It was a big night on June 10 for Senior School student-athletes who celebrated with teammates, coaches, staff and families. Throughout the 2024-25 season, SMUS hosted two provincial championships and SMUS teams competed in 14 provincial championships in girls and boys divisions. The year was highlighted by a historic provincial title in girls basketball, as well as podium finishes by the Senior Boys Rugby team and Boys Cross-Country team. The Senior Girls Field Hockey team, Senior Girls Soccer team and Junior Girls Basketball team all finished fifth in the province.
The evening was highlighted by the main nod of Outstanding Athletes of the Year going to Davis Hardy (basketball, soccer) and Avery Geddes (basketball, soccer, field hockey). The Parents' Auxiliary Sportsmanship awards went to Braxton Lechner (rugby). Junior Athlete of the Year honours celebrated Liam Whiteside and Elspeth Rodger.
The Athletic Director's Merit Award was given out this year to junior national field hockey team players Kendyll Adams, Caitlyn Mullen and Mackenna Brown. Judy Tobacco was in person to present the award named after her to the top performer in athletics (cross-country running or track and field) and this year that went to Grade 12 athlete Beatrice Sharpe. Sport-specific honours continue to be highlighted including Legacy Cup rower Liam Haberl, Nancy Mollenhauer Cup to field hockey's Mackenna Brown, the Billy Greenwell Award to basketball's Davis Hardy and the Dalziel Cup to rugby's Ewan Webber-Smith.
To cap off the night four graduating students were awarded the Multisport Medallions, awarded to those who exemplified a multisport approach for their entire career at SMUS. This went to Avery Geddes, Charlie Anderson, Joss Olcen and Wil Woods.
Joss Olcen and Davis Hardy were also acknowledged for their contributions to the Athletic Council.
The entire room also took time to thank the coaches, staff, transportation team, as well as the facilities and grounds teams who make each season memorable and possible. There was also special acknowledgement to athletic therapist Sydney Chapman and coaches who will not be returning including Deanna Catto (athletics; 2011-2025) and Greg Gilks (rowing; 2017-2025).
Full List of 2024-25 Award Winners
Outstanding Athlete of the Year
- Hyde-Lay Cup: Davis Hardy
- Peyton Cup: Avery Geddes
- Hyde-Lay Cup Runner-up: Parker Sheehan
- Peyton Cup Runner-up: Charlie Anderson
Parents' Auxiliary Sportsmanship Award
- Braxton Lechner
Outstanding Junior Athlete of the Year
- Liam Whiteside
- Elspeth Rodger
Athletic Director's Merit Award
- Field Hockey: Kendyll Adams, Mackenna Brown, Caitlyn Mullen
Multisport Medallion (Grade 12)
- Charlie Anderson (volleyball, basketball, soccer)
- Avery Geddes (field hockey, basketball, soccer)
- Joss Olcen (field hockey, basketball, soccer)
- Will Woods (basketball, soccer, rugby)
Sport-specific Major Awards
- Nancy Mollenhauer Cup (Field Hockey): Mackenna Brown
- Dalziel Cup (Rugby): Ewan Webber-Smith
- Billy Greenwell Award (Basketball): Davis Hardy
- Rowing Cup: Liam Haberl
- Judy Tobacco Cup (Athletics): Beatrice Sharpe
Athletic Council Award
- Joss Olcen
- Davis Hardy
Team Awards - displayed a positive attitude, work ethic, leadership and sportsmanship, though they may not necessarily be the team’s best player.
- Volleyball: Isabelle LeRoy, Connor Kipling
- Field Hockey: Avery Geddes
- Rowing: Rowan Denis
- Cross-Country: Amelie Fleck, Owen Sandquist-Sherman
- Soccer: Joss Olcen, Dash Nelson
- Badminton: YouLan Li, Jaden Berger-North
- Basketball: Isabela Herrera Orduna, Jack Driscoll
- Golf: Sting Zhang
- Track and Field: Parker Sheehan
- Rugby: Maria Garcia del Bustamante O'Donnell, Markus Djurickovic
- Sailing: Beatrice Sharpe
- Squash: Amya Naimi
- Tennis: Amya Naimi, Jack McQueen
Graduating SMUS Student-Athletes Committed to Compete in Post-Secondary:
- Kendyll Adams: Field Hockey (University of Victoria)
- Jack Driscoll: Rugby (University of Victoria)
- Avery Geddes: Basketball (University of Victoria)
- Liam Haberl: Rowing (Queen's University)
- Davis Hardy: Basketball (University of Calgary)
- Connor Kipling: Volleyball (Cambrian College)
- Sam Kriegler: Rowing (University of Victoria)
- Caitlyn Mullen: Field Hockey (University of Victoria)
- Joss Olcen: Soccer (Thompson Rivers University)
- Roshan Pathak: Squash (McGill University)
- Olivia Pickering: Basketball (Camosun College)
- Oliver Presselo: Rowing (Santa Clara University)
- Ewan Webber-Smith: Rugby (University of British Columbia)
