Fourth-year University of British Columbia forward Robyn Pendleton was named the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) player of the year in women’s field hockey, Wednesday night.
The native of Victoria, who rejoined the Thunderbirds this season after a one-year absence, is only the third UBC player to claim the Liz Hoffman award since the inception of the trophy in 1992. She follows in the footsteps of former T-Birds Christine De Pape (2006) and Stephanie Jameson (2004).
Other CIS major award winners announced in Calgary during the All-Canadian Banquet were Toronto’s Amanda Woodcroft of Waterloo, Ont., who captured the Joyce Slipp award as rookie of the year; Calgary’s Lindsay Koch of Calgary, who received the Gail Wilson Outstanding Contributor award; Toronto’s John DeSouza, who was named coach of the year and received the Marina van der Merwe award, presented by Coaches of Canada; as well as Denise Pelletier, who referees in the OUA conference and was named umpire of the year.
More information about the awards can be found on the CIS website by clicking here.
Source: CIS Website
