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Warriors gather for first time in two years to celebrate 2022 Athletics Awards

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For the first time in over two years, student-athletes, coaches, therapists, and support staff gathered together to celebrate the Waterloo Warriors Athletics Awards. This year the gathering of black and gold took place in the PAC as the 2021-22 varsity season was celebrated.

"It was so special we could finally all come together to celebrate as Warriors after an incredibly difficult and unpredictable two years," said director of athletics and recreation, Roly Webster. "We were able to celebrate all the outstanding accomplishments from the 2021-22 season which saw many outstanding individual and team performances. I am proud of all our student-athletes, coaches, therapists, and support staff as they continued to navigate the pandemic while competing at the highest level at the University of Waterloo."

Taking home the top prizes on the night was Tre Ford (Niagara Falls, ON/) of football and Hannah Blair (Waterloo, ON/) from track and field.

Ford won the 2022 Totzke Trophy as male athlete of the year after yet another outstanding season with the Warrior football program. Ford capped off his illustrious career winning the 2022 Hec Crighton Trophy as the U SPORTS MVP. He was also the OUA MVP and first-team All-Canadian and OUA all-star. In the air, Ford finished the 2021 season with 118 completions, 1,465 passing yards and the fourth most passing touchdowns in the country with 10. On the ground, Ford rushed the ball 59 times for an incredible 629 yards, which was the fourth most rushing yards amongst any player in the country while also adding three rushing TD's. Ford also competed with the track and field team this year finishing fifth in the 60m dash at Nationals.

Blair won the 2022 Marsden Trophy as female athlete of the year following a decorated season with the track team. Blair finished the season with a complete collection of medals winning two at nationals and one at the OUA Championship. At the U SPORTS Championship, Blair won silver in the Pentathlon event and followed it up by winning bronze in the high jump with her leap of 1.69m. At the OUA Championship, Blair was unstoppable in the Pentathlon event, winning gold with a new personal best and Warrior/OUA record of 3910 points. She was named an OUA first-team all-star and U SPORTS second-team All-Canadian for her incredible efforts this season.

Winning the WUSA Rookie of the Year Awards was Matheus Mello from men's soccer and Keiara Raitt from women's hockey.

Mello had one of the most decorated rookie seasons for the men's soccer team in recent history. The rookie midfielder led the Warriors offence with two goals and five assists in just 10 games and was honoured by the OUA as the West Rookie of the Year and spot on the West All-Rookie team. He was also recognized nationally with a spot on the U SPORTS All-Rookie team.

Raitt put together an incredible rooking season with the Warriors notching five goals and five assists in 15 games including two game winning goals. For her incredible season, Raitt was named the OUA West Rookie of the Year as well as a member of the OUA West All-Rookie team. She was also the OUA's nominee for the U SPORTS Rookie of the Year.

The Team of the Year Award was presented to women's hockey following their historic regular where they finished with an 11-1-2-1 record only losing one game in regulation all season. The Warriors were also ranked in the U SPORTS Top 10 twice over the season and were awarded seven of the eight OUA West Major Awards while having eight members of their team earning OUA All-Star or All-Rookie status. 

The Imprint Coach of the Year Award was collected by Swimming Head Coach Jacky Beckford-Henriques. Beckford-Henriques led the swimming program to a spectacular season leading the men's swimming team to a silver medal at the OUA Championship in Toronto, claiming 617 points while her women's team finished in fifth place overall. At the U SPORTS Championship, Beckford-Henriques led her Warriors to improved results from two years ago with the women's team moving up two spots to finish 15th overall while the men moved up one to place 11th overall in the country.  

The prestigious Shield of Excellence Award was presented to seven graduating Warriors who excelled in the black and gold from day one.

Three members of football Tre Ford (Niagara Falls, ON/), Tyrell Ford (Niagara Falls, ON/) and Gordon Lam (Kitchener/) were presented Shields while Nedim Hodzic of men's basketball, Eloise Ladyman of women's swimming, Colm Guyn of men's volleyball and MacKenzie Strong of baseball also collected Shields. See their full list of accomplishments.

A new award presented in person for the first time was the Judy McCrae Impact Award. The new award introduced in 2020, recognizes a male and female member of each team who has excelled in the areas of academics, athletics, and community service. Ben Skinner of women's rugby and Christina Ji of women's swimming were the recipients of the award this year. See a list of their outstanding accomplishments.

List of all Award Winners

Totzke Trophy – Tre Ford (Niagara Falls, ON/) (Football)
Marsden Trophy – Hannah Blair (Waterloo, ON/) (Track & Field)
WUSA Male Rookie of the Year – Matheus Mello (Soccer)
WUSA Female Rookie of the Year – Keiara Raitt (Hockey)
Team of the Year – Women's Hockey
Imprint Coach of the Year – Jacky Beckford-Henriques (Swimming)
Judy McCrae Warrior Impact Award – Ben Skinner (Rugby) & Christina Ji (Swimming)
J.O. Hemphill Award – Jacob Amaral
Director's Award – Amaris He , Karina Wilk & Alyssa Lafantaisie
Brian Farrance Award – Vanessa Armstrong & Emily Tam
Warrior Campus Service Award – Scott Nicoll & Victoria Lehmann

Warrior Shield of Excellence Winners
Tre Ford (Niagara Falls, ON/) (Football)
Tyrell Ford (Niagara Falls, ON/) (Football)
Gordon Lam (Kitchener/) (Football)
Nedim Hodzic (Basketball)
Colm Guyn (Volleyball)
Eloise Ladyman (Swimming)
MacKenzie Strong (Baseball)
 
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Players Mentioned

Tre Ford

#5 Tre Ford

QB
6' 1"
Third Year
3
Tyrell Ford

#30 Tyrell Ford

DB
6' 0"
Third Year
3
Gordon Lam

#2 Gordon Lam

WR
5' 11"
Third Year
3
Hannah Blair

#W Hannah Blair

First Year
2

Players Mentioned

Tre Ford

#5 Tre Ford

6' 1"
Third Year
3
QB
Tyrell Ford

#30 Tyrell Ford

6' 0"
Third Year
3
DB
Gordon Lam

#2 Gordon Lam

5' 11"
Third Year
3
WR
Hannah Blair

#W Hannah Blair

First Year
2