ethan Roche
Men's Golf:
Most Valuable Player – Mitchel Hampson
Rookie of the Year – Luke Evans
Women's Soccer:
Most Valuable Player – Kayla McQueen
Rookie of the Year – Madilyn Michienzi
Women's Indoor Soccer:
Most Valuable Player – Kayla McQueen
Rookie of the Year – Morgan Grant
Men's Soccer:
Most Valuable Player – Tomas Alvarez
Rookie of the Year – Jalen Loague
Men's Indoor Soccer:
Most Valuable Player – Ryan Baker
Rookie of the Year – Daniel Gonzalez
Women's Softball:
Most Valuable Player – Morgan Lowry
Rookie of the Year – Marandee Hunter
Men's Baseball:
Most Valuable Player – Faris Adamou
Rookie of the Year – Greg Van Boekel
Women's Volleyball:
Most Valuable Player – Ashley Rafferty
Rookie of the Year – Hannah Onyema
Men's Volleyball:
Most Valuable Player – Elliott Leslie
Rookie of the Year – Tanner Paterson
Women's Basketball:
Most Valuable Player – Grace Shea
Rookie of the Year – Micaela Howard
Men's Basketball:
Most Valuable Player – Aldin Malkic
Rookie of the Year – Dante Richards
Badminton:
Women's Most Valuable Player – Kaitlyn Murray
Women's Rookie of the Year – Mook Prasarn
Men's Most Valuable Player – San Dang
Men's Rookie of the Year – Arpitraj Sinha
Curling:
Women's Most Valuable Player – Lauren Massey
Women's Rookie of the Year – Leah Hopkins
Men's Most Valuable Player – Dylan Byrne
Men's Rookie of the Year – Cameron Hall
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