LANGLEY, B.C. – Nick Colyn (Langley) is a winner of the Spartans Complete Champion Award – the most prestigious honour a Spartan athlete can earn over his or her careers at TWU.
For Colyn, the honour caps an incredible career as a cross country and track and field star. In his fifth and final season, he put together his most impressive season as a Spartan, highlighted by a silver medal in the 1500m and a bronze medal in the 3000m at the Canada West Track & Field Championships, as well as a fifth-place finish at the Canada West Cross Country Championships.
Academically, Colyn is pursuing medical school and has regularly been an Academic All-Canadian throughout his time at TWU. He has been a spiritual leader within the team while developing into a mentoring teammate within the track and field and cross country programs.
Colyn is a youth leader within his church and has enjoyed a role within his church's worship team throughout his time at TWU. He has been a track and field coach for the last six years in a variety of capacities, while beyond track and field, he also started an on-campus community garden at TWU.
Complete Champion Award
Spartan Athletics is fully committed to helping student-athletes develop into complete champions in all areas of their lives. We are not only committed to helping student-athletes develop athletically, but also spiritually, academically, personally and as leaders in the local community and beyond. We feel that it is important for us to build into the complete lives of student-athletes to better prepare them for the future.
The Complete Champion Award goes to student-athletes who are outstanding in athletic achievements, who advance to the edge of their abilities both academically and personally, and who also demonstrate leadership and a desire to grow spiritually.
2019-20 SPARTAN AWARDS
Complete Champion Award
Jenaya Robertson (Women's Soccer)
Mowa Adeleye (Women's Track & Field)
Pearce Eshenko (Men's Volleyball)
Jacob Kern (Men's Volleyball)
Eric Loeppky (Men's Volleyball)
Nick Colyn (Men's Cross Country / Track & Field)
Scholar-Athlete Award
Mowa Adeleye (Women's Track & Field)
Pearce Eshenko (Men's Volleyball)
Rookie of the Year Award
Isabelle Scholtens (Women's Rugby)
Jake Ruby (Men's Soccer)
Bahta Melles Servant-Leadership Award
Jessica Bailey (Women's Volleyball)
Aaron Paetkau (Men's Basketball)
Spartan Athlete of the Year Award
Jenaya Robertson (Women's Soccer)
Eric Loeppky (Men's Volleyball)
Murray Hall Leadership Legacy Award
Kristin Sakaki (Women's Soccer)
Jarret Fontaine (Men's Hockey)
School of Business Spartan Athlete of the Year
Kristin Sakaki (Women's Soccer)
Colton Loewen (Men's Volleyball)
School of Human Kinetics Spartan Athlete of the Year
Jennifer Kits (Women's Cross Country / Track & Field)
Jacob Kern (Men's Volleyball)
The Athletic Trainers Room Senior Therapists of the Year
Claire Matthew (Men's Hockey)
Pearl Ernest (Women's Soccer)
The Athletic Trainers Room Junior Therapist of the Year
Cassidy Richards (Women's Rugby)
Andrew Heming Shield (Strength and Conditioning Coach Award)
Breanna Cabuco (Women's Basketball)
Strength and Conditioning Team of the Year
Women's Basketball
Strength and Conditioning Male Athlete of the Year
Dustin Deugau (Men's Hockey)
Strength and Conditioning Female Athlete of the Year
Kiki Richardson (Women's Hockey)
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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