LANGLEY, British Columbia - The Trinity Western University Spartans handed out their annual awards at the Spartans Athletic Awards Gala, with seven Spartan student-athletes being honoured with the most prestigious award of the night – the Complete Champion Award – during Friday night's event.
 
The Complete Champion Award winners included women's soccer midfielder Erin Stewart (Winnipeg, Man.), women's volleyball outside Kaylee Plouffe (Sherwood Park, Alta.), women's rugby centre/wing Jenna de Greef (Victoria, B.C.), men's rugby prop Ehtan Jurgeneit (Bracebridge, Ont.), fullback Matthew Willemse (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa), and centre Fynn Murphy (White Rock, B.C.), and men's disc golf Jacob Visser (St. Catharines, Ont.). The evening-capping Complete Champion Awards are given to senior 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."
 
The Spartans Athlete of the Year Awards went to men's volleyball outside Kaden Schmidt (Mississauga, Ont.) and women's soccer forward Sophie Crowther (New Westminster, B.C.).
 
TWU's Rookie of the Year Awards went to women's hockey blueliner Sadie Isfeld (Coquitlam, B.C.) and men's rugby lock Dallin Westerlund (Auckland, NZ).
 
The Spartans Scholar Athlete Award went to women's rugby Jenna de Greef and men's volleyball middle Cory Schoenherr (Waterloo, Ont.).
 
This year's Bahta Melles Awards for servant leadership went to women's soccer Erin Stewart, women's rugby back Rachel Wood (Coquitlam, B.C.), and men's rugby Ethan Jurgeneit.
 
The Murray Hall Leadership Legacy Awards went to women's basketball guard Cassidy Buchanan (Aldergrove, B.C.) and men's rugby flanker Zwelinzima Msipa (Langley, B.C.)
 
The School of Business Spartan Athlete of the Year Awards went to women's hockey forward Michela Naccarato (Edmonton, Alta.) and men's soccer midfielder Kieran Eve (Coquitlam, B.C.)
 
The School of Human Kinetics Spartan Athlete of the Year Awards went to women's track and field Claire Nichol and men's soccer defender Kosta Adzic (Burnaby, B.C.)
 
The Aaron Hansen Senior Therapist of the Year Award went to Ricky Wang, who worked with women's rugby and men's basketball. The Senior Therapist of the Year Award was named in memory of Aaron Hansen, a therapy alumnus who we tragically lost in the fall of 2022. The Junior Therapist of the Year Award went to Chene Tregoning, who worked with women's rugby, and Noah Keizer, who worked with track and field, cross-country, and men's volleyball.
 
The Andrew Heming Shield (Strength and Conditioning Intern of the Year Award) went to Eileen Noordam.
 
The Female Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year Award was given to women's volleyball outside Claire Pakulak (Surrey, B.C.), while the Male Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year Award went to men's volleyball setter Ben Pike (Abbotsford, B.C.).
 
The Strength & Conditioning Team of the Year Award was handed out to the men's volleyball team.
 
TWU Spartans 2025-26 Award Winners
Complete Champion Award
Erin Stewart (Women's Soccer)
Kaylee Plouffe (Women's Volleyball)
Jenna de Greef (Women's Rugby)
Ethan Jurgeneit (Men's Rugby)
Matthew Willemse (Men's Rugby)
Fynn Murphy (Men's Rugby)
Jacob Visser (Men's Disc Golf)
 
Athlete of the Year Award
Sophie Crowther (Women's Soccer)
Kaden Schmidt (Men's Volleyball)
 
Rookie of the Year Award
Sadie Isfeld (Women's Hockey)
Dallin Westerlund (Men's Rugby)
 
Scholar-Athlete Award
Jenna de Greef (Women's Rugby)
Cory Schoenherr (Men's Volleyball)
 
Bahta Melles Servant-Leadership Award
Erin Stewart (Women's Soccer)
Rachel Wood (Women's Rugby)
Ethan Jurgeneit (Men's Rugby)
 
Murray Hall Leadership Legacy Award
Cassidy Buchanan (Women's Basketball)
Zweli Msipa (Men's Rugby)
 
School of Business Spartan Athlete of the Year
Michela Naccarato (Women's Hockey)
Kieran Eve (Men's Soccer)
 
School of Human Kinetics Spartan Athlete of the Year
Claire Nichol (Women's Track & Field)
Kosta Adzic (Men's Soccer)
 
Aaron Hansen Senior Therapist of the Year Award
Ricky Wang (Women's Rugby, Men's Basketball)
 
The Athletic Trainers Room Junior Therapist of the Year
CheneTregoning (Women's Rugby) & Noah Keizer (T&F/CC and Men's Volleyball)
 
Andrew Heming Shield (Strength and Conditioning Intern of the Year Award)
Eileen Noordam (Women's Track & Field)
 
Strength and Conditioning Team of the Year
Men's Volleyball
 
Strength and Conditioning Athletes of the Year
Ben Pike (Men's Volleyball)
Claire Pakulak (Women's Volleyball)
 
Appreciation Awards
Chris Hartmann (Head Coach Disc Golf)
Samuel Rivera (Athletic Staff)
Jaime Eduardo Martin Huerta (Athletic Staff)
Glen Sharpe (Men's Rugby)
Katrina Laurila (Photographer of the Year – Media Team)
Jaden Bird (Videographer of the Year – Media Team)
 
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as in the NAIA in track and field and cross country and 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 15 U SPORTS team championships and 34 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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