2024 Annual Awards & Hall of Fame Banquet
The 2024 Volleyball Manitoba Awards & Hall of Fame Banquet was held on Sunday, June 9th, at the Canad Inns Destination Centre Polo Park, a celebration recognizing some of our outstanding athletes, coaches, volunteers and officials.
At the banquet Volleyball Manitoba recognized all Provincial Champions from this past year, All-Stars & MVP’s, National Medalists, the Age Class Players of the Year from each age category as well as the Cheryl Cable, Mark Tennant, Wezer Bridle Golden Whistle and Mary Jean England Coach Awards, among others.
The evening was capped off with the Volleyball Manitoba Hall of Fame inductions, which included Donna Baydock (Athlete), Lorriann (Sawatzky) Ludwig (Athlete) and the 1990-1992 University of Manitoba Women’s Volleyball Teams (Team).
Congratulations to the following major award winners:
2024 Player of the Year Awards
| Award | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 15U Girls Player of the Year | Anouk Taylor |
| 15U Boys Player of the Year | Daniel Rom |
| 16U Girls Player of the Year | Mady Friesen |
| 16U Boys Player of the Year | Gabriel Beaudin |
| 17U Girls Player of the Year | Julia Martens |
| 17U Boys Player of the Year | Kai Toney |
| 18U Girls Player of the Year | Isabelle Voth |
| 18U Boys Player of the Year | Owen Weekes |
Cheryl Cable and Mark Tennant Awards for the Junior (20U) Players of the Year:
| Award | Athlete |
|---|---|
| Cheryl Cable 20U Female Player of the Year | Raya Surnix (University of Manitoba) |
| Mark Tennant 20U Male Player of the Year | Luke Lodewyks (University of Winnipeg) |
Mary Jean England Awards – Development & Elite Coaches of the Year:
| Award | Coach |
|---|---|
| Development Coach of the Year | Mike Hamm (Junior Bison Gold 14U Girls) |
| Elite Coach of the Year | Kyla Zacharias (Junior Pilots Navy 16U Girls) |
| Elite Coach of the Year | Lindsey Habib (WinMan Clutch 17U Boys) |
Wezer Bridle Golden Whistle Award – Referee of the Year:
| Award | Referee |
|---|---|
| Wezer Bridle Golden Whistle | Stino Siragusa |
Volleyball Manitoba Volunteer of the Year:
| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Volunteer of the Year | Linda Clark |
| Volunteer of the Year | Heather Bradshaw |
Nikki Redekop Memorial Scholarship Recipients:
| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Nikki Redekop Memorial Scholarship | Isabelle Voth (204 18U Girls, Steinbach Regional Secondary School) |
| Nikki Redekop Memorial Scholarship | Mackenzie Lyburn (BVC 18U Girls, Vincent Massey Brandon) |
| Nikki Redekop Memorial Scholarship | Reegan Aitken (204 18U Girls, Collège Jeanne-Sauvé) |
Teams of the Year:
| Award | Team |
|---|---|
| Indoor Team of the Year | WinMan Wild 14U Boys |
| Beach Team of the Year | Keon Elkie & Liam Noonan |
2024 Provincial Champions and National Medalists:
| Award | Team |
|---|---|
| 13U Girls 2024 Provincial Champions | Junior Bison Gold |
| 13U Boys 2024 Provincial Champions | WinMan Bounce |
| 14U Girls 2024 Provincial Champions Tier 1 | Junior Bison Gold |
| 14U Girls 2024 Provincial Champions Tier 2 | WinMan Rage 13U |
| 14U Boys 2024 Provincial Champions & National Silver Medalists | WinMan Wild |
| 15U Girls 2024 Provincial Champions | WinMan Fire |
| 15U Girls 2024 National Bronze Medalists | Junior Bison Gold |
| 15U Boys 2024 Provincial Champions | WinMan Warriors |
| 16U Girls 2024 Provincial Champions | Junior Pilots Navy |
| 16U Boys 2024 Provincial Champions | 204 Gold |
| 17U Girls 2024 Provincial Champions | Shock |
| 17U Girls 2024 National Bronze Medalists | Junior Bison Gold |
| 17U Boys 2024 Provincial Champions | BVC |
| 17U Boys 2024 National Silver Medalists | WinMan Clutch |
| 18U Girls 2024 Provincial Champions | 204 |
| 18U Boys 2024 Provincial Champions | Junior Bison |