Oblong ball star leaves with multiple awards

Evagelos Tzaras
Sports Reporter

Two-sport wonder Holly Goddard and rugby scoring machine Adam Chianello were named last weekend Humber’s female and male athletes of the year.

“Holly was the surprise athlete of the year,” said Athletic Director Doug Fox, who selected the top award from all varsity players.

“She came back for soccer, and we knew she was a good soccer player, but we didn’t realize she was that good of a basketball player.  So it was an easy choice for me.”

Both Goddard and Chianello were among the over 200 athletes honoured during a season-ending banquet in the Seventh Semester at North Campus last Friday night.

Chianello, who led the Hawks to a rugby provincial championship scored a team leading 101 points during the season and was also picked as his team’s MVP.

“Amazing,” said an emotional Chianello, 22, a business management student.  “Hard work does pay off.  It’s incredible after three years, what a terrific feeling.”

Fox praised Chianello’s ability to come up with big plays when they counted.

“He just did everything this year for the rugby program.  In games that we were tight in, he broke free and got us scores and made the difference.”

Goddard, 23, in the fashion arts program, was also rookie of the year for women’s basketball, while continuing to be an offensive threat in soccer.

Even with her success, Goddard said she still wants to take her game in both sports to another level, when she returns to the Hawks next season.

“For soccer, I want to play with a little more heart and I want to score more goals, and for basketball I want to improve my rebounds, points and steals.  Everything I did this year I want to top.”

Each of the varsity teams named an MVP, selected by each team’s coach.

They were:

Raymond Wong, men’s badminton.
Jolanda Amoraal, women’s badminton.
Jadwey Hemmings, men’s basketball.
Meghan McPeak, women’s basketball.
Bobby Anderson, men’s volleyball.
Kristy Goodearle and Landis Doyle, women’s volleyball.
Mike Aigbokie, men’s outdoor soccer.
Yolanda Kolodziej, women’s outdoor soccer.
Tony Holder, men’s indoor soccer.
Bonnie Romolo, women’s indoor soccer.
Adam Chianello, men’s rugby.
Mike Zizek, men’s golf.
Margaret Trainor and Shauna Wilde women’s golf.
Michael Scipio, men’s cross-country.
Cynthia Black, women’s cross-country.