Acadia Athletics celebrates student-athletes’ achievements with social media awards week.

WOLFVILLE, N.S. – Acadia University's Department of Athletics announced this week on social media the 2019-2020 Major Award winners and team award winners as part of the online Fred G. Kelly Awards.

Axemen hockey goaltender Logan Flodell (Regina, Sask.) and co-winners senior year basketball Axewoman Haley McDonald (Port Williams, N.S.) and volleyball player Lucy Glen-Carter (Toronto, Ont.) concluded the online awards week last night as the Athenaeum Male Athlete of the Year and the Jean Marsh Female Co-Athletes of the Year respectively.

Second year goaltender Logan Flodell had an outstanding season helping the Axemen finish second in the AUS regular season standings. Flodell was named the team's MVP and MVP – Playoffs for his outstanding contribution to the team's run the AUS Finals.

Flodell was named the AUS Most Valuable men's hockey player – an award rarely won by a goaltender. He was one of two U SPORTS All-Canadian goalies and was an All-Canadian and AUS All-Star. Logan played in 26 games for the Axemen this season and led the conference with a save percentage of .918. His goals against average of 2.79 was the third best in AUS.

The Jean Marsh Female Athlete of the Year was shared between two outstanding athletes.

Basketball's Haley McDonald shares the award with Volleyball's Lucy Glen-Carter.

McDonald celebrated her second consecutive season named as a U SPORTS All-Canadian. McDonald led the Axewomen in points per game and was second in the AUS with a 24.2 points per game average. The three-time Academic All-Canadian had another record breaking season as she became the all-time career leading three-point score for the Axewomen and second in the AUS at 170 points in 80 games.

McDonald was named as an AUS All-Star this season and guided her team to an AUS championship final for the fourth consecutive season.

Lucy Glen-Carter led the AUS in kills per set and total kills and was fifth in the country with a 3.53 kills per set average. The outside hitter had an amazing 0.228 hitting percentage.

Glen-Carter was honoured as a first team U SPORTS All-Canadian – the first time that any Axewomen volleyball player was named to the first team. She was also named as an AUS First Team All-Star. Besides her athletic accolades, Glen-Carter is a two time Academic All-Canadian.

Swimming's Dean Sangster (Truro, N.S.) was named this year's Outstanding First Year Male Athlete of the Year.

Sangster was named the AUS Male Swimming Rookie of the Year, AUS All-Star and also honoured as the AUS Championship Rookie of the Meet.

Volleyball Axewoman Sydney Zakutney (Ottawa, Ont.) was honoured as the Outstanding First Year Female Athlete of the Year.

Zakutney was an outstanding setter for the Axewomen in her first season. The "QB" of the offensive attack, Zakutney was fourth in the AUS in assists. Sydney was honoured as the AUS Women's Volleyball Rookie of the Year and was named as a first team All-Star. She was selected as a U SPORTS All-Rookie team member.

This year's Roger Prentice Female Citizen Award winner is Cross Country's Madalyn Higgins (Halifax, N.S.).

Madalyn was named the AUS Cross Country's Community Service award recipient. She is a three-time academic all-Canadian on pace to repeat for a fourth time this year.

Higgins also volunteers her time with an array of community initiatives, including serving as a volunteer coach for the Wolfville School cross country team and being involved with Acadia's S.M.I.L.E. (Sensory Motor Instructional Leadership Experience) program

The Roger Prentice Male Citizen Award was awarded to hockey's Liam Maaskant (Clinton, Ont.).

A fifth-year engineering student, Maaskant has served as team captain for two consecutive seasons.

In the classroom, Maaskant is a three-time academic all-Canadian. Despite the heavy demands of being a student and a varsity athlete, he also contributes in the university and wider Wolfville communities, volunteering in a number of capacities.

He serves as the co-president of the Acadia Players' Association and is actively involved with the S.M.I.L.E. program (Sensory Motor Instructional Learning Experience) as a leader and program buddy. Maaskant has volunteered his time to a number of fundraising and minor hockey events, including Acadia's Hearts on Ice which raises money for the Valley Cardiac Rehab Society and the Hannah Miller Memorial Tournament, which gives back to the local hockey community.

The President's Award was established in recognition of Acadia's 175th Anniversary. Individuals chosen for this award have displayed the highest standard of leadership and will be known as builders because of the impact they have had on their teams.

This year's Female President's Award winners are rugby's Skye Forcier (Williams Lake, B.C.)

Skye was an important student representative in the creation of Acadia 4Uthat pulls together all student-athlete resources on campus for overall wellness.

Skye has offered her support in numerous Acadia Athletics initiatives and has offered great support and leadership to her teammates on the women's rugby team.

Football's Bailey Feltmate (Moncton, N.B.) is this year's Male President's Award winner. The fourth-year student athlete and team captain boasts a 3.63 cumulative GPA and has been a U SPORTS academic all-Canadian for the past two seasons.

Feltmate is the 2019-20 S.M.I.L.E. director. S.M.I.L.E (Sensory Motor Instructional Leadership Experience) provides an inclusive physical activity program for those with special needs. He has been involved with the program for four years, including being a S.M.I.L.E. leader and S.M.I.L.E. instructor.

He is a junior student therapist for the Acadia Axewomen basketball team. With the team he is in charge of assessing injuries, running therapy sessions and attending all practices and games.

Feltmate has served on the executive committee of the Acadia Players' Association since 2017.  

This year's Acadia Student Union Jimmy Atomate Award winner is Swimming's Guy Harrison-Murray (Perth, Australia)

The award is dedicated to the memory of Jimmy Atomate who died at the young age of 18 and who was an active participant in Intramural Sport. The Award is given annually to a Varsity Athlete who made an exceptional effort to connect with students and fans.

Harrison-Murray has been a team captain for the Axemen swimming team for the last two seasons and has been a key leader in the building of an AUS championship team.

Guy lead various spirit initiatives for the Acadia Players Association that encouraged student-athletes and the student body to attend various home games. He was an active representative of the swim team on the APA executive.

For the first time, Acadia Athletics honoured two volunteers with the Volunteer of the Year award. Retired couple Jo-Anne Kobelt and Louis Beaudoin have been a great addition to Acadia Athletics' special events since their arrival to the community from Calgary. Both have helped in fundraising efforts including the Hockey Celebrity Dinner and hosting various national championships over the last four years.

Interim Events Manager Hope Maryka was named the APA Spirit Award winner for her effort in managing our 2019-20 season home games. She stepped into the position after graduating last spring. She found herself filling roles that were well beyond her job scope. Her great enthusiasm was well received by staff and student-athletes.

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