Athletic YEAR in REVIEW 2015/2016 Letters of Congratulations FROM THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL Welcome to SMUS, and the 25th Athletic Banquet. Please enjoy what One can hardly have any discussion of the School’s athletic should be a splendid evening, as we gather to celebrate a ne year of programme without someone referring to one of the School’s accomplishments, honour some of our top performers, as well as say mottos, “mens sana in corpora sano”. An evening like tonight is farewell to the grads. powerful evidence that the founders who conceived our school were building it on an enduring vision. At the same time, they 2015-2016 has been another very successful year. Pride of place goes to would not have foreseen the breadth and depth of the programme the athletes and coaches who won a second straight BC AA Boys Rugby that tries to live up to this vision. title. One small step behind were Boys Basketball (2nd), Girls Field Hockey (3rd), Girls Soccer (3rd) and Rugby 7s (3rd). It is a wonderful sight on an afternoon to see elds full of athletes playing, the colours of our School against the colours of other In addition, three teams won Island titles, while, of thirteen possible schools, or simply in practice uniforms getting ready for the next BC School Sports provincial championships, SMUS qualied for nine. game. Likewise it is satisfying to know that similar activity is taking Moreover, squash players and rowers left their mark on the national stage. place in the gym, in the squash courts, the rowing course, the tennis courts and any of the other venues where our teams play. In thanking all in attendance for their support, I am so often reminded of the huge role sport plays at SMUS. Indeed, participation, enjoyment, When students play sports, they also lead healthier lives, they performance and sportsmanship remain of vital importance, as reected perform better in school, and they have more successful futures. in the mottos of St. Michaels (“Nothing is great unless it is good”) and Never in the school’s history have we had more athletes playing University School (“A healthy mind in a healthy body”). more sports on more teams, a testament to the students, the coaches and the parents who support them. To these, I would add a few nal words. To play is good, to win is better, but to love the game is the best. VIVAT! VIVAT! Bob Snowden Lindsay Brooke Award Winners Parents Auxiliary Cup Billy Greenwell Award Team Awards Outstanding Male Athlete Outstanding Male Basketball Player Work ethic, attitude, leadership and Lucas De Vries Ryan Hindson sportsmanship, as voted by teammates. Runner-up Hari Ikonomou Dalziel Cup Girls Field Hockey Aveen Glen Boys Soccer Hari Ikonomou Outstanding 1st XV Rugby Player Peyton Cup Josh Kahn Girls Soccer Robyn Noel Outstanding Female Athlete Boys Basketball Jamison Schulz-Franco Aveen Glen Nancy Mollenhauer Cup Girls Basketball Mia Roberts Runner-up Outstanding Field Hockey Player Boys Rugby Jonas Robinson Mia Roberts & Robyn Noel Anna Mollenhauer Girls Rugby Hayley Watson Girls Volleyball Silke Kuhn Athletic Director’s Merit Award Jim Weaver Shield Golf Kitty Liang Outstanding Sport Performance Outstanding Cricketer Boys Rowing Connor Fenton Anna Mollenhauer (Field Hockey) Jamison Schulz-Franco Girls Rowing Sun-Eui Choi Grace Thomas (Squash) Girls Rowing Sarah Hagkull Outstanding Junior Athlete Sailing Jasper Johnston Parents Auxiliary All round performance and eort. Cross Country Aubry Williams Sportsmanship Award Matt Hagkull Track & Field Conrad Chin Outstanding eort, humility in Taylor Noel Squash Jason Yoo victory, grace in defeat. Badminton Hank Qian John Cook Tennis Bernard Tung Cricket Ben Edwards GIRLS FIELD HOCKEY For the second straight year, the Blue Jags Though managing only a scoreless draw against went unbeaten on the local league circuit, Seycove in opening day action, the team quickly recapturing the May Tully Shield, emblematic recovered to drop LV Rogers 5-0 and York House of City supremacy. Two wins and a draw in 4-1 and top its pool. Next, SMUS clipped South the prestigious Bridgman Cup then proved to Kamloops 3-0 in a round of eight match-up, be excellent preparation as SMUS dominated setting up the anticipated semi-nal against the Ridley College National Invitational in St. Crofton House. Catharines, Ontario. Anna Mollenhauer notched eleven goals in the competition, with strong Unfortunately, for the third year in a row, Crofton support from Charlotte Bussche, Angel Tsui and House denied SMUS a possible provincial title, Alexa Matthews. thanks to a 41st minute goal which stood up in a 1-0 win. The Blue Jags did bounce back to Back in Victoria, SMUS moved straight to the claim bronze with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Island AA Finals. In front of a large crowd, the Seycove. Roberts made a number of ne saves to girls saved their best for last in a 6-0 victory over record yet another clean sheet. Brentwood College. A rock-solid defence left Mia Roberts with relatively little to do, as the goalie As has been the case the past ve years at the ran her shutout streak to twelve consecutive BCs, tiny margins separate the gold, silver and games. Seniors Chloe Keeler-Young, Aveen Glen, bronze medalists. SMUS, with multiple returnees, Season Summary Olivia Donald and Becca Thomson were all in will look to take the nal step once again in the ne form, with the scoring load shared through fall of 2016. City - 1st the team. Islands - 1st Provincials - 3rd SMUS then hosted the BC AA tournament on the turf at the University of Victoria. Hopes were high that the players could go one better than a year ago and so capture an elusive blue banner. BOYS SOCCER With the handful of returnees having to take on The team then headed to the BCs, looking to far more responsibility, it was always going to be repeat as AA champions. After a 2-2 tie in the very dicult to match the consistent excellence opener versus David Thompson, SMUS got o to of the 2014-15 BC AA title team. Nonetheless, a better start against John Oliver with an early the Blue Jags slowly began to hit form by mid- marker courtesy of Ben Edwards. Then came October, with playos on the horizon. a fatal blow, as the Jokers, hugely against the In the Island AA tournament, SMUS was on the run of play, claimed the equalizer in the dying ropes versus Gulf Islands, knowing that a loss minutes. would end any chance of reaching provincials. Happily, a rst-minute goal by Ben Wingert SMUS bounced back the following day to dispatch settled nerves, and a late Santiago Mazoy header Aldergrove 5-0. However, with goals conceded ensured a 3-1 win. being the tie-breaker in a three-way logjam, the draw vs David Thompson left SMUS third in the In the nal against Kwalikum, a 9th minute cross pool, despite not having lost a game. was tapped home by Jamison Schulz-Franco, as SMUS took a 1-0 lead. In the second half, With 9th now their best possible placing, the Jags pressure by Alec Keech and Hari Ikonomou beat Island rival Highland 3-0 then closed the allowed Wingert to slot home a rebound to season with a 3-2 loss to Brookswood, the deciding Season Summary make the game more secure, although a Blue goal scored literally seconds before full time. Jags turnover shortly thereafter gifted the City - 2nd Condors their only goal. The hosts then had to The BC tournament format meant that goals Islands - 1st absorb a pressure packed nal few minutes, not scored or conceded at crucial times were Provincials - 10th with Jasper Bosley making an excellent save and extremely costly, as a glorious opportunity for Donovan Sturdy clearing o the goal line. SMUS to reach the nal went a begging. GIRLS SOCCER With 2015’s heart breaking provincial semi-nal to be extreme disappointment, as SMUS then loss, in a penalty shootout, still in the memory fell to St. Thomas More in a tense and combative banks, this year’s team, featuring a miserly semi-nal. Regulation and extra time could not defence and led by very capable group of produce a goal, leaving the season to again seniors, set out to make its mark at City, Island hinge on a dreaded penalty shootout. and BC level. To their credit, the Blue Jags battled back the With six wins and a draw, SMUS sailed through following morning, though requiring two goals AA league play, registering 27 goals without in extra time to defeat Okanagan Mission 3-1. reply. In addition, the squad claimed a third Yet, even a bronze medal left a somewhat bitter consecutive ISA title and advanced, for the aftertaste. rst time in school history, to the Ryan Cup, emblematic of City supremacy. Goalkeeper Anna Mollenhauer enjoyed an absolutely superb season, making multiple In the Islands, shutouts vs Parkland, Mark Isfeld key saves. Taylor Noel, Aveen Glen, Sara Cui and Carihi propelled the Blue Jags to the nal. and Chloe Fitzgibbon invariably stied the Following a scoreless game, Meggie Edwards, in opposition attack, while, in mideld, Robyn Noel, the fth round of penalties, scored the winner Mia Roberts, Maggie Manson-Blair, and Aysha after a taut encounter vs Ladysmith. Emmerson worked tirelessly. Up front, the pace Season Summary of Gabby Freer and Angel Tsui keyed the attack, City - 1st Focus then shifted to preparation for the BC AA while Edwards, Sasha Boehm, Charlie Colby and Islands - 1st Tournament, held June 2-4 in Campbell River.