Athlete Awards

Athletes of the Week

Matthew Willemse

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/23/2024
  • Sport
    Men's Rugby
  • Bio
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LANGLEY, British Columbia – For the second time this season Trinity Western fullback Matthew Willemse (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa) has been named the Spartan Male Athlete of the Week, after an impressive showing against the No. 2 Victoria Vikes.

The fourth-year finished the match with 21 points, scoring two try’s, one drop goal, and four conversions in the Spartans 40-36 loss to the Vikes at the Langley Rugby Club in Langley, B.C.
The Spartans will be back in action this coming Saturday, September 28 when they will travel to play the Pacific Pride.

About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 33 Canada West team championships.

About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in U SPORTS. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others. 
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Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
2/14/2022 Brandon Gremaud Men's Track and Field
2/14/2022 Brooklyn Anderson Women's Hockey
1/31/2022 Brodie Hofer Men's Volleyball
1/31/2022 Meaghan Mealey Women's Volleyball
1/25/2022 Alina Olson Women's Track and Field
1/25/2022 Mason Bourcier Men's Basketball
1/18/2022 Ja'Qualyn Gilbreath Men's Basketball
1/18/2022 Jolene Vlieg Women's Basketball
12/7/2021 Ja'Qualyn Gilbreath Men's Basketball
12/7/2021 Nicole Fransson Women's Basketball
11/30/2021 Brodie Hofer Men's Volleyball
11/30/2021 Savannah Purdy Women's Volleyball
11/16/2021 Tre Fillmore Men's Basketball
11/15/2021 Jolene Vlieg Women's Basketball
11/9/2021 Brodie Hofer Men's Volleyball
11/9/2021 Kathryn Harvey Women's Soccer
11/2/2021 Mathias Elser Men's Volleyball
11/2/2021 Kianna Wiens Women's Basketball
10/25/2021 Tamilore Awonusi Men's Rugby
10/25/2021 Savannah Purdy Women's Volleyball
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