Northwestern Polytechnic has announced the winners for their annual festival of gold ceremony.
On April 2, NWP held their annual celebration, where they recognize various student-athletes, coaches, alumni and supporters.
Some of the student athletes included:
Female Athlete of the Year – Reece Hollingworth, Women’s Soccer
Male Athlete of the Year – Justice Bigstone, Men’s Volleyball
Female Rookie of the Year – Reece Hollingworth, Women’s Soccer
Male Rookie of the Year – Austin Guttinger, Golf.
Some of the students that emphasized the ‘student’ in student-athlete won the Individual Academic Excellence Awards. The awards were handed out to a student who had the highest GPA on each team during the fall semester.
Men’s Volleyball: Hudson Forbes
Women’s Volleyball: Haley Demmans and Harshpreet Dhaliwal
Cross Country & Indoor Track: Alana Paziuk
Women’s Soccer: Emma Ecclestone
Men’s Soccer: Evan Doerksen
Women’s Basketball: Peyton Breen and C-aira Stucklschwaiger
Men’s Basketball: Luca Citrigno
During the annual ceremony, NWP highlighted the contributions of students who have played a significant role towards the legacy of the Wolves program.
Darryl Nicoll Memorial Basketball Award – Kaden Gravengard
Tim Pomeroy Memorial Volleyball Award – Jeremy Krileitch
The Gary Kostiuk Memorial Volleyball Awards – Haley Demmans & Carter Tuttle
Arthur Dunn Memorial Volleyball Scholarship – Josie Lund
Aaron Tiller Memorial Soccer Award – Lily Marie Norigeon-Grehan & Michael Boucher
Women’s Basketball Leadership Award – Peyton Breen
Indigenous Student-Athlete Award – Savannah Lambert & Austin Guttinger
NWP says the event highlighted the commitment, leadership, and performance of student-athletes across all their programs.
“This is a special opportunity to recognize the commitment our student-athletes bring to both their sport and their studies,” said James Phillips, Director of Athletics at Northwestern Polytechnic. “Festival of Gold is about more than awards – it’s about celebrating the people behind the achievements and the strong sense of community that defines Wolves Athletics.”
