Athletes of the Year
Chris Pope
Issue date: 4/1/08 Section: Sports
At the Brock University Annual Awards Dinner on March 25, men's basketball player Brad Rootes and women's wrestler Michelle Fazzari were named the 2007-08 Brock University Male and Female Athletes of the Year.
Rootes led the men's basketball team to the school's second Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) national championship. He was named an Ontario University Athletics (OUA) First-Team All-Star on his way to becoming the first Brock player to be named a conference All-Star in all five seasons. He was also selected as the OUA West Player of the Year and a Second-Team All-Canadian for the second straight year.
Rootes leaves Brock second all-time in scoring, assists and three-pointers made. In his final season he led the Badgers in scoring, assists, steals, free throws made and minutes played. He was fifth in OUA scoring and second in both the OUA and CIS in assists.
Fazzari was simply dominant this year. She produced a remarkable record of 22-2, leading women's wrestling to their eighth OUA Championship and a bronze medal at the CIS Championship. She prevailed as a gold medallist in six consecutive tournaments, including the OUA and CIS Championships. Fazzari was named an OUA First-Team All-Star and a CIS First-Team All-Canadian.
MVP Awards
Baseball [Men] - Steve Coates
Basketball [Men] - Brad Rootes Basketball [Women] - Sharon Hollinshead
Cross Country [Men] - Geoff Daley
Cross Country [Women] - Andrea Kurzawa
Curling [Men] - Darrel Robertson
Curling [Women] - Jenn Minchin
Fencing [Men] - Hannes Leisch
Fencing [Women] - Melissa Kozlenko
Hockey [Men] - Matt Harpwood
Hockey [Women] - Beth Clause
Lacrosse [Men] - Jason Crawford
Rowing [Men] - Fraser Berkhout
Rowing [Women] - Alison Thomas
Rugby [Men] - Matt Wyles
Rugby [Women] - Stefanie Pavlovich
Soccer [Men] - Mark Bennett
Rootes led the men's basketball team to the school's second Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) national championship. He was named an Ontario University Athletics (OUA) First-Team All-Star on his way to becoming the first Brock player to be named a conference All-Star in all five seasons. He was also selected as the OUA West Player of the Year and a Second-Team All-Canadian for the second straight year.
Rootes leaves Brock second all-time in scoring, assists and three-pointers made. In his final season he led the Badgers in scoring, assists, steals, free throws made and minutes played. He was fifth in OUA scoring and second in both the OUA and CIS in assists.
Fazzari was simply dominant this year. She produced a remarkable record of 22-2, leading women's wrestling to their eighth OUA Championship and a bronze medal at the CIS Championship. She prevailed as a gold medallist in six consecutive tournaments, including the OUA and CIS Championships. Fazzari was named an OUA First-Team All-Star and a CIS First-Team All-Canadian.
MVP Awards
Baseball [Men] - Steve Coates
Basketball [Men] - Brad Rootes Basketball [Women] - Sharon Hollinshead
Cross Country [Men] - Geoff Daley
Cross Country [Women] - Andrea Kurzawa
Curling [Men] - Darrel Robertson
Curling [Women] - Jenn Minchin
Fencing [Men] - Hannes Leisch
Fencing [Women] - Melissa Kozlenko
Hockey [Men] - Matt Harpwood
Hockey [Women] - Beth Clause
Lacrosse [Men] - Jason Crawford
Rowing [Men] - Fraser Berkhout
Rowing [Women] - Alison Thomas
Rugby [Men] - Matt Wyles
Rugby [Women] - Stefanie Pavlovich
Soccer [Men] - Mark Bennett
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