(London, Ontario) – Fanshawe Athletics concluded the 2023-24 varsity season with the Falcons year end banquet this evening. It was announced that Arpitraj Sinha from the Badminton team and Alison Cotton from the Women's Basketball team have been named Fanshawe's Athletes of the Year.
Athlete of the Year: Arpitraj Sinha
Arpitraj Sinha (Markham, ON) was the star of the Fanshawe Badminton team this season, earning a CCAA national silver medal and an OCAA provincial gold medal in men's doubles. Sinha and his men's doubles partner Roshan Jacob finished second at the OCAA West Regional event and Sinha was named an OCAA West Regional All-Star. At the OCAA Provincial Championship, Sinha and his partner overcame their previous loss against the Humber Hawks at West Regionals to capture OCAA Gold. Sinha and Jacob then competed in the CCAA National Championship in, where they claimed silver after an intense championship three-set match versus SAIT. Sinha overcame both physical and mental challenges throughout his Falcons tenure and is a well-decorated badminton athlete. During his 2021-2022 rookie campaign, Sinha was awarded an OCAA silver medal and CCAA bronze medal with men's doubles partner San Dang. In 2022-23, Sinha competed in the men's singles division and secured a bronze medal at the OCAA Championships.
Athlete of the Year: Alison Cotton
Alison Cotton (London, ON) led the Fanshawe Women's Basketball team this season as a three-year captain and three-time OCAA All-Star. She recorded a double-double in 13 of 18 games during the 2023-24 campaign and averaged 14.4 points and an OCAA league-leading 11.1 rebounds during regular season play. The fifth-year's relentless work ethic was displayed on both ends of the floor, as she set Fanshawe Women's Basketball records for most steals in a game (11), most rebounds in a game (19), and most rebounds in a season (177). Along with being a tenacious defender and the team's leading scorer the past two seasons, Cotton is also third in Fanshawe Women's Basketball all-time rebounding (484). Her versatility and commitment to the Fanshawe College program since 2018 have allowed her to find much success during her career both on the court and in the classroom. Cotton has also earned All-Academic Honours, maintaining over a 4.0 GPA throughout her Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership degree program.
In addition to the Athletes of the Year awards, the following student-athletes were also major award recipients:
CCAA Academic All-Canadians – Alison Cotton (Women's Basketball), Kyle Cameron (Men's Soccer), Nicole McClennan (Curling), Veronica Van Broekhoven (Curling), Abigail Brown (Curling)
Les Zoltai Award – Aidan Whalen (Men's Basketball)
Jim Matchett Memorial Scholarship – Madilyn Michienzi (Women's Soccer)
Damian Warner Rookie of the Year – Sidney Deleary (Women's Basketball)
Damian Warner Rookie of the Year – Roshan Jacob (Badminton)
Fowler Kennedy Varsity Award – Grace Boyce (Cross Country)
Mike Lindsay Leadership Award – TK Sinha
World Transplant Games Legacy Badminton Award – Arpitraj Sinha
Team Academic Challenge – Curling, GPA: 3.89
Team Awards
Women's Most Valuable Runner - Katie Rice
Men's Most Valuable Runner - Ethan Roche
Women's Rookie of the Year - Grace Boyce
Men's Rookie of the Year - Noah Derganc
Golf:
Most Valuable Player - Ben Landers
Rookie of the Year - Austin Kuiack
Most Valuable Player - Madilyn Michienzi
Rookie of the Year - Emma Hurrell
Women's Indoor Soccer:
Most Valuable Player - Mackenzie Mota
Rookie of the Year - Addison Skinkle
Men's Outdoor Soccer:
Most Valuable Player - Kyle Cameron
Rookie of the Year - Carlos Cabral
Men's Indoor Soccer:
Most Valuable Player - Oscar Calvo
Rookie of the Year - Bilal El Said
Softball:
Most Valuable Player - Jada Doxtator
Rookie of the Year - Hanna Lawler
Baseball:
Most Valuable Player - Jamie Chopping-Lawlor
Rookie of the Year - Riley Wheeler
Badminton:
Women's Most Valuable Player - Eugene Kim
Men's Most Valuable Player - Arpitraj Sinha
Women's Rookie of the Year - Xinyi Ge
Men's Rookie of the Year - Roshan Jacob
Curling:
Women's Most Valuable Player - Veronica Van Broekhoven
Men's Most Valuable Player - Nicholas Chasse
Women's Rookie of the Year - Kara Wrightson
Men's Rookie of the Year - Anden Fennell
Women's Volleyball:
Most Valuable Player - Hannah Onyema
Rookie of the Year - Meghan Kormendy
Men's Volleyball:
Most Valuable Player - Jayden Crowther
Rookie of the Year - Carter Pittuck
Women's Basketball:
Most Valuable Player - Alison Cotton
Rookie of the Year - Sidney Deleary
Men's Basketball:
Most Valuable Player - Terence Williams
Rookie of the Year - Steven Okoroafor