News Archives: NWP Wolves Celebrates Festival of Gold
Monday, April 8th, 2024
NWP Wolves Athletes of the Year, Evangeline Zeyha (L) and Emmanuel Iloka (R) pose with NWP President and CEO, Dr. Vanessa Sheane
The annual Festival of Gold celebration took place on April 6 in 蜜桃视频鈥檚 gymnasium as athletes, coaches, alumni, and supporters gathered to celebrate academic and athletic accomplishments from the 2023-2024 season.
鈥淭his weekend, we celebrated our local champions along with those who have made the northwest their home and who are continuing to excel in their sporting and academic journeys,鈥 said Lauren Hale-Miller, NWP Wolves Acting Manager. 鈥淥ur Festival of Gold celebration is an opportunity to showcase the lasting impact our program has. It lets us honour our wolf pack members and all of the hard work they鈥檝e put in to get here.鈥
Master of Ceremonies and former Director of Athletics, Francois Fournier had the privilege of presenting the 2024 honours to the following awardees:
- Female Athlete of the Year - Evangeline Zeyha, Women's Volleyball
- Male Athlete of the Year - Manny Iloka, Men鈥檚 Basketball
- Female Rookie of the Year - Evangeline Zeyha, Women鈥檚 Volleyball
- Female Rookie of the Year - Emma Werklund, Indoor Track
- Male Rookie of the Year - Logan Hladchuk, Men's Volleyball
Individual Academic Excellence Awards were also handed out to the student athletes who had the highest GPA on each team in the Fall semester.
Men鈥檚 Volleyball:
- Logan Hladchuk
Women鈥檚 Volleyball:
- Harshpreet Dhaliwal and Robyn Alexandruk
Cross Country & Indoor Track:
- Clinton Owusu
- The Wolves Cross Country and Indoor Track team took home the team award for overall academic excellence.
Women鈥檚 Soccer:
- Chantelle Kirk, Robyn Alexandruk and Ashley Hodel
Men鈥檚 Soccer:
- Evan Doerksen and Edison Traverse
Women鈥檚 Basketball:
- Alyssa Gallant, Abigail Crown, Makayla Porteous and Abigal Kramps
Men鈥檚 Basketball:
- Mason Testawitch
Each year, NWP recognizes the contributions of Wolves supporters who have played a major role in the legacy of the Wolves program. Through our Wolves Leadership and Memorial Awards, we celebrate our once a wolf, always a wolf motto.
- Darryl Nicoll Memorial Basketball Award - Brandon Gillis
- Tim Pomeroy Memorial Volleyball Award - Carter Tuttle
- The Gary Kostiuk Memorial Volleyball Awards - Josh Dumont and Arika Pullishy
- Arthur Dunn Memorial Volleyball Scholarship - Harshpreet Dhaliwal
- Gurevitch Burnham Cross Country Running Award - Lydia Steinke
- Women鈥檚 Basketball Leadership Award - Makayla Porteous
- Indigenous Student-Athlete Award - Raylene Badger & Colton Michel
The Academic All-Canadian Award is the CCAA鈥檚 most prestigious student athlete honour, epitomizing a commitment to academic success and athletic achievement.
Evangeline Zeyha, a first-year Women鈥檚 Volleyball team member who is currently studying Open Studies at NWP, was awarded the honour. Zeyha hails from Grande Prairie, Alberta and is viewed as a role model on the Wolves roster. Visit to learn more about this year鈥檚 award winners and to view photos from the night鈥檚 festivities.
Learn more about the NWP Wolves program and how you can continue to support our wolf pack in achieving its athletic and academic goals .