Fanshawe Celebrates 2024-25 Varsity Season with Athletics Awards Ceremony

(London, Ontario) – Fanshawe Athletics concluded the 2024-2025 varsity season with the Falcons' year-end awards ceremony this evening. Luke Evans from the Men's Golf team and Parker Doig from the Women's Curling team were honoured as Fanshawe's Athletes of the Year.

Athlete of the Year: Luke Evans

Luke Evans (Georgetown, ON) made history this season as the first-ever individual national champion in the 47-year history of the Fanshawe Falcons golf program. His journey to national glory began at the OCAA Provincial Championships, where he carded a score of 229 (+13) to place fifth. Evans was instrumental in the Men's team's silver medal success at the OCAA event and earned OCAA All-Ontario Team honours. At the CCAA National Championships, he delivered a record-breaking performance, finishing with a score of 288 (+4), the best four-day total by a Fanshawe golfer at a CCAA event. Alongside his individual title, he was named a CCAA All-Canadian and played a key role in securing the Men's team national silver medal. Now in his fourth year, Evans' journey from a promising rookie to a leader and champion is a testament to his dedication, hard work, and commitment to his coaches, teammates, and Fanshawe College.

Athlete of the Year: Parker Doig

Parker Doig (Egmondville, ON), a newcomer to Fanshawe College and the Women's Curling team wasted no time making an impact this season. After transferring from Humber College, she embraced a greater leadership role, trading in her blue for red and guiding the Falcons to success. As skip, Doig led the Women's team to its fifth-ever OCAA Championship and first since 2018-19. In a dramatic championship match, she and her Fanshawe teammates faced off against her former team, the Humber Hawks, in a rematch of last season's final. The Falcons staged a thrilling comeback in the seventh end to claim the title, securing a moment of sweet revenge. For Doig, who previously played as a fifth for Humber, stepping into an elevated role with Fanshawe proved to be a defining moment, as she was named OCAA Women's Curling Most Valuable Player.

In addition to the Athletes of the Year awards, the following student-athletes were also major award recipients:

Damian Warner Rookie of the Year – Ashlyn Anderson (Women's Basketball)

Damian Warner Rookie of the Year – Ty Nguyen (Badminton)

Les Zoltai Award – Marandee Hunter (Softball)

Jim Matchett Memorial Scholarship – Chloe Meldrum (Women's Basketball)

Fowler Kennedy Varsity Award – Juan Sebastian Gomez Galeano (Men's Soccer)

CCAA Academic All-Canadians – Abigail Brown (Curling), Veronica Van Broekhoven (Curling)

Mike Lindsay Leadership Award – Victoria Ashley (Men's Soccer Student Trainer / Manager)

Team Academic Challenge – Cross Country, GPA: 3.86

Team Awards:

Cross Country:

Women's Most Valuable Runner – Megan Hutson

Men's Most Valuable Runner – Matt Talbot

Women's Rookie of the Year – Regan DeWinter

Men's Rookie of the Year – Adam Voisey

Golf:

Men's Most Valuable Player – Luke Evans

Women's Most Valuable Player – Courtney French

Men's Rookie of the Year – Kennedy Costa

Women's Outdoor Soccer:

Most Valuable Player – Allie Franssen

Rookie of the Year – Emily Woods

Women's Indoor Soccer:

Most Valuable Player – Natalia Diaz

Rookie of the Year – Miriam Wambulwa

Men's Outdoor Soccer:

Most Valuable Player – Juan Sebastian Gomez Galeano

Rookie of the Year – Dante D'Oria

Men's Indoor Soccer:

Most Valuable Player – Carlos Cabral

Rookie of the Year – Tamer Osman

Softball:

Most Valuable Player – Marandee Hunter

Rookie of the Year – Kyle Dalrymple

Baseball:

Most Valuable Player – Charles Bowman

Rookie of the Year – Nolan Rice

Badminton:

Women's Most Valuable Player – Samantha Darby

Men's Most Valuable Player – Ty Nguyen

Women's Rookie of the Year – Nicole Kim

Men's Rookie of the Year – Jan Dave Deocampo

World Transplant Games Legacy Badminton Award – Ryan Los

Curling:

Women's Most Valuable Player – Parker Doig

Men's Most Valuable Player – Brett Henderson

Women's Rookie of the Year – Frannie Richardson

Men's Rookie of the Year – Brennan Roy

Women's Volleyball:

Most Valuable Player – Ally Taylor

Rookie of the Year – Dana Sloan

Men's Volleyball:

Most Valuable Player - Jayden Crowther

Rookie of the Year – Ty Klassen

Women's Basketball:

Most Valuable Player – Ashlyn Anderson

Rookie of the Year – Ashlyn Anderson

Men's Basketball:

Most Valuable Player - Steven Okoroafor

Rookie of the Year – Da'Marion Ennis