Men’s Avalanche Volleyball
The Men’s Avalanche volleyball team finished their season with a tough loss in the bronze medal match against Vancouver Island University Mariners.
The squad, coached by John Swanson, finished with a 9-15 record in the regular season, but made a return to the Pacwest championship after missing out on playoffs last year.
Offensively, Patrik Toze led the way with 265 kills as an outside hitter while Julio Lins backed him up with 205 kills also playing as an outside hitter. Defensively, Mitch Parnham hit the court for 137 digs, while Lins was also a force, making 111 digs.
Women’s Avalanche Volleyball
Sneaking into the Pacwest provincial championship with the sixth seed, the Women’s Avalanche volleyball team picked the right time to heat up.
Dispatching the first two teams from Camosun College and Capilano University put them into the gold medal match, where they stormed from behind to win two sets and the tie-breaker to capture the provincial title.
It was the first-ever gold medal for the women’s volleyball program at the College of the Rockies and only their second appearance in post-season action.
Following the win at provincials, the team flew out to PEI to compete in the national championship, hosted by Holland College in Charlottetown. The team accumulated a 1-2 record, finishing in seventh place.
The team, coached by John Swanson, was led offensively by Kelsey Thompson with 284 kills, while Alexa Koshman played a huge defensive role with 368 digs.
Men’s Awards
Most Valuable Player
Rookie of the Year
Patrik Toze
Most Improved Player
Mitch Parnham
Avalanche Award
Zach Fedechko
Women’s Awards
Most Valuable Player
Kelsey Thompson
Most Improved Player
Ariel Goodman
Rookie of the Year
Kennedy Koop
Avalanche Award
Alexa Koshman
Pacwest Awards
Pacwest Provincial First-Team All Star
Patrik Toze
Kelsey Thompson
Pacwest Provincial All-Rookie Team
Patrik Toze
Pacwest Rookie of the Year
Patrik Toze
Pacwest Player of the Week
Kelsey Thompson (2)
Patrik Toze
Pacwest Provincial All Star Team
Alexa Koshman
Kennedy Koop
Alex Cassels
Pacwest Provincial MVP
Kelsey Thompson
Pacwest Academic Awards
Taylor Forester
Kara Froese
Kendra Hainsworth
