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MVB Blues finish 5th
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Blues Academic Awards
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Athletes of the Year
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Dept. Accomplishments
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2013 Home
Game Openers
Men’s & Women’s Soccer
Sat., Sept. 14, 2013
CapU vs Quest
Sun., Sept. 15, 2013
CapU vs Langara
Men’s & Women’s Basketball
Fri., Nov. 1, 2013
Capu vs Quest
Sat., Nov. 2, 2013
CapU vs Douglas
Men’s & Women’s Volleyball
Sat., Oct. 12,, 2013
CapU vs Douglas
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MVB Blues finish 5th
This year saw another rookie head
coach but this time the results were
different - Nathan Bennett took over
last spring after a knee injury ended his
professional playing career and guided
the Blues to a fourth place finish in
PacWest league play. The Blues then
stunned the PacWest world last month
by winning the provincial title and
grabbing a spot in the national
championships.
Their run at the ultimate prize,
however, ended early in Ontario with
an opening round loss to the host
Niagara College Knights last Thursday.
The match started well for the secondseeded Blues as they blasted to a big win in the first set but the seventh-seeded
Knights charged back and won in five grueling sets (16-25, 2518, 23-25, 25-23, 15-8)
in front of a raucous home crowd. One day after landing back in Vancouver coach
Bennett said his team's fast start may have actually been its downfall.
With the loss the Blues were now battling for bronze. Their second match was
another fierce five-setter but this time it was a win for Capilano as they topped the
CÉGEP de l'Outaouais Griffons from Quebec. The tournament ended for the Blues
with a 3-1 loss to a talented team from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
on Saturday.
Fourth year power hitter Dan Caverly was named to the tournament's first all-star
team, ending an exceptional run that saw him earn a spot on the PacWest first allstar team as well as MVP honours at the provincial championships.
Despite the disappointment of missing the medals at nationals, Bennett was still
blown away by the performance of his team this year.
Blues Alumni Newsletter prepared by Milt Williams— please report any
errors or omissions to [email protected]
2012-2013 Athletics Academic & MVP Awards
Presented at the annual Blues Athletic Awards Banquet—April 11, 2013
Capilano University Scholastic Awards—GPA 3.5 and higher
Women’s Basketball—Alynn McNielly, Jennafer Palma, Colleen O’Mellin, Michelle Errico
Men’s Basketball—Daniel Dubois
Women’s Soccer—Paige Liewellyn, Jenn Marsh, Daniella Trevisan, Ashley Gilmore, Faith Williams
Men’ s Soccer—Stefano Bortolussi
Women’s Volleyball—Jacqueline Caverly, Mika Chow
Men’s Volleyball—Ben Ta, Garret LaValley
Capilano University Scholar Athlete Honorable Mention Awards—GPA 3.0 to 3.5
Women’s Soccer—Alora Wallace, Kristina Sharp, Menina Colangelo
Men’s Soccer—Chad De Boer, Garrett Traversey, Brando Ciccone, Nathaniel Blaiklock
Women’s Basketball—Gabriela Koc-Spodaro, Hayley Boulier
Men’s Basketball—Igor Jesovnik, Louie Batan, Lucas Putnam Rea
Women’s Volleyball—Rhiannon Paterson, Kelso Boroevich, Hilary McLoughlin
Men’s Volleyball.— Ben Ricketts, Alex Harvalias
PACWEST Academic Excellence Awards
Women’s Soccer—Faith Williams
Women’s Volleyball— Jacqueline Caverly, Rhiannon Paterson, Mika Chow
Men’s Volleyball—Ben Ta
CCAA Academic All-Canadian:
Team Academic Achievement Award for Highest GPA:
Scholar Athlete of the Year Award:
Women’ Volleyball — Jacqueline Caverly
Women’s Basketball
Female—Jacqueline Caverly, Women’s Volleyball
Male—Ben Ta , Men’s Volleyball
Blues Team MVP’s:
Women’s Basketball—Jenn Bodnar
Women’s Soccer—Ariel Anderson/Jen Marsh
Women’s Volleyball—Jacqueline Caverly
Men’s Basketball—John Leong
Men’s Soccer—Robbie Giezen
Men’s Volleyball—Ben Ricketts
Most Improved Team Award:
Men’s Volleyball
Blues Athletics recognizes those athletes who have completed their 5 years of eligibility in the PACWEST
Faith Williams—Women’s Soccer
Reid Alsop—Men’s Soccer
Jennifer Bodnar—Women’s Basketball
Menina Colangelo—Women’s Soccer
Nicole Stewart—Women’s Soccer
2012/13 Blues Athletes of the Year
Dan Caverly, Men’s Volleyball
The fourth year senior from Port Moody, BC, led the PACWEST in DIGS throughout the entire
year. Dan averaged 3.21 digs/game. In his 4 years of play, Dan has finished 2nd in PACWEST
men’s volleyball division in DIGS and has finished first 2 times. In 2012/13, the left side
power hitter was selected a first team PACWEST all-star, was the PACWEST provincial
tournament MVP and was selected as a CCAA national tournament 1st team all-star.
Caverly broke the Blues regular season DIGS record mark when he registered 286 DIGS over
the 2012/13 season. Dan bested his mark of 269 (3.32 avg) from 2011/12. The previous
record holder to Dan was Mike Groff in 2005/06 with 156 digs. Dan was also 2nd in the
PACWEST in KILLS with 4.15 KILLS/set and was ranked 4th in the CCAA in KILLS. Caverly was
3rd in total offensive stats in the PACWEST with 4.73/set. Without Dan’s contribution on
defense and team leading Attack Efficiency, the Blues would not have been in play-off
contention.
“I am very proud of Dan’s accomplishments this year. He had a very good year," said
Capilano Blues head coach Nathan Bennett. "He was solid in reception, he put the ball away when he had the chance and if he
couldn't put it away he put them in trouble. Very consistent serving and his defense was impeccable." The Blues finished 4th in
the PACWEST regular season league play 15-9 and defeated the #1 PACWEST (#2 CCAA) Douglas College Royals to win the
provincial championships to earn a berth in the CCAA National Championships. The last time the Blues played in the nationals
was in 2004.
Jennifer Bodnar, Women’s Basketball
Jenn, has been named the Blues Female Athlete of the Year in her 5th and final year of
competition in the PACWEST . Jenn has been the floor general for the Blues this past
season. She led the team in assists (3.65) and was 3rd in the PACWEST. This 5th year
veteran averaged 9.76 points per game (3rd on the team) and was one of the leaders in
the locker room. She had proven herself to be one of the top defenders on the team by
taking 32 charges in the regular season. Jenn was the Blues team MVP, a PACWEST Allstar and PACWEST provincial tournament all-star.
A stellar season for the Capilano University women's basketball team ended one step
away from their ultimate goal when the Blues lost in the PACWEST championship final
to Vancouver Island University. The silver-medal showing for Capilano - regular season
champs in the PACWEST league - meant that the Blues did not qualify for the national
championship tournament. In that tournament, Bodnar shone again for the Blues,
leading the team in scoring with 16 points while adding three rebounds, two assists, two blocks and four steals. "She's our
fifth-year vet, she played like it was the last tournament of her career for sure," said rookie head coach, Ramin Sadaghiani.
"She left it all out on the floor - I think she picked up seven or eight charges in two games. She was a leader throughout
the tournament. I just can't say enough about her. She plays so hard and is such a competitor. She definitely was on top of
her game this weekend (provincial championship)."
Sport BC College Athlete of the Year —Jenna Ralston, CapU Women’s BB Alumnus
Jenna Ralston, an alumnus of Capilano University, was nominated for the 2012 Sport BC College Athlete of the Year. In
her senior year as a member of the Blues Basketball team Jenna had an outstanding season winning several Athletic and
Academic Awards. Jenna received the Sport BC College Athlete of the Year award on March 7th, 2013 at the Sport BC
Annual Awards Banquet. Capilano University is proud to acknowledge Jenna’s contribution as an outstanding studentathlete and leader.
2012 Sport B.C. College Athlete of the Year
2011-2012 PACWEST Player of the Year
2011-2012 Blues Athlete of the Year
2011-2012 CCAA All-Canadian
2011-2012 CCAA Academic All-Canadian
2011-2012 PACWEST 1st Team All-Star
2011-2012 PACWEST Academic Excellence Award
2011-2012 Capilano University Academic Excellence Award
2011-2012 Blues Team MVP
2011-2012 PACWEST Bronze Medalist
Jenna Ralston photographed with Kris Bulcroft, Capilano University, President at the Blues Athletic
Awards Banquet on April 11, 2013 at the Seymour Golf & Country Club..
2012-13 Dept. Accomplishments
PACWEST League Standings
MSC – PACWEST—8th / WSC – PACWEST—8th
PACWEST Provincial Champions - Men’s Volleyball – Provincial Gold/National 5th
WVB - PACWEST—4th
MBB – PACWEST—5th / Women’s Basketball - PACWEST League Champions—Provincial Silver
MVB – PACWEST—4th
PACWEST Conference All-Stars & Awards
PACWEST All-Star – M. Soccer – Rob Giezen/Gianmarco Pensato
PACWEST All-Star – M. Volleyball – Dan Caverly/All- Rookie Team – Jarrett Massey
PACWEST Tournament MVP –- Dan Caverly –-All-Star - Spencer Kyte/Jarrett Massey - MVB
PACWEST Men’s Volleyball Coach of the Year Coach of the Year – Nathan Bennett
CCAA Championship Men’s Volleyball Tournament 1st Team All-Star – Dan Caverly
PACWEST All-Star – W. Volleyball – Jacqueline Caverly
PACWEST Tournament All-Star - Sarah Pettersson – WVB
PACWEST All- Rookie Team - MBB – Daniel Dubois
PACWEST All-Star – W. Basketball – Lauren Seabrook/Jenn Bodnar /All- Rookie Team- WBB – Stacey Graham
PACWEST Tournament All-Star - W. Basketball - Alynn McNeilly/Jenn Bodnar
PACWEST Athlete of the Week
Michelle Errico – WBB – Week 17
Lauren Seabrook – WBB – Week 12
Jenn Bodnar – WBB – Week 13
Dan Caverly – WVB – Week 21
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!!
If you haven’t already registered on our website as a Blues Alumni —please do!!
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2012/13 Blues Challenge Cup
WINNER
The 1st Annual Blues Challenge Cup was held in March with over 3
weeks of fun competition. The Challenge will determine who is the
top team and who gets the bragging rights. The winner will receive
perks such as 1st team to dinner at the Athlete Orientation, Athletic
Banquet and other perks to be announced. The Cup will be placed in
the coaches office.
The event was designed and hosted by the Blues Athletics Council for
the enjoyment of all Blues athletes and to build camaraderie between
teams. The event will be held at the end of the season every
year.
Each week,
teams played different
games of volleyball,
basketball, dodge ball
and indoor soccer and win/loss records were kept for
points.
This victorious team with the most points this year
was Blues Men’s Basketball who now have the
bragging rights for 1 year. Well done guys!!
Have a great summer!!
The Blues Athletics Council (BAC) a voice for Blues Athletes
The BAC is focused on creating positive and fun events to promote Blues unity and enhancing the post secondary
experience of Blues athletes.
The Athletics Department would like to thank Sarah Hughes—Women’s Volleyball, Faith Williams—Women’s
Soccer, Garrett LaValley (President) - Men’s Volleyball, Taylor Hammond (Vice President) - Men’s Volleyball, Lukas
Wera—Men’s Basketball , Department staff Ryan Lenarduzzi, Roma Wilson and Milt Williams (Chair) for their
tremendous support this year.
Blues athletes are encouraged to be a representative for their team and membership elections will be held next
September. A Vice President will also be elected for the BAC at that time.
On behalf of the Blues Athletics Council and Dept. of Athletics and Recreation we wish you good luck on your
exams and that you have a safe and fun summer.