2018-19
Each week three Canada West student-athletes on both the men's and women's side are honoured by the conference as three stars, with the first stars moving forward as the CW nominee for the U SPORTS athlete of the week award.
MEN'S | First Star | Second Star | Third Star |
Week 1: Sept. 4 | ALB - Ajeej Sarkaria, Soccer | TWU - Domenic Poletto, Soccer | UBC - Caleb Clarke, Soccer |
Week 2: Sept. 11 | ALB - Easton Ongaro, Soccer | VIC - Matteo Ventura, Soccer | TWU - Caleb Johnson, Soccer |
Week 3: Sept. 18 | *UBC - Caleb Clarke, Soccer | UFV - Gurmaan Jhaj, Soccer | UNBC - Francesco Bartolillo, Soccer |
Week 4: Sept. 25 | UNBC - Rob Goodey, Soccer | TRU - James Fraser, Soccer | GMU - Everett Orgnero, Soccer |
Week 5: Oct. 2 | *ALB - Easton Ongaro, Soccer | UBC - Kristian Yli-Hietanen, Soccer | UFV - Gurmaan Jhaj, Soccer |
Week 6: Oct. 9 | UBC - Kristian Yli-Hietanen, Soccer | TRU - Justin Donaldson, Soccer | TWU - Domenic Poletto, Soccer |
Week 7: Oct. 16 | ALB - Ajeej Sarkaria, Soccer | UBC - Austin Vetterl, Hockey | TWU - Jacob Low, Soccer |
Week 8: Oct. 23 | CGY - Brad Schoonbaert, Hockey | TRU - Mitch Popadynetz, Soccer | MRU - Tyler Schmidt, Volleyball |
Week 9: Oct. 30 | UBC - Jadon Cohee, Basketball | UFV - David Hicks, Soccer | MAN - Kevin Negus, Volleyball |
Week 10: Nov. 6 | UBC - Victory Shumbusho, Soccer | UBCO - Triston Matthews, Basketball | WPG - Narcisse Ambanza, Basketball |
Week 11: Nov. 13 | CGY - Russell Pennock, Cross Country | UBC - John Gay, Cross Country | LET - Torrin White, Hockey |
Week 12: Nov. 20 | SSK - Lawrence Moore, Basketball | BDN - Elliott Viles, Volleyball | UFV - Mark Johnson, Basketball |
Week 13: Nov. 27 | *UBC - Markus Thormeyer, Swimming | ALB - Luke Philp, Hockey | CGY - Stephen Calkins, Swimming |
Week 14: Dec. 4 | *WPG - Sean Tarver, Basketball | ALB - Brody Clarke, Basketball | UBC - Jerret Smith, Hockey |
Week 15: Jan. 8 | *BDN - Reece Dixon, Volleyball | LET - Zac Overwater, Basketball | MRU - Jamal Watson, Hockey |
Week 16: Jan. 15 | ALB - Zach Sawchenko, Hockey | UFV - Vick Toor, Basketball | BDN - Seth Friesen, Volleyball |
Week 17: Jan. 22 | ALB - Cole Sanford, Hockey | SSK - Lawrence Moore, Basketball | UBC - Michael Stenerson, Hockey |
Week 18: Jan. 29 | ALB - Luke Philp, Hockey | UBC - Grant Shephard, Basketball | TRU - Tim Dobbert, Volleyball |
Week 19: Feb. 5 | SSK - Taran Kozun, Hockey | ALB - Brody Clarke, Basketball | CGY - Riley Sheen, Hockey |
Week 20: Feb. 12 | *UFV - Brad Hildenbrandt, Wrestling | WPG - Narcisse Ambanza, Basketball | UBC - Michael Dowhaniuk, Volleyball |
Week 21: Feb. 19 | CGY - Mambi Diawara, Basketball | UBC - Grant Shephard, Basketball | MRU - Zach Henry, Hockey |
Week 22: Feb. 26 | * UBC - Markus Thormeyer, Swimming | ALB - Austin Cole, Track & Field | UFV - Brad Hildenbrandt, Wrestling |
Week 23: March 5 | ALB - Zach Sawchenko, Hockey | BDN - Robin Baghdady, Volleyball | CGY - David Kapinga, Basketball |
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WOMEN'S | First Star | Second Star | Third Star |
Week 1: Sept. 11 | TWU - Jenaya Robertson, Soccer | REG - Kyra Vibert, Soccer | ALB - Ali Wicklum, Rugby |
Week 2: Sept. 18 | *CGY - Lauren Houghton, Soccer | UBC - Shoshanah Seumanutafa, Rugby | VIC - Anna Mollenhauer, Field Hockey |
Week 3: Sept. 25 | CGY - Taejah Thompson, Rugby | MRU - Janai Martens, Soccer | GMU - Suekiana Choucair, Soccer |
Week 4: Oct. 2 | UFV - Brittney Zacharuk, Soccer | TWU - Seina Kashima, Soccer | WPG - Shae-Lynn Dodds, Soccer |
Week 5: Oct. 9 | *TWU - Seina Kashima, Soccer | UNBC - Paige Payne, Soccer | UBC - Danielle Steer, Soccer |
Week 6: Oct. 16 | VIC - Rachel Baird, Soccer | REG - Jordan Kulbida, Hockey | CGY - Montana Leonard, Soccer |
Week 7: Oct. 23 | CGY - Maddison Fritze, Soccer | UNBC - Brooke Molby, Soccer | SSK - Emily Koshinsky, Volleyball |
Week 8: Oct. 30 | REG - Kyanna Giles, Basketball | LET - Alicia Anderson, Hockey | UBC - Danielle Steer, Soccer |
Week 9: Nov. 6 | VIC - Amira Giannattasio, Basketball | UNBC - Vasiliki Louka, Basketball | WPG - Emma Parker, Volleyball |
Week 10: Nov. 13 | CGY - Melissa Jones, Cross Country | MAN - Jordyn Zacharias, Hockey | TWU - Kathryn Harvey, Soccer |
Week 11: Nov. 20 | UNBC - Maria Mongomo, Basketball | UBC - Kiera Van Ryk, Volleyball | UBCO - Jordan Korol, Basketball |
Week 12: Nov. 27 | *MAN - Kelsey Wog, Swimming | UBC - Hoi Lam Karen Tam, Swimming | UFV - Taylor Claggett, Basketball |
Week 13: Dec. 4 | MAN - Lauryn Keen, Hockey | WPG - Faith Hezekiah, Basketball | TWU - Hilary Howe, Volleyball |
Week 14: Jan. 8 | REG - Satomi Togawa, Volleyball | TWU - Mikaelyn Sych, Volleyball | ALB - Emma Kary, Basketball |
Week 15: Jan. 15 | UBC - Tory Micklash, Hockey | TRU - Olga Savenchuk, Volleyball | VIC - Amira Gianattassio, Basketball |
Week 16: Jan. 22 | SSK - Jessica Vance, Hockey | LET - Katie Keith, Basketball | CGY - Hannha Tanasichuk, Volleyball |
Week 17: Jan. 29 | *UBC - Kiera Van Ryk, Volleyball | ALB - Autumn MacDougall, Hockey | VIC - Katie Langdon, Basketball |
Week 18: Feb. 5 | UNBC - Vasiliki Louka, Basketball | UBC - Keylyn Filewich, Basketball | ALB - Alex Poznikoff, Hockey |
Week 19: Feb. 12 | CGY - Tianna Kennett, Wrestling | ALB - Krystin Paquette, Wrestling | UNBC - Maria Mongomo, Basketball |
Week 20: Feb. 19 | UBC - Mathea Fischer, Hockey | LET - Asnate Fomina, Basketball | MAN - Cassie Bujan, Volleyball |
Week 21: Feb. 26 | UFV - Ana Godinez Gonzalez, Wrestling | UBC - Emily Overholt, Swimming | MAN - Kelsey Wog, Swimming |
Week 22: March 5 | SSK - Summer Masikewich, Basketball | TWU - Hilary Howe, Volleyball | ALB - Kirstin Chamberlin, Hockey |
- denotes U SPORTS athlete of the week.
New in 2018-19, Canada West will honour a men's and women's athlete of the month. Below are the 2018-19 winners:
MONTH | MEN'S | WOMEN'S |
September | UFV - Gurmaan Jhaj, Soccer | CGY - Taejah Thompson, Rugby |
October | UBC - Kristian Yli-Hietanen, Soccer | CGY - Lauren Houghton, Soccer |
November | CGY - Riley Sheen, Hockey | UBC - Kiera Van Ryk |
January | ALB - Luke Philp, Hockey | UBC - Kiera Van Ryk |
February | UFV - Brad Hildenbrandt, Wrestling | SSK - Summer Masikewich, Basketball |
March |