History of Athletics at King's

Last Updated by Irene Tang - May 6, 2009

In 1981, two years after The King's College was founded, the College newly-formed hockey squad adopted the name "Trojans". In 1983, a campus-wide contest to choose a name for the College's recently formalized athletic teams resulted in the choosing of the name "Kyries", meaning, "belonging to the Lord/in the Lord's service". In the fall of 1992, the College athletics committee once again invited nominations for a new name from the members of the College community and the "Eagles" were born. Then hockey team captain, Clarence Wildeboer (Lacombe, AB), captured the essence of the name in his proposal to the committee:

"Eagles" is an ideal name for the sports teams representing a Christian college and, more specifically, The King's University College of Edmonton, Alberta. The eagle has both biblical and physical connotations which suggest it as a particularly suitable symbol. The eagle is mentioned several times in the Bible including references to its very noble physical attributes. Isaiah 40:31 suggests that ". . . those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles." As Christians, it is our desire to entrust our lives to the Lord. The notion of the eagle's flight fits well with the ideals and mission of a Christian liberal arts college. Psalm 103:5 suggests that God will help us in every way so as to heal, forgive and love, ". . . so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's". Both texts express ideas which parallel very closely the mission of The King's University College.

The University College mission statement proclaims that students are taught from a biblical perspective. It is important to all of us at King's to demonstrate this biblical foundation on the field of sport as well. It is our goal too that our students gain a deeper understanding of God's creation, equipping them for lives of service. Creation is God's gift to humankind; not only to admire and to co-exist with, but as the essence of our human existence. Clearly, it is appropriate to select the eagle, one of God's beautiful creatures, as the College's teams' nickname. The eagle serves not only as an excellent representation of God's wonderful and amazing creation; it is a symbol of strength, beauty and youthful vigor. An aspiration of all teams representing the College is to demonstrate these attributes, through their play on and off the field of sport. Further, the reference to youthful vigor aptly describes college athletics.

At King's, to soar like eagles connotes much more than simply competitive success. Our student athletes strive to set a fine example of institutional sportsmanship and a fighting spirit exemplified by fair play and a general sense of camaraderie on the field of sport.

In the fall of 1979, the The King's College commenced operations in leased facilities in downtown Edmonton. The absence of any athletic or recreational space on site precluded the development of an on-site athletics program at that time.
In the first year of the College's existence, 1979-80, Director of Student Life, Landor Liddel and several students at the institution organized men's and women's ice hockey teams which participated in several tournaments over the course of this premiere season. From 1980-81 to 1982-83, the team participated in the local Christian Reformed Church League.
In the summer of 1982, the College moved into new leased premises which included a small gymnasium and this, followed one year later by the arrival of Director of Student Affairs, Dr. Robert D. Day, marked the introduction of an official athletics program at The King's College. Dr. Day, with an extensive athletics background including degrees in physical education, included athletics and campus recreation as integral parts of the student life program at the institution. The athletics program has flourished since that time.

Originally, the men's ice hockey team was the flagship athletics program at the College emanating from Dr. Day's coaching experiences at the University of Alberta with the Golden Bears program. This program was highlighted in 1988 with the first tour abroad by a College group. The 1987-88 hockey season saw The King's Kyries hockey team travel to the Netherlands, Germany and Austria where they combined a .500 competitive record with second and third division European teams with a historical/cultural tour of these countries. In 1992, the team again ventured overseas to Holland, France, Switzerland and Germany with historical stops at Waterloo, Passchendaele, Ypres, Paris, Verdun and Arnhem. The team again fared well, posting another .500 win/loss record including a victory over a First Division Parisian team. Despite these developments, the hockey team was discontinued in the fall of 1993 in order to pursue program development in basketball and volleyball to garner acceptance in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC), a stature which was achieved in 1996 for basketball and for volleyball the following year.

Below, in chronological format, is the sequential development of the athletics programs at The King's University College:

1979-80
The King's College opens; women's and men's ice hockey teams, the Trojans, are operational.

1980-83
Formal tournament hockey continues for the men in the local Christian Hockey League (composed of CRC church teams).

1983-84
Dr. Robert D. Day arrives at the College as the Registrar/Director of Student Affairs and founds a formal athletics program focused around men's ice hockey and men's basketball teams (the College boasts 108 students). The hockey team plays exhibition games throughout the academic year and the men's basketball team joins the Edmonton Basketball Association.

1984-85
Women's ice hockey and women's basketball are added to the athletics program.

1985-86
Women's and men's volleyball are added to the athletics program and participate in the Edmonton Volleyball Association.

1991-92
Men's indoor soccer introduced at the College under founding faculty member Dr. Glen VanBrummelen. The team participates in the indoor Edmonton District Soccer Association.

1993-94
The King's College becomes The King's University College and moves to its permanent site and opens gymnasium.
Ice hockey teams are discontinued to facilitate the development of women's and men's basketball and volleyball to ACAC status. The University College applies for membership in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) of the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association ( CCAA).

1996-97
The King's University College participates in the ACAC for the first time in women's and men's basketball after two years of exhibition play. The men's team places third in the ACAC Northern Division and then captures the ACAC bronze medal. Jon Williams and Dave Vandervelde of the Men’s Basketball Team are the 1st athletes in King’s history to be named to the ACAC All-Conference Team. Fourth year forward Jonathon Williams is named ACAC Men's Basketball Player-of-the-Year as well as an ACAC Athlete of the Week 3 times. Coach Bob Day is the 1st coach in King’s history to win an ACAC Coach of the Year Award by being named the ACAC Men's Basketball Coach- of-the-Year.
Ice hockey is re-introduced as a club sport.

1997-98
The University College fields teams in ACAC women's and men's volleyball for the first time. Both teams earn respectable fourth place finishes in their inaugural seasons. Men's coach Talbot Walton is named ACAC Northern Division Men's Volleyball Coach-of-the-Year. The University College women's indoor soccer team is introduced.

Peter Buwalda of the men's basketball team was an ACAC Athlete of the Week and was named ACAC Men's Basketball Player-of-the-Year and later the CCAA Men's Basketball Player-of-the-Year and All-Canadian, marking the first occasion in which an ACAC team sport athlete is so honoured nationally.

Talbot Walton is the 1st coach in King’s history to be named the ACAC Men’s Volleyball Coach of the Year.
Melisa Tuininga of the women’s volleyball team is the 1st athlete in King’s history to be named a CCAA Academic All-Canadian.

A new record of 4 Eagles are named to their respective ACAC All-Conference Teams.
• Men’s Basketball Jon Williams receives the award for the 2nd consecutive year and Peter Buwalda is the 3rd Men’s Basketball player to be named an All-Star.
• Melisa Tuininga is the 1st Women’s Volleyball player to be named a Conference All-Star.
• David Sabo is the 1st Men’s Volleyball player to be named a Conference All-Star.

1998-1999
 Jim Plakas is the 1st coach in King’s history to be named the ACAC Women’s Volleyball Coach of the Year.

A new record of 6 Eagles are named to their respective ACAC All-Conference Teams.
• Men’s Basketball player sets a new school record of 4 for Most ACAC All-Conference Players from a Team. Peter Buwalda sets a new school record for Most All-Conference All-Star Awards with his 2nd consecutive, while Russ DeVries, Josh Vandegriff, and Graham Michaels are the 4th-6th Men’s Basketball players to be All-Stars.
• Kellie Boysen is the 1st Women’s Basketball player while Laura Tuininga is the 2nd Women’s Volleyball player to be named a Conference All-Star.

Men’s Basketball players Peter Buwalda and Mike Wagner are named ACAC Athlete of the Week.
Men’s Basketball has its best season in program history with a 12-8 record.

1999-2000
Mark Harvey is the 3rd player in men’s basketball program history to be named a CCAA-All-Canadian.
Michael Wagner of the men’s basketball team is the first male athlete to be named a CCAA Academic All-Canadian.

The previous record set in 1998-1999 of 6 For Most Eagles Named All-Conference All-Stars is tied:
• Women’s Basketball player Kellie Boysen and Men’s Basketball player Russ DeVries ties the school record for Most All-Star Awards with their 2nd consecutive nomination.
• Mike Wagner and Mark Harvey are the 7th-8th Men’s Basketball players; Lisa Verveda is the 3rd Women’s Volleyball player, while Jon Heinen is the 2nd Men’s Volleyball player to be named an All-Star.

4 Eagles are named ACAC Athlete of the Week, which is a new school record
• Men’s Basketball: Peter Buwalda, Russ DeVries, and Mark Harvey
• Jon Heinen is the 1st Men’s Volleyball player to receive this award

Women’s Volleyball has its best regular season in program history with an 18-0 record in the north division.

2000-2001
 Women’s Basketball Erin Wisselink is named CCAA All-Canadian and CCAA Academic All-Canadian. She is the 1st athlete in women’s basketball program history to receive either award.

A new school record for Most CCAA Academic All-Canadians in a season is set with 2 Eagles receiving this distincition.

Men’s Basketball Michael Wagner earns his 2nd consecutive CCAA Academic All-Canadian award, while Erin Wisselink is the 1st women’s basketball player to earn this award.

4 Eagles are named to their respective ACAC All-Conference Teams.
• Men’s Basketball player Russ DeVries sets a new record for Most All-Conference All-Star awards with his 3rd consecutive, while teammate Mike Wagner and Men’s Volleyball player Jon Heinen wins their 2nd consecutive.
• Erin Wisselink is the 2nd Women’s Basketball player to be named a Conference All-Star.

The previous record of 4 Eagles being named ACAC Athlete of the Week set in 1999-2000 is tied. Russ DeVries of Men’s Basketball ties the previous record set by Men’s Basketball player Jonathan Williams in 1996-1997 for the Most ACAC Athlete of the Week Awards in a Season with 3. Teammate Mike Wagner is also named ACAC Athlete of the Week.

2001-2002
Women’s Basketball Erin Wisselink is named CCAA All-Canadian and CCAA Academic All-Canadian. She is the 1st athlete in women’s basketball program history to receive this distinction.

5 Eagles are named to their respective ACAC All-Conference Teams.
• Men’s and Women’s Volleyball set new program records for Most Players named to the All-Conference team with 2 each.
• Men’s Volleyball Jon Heinen sets a new program record and ties the school record for Most All-Conference All-Star awards with his 3rd consecutive award, while teammate Hans Doef is the 3rd Men’s Volleyball player to be named an All-Star.
• Coby Doef and Sheri Folkers are the 4th/5th Women’s Volleyball players to be named Conference All-Stars.
• Women’s Basketball player Erin Wisselink wins her 2nd consecutive All-Star Award.

Karie-Ann Dykstra is the 1st female and Women’s Volleyball player in King’s history to be named ACAC Athlete of the Week.

2002-2003
 The University College enters Men’s and Women’s Soccer teams into the ACAC for the 1st time and finish with 0 wins in its inaugural season.

Men’s Volleyball wins ACAC Bronze for its first medal in school history.

3 Eagles are named to their respective ACAC All-Conference Teams.
• Men’s Volleyball Hans Doef wins his 2nd consecutive nomination, while Elly Doef is the 6th Women’s Volleyball player and Christie Darius is the 3rd Women’s Basketball player to be named an All-Star.

Women’s Volleyball sets a new program record for Most ACAC Athlete of the Week Winners with 3: Sheri Folkers, Elly doef, and Laura Tuininga

2003-2004
 Greg Barthel is named the ACAC & CCAA Men’s Volleyball Coach of the Year. Greg is the first men’s coach in King’s history to be named a CCAA Coach of the Year.

Men’s Volleyball Hans Doef is named CCAA All-Canadian and is the 1st athlete in men’s volleyball program history to receive this distinction.

Kevin Possiant is named the ACAC’s Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year for the 1st time in program history.
Angela Reize is the 2nd player in women’s volleyball program history to be named a CCAA Academic All-Canadian.

The previous record set in 1998-1999 of 6 For Most Eagles Named All-Conference All-Stars is tied:
• Henok Kassaye is the 1st Men’s Soccer player to be named a Conference All-Star.
• Women’s Basketball player Christie Darius and Men’s Volleyball player Hans Doef are All-Stars for the 2nd consecutive season.
• Men’s and Women’s Volleyball tie their previous program records set in 2001-2002 for Most Players named to the All-Conference team with 2 each.
• Jeff Lindemulder is the 4th Men’s Volleyball player, Angela Reize and Kristen Dykstra are the 7th/8th Women’s Volleyball players to be named Conference All-Stars.

Men’s Soccer earns its 1st ACAC win a year after its inaugural season.

The previous record of 4 Eagles being named ACAC Athlete of the Week set in 1999-2000 is tied.
• Lorena Christensen is the 1st women’s soccer to be named ACAC Athlete of the Week.
• Women’s Volleyball: Alissa Nanninga and Angela Reize
• Men’s Volleyball: Clayton TeRaa

2004-2005
Men’s Volleyball wins their 2nd ACAC Bronze, which marks the most medals won by any King’s team.

Men’s Volleyball Rob deJong is named CCAA All-Canadian, ACAC All-Conference, AVA Rookie of the Year in his 1st season ofvolleyball after playing basketball for the Eagles the past 2 seasons.

Women’s Soccer earns its 1st ACAC wins 2 years after it entered the ACAC.

The previous record set in 1998-1999 of 6 For Most Eagles Named All-Conference All-Stars is tied for the 2nd consecutive season:
• Sam Gaugler is the 9th Men’s Basketball player and the first to be named a Conference All-Star since 2000-2001, while Teresa Sims is the 9th Women’s Volleyball player to be named an All-Star.
• Men’s Volleyball set a new program record and ties the school record set by Men’s Basketball in 1998-1999 of 4 for Most ACAC All-Conference Players from a Team: Rob deJong, Mike Melenberg, Mark Lindemulder, and Jason Stuka are the 5th-8th Men’s Volleyball players to be named Conference All-Stars.

Oriana Pysyk of Women’s Volleyball is named an ACAC Athlete of the Week.

2005-2006
2nd year Women’s Basketball player and Eagles Athletics Student Employee Irene Tang develops the Eagles Statistical Archives.

Women’s Basketball records its best record in program history with a regular season record of 14-10 and makes playoffs for the 1st time ever in school history.

Women’s Volleyball Angela Reize earns her 2nd SIRC-CCAA Academic All-Canadian Award.

The previous record set in 1998-1999 of 6 For Most Eagles Named All-Conference All-Stars is tied for the 3rd consecutive season:
• Men’s Volleyball Rob deJong is an All-Star for the 2nd consecutive season while teammate Mike Weiss is the 9th Men’s Volleyball player to be named a Conference All-Star.
• Women’s Volleyball ties their previous program record of 2 set in 2001-2002 for Most Players named to the All-Conference team. Angela Reize sets a new program record for Most All-Conference Awards with her 2nd, while Oriana Pysyk is the10th Women’s Volleyball player to be named an All-Star.
• Maia deKlerk is the 3rd Women’s Basketball player while Terry Seinen is the 10th Men’s Basketball player to be named a Conference All-Star.

Themis Laffitte is the 1st Women’s Basketball player to be named an ACAC Athlete of the Week, while Lisa McTaggart of Women’s Soccer receives this distinction as well.

Men’s Volleyball records its best regular season record in program history with a 12-0 record in the North/South division.

2006-2007
Athletics Director and Women’s Soccer Coach Claire Paterson is named the ACAC & CCAA Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year for the 1st time in program history. Claire is the 1st female coach in King’s history to be recognized as a CCAA Coach of the Year.

Women’s Volleyball wins the ACAC Bronze for its first medal in school history, and is the 1st women’s team at King’s to win a medal.

A new school record for Most CCAA All-Canadians in a season is set with 2 Eagles receiving All-Canadian status:
• Women’s Basketball Maia deKlerk is named CCAA All-Canadian and CCAA Academic All-Canadian. She is only the 2nd athlete in women’s basketball program’s history to receive both these awards.
• Women’s Soccer Ariel Veldhuisen (Koopmans) is named CCAA All-Canadian and CCAA Academic All-Canadian. She is the first in women’s soccer program history to receive this distinction.

A new school record for Most SIRC-CCAA Academic All-Canadians in a season is set with 3 Eagles receiving Academic All-Canadian status. Women’s Basketball also sets a new record of 2 for Most SIRC-CCAA Academic All-Canadians from a team (Maia deKlerk & Irene Tang).

4 Eagles are named to their respective ACAC All-Conference Teams.
• Ariel Veldhuisen (Koopmans) is the 1st Women’s Soccer player to be named a Conference All-Star.
• Women’s Basketball sets a new program record of 2 for Most Players named to the All-Conference team with Maia deKlerk setting a new program record for Most All-Conference Awards winning her 2nd consecutive award, and Irene Tang being the 4th Women’s Basketball player to be named an All-Star.
• Lorraine Enge is the 11th Women’s Volleyball player to be a Conference All-Star.

1st year Women’s Soccer player Christina Le is an ACAC Athlete of the Week.

Both the Men’s and Women’s Soccer teams have their best regular season record in program history. Men’s: 3W-6L-1T Women’s: 2W-4L-4T

2007-2008
The University College introduces a new campus Logo.

All Eagles’ Team Trophies across all sports are streamlined to include only the Most Valuable Player Award, Most Improved Player Award, and the Coaches’ Leadership Award.

A new record of 4 Eagles athletes were recognized as SIRC-CCAA Academic All-Canadians.
• 5th year Women’s Soccer player Ariel Velduisen (Koopmans) and 4th year Women’s Basketball player Maia deKlerk wins their 2nd SIRC-CCAA Academic All-Canadian Award, while 4th year player Heather Vander Hoek is the 3rd player in Women’s Volleyball program history to win this award; 3rd year Jonathan Whitton is the 1st Men’s Volleyball player to win this award.

5 Eagles are named to their respective ACAC All-Conference Teams.
• Maia deKlerk sets a new program record and ties the school record for Most All-Conference All-Star Awards with her 3rd consecutive nomination.
• Ariel Veldhuisen (Koopmans) sets a new program record for Most All-Conference All-Star Awards with her 2nd consecutive award.
• David Van Berkel is the 2nd Men’s Soccer player and the first since 2003-2004 to be named a Conference All-Star.
• Heather Vander Hoek is the 12th Women’s Volleyball player while Jonathan Whitton is the 10th Men’s Volleyball player to be named All-Stars.

4th year Women’s Basketball players Hilary Smith and Maia deKlerk are named ACAC Athlete of the Week, and set a new program record for Most Players named ACAC Athlete of the Week.

Women’s Basketball team made playoffs for the third consecutive season and with a depleted roster of 7 (the team suffered a record 6 season-ending injuries) would lose in the first round to the number 2 team in the nation, the SAIT Trojans.

Women’s Basketball player Maia deKlerk ties the Eagles record across all sports by being named to the ACAC All-Conference First Team for the 3rd consecutive season.

Women’s Basketball players set new All-Time Career Program records that were achieved in all the major statistical categories. 4th year Eagle Maia deKlerk set the Eagles All-Time Scoring and Rebounding record, while fellow 4th year Irene Tang set the program’s new All-Time Assists record. These 2 players, along with 4th year comrade Hilary Smith, are all on the ACAC Career Leaderboards in these categories as well.

Eagles’ alumnus and Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach Christie Darius was awarded another year in the CCAA Female Apprentice Coach Program for the 2nd consecutive season.

The Women’s Basketball team began their ‘Have You Ever Seen A BALD Eagle Before?’ Fundraising Campaign as they raised funds and awareness of Breast Cancer from October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month) to the beginning of January. In total they raised $6330 dollars. 4 members of the team – Maia deKlerk, Irene Tang, Meachel Carnahan, and Stephanie Hooft shaved their heads for cancer. Men’s basketball player Marshall Price, Athletic Director and Men’s Basketball Coach Craig Wilsman, and Faculty Chemistry Professor Ken Newman joined in on the head-shaving as well. A video of the event was uploaded to YouTube and registered over an astounding 10,000 views in its first week.
• The BALD Eagle Team Award was created this year in their honor

This marked Women’s Basketball Head Coach Patrick Sullivan’s final season after being the Eagles bench boss for 4 years that helped to turn the struggling program around into a consistent playoff contender during his 2nd season.

Men’s Soccer Player David Van Berkel was recognized as an ACAC All-Conference player for only the 2nd athlete in program’s history.

Men’s Basketball record this best season in 8 years with a 7-17 record.

The ‘Four Year Wall’ is discontinued and the ‘Five Year Wall’ is created in conjunction with the new 5 year CCAA playing eligibility introduced this season. The first 5 year Eagles are Jayson Barrows -Men’s Basketball, Ariel Veldhuisen (Koopmans) – Women’s Soccer, and Tim Veenstra – Men’s Volleyball.

Eagles’ Alumnus and Women’s Head Coach Jon Heinen resigns after 1 season and accepts the Men’s Head Coach position at MacEwan College.

Eagles’ Alumnus and Men’s Head Coach Mike Melenberg resigns after 1 season to pursue opportunities at the University of Alberta.

The Women’s Volleyball Team set a new ACAC record for most digs in season. Other new program records are highlighted by 4th year Eagle Heather Vander Hoek, who in her final season set a new All-Time regular season record in Kills and will leave as the Eagles All-Time Career Leader in Kills. 3rd year Bailey Wilson set a new King’s All-time regular season record in digs and now holds the program’s All-Time Career digs title. These 2 players, along with 4th Oriana Pysyk and 3rd year Lori vanden Ham, are all on the ACAC Leaderboard in these various categories.

Men’s Volleyball had a player recognized to the ACAC All-Conference Allstar Team for the first time since 2005-2006 in Jono Whitton. The team set 2 new ACAC records this season for most aces in one match, and a new best digs per game average. Despite playing only half a season, Gabriel deGroot set a new ACAC record for best digs per game average. Many new program records were also set this season, highlighted by 4th year graduating Eagle Dan Dykstra leaving as the program’s all-time career service leader. 5th year Eagle, Tim Veenstra, who in his final season will leave as the Eagles All-time Career Blocks Leader, as well as the ACAC’s current All-time Blocks leader. 3rd year Gabriel deGroot will also leave not only as the Eagles All-time Career leader in Digs, but also as the ACAC’s current All-time Career Digs leader. Currently 3rd year Gabriel deGroot, 3rd year Jonathan Whitton, and 4 year Dan Dykstra are on the ACAC’s All-Time Career Digs Leaderboard, while 5th year Tim Veenstra holds top spot on the ACAC’s All-time Career Blocks Leaderboard.

2008-2009

The Eagles Welcome 3 new Head Coaches. Grace Scott – Women’s Volleyball (previously with GPRC), Trever Turner – Men’s Volleyball (previously with NAIT), and Curtis Plitt (previously with Leduc Composite High School and Briercrest).

2 Eagles are named SIRC-CCAA Academic All-Canadians
• 5th Year Women’s Basketball player Maia deKlerk sets a new school record for Most SIRC-CCAA Academic All-Canadian Awards with her 3rd consecutive award while fellow 5th year teammate Irene Tang wins her 2nd.

Held their first annual ‘ON wings of an Eagle’ Golf Tournament in September.

Women’s Basketball ties their best regular season record of 16-8 previously set in 2005-2006. They won their first ever playoff game, playoff series, made its 1st Final Four appearance, and won the bronze medal for its 1st medal in program history. They were nationally ranked 14th in the country for 2 consecutive weeks at the beginning of November.
• 5th year Women’s Basketball player Maia deKlerk becomes the ACAC’s All-Time Career Rebounds Leader while fellow 5th year Women’s Basketball player Irene Tang becomes the ACAC’s All-Time Career Leader in Assists. (They broke these school records last season)

Men’s Basketball 1st year big man Craig Batterham set a new school and ACAC record for highest field goal percentage in a season with a scorching 66.7% from the field.

Women’s Volleyball 5th year hitter Oriana Pysyk is the program’s new All-Time Career Kills Leader.

A new school record of 9 Eagles are named to their respective ACAC All-Conference Teams.
• Women’s Basketball sets a new program record of 3 for Most ACAC All-Conference Players from a Team as their trio of 5th years are named All-Stars. Hilary Smith is the 5th Women’s Basketball player to be named an All-Star, while Irene Tang earns her 2nd and Maia deKlerk sets a new school and program record for Most All-Conference Awards with her 4th consecutive award.
• Reid Fralick is the 11th Men’s Basketball player and the 1st since 2005-2006 to be named a Conference All-Star.
• Women’s Volleyball ties their previous program record of 2 set in 2001-2002 for Most Players named to the All-Conference team with Oriana Pysyk tying the program record for Most All-Conference Awards with her 2nd All-Star award, and Kimberlee Paul being the 13th Women’s Volleyball player to be named a Conference All-Star. This is the 8th consecutive season the team has had a player named to the Conference team, which is a school and program record.
• Peter Dykstra and Joel Van Huizen are the 11th/12th Men’s Volleyball players to be named All-Stars.
• Men’s Soccer David Van Berkel sets a new program record for Most All-conference Awards with his 2nd consecutive All-Star Award.

David VanBerkel is the 1st Men’s Soccer player to be an ACAC Athlete of the Week, while Women’s Basketball player Maia deKlerk receives this distinction as well.

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