Nominees for individual U Sports awards include several women’s volleyball players Globe_Sports
Three of four athletes nominated for the Jim Thompson Trophy that goes to the best female athlete were volleyball players: Kiera Van Ryk ; Theanna Vernon ; Courtney Baker .Laval basketball player Sarah-Jane Marois rounds out the nominees.
Previous winners include CFL players Jesse Lumsden, Don Blair and Andrew Buckley as well as Olympic swimmer Kylie Masse, heptathlete Jessica Zelinka and hockey player Kim St. Pierre. In her second season, Van Ryk had 24 kills, three aces and 13 digs in the national championship final for the Thunderbirds, who beat Ryerson for the title. Van Ryk was named tournament MVP.Ryerson’s Vernon led the country with a .410 hitting percentage and posted a career-high 100 blocks in her fifth and final season of eligibility.
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