Nelles and Maar take home top honours at McMaster Athletics awards
McMaster Athletics & Recreation celebrated its 92nd annual Athletic Awards on April 5, 2016 and topping the list of major award recipients as Female and Male Athletes of the Year were Cindy Nelles from the women's rugby team and Stephen Maar of the men's volleyball team.
McMaster Athletics & Recreation celebrated its 92nd annual Athletic Awards on April 5, 2016 and topping the list of major award recipients as Female and Male Athletes of the Year were Cindy Nelles from the women's rugby team and Stephen Maar of the men's volleyball team.
THERÉSÈ QUIGLEY AWARD- CINDY NELLES
Cindy Nelles completed a fantastic 2015 season that was capped off by her helping McMaster win its first CIS women's rugby championship. Along with her team's success, Nelles was the recipient of many individual accolades including being named an OUA All-Star and Russell Division MVP, as McMaster captured its second straight OUA crown. She was named a CIS All-Canadian for the third time in her career and was also recognized as 2015 CIS player of the Year. Scoring four tries in three games at the Nationals and leading McMaster to the title, Nelles was further honoured as a CIS tournament All-Star and CIS Championship Most Outstanding Player.
AWARD FINALISTS: Darcy Arends, Rowing; Danielle Boiago, Basketball; Summer Chou, Badminton
IVOR WYNNE AWARD- STEPHEN MAAR
Dominating his competition at every level, Stephen Maar was a standout on a team full of them in 2015-16. The outside hitter reached his full, terrifying potential in his fourth season as a Marauder, leading the OUA in kills and points per game even while missing much of the winter term through injury. He finished the season second in the country in both categories, and led his own OUA champion and CIS silver-medal-winning team in four separate offensive categories as a member of its leadership council. A member of the Canadian National Senior B Team, Maar became the third consecutive Marauder named as the OUA men's volleyball MVP, and was a First Team All-Canadian and runner up as CIS Player of the Year. He won McMaster's Player of the Match award for the team's CIS semifinal win over Saskatchewan, and was among those named to the Tournament All-Star Team on his home court.
AWARD FINALISTS: Ahmed Shamiya, Wrestling; Blair Morgan, Cross Country & Track; Karl Zimmermann, Rowing
