The OVA is proud to announce the recipients of the 2021 Award of Excellence. The OVA Award of Excellence is awarded annually to athletes of OVA-registered teams in the 11-16U age divisions. Coaches select one athlete from their team with this award who has best exemplified a dedication to volleyball, perseverance and commitment to the game, sportsmanship/leadership and performance.
The OVA will be announcing winners based on age category throughout the week, beginning with 11-12U boys and girls.
In previous years, the Award would be delivered to athletes at the Ontario Championships; however, much like last year, awards were sent to Clubs for distribution. Additional medals may be available, if necessary.
Congratulations to the winners!
2021 Award of Excellence Winners
| Name | Club Name | Team Name | Age Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elsie Hannah | DRVC | Alliance | 11U |
| Ava Gardner | Caspian Sports Club | Caspian | 12U |
| Lilah Nobes | DRVC | Blockade | 12U |
| Chloe Lepp | Durham Attack VBC | Crush | 12U |
| Amelia Piercey | Guelph Youth Volleyball | Gryphons | 12U |
| Vanessa Bal | KW Predators | KW Predators | 12U |
| Thomas Heimpel | KW Predators | KW Predators Black | 12U |
| Kate Huebner | KW Predators | KW Predators | 12U |
| Carter Bartels | MAC Volleyball | MAC Copper | 12U |
| Chelsea Spriet | Norfolk Volleyball Club | Chaos Sparks | 12U |
| Gracie Francella | Phoenix Volleyball | Phoenix Embers | 12U |
| Lana Chiu | Smash Raiders Volleyball Club | United | 12U |
| Ashley Mongeau | South County Bandits | South County Bandits Black | 12U |
| Li-Na Leuangthong | Storm Volleyball | Blizzard | 12U |
| Emma Melchiorre | Storm Volleyball | Storm Ice | 12U |
| Lily Brygidyr | Unity | Unity | 12U |
| Adam Chow | Unity | Unity | 12U |
| Millie Parker | Vision Volleyball Club | Vision | 12U |
| Dylan Quinlan | Barrie Elites Volleyball Club | Barrie Elites | 13U |
| Amy Renshaw | Barrie Elites Volleyball Club | Barrie Elites Black | 13U |
| Lauren Thomas | Barrie Elites Volleyball Club | Barrie Elites Blue | 13U |
| Adelaide Brandon | Belleville Ravens | Red Rockets | 13U |
| Cathryn Baptista | Caspian Sports Club | Caspian Surge | 13U |
| Natalie Brown | DRVC | Rage | 13U |
| Patrick Robinson | DRVC | Skyblockers | 13U |
| Peyton Vale | DRVC | Force | 13U |
| Rhys Huinink | Durham Attack VBC | Blast | 13U |
| Nevena Jemuovic | Etobicoke 381 | E381-Ada | 13U |
| Katie Hand | Georgian Cubs | Georgian Cubs Pandas | 13U |
| Braelyn Loftus | Georgian Cubs | Georgian Cubs Pandas | 13U |
| Coralee Ciszkowski | Georgina Riptide Volleyball Club Association | Riptide Rage Rush | 13U |
| Brinley Clark | Georgina Riptide Volleyball Club Association | Riptide Rage Surge | 13U |
| Macy Walmsley | Grimsby Volleyball Association | VipersElation | 13U |
| Diego Peralta | KW Predators | KW Predators Black | 13U |
| Tyson Carter | KW Predators | KW Predators Purple | 13U |
| Selina Li | KW Predators | KW Predators Black | 13U |
| Tessa Myers | KW Predators | KW Predators Purple | 13U |
| Owen Van Tuyl | MAC Volleyball | MAC Graphite | 13U |
| Reed Fulsom | Milton Edge | Boltz | 13U |
| Lily Silverthorne | Norfolk Volleyball Club | Chaos Wildcats | 13U |
| Avery Gauvreau | Northern Chill Volleyball Club | Black Vortex | 13U |
| Andi Sokoloski | Northern Chill Volleyball Club | White Vortex | 13U |
| Madelyn Anderson | Phoenix Volleyball | Sparks | 13U |
| Lauren Galbraith | Phoenix Volleyball | Phoenix Talons | 13U |
| Keira McNeice | Smash Raiders Volleyball Club | Cyclones | 13U |
| Layla Sevor | Smash Raiders Volleyball Club | Boom | 13U |
| Alaina Gray | South County Bandits | SC Bandits Teal-Three | 13U |
| Alexa Beach | South County Bandits | Bandits Black | 13U |
| Andrew Rocheleau | Storm Volleyball | Riptide | 13U |
| Anisa Versi | Storm Volleyball | Twister | 13U |
| Elizabeth Yaremchuk | Titans Volleyball Association | Oceanus | 13U |
| Jacob Ma | Unity | Unity | 13U |
| Sonia Olar | Unity | Unity | 13U |
| Isabelle Aubin | Vision Volleyball Club | Vision | 13U |
| Massimo Barranca | Barrie Elites Volleyball Club | Barrie Elites | 14U |
| Helanka Samarasekara | Barrie Elites Volleyball Club | Barrie Elites Black | 14U |
| Gwyn Sprayson | Barrie Elites Volleyball Club | Barrie Elites White | 14U |
| Lucia terVeld | Barrie Elites Volleyball Club | Barrie Elites Blue | 14U |
| Allison Stephens | Belleville Ravens | Warriors | 14U |
| Kimberlee Nicholson | Brant Youth VC | Brant Tornadoes | 14U |
| Sofia De La Fuente | Caspian Sports Club | Caspian Crush | 14U |
| Skylar Bjorndahl | DRVC | Smash | 14U |
| Lucas Moodley | Durham Attack VBC | Power | 14U |
| Kaya Jemmett | Durham Attack VBC | Invasion | 14U |
| Emilija Stanojevic | Etobicoke 381 | E381-Avala | 14U |
| Isidora Vidakovic | Etobicoke 381 | E381-Chot | 14U |
| Riley Reed | Georgina Riptide Volleyball Club Association | Riptide Rage Storm | 14U |
| Ada Calcagni | Grimsby Volleyball Association | Vipers Momentum | 14U |
| Jaymie Shelton | Guelph Youth Volleyball | Jr Gryphons | 14U |
| Oliver Barta | KW Predators | KW Predators | 14U |
| Andrew Droppert | KW Predators | KW Predators | 14U |
| Kennedy Durrell-VanderMuellen | KW Predators | KW Predators Black | 14U |
| Jacqueline Zhu | KW Predators | KW Predators | 14U |
| Nicholas Trikoupis | MAC Volleyball | MAC Cobalt | 14U |
| Leemar Alzoubi | Milton Edge | Fierce | 14U |
| Amaya Atkinson-Keffer | Milton Edge | Force | 14U |
| Jonah Dolhun | Milton Edge | Milton Edge Blades | 14U |
| Reese Roberts | Norfolk Volleyball Club | Chaos Impact | 14U |
| Bella Deschene | Northern Chill Volleyball Club | Shiver | 14U |
| Isabella Deschene | Northern Chill Volleyball Club | Northern Chill Blast | 14U |
| Taka Gillian | Oakville Thunder | Havoc | 14U |
| Kate Kulchyski | Phoenix Volleyball | Flash | 14U |
| Rinesa Gashi | Smash Raiders Volleyball Club | Bolt | 14U |
| Kendra Henry | Smash Raiders Volleyball Club | Strikers | 14U |
| Juliana Miecz | South County Bandits | Teal Four | 14U |
| Mikayla Milosevski | South County Bandits | Black | 14U |
| Sean Goad | Storm Volleyball | Voltage | 14U |
| Sarah Yee | Storm Volleyball | Fury | 14U |
| Jasmine Sampson | Storm Volleyball | Vortex | 14U |
| Ella Hanna | Titanium Volleyball Club | Titanium Neon | 14U |
| Jessica Barnes | Titans Volleyball Association | Oceanus | 14U |
| Vanessa Fan | Unity | Unity Warriors | 14U |
| Joshua Lo | Unity | Unity Force | 14U |
| Brayden Chuck | Unity | Unity South | 14U |
| Olivia Yalcin | Unity | Unity Extreme | 14U |
| Alexa Bouchard | Vision Volleyball Club | Strickers | 14U |
| Matteo Brouillard | Barrie Elites Volleyball Club | Barrie Elites | 15U |
| Mya Shelling | Barrie Elites Volleyball Club | Barrie Elites Black | 15U |
| Leigh Tizzard | Barrie Elites Volleyball Club | Barrie Elites Blue | 15U |
| Sarah Lawlor | Brant Youth VC | Brant Tornadoes | 15U |
| Olivia Baptista | Caspian Sports Club | Caspian Rush | 15U |
| Jasmin Rostamirad | Caspian Sports Club | Caspian Tide | 15U |
| Jessica Docherty | DRVC | Boom | 15U |
| Emma Walker | DRVC | Menace | 15U |
| Brett Bachman | Durham Attack VBC | Venom | 15U |
| Abby Rousell | Durham Attack VBC | Blaze | 15U |
| Lea Dugec | Etobicoke 381 | E381-Vizura | 15U |
| Hannah Pahlke | Georgina Riptide Volleyball Club Association | Riptide Rage Rapidz | 15U |
| Kianna Rae | Georgina Riptide Volleyball Club Association | Riptide Rage Rise | 15U |
| James Gill | Grimsby Volleyball Association | Vipers Conquest | 15U |
| Tommy Mair | Grimsby Volleyball Association | Vipers Invasion | 15U |
| Brody Skeoch | Guelph Youth Volleyball | Bouncers | 15U |
| Hadley Karabela | Guelph Youth Volleyball | Jr Gryphons Galaxy | 15U |
| Elissa Scheltema | Hummingbird Volleyball Club | Hummingbird Strikers | 15U |
| Shahriar Saeedi | KW Predators | KW Predators | 15U |
| Luka Barukcic | KW Predators | KW Predators Black | 15U |
| Marjorie Levesque | KW Predators | KW Predators | 15U |
| Kendric Mondero | KW Predators | KW Predators Ellen | 15U |
| Ava Towriss | KW Predators | KW Predators Purple | 15U |
| Brielle Baker | London Sharks Volleyball Club | Great Whites Saw | 15U |
| Nathaniel Pavlic | MAC Volleyball | MAC Steel | 15U |
| Nour Bestaorous | Milton Edge | Titanium Edge | 15U |
| Avaya Maga | Mountain Volleyball Club (MVC) | Vesuvius | 15U |
| Alaina DeBock-Hubbard | Norfolk Volleyball Club | Chaos Wildfire | 15U |
| Danica Fleming | Northern Chill Volleyball Club | Ice Storm | 15U |
| Jonathan Houle | Northern Chill Volleyball Club | Frost | 15U |
| Mia Lemay-Evans | Northern Chill Volleyball Club | Subzero | 15U |
| Emma Dixon | Orillia Suns Volleyball Club | Nova | 15U |
| Alexis Miller | Smash Raiders Volleyball Club | Velocity | 15U |
| Myah Montesano | Smash Raiders Volleyball Club | Vortex | 15U |
| Allie Shin | Storm Volleyball | Typhoon | 15U |
| Nakissa Manouchehri | Storm Volleyball | Fire | 15U |
| Miya Creeden | Titans Volleyball Association | Crius | 15U |
| Natasha Torry | Toronto West VBC | Wings | 15U |
| Steven Weller | Toronto West VBC | Talons | 15U |
| Kaitlyn Mac-Fung | Unity | Unity East | 15U |
| Michael Parker | Unity | Unity Blue | 15U |
| Chloe Popp | Vision Volleyball Club | Vision | 15U |
| Tyson Morais | Milton Edge | Lightning | 15U |
| All Players | Belleville Ravens | Pirates | 15U |
| Isabella Morneau | Barrie Elites Volleyball Club | Barrie Elites HP | 16U |
| Aren Eisses | Barrie Elites Volleyball Club | Barrie Elites HP | 16U |
| Vanessa Gauthier | Belleville Ravens | Fuego | 16U |
| Quinn McGuiness | Belleville Ravens | Royals | 16U |
| Anna Carter | Brant Youth VC | Brant Tornadoes | 16U |
| Paradis Khodaverdi | Caspian Sports Club | Currents | 16U |
| Kamyar Shavandi | Caspian Sports Club | Caspian Cougars | 16U |
| Ava Hardy | DRVC | Fury | 16U |
| Victoria Herrington | DRVC | Fury | 16U |
| Sarah McIlhone | DRVC | Destroyers | 16U |
| Amber Van Wel | DRVC | Legacy | 16U |
| Jack Svendsen | Durham Attack VBC | Fierce | 16U |
| Lucas Matthews | Durham Attack VBC | Spitfires | 16U |
| Milica Cutura | Etobicoke 381 | E381-Roda | 16U |
| Ava Griffin | Etobicoke 381 | E381-Vizura 14 | 16U |
| Krzys Grobys | Etobicoke 381 | White Eagles | 16U |
| Iliana Schlechta | Grimsby Volleyball Association | Vipers Attack | 16U |
| Lauren Smith | Grimsby Volleyball Association | Vipers Strike | 16U |
| Nick Levett | Guelph Youth Volleyball | Attack | 16U |
| Jacob Hilton | Guelph Youth Volleyball | Gryphons | 16U |
| Avery Stocco | Guelph Youth Volleyball | Spirit | 16U |
| Milica Mrkovic | KW Predators | KW Predators | 16U |
| Zach Carter | KW Predators | KW Predators | 16U |
| Nolan Hutton | KW Predators | KW Predators Kaizen | 16U |
| Zoe Tracy-Bacon | KW Predators | KW Predators | 16U |
| Mac Ferguson | LVC Fire | LVC Power | 16U |
| Noah Trembly | MAC Volleyball | MAC Platinum | 16U |
| Player One | Maverick Volleyball Club | HP Program Team Black | 16U |
| Zachary Schewan | Maverick Volleyball Club | Bulls | 16U |
| Jack Pearce | Maverick Volleyball Club | Longhorns | 16U |
| Player Two | Maverick Volleyball Club | HP Program Team Red | 16U |
| Sarah Lamers | Milton Edge | Platinum | 16U |
| Alora Lavallee | Milton Edge | Iron Edge | 16U |
| Allie Beal | Norfolk Volleyball Club | Chaos Crossfire | 16U |
| Aleah Juszku | Norfolk Volleyball Club | Chaos Warriors | 16U |
| Ashton Giroux | Northern Chill Volleyball Club | Glacier | 16U |
| Allison Nordquist | Northern Chill Volleyball Club | Avalanche | 16U |
| Hana Ley | Phoenix Volleyball | Blaze | 16U |
| Samara Nolan | Phoenix Volleyball | Ignite | 16U |
| Charley Schiedel | Phoenix Volleyball | Blaze | 16U |
| Katrina Antolin | Smash Raiders Volleyball Club | Force | 16U |
| Ella McVittie | Smash Raiders Volleyball Club | Voltage | 16U |
| Miranda Parlee | South County Bandits | Bandits Black | 16U |
| Kathryn Beresford | Storm Volleyball | Tsunami | 16U |
| Mia Wong | Storm Volleyball | Surge | 16U |
| James Sampson | Storm Volleyball | Inferno | 16U |
| Faith Bartlett | Titanium Volleyball Club | Titanium Green | 16U |
| Natalie Barnes | Titans Volleyball Association | Ares | 16U |
| Kinga Zablotny | Titans Volleyball Association | Ares | 16U |
| JASMINE ELLISON | Titans Volleyball Association | Cirus | 16U |
| Kinga Zablotny | Titans Volleyball Association | Ares | 16U |
| Erica Scollard | Toronto West VBC | Hawks | 16U |
| Sara Dixon | Unity | Unity Fierce | 16U |
| Audrey Ouellet | Vision Volleyball Club | Attack Red | 16U |
