LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western men's soccer outside back
Jake Ruby (North Vancouver, B.C.) is the Spartans male Rookie of the Year for 2019-20 after an all-star calibre first season with TWU.
Ruby joins women's rugby star Issy Scholtens (Langley) as the Spartans 2019-20 Rookie of the Year Award winners.
Ruby put together an outstanding rookie season with TWU's men's soccer program, earning several post-season accolades including being named a Canada West Second Team All-Star, as well as being named to both the Canada West and U SPORTS All-Rookie Teams. Ruby started in all 16 regular season games and finished the year with three goals and two assists while helping TWU to a 9-6-1 record.
Following his impressive Canada West campaign, Ruby was selected in the second round of the CPL-U SPORTS draft by HFX Wanderers FC (Halifax, N.S.), as he was one of just 14 players selected from across the U SPORTS landscape in the annual draft.
Rookie of the Year Award
Athletes nominated for the Rookie of the Year Award must be in their first year of eligibility, must be full-time students in good standing at TWU, and must demonstrate quality of character. Each recipient must display a significant level of athleticism and skill, and must be considered the most valuable rookie on his or her respective team.
SPARTAN AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT SCHEDULE
Murray Hall Legacy Leadership Legacy Awards | Kristen Sakaki (WSOC) & Jarrett Fontaine (MHKY)
Bahta Melles Awards | Jessica Bailey (WVB) & Aaron Paetkau (MBB)
Scholar-Athlete Awards | Mowa Adeleye (T&F) & Pearce Eshenko (MVB)
Rookie of the Year Awards | Issy Scholtens (WRUG) &
Jake Ruby (MSOC)
Athlete of the Year Awards | April 8 | 10 a.m. (PT)
Complate Champion Awards | April 9 | 10 a.m. (PT)
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. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 12 U SPORTS team championships and 29 Canada West team championships.
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