The Kodiaks women's cross country team (Photo provided by Paul Kingsmith, Lethbridge College)

By Justin Goulet

Kodiaks celebrate 2020 KODI Award winners

Apr 23, 2020 | 8:49 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Lethbridge College Kodiaks have announced the winners of the annual KODI Awards on Wednesday evening.

The special recognitions capped off a successful season for the Kodiaks that included one national championship, three ACAC championships and more than 60 ACAC and CCAA honours.

“Across the board, our teams and student-athletes achieved extraordinary results this year,” said Todd Caughlin, manager of Kodiaks Athletics, in a release.

“We thought it was important that they still got recognized with some sort of awards ceremony, and we want them all to know how proud we are of them.”

Major award winners were announced by Lethbridge College staff and coaches during a ceremony released on the Kodiaks social media channels.

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Sponsored by Kodiaks boosters Val and Flora Matteotti, the Team of the Year award went to the national champion women’s cross country team. The squad won every grand prix it entered this season, including the ACAC and CCAA championships. The national win was the program’s first since 1996. The team also earned the Kodiaks GPA Award for the fall semester.

Christine Moser (soccer) and basketball star Brock Dewsbery earned the Tim Tollestrup Leadership Student-Athlete of the Year awards. Moser just capped off her third season with LC and was named the ACAC women’s soccer south division player of the year, as well as being named an all-Canadian. She also competed for the Kodiaks indoor track and futsal teams.

Dewsbery earned the men’s honour in his rookie season. From Raymond, he led the Kodiaks and finished fourth in the ACAC in scoring. He was named both the ACAC player and rookie of the year. He was also named an all-Canadian.

Sean Carey earned the Electrical Solutions Inc. Kodiaks Coach of the Year Award. This is the second straight year the soccer coach has won the award. This past campaign, he was named the ACAC soccer coach of the year in both the men and women’s conferences. He also earned the CCAA men’s soccer coach of the year award, as he helped lead the men’s soccer team to its first-ever ACAC championship.

Soccer player Brooklin Bellavance and basketball player Jackson Kasko were named the inaugural winners of the Calgary Flames Foundation Leadership Scholarships, which recognizes student-athletes who excel in leadership, community involvement and academics.

The full list of winners can be seen below:

KODIs major awards

• Tim Tollestrup Leadership/Athlete of the Year (Male) – Brock Dewsbery (men’s basketball)
• Tim Tollestrup Leadership/Athlete of the Year (Female) – Christine Moser (women’s soccer/futsal/indoor track)
• Val and Flora Matteotti Team of the Year – Women’s cross country
• Electrical Solutions Inc. Kodiaks coach of the year – Sean Carey (men’s and women’s soccer/futsal)
• Calgary Flames Foundation Leadership Scholarship (female) – Brooklin Bellavance (women’s soccer/futsal)
• Calgary Flames Foundation Leadership Scholarships (male) – Jackson Kasko (men’s basketball)
• Best championships performance – Men’s volleyball’s CCAA championships win over Red Deer College
• Best upset – Men’s soccer beating previously unbeaten NAIT in the ACAC semifinal
• Best comeback – Women’s volleyball winning seven of its last 10 matches to climb into the top four in the ACAC south division

KODIs special awards

• Alvin Tietz/Knud Petersen Award for soccer – James Britton and Micaela Stone
• Alvin Tietz/Knud Petersen Award for futsal – Jaden Veluw and Jasmin Salmon
• Gerry and Brian Stewart Memorial Award for cross-country – Anna LeBlanc and Cooper Cheshire
• Fire Safety Award for cross-country and indoor track – Jasmin Salmon and James Marriner
• Emmalee Cherweniuk Memorial Award for women’s volleyball – Jo Dixon
• Alvin Tietz/Knud Petersen Award for volleyball – Mack Lewicki and Zach Wikenheiser
• 1981 Alberta Summer Games Athletic Award for volleyball – Carter Hansen
• John Jasiukiewicz Award for men’s basketball – Orin Porter Jr.
• John Jasiukiewicz Award for women’s basketball – Kirsten Barwegen

KODIs pillar awards

· Men’s soccer

o Pillar award: Kenzel Aarts-Roman

• Outstanding player: Cody Ferguson
• Newcomer: Owen Beers

• Women’s soccer
  • Pillar award: Jasmin Salmon
  • Outstanding player: Christine Moser
  • Newcomer: Khloe Jankowiak
• Men’s futsal
  • Pillar award: Jeremiah Phillips
  • Outstanding player: Jaden Veluw
  • Newcomer: Caleb Parenteau
• Women’s futsal
  • Pillar award: Ailsa Fallows
  • Outstanding player: Meagan Judge
  • Newcomer: Lauren Gray
• Men’s cross-country
  • Pillar: Cooper Cheshire
  • Outstanding player: Connor Jackson
  • Newcomer: Justin Fisher
• Women’s cross-country
  • Pillar: Vildana Rekic
  • Outstanding player: Sophia Nowicki
  • Newcomer: Rosie Bouchard
• Men’s indoor track
  • Pillar: Gavin Johnson
  • Outstanding player: Cooper Cheshire
  • Newcomer: James Marriner
• Women’s indoor track
  • Pillar: Kayla Munro
  • Outstanding player: Janelle Graham
  • Newcomer: Jasmin Salmon
• Men’s volleyball
  • Pillar: Michael Hummel
  • Outstanding player: Carter Hansen
  • Newcomer: Nash Shipton
• Women’s volleyball
  • Pillar: Sarah Hazen
  • Outstanding player: Jamie Brown
  • Newcomer: Jo Dixon
• Men’s basketball
  • Pillar: Trey Bohne
  • Outstanding player: Brock Dewsbery
  • Newcomer: Chase Bohne
• Women’s basketball
  • Pillar: Emily Greeno
  • Outstanding player: Matlin McMurray
  • Newcomer: Natalie Hoyt

Awards are selected by members of the Kodiaks Athletics administration team and factor in the results of a public vote that had more than 425 participants.