Thunderhawks Recognize Athletic Achievement

The Student Union of Confederation College Inc. (SUCCI) was excited to go back to in-person delivery of their Thunderhawks Athletic Awards on April 11, 2022. This format offered the perfect venue to recognize the accomplishments of our local and regional athletes and coaches.Thunderhawks Women’s Cross Country Athlete,

Jamie Kovacic, was crowned this year’s Female Athlete of the Year. Thunder Bay’s Kovacic is completing her first year of the Registered Practical Nursing program. Jamie demonstrated her true athletic spirit, enthusiasm and dedication for athletics with her commitment to the Thunderhawks Cross Country Running program. At the OCAA Provincial Championships, Jamie’s performance qualified her to compete at the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association’s (CCAA) National Championships. She has also received the Thunderhawks Cross Country Running Team MVP award this year.

Thunderhawks Men’s Golfer, Matthew Cho-Chu, is the recipient of this year’s Male Athlete of the Year award. Cho-Chu is a local golfer, completing his 2nd year of the Mechanical Engineering Technician program. Matthew is also the recipient of this year’s Thunderhawks Golf Team MVP award. Matthew qualified for, first time in Confederation College history, the opportunity to compete at CCAA National Golf Championships. Matthew played exceptionally well at these Championships finishing 13th best of college golfers in Canada. An outstanding achievement!

Varsity Athletic & Sport Team MVPs were awarded to:
Matthew Cho-Chu Golf
Ashlee Cooke Women’s Indoor Soccer
Devon Hoier Men’s Indoor Soccer
Jamie Kovacic Cross Country Running
Jeremy Bertoldo Men’s Curling
 

OCAA (Ontario Colleges Athletic Association) All Academic Awards (achieving honour roll status in the Fall semester) were presented to Lorenzo Pasqualino, Aaron Ruknicki & Robin Gathercole Niklas Metcalfe, graduating from the Film Production program was chosen as this year’s D.A.R. Bradshaw Athletic Achievement Award recipient. This award is presented to a graduating student, demonstrating the most improvement in and contribution to athletics, and whose quality of spirit and
competitive drive contributed to the overall success of the College athletic program. Nik was a formidable player on the field, but also a leader to the squad (Vice Captain). Metcalf’s dedication and commitment to being a Thunderhawks athlete is one of the main reasons our team was able to have a strong showing at the OCAA Regional Championships and continue to fight for a playoff spot in the Thunder Bay Men’s League.

OCAA Honour Awards awarded to two members of our Men’s Curling team:
Jeremy Bertoldo – 1st Team Second All Star
Katrina Slomke – 2nd Team Lead All Star

Appreciation was presented to Tbaytel for their ongoing, generous sponsorship of our Thunderhawks Athletics program.

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