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Men’s Basketball

The Rams men’s basketball squad took a major step forward in their 2016-17 campaign.

The team recorded five wins in their second season under coach Andrew Barnhill after failing to nail down a victory the previous season. Those wins saw Dalhousie Agricultural Campus finish the schedule with a 5-15 record for a three-way tie for fifth place in the eight-team conference, based on the ACAA tie-breaker, the Rams secured the 5^th spot and a trip to the ACAA Championships.  In the quarter final game of the ACAA’s,  the Rams met the 4^th place Holland Hurricanes. The Rams played well, but lost to the eventual ACAA Champions and CCAA Bronze Medalists – Holland College Hurricanes  96-63.

Forward Robin Grouse topped the conference with 255 rebounds (14.2 per game) and 24 blocks to be named to the ACAA All-Conference team.

Grouse also led the team with 15.9 points per game for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award at the campus’ recent athletic awards banquet.

Badminton

It was an excellent season for the Rams badminton program in 2016-17.

The Rams claimed four third-place finishes at the conference championship at Kings University while coach Richard Bennicke was named the conference coach of the year.

The Rams claimed third-place honours in Men’s Singles, Women’s Doubles, Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles at the conference championship.

Danielle Albers was one of the KS Marchant Award winners at the campus’ recent athletic awards banquet with a 4.30 GPA. She was also named a Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Academic All-Canadian.

Caiti McCavour took home the team’s MVP honour.

Cross Country

It was another great season for the Rams cross-country running program.

The women’s team brought home a conference title from the ACAA championships thanks to their athletes occupying four of the top seven finishing spots at Brookvale Ski Park in Crapaud, P.E.I.. Dalhousie was 17 points clear of the runner-up Mount Allison Mounties.

Danielle Albers (team MVP) and Lily Forsythe led the charge at the event with third and fourth-place finishes respectively. Both were also named to the ACAA All-Conference team.

Their title-winning performance helped coach Joy Galloway-Jones to the conference coach of the year award.

The Rams women also won two of the three regular season meets while finishing second in the season opener. Two of the men’s team competed as individuals in the conference championship with John Yool their top finisher in 13th spot.

Women’s Rugby

The Rams women’s rugby squad didn’t have the season it had hoped.

The Rams were beaten 57-0 by the St. Thomas Tommies in the conference semifinal to bring their season to an end after a 3-5 regular-season record saw them finish third among five teams.

Scrum half Katie McQueen and standoff Melissa Sherritt were named to the ACAA All-Conference team. McQueen also picked up team MVP honours for the second consecutive season.

Men’s Soccer

It was another tough season for the Rams men’s soccer team.

Dalhousie AC finished the season with a 2-9-1 record to slot it sixth in the seven-team table.

Gabe Vos and Kristian Wolters shared the team scoring lead with two apiece. Wolters was also selected to the ACAA All-Conference Team.

Central midfielder Chris Morash was the campus’ male athlete of the year, made the All-Conference squad and was named the team’s MVP.

The Rams could see a huge improvement next season as 11 players are eligible to return.

Women’s Soccer

The Rams women’s soccer squad had a solid season in 2016.

The team improved to 5-7 – after recording three victories the previous campaign – to finish fifth in the conference among seven teams. The Rams missed a berth in the conference championship by one point.

Sian Rankin continued her torrid scoring pace in her second season, providing 15 of the team’s 23 goals to tie for the lead in the ACAA. She also was among the top selections in the conference to earn herself a spot as a CCAA All-Canadian . The Edmonton, AB. striker was also named to the ACAA All-Conference team and was the team’s MVP.

Keeper Ellen Sharp allowed just seven goals, third best in the ACAA.

Truro’s Brett McCavour was also named to the All-Conference lineup and was an Academic All-Canadian.

With their success, coach Jackie Ryan picked up the conference coach of the year award. The team has improved its results each year since her appointment in 2012.

Women’s Volleyball

The Rams had a tough time on the court in 2016-17 in women’s volleyball.

The Rams finished at the bottom of the eight-team conference standings with a 3-18 record, a pair of wins behind the Kings Blue Devils and Sainte-Anne Dragons.

However, there were bright spots for Dalhousie AC.

Thea McLachlin continued to show she is one of the top players in the conference, finishing second in kills with 208, kills per set with 2.08 and points at 283. Her four points-per-set average topped the ACAA and her 268 digs were third.

The Red Deer, AB., native was also named Dalhousie AC’s female athlete of the year and team MVP.

Coach Guy Desgagne has 10 players eligible to return in 2017-18 as his lineup featured six rookies.

Woodsmen

The Dalhousie Woodsmen brought yet another CILA Championship home to Bible Hill.

The men laid claim to their fifth Canadian Intercollegiate Lumberjacking Association (CILA) crown in the past six seasons, clinching the championship on home turf at the 32nd annual Rick Russell Woodsmen Competition at MacMillan Show Centre.

The Woodsmen finished 145.45 points ahead of the UNB Varsity Reds after splitting the season’s four events with their New Brunswick rivals.

The women missed out on successfully defending their championship, finishing the season in third spot behind McGill University’s Macdonald campus and UNB.

Captains Connor Morse and Jessie Swinamer picked up team MVP honours at Dalhousie AC’s recent athletic awards banquet.

Equestrian

The Rams equestrian team could hold its head high based on their results in 2016-17.

The Rams were nipped by one point for the team championship by St. Francis Xavier University.

However, Katie McQueen claimed the novice fences banner while Emily Sutherland and Hannah Facey were tops in advanced and beginner walk, trot and canter. Danielle Mayrich also claimed top spot in walk and trot.

Dalhousie AC riders also claimed several individual class wins throughout the six-event season.

Following is a list of award winners from the recent 53nd annual athletic awards banquet:

Athletes of the Year

Male: Chris Morash – Enfield, NS
Female: Thea McLachlin – Red Deer, AB

KS Marchant Award

Degree (with 4.30 GPA)

Danielle Albers – Cross Country and Badminton, Scarborough, ON
Cassidy Bradley – Cross Country, Halifax, NS
Kristina Hatlevoll – Soccer, Norway

Technical
Chelsea Carree – Volleyball, Berwick, NS

Contribution Award

Paul Coffin – Cross Country

CCAA Academic All-Canadians

Danielle Albers – Badminton
Kristian Wolters – Soccer
Brett McCavour – Soccer

CCAA All-Canadians

Sian Rankin – Soccer

ACAA All-Conference

Soccer


Sian Rankin
Brett McCavour
Chris Morash
Kristian Wolters

Basketball

Robin Grouse

Rugby

Katie McQueen
Melissa Sherritt

Volleyball

Thea McLachlin

Cross Country

Lily Forsythe
Danielle Albers

ACAA Badminton Rookie of the Year

Patrick Jackson

ACAA Coach of the Year

Jackie Ryan – Soccer
Joy Galloway-Jones – Cross Country
Richard Bennicke – Badminton

CILA Champions

Dalhousie AC Men’s 1

Most Valuable Player

Basketball

Robin Grouse – Halifax, NS

Badminton

Caitlin McCavour – Truro, NS

Rugby

Katie McQueen – Burlington, ON

Soccer

Chris Morash – Enfield, NS
Sian Rankin – Edmonton, AB

Volleyball

Thea McLachlin – Red Deer, AB

Woodsmen

Connor Morse – Kingston, NS
Jessie Swinamer – Windsor, NS

Equestrian

Katie McQueen – Burlington, ON

Cross Country

Danielle Albers – Scarborough, ON

Dalhousie AC All-Academic Athletes (honors GPA and varsity participant)

Badminton

Luke MacKinnon, Ryland Murphy, Andrew Sytsma, Danielle Albers, Jordan Bujold, Caitlin McCavour, Sarah Pepperdine (Soccer)

Basketball

Brian Sawler

Cross Country

Danielle Albers, Cassidy Bradley, Lindsay Cameron, Shannon O’Connor, Gary Chung

Equestrian

Katie McQueen, Eve Godin, Hannah Facey

Rugby

Jillian Bent , Arin Douglas, Katie McQueen , Hillary Schramm, Alex Van der Linden, Lois Veenings

Soccer

Patrick Belliveau, Todd Myette, Brenden Wheeler, Kristian Wolters, Kristina Hatlevoll, Katie McCallum, Brett McCavour, Sarah Pepperdine, Janessa Rathgeber, Mackenzie Rathgeber, Ellen Sharp, Kathleen Sterritt

Volleyball

Breanna Balcom, Chelsea Carree, Courtney George, Katherine Lahey

Woodsmen

Devin Holmes, Connor Morse, Ethan Reashore, Rachael Bekkers, Jillian Bent, Molly Murphy

Fourth Year Varsity Athletes

Luke MacKinnon – Badminton
Ryland Murphy – Badminton
Melanie Porter – Soccer, Woodsmen
Ross MacNeill – Soccer
Al Loureiro – Soccer
Jillian Bent – Rugby, Woodsmen
Melanie Wood – Rugby, Woodsmen
Katie McQueen – Rugby, Equestrian
Melissa Sherritt – Rugby, Soccer
Kathleen Sterritt – Rugby, Soccer
Tamara Snook – Rugby, Woodsmen
Thea McLachlin – Volleyball
Murray Clements – Woodsmen
Brad Elliott – Woodsmen

Fifth Year Varsity Athletes

Chris Morash – Soccer

Janelle MacKeil – Soccer

Kamryn Findlay – Woodsmen

Jessie Swinamer – Woodsmen

Rookie Award

Basketball (m)
Jonathan Asedri

Badminton
Patrick Jackson

Rugby (w)
Hillary Schramm

Soccer (m)
Kristian Wolters

Soccer (w)
Erin Higgins

Volleyball (w)
Courtney George       

Woodsmen (m)
Jonathan Omvlee      

Woodsmen (w)
Jillian Bent

Equestrian
Emily Sutherland       

Cross Country
Cassidy Bradley

Most Improved Player Award


Basketball (m)
Neel Amin

Badminton
Ryland Murphy

Rugby (w)
Lois Veenings

Soccer (m)
Connor MacQuarrie

Soccer (w)
Janelle MacKeil

Volleyball (w)
Chelsea Carree

Woodsmen (m)
Kyle Corsten

Woodsmen (w)
Megan Wynn

Equestrian
Hannah Facey

Cross Country
Lily Forsythe

Coaches Award       

Basketball (m) 
Brian Sawler

Badminton
Andrew Sytsma

Rugby (w)
Jillian Bent        

Soccer (m)
Mark Rijers        

Soccer (w)
Brett McCavour                                                                            

Volleyball (w)
Breanna Balcom        

Woodsmen (m)
Daniel McCallum       

Woodsmen (w)
Melanie Porter

Equestrian
Eve Godin

Cross Country
Lindsay Cameron