To highlight all the amazing things our Sports Club athletes, coaches and teams have accomplished this year, we celebrated with the 2016 Sports Club Banquet on June 3rd. Seven individuals were honored at the banquet and won awards because they were nominated by their peers and our staff for their talents and contributions to their teams as well as the program. Congratulations!
The awards are:
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Dylan Shives-Ice Hockey
- Second year captain
- Leads the team on and off the ice
- In 12 games, Dylan scored 23 goals and added 8 assists for 31 points
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Hannah Hurd-Women’s Soccer
- Most consistent player on the team
- Stepped into a starting role flawlessly
- Filled in as a leader
- Played a key role in upsetting reigning national champs UCLA, 4-1
MALE CAPTAIN OF THE YEAR
David Liberman-Swim
- With support of co-captain and other officers, he created the UCSD Swim Club
- Highly resourceful-reached out to other organizations to find a collegiate league and learned tips from other successful swim programs
- Responsible, willing to drive people and pick up the pieces for events
- Recruited both of the team’s coaches
- Steps in to coach if the coach is absent
- Encourages team bonding outside the pool
FEMALE CAPTAIN OF THE YEAR
Amy Schwartz-Women’s Soccer
- Has run the UCSD Women’s Club Soccer program for the past 3 years
- Highly organized—always responds to emails in a timely manner, asks questions, almost always has everything done before the deadline and sometimes before its requested
- WGSA has asked her multiple times to work for the league—they need it
- Has often stepped in and helped the Men’s Club Soccer team
- Took on the role of coach and captain this year
- Constantly encourages a sense of community and representing Sports Clubs at the highest level on and off the field
COACH OF THE YEAR
Philip Brault-Women’s Volleyball
- Women’s Volleyball coach for 3 years
- Went from being competitive in silver bracket at Nationals to fifth in the nation
- Creates an environment for success
JEFF SIMON MEMORIAL AWARD
Caleb Richter-Surf
- Unparalleled enthusiasm and excitement for surf
- First to show up to practice
- Absolutely committed to the team
DUSTIN NEWELL MEMORIAL AWARD
Chris Griebenow-Men’s Volleyball
- Co-President and Social Chair for Men’s Volleyball
- Organized social events with other clubs
- Encouraged his teammates to attend various home games and each event
ONE TEAM AWARD
Men’s Volleyball
- Represented in all Sports Club community events
- Multiple members of the team were present in various games throughout the year, supporting fellow Sports Club teams
- Best team articles
- Best (appropriate) hecklers
- Honorable mention-Women’s Water Polo
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Men’s Soccer
- Campus Clean-up
- San Diego Food Bank
- Pinkout game-National Breast Cancer Foundation
- Honorable mention-UCSD Sailing team
Congratulations to our amazing Sports Clubs athletes, coaches, and teams! It sounds like you had an awesome year and we are excited to see what next year holds! If you want to join a UCSD Sports Club team, find out more information here: http://sportsclubs.ucsd.edu/
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