By Fernando Bossoes

ETOBICOKE – The Humber Department of Athletics and Recreation held its annual extramural awards banquet on April 7, celebrating the wins, efforts, and dedication of its 221 student-athletes throughout the 2025-2026 season.

Humber capped off the year with 22 OCR tournament titles, 11 second-place finishes and four fair play team awards in 46 events, across 14 teams.  All four eligible teams advanced to the Ontario Collegiate Recreation (OCR) RECCup Championship, with Humber taking both gold and silver in men’s indoor cricket on home court.  

A number of athletes, coaches, and staff were honoured for their contributions, commitment, and dedication to recreational sport at Humber.

Athlete of the Year

• Haley Patry, Women’s Hockey & Unified Basketball
• Ibtisam Chughtai, Men’s Cricket North.
• Muskeena Rezai, Indoor Soccer.

Rookie Athlete of the Year

• Ava Lipinski, Women’s Hockey.
• Beatriz Souza, Powerlifting.
• Iman Munawar, Men’s Cricket North.

Coach of the Year

• Dave Eccleston, Men’s Hockey.
• Shreshth Nirmohi, Women’s Cricket.

Sportsmanship

• Charlotte Exell, Women’s Hockey.
• Harshreya Narula, Women’s Cricket.
• Jayden Gabany, Men’s Hockey.
• Joshua Downs, Unified Basketball. 

Hawk Spirit

• Divya Mehta, Men’s Cricket North.
• Hayden Windley, Humber Recreation Staff.
• Hunain Shaikh, Men’s Cricket Lakeshore.
• Kyleigh Pettie, Women’s Hockey.

Hawk Hustle

• Ally Galit, Women’s Basketball.
• Desmond Lee, Men’s Basketball.
• Hayley Young, Women’s Hockey.
• Kalpesh Nadar, Men’s Cricket Lakeshore.
• Michael McCullough, Men’s Hockey.

Outstanding Staff Award

• Courtney Semach, Humber Recreation Staff.

Milan Boronell Award

• Siddhant Sondkar, Men’s Cricket Lakeshore, Powerlifting & Staff.

Team of the Year

• Men’s Indoor Cricket North and Lakeshore.

Fair Play Team of the Year

• Women’s Basketball.

Award of Distinction

• Courtney Semach, Women’s Hockey & Staff
• Connor Grnak, Men’s Hockey & Dodgeball
• Coach Dave Eccleston, Men’s Hockey
• Desmond Lee, Men’s Basketball
• Fernando Bossoes, Indoor Soccer
• Ibtisam Chughtai, Men’s Cricket North
• Jess Wereley, Women’s Hockey
• Lexi Patraj, Women’s Basketball
• Margarita Galchynska, Volleyball

Team Awards

Indoor Soccer

• MVP: Amir Biyekenov.
• Coaches’ Pick: Muskeena Rezai.
• Rookie of the Year: Joao Castro.

Men’s Basketball

• MVP: Desmond Lee.
• Coaches’ Pick: Tyler Blythe.
• Rookie of the Year: Devaughn Henry-Ebanks.

Women’s Basketball

• MVP: Ava Estrela.
• Coaches’ Pick: Celina Tordesillas.
• Rookie of the Year: Jumeila Williamson. 

Men’s Cricket Lakeshore

• MVP: Siddhant Sondkar.
• Coaches’ Pick: Tauqeer Khan.
• Rookie of the Year: Sahijvir Dhaliwal.

Men’s Cricket North

• Most Improved Player: Srujal Patel.
• Most Dedicated Player: Divya Mehta.
• Rookie of the Year: Iman Munawar. 

Women’s Cricket

• MVP: Harshreya Narula.
• Most Improved Player: Drew Holt.
• Coaches’ Pick: Kirti Singh.

Men’s Hockey

• MVP: Johnny Bahia.
• Most Improved Player: Johnny Valentini.
• Rookie of the Year: Tomas de Sousa Gallippi.
• Coaches’ Pick: Timothy Payne.

Women’s Hockey

• MVP: Ava Lipinski.
• Coaches’ Pick: Kiera Filiatrault-Campbell
• Rookie of the Year: Noelani Jacome-Schutz.

Powerlifting

• Most Dedicated Lifter: Siddhant Sondkar.
• Coaches’ Pick: Rebecca Cafaro.
• Rookie of the Year: Beatriz Souza.

Unified Basketball

• MVP: Haley Patry.
• MVP: Joshua Downs.
• Most Improved Player: Titouan Guy.
• Most Dedicated Player: Jacob Ang.

Volleyball

• MVP: Dawson Hughes.
• Coaches’ Pick: Margarita Galchynska.
• Rookie of the Year: Clio Phillip.