BRANDON – The 2017-18 season is officially in the books for the Brandon University Bobcats following Monday night's year-end awards banquet.
 
Brandon product Mary Thomson and Australian import Elliott Viles were named BU's best athletes to conclude Monday's ceremony at the Victoria Inn Imperial Ballroom.
 
Thomson collected her first outstanding female athlete award after concluding her Bobcat career this past February. A fitting end considering her first steps were taken in the Henry Champ Gym as a baby.
 
"It's truly an honour, especially considering the incredible women that have won this award before me," says Thomson. "I remember when Lee took us to the HLC when construction was just finished and that feeling of seeing the big, empty gym. I knew that I wanted to create so many memories in there and that's exactly what happened. I'm just so happy and thankful for all of my time in Bobcat Nation."
 
Viles on the other hand becomes the youngest recipient of the R.J. McCarthy Award since the inception of the BU men's volleyball team following his all-Canadian campaign.
 
"It's an honour and a bit of a shock because I wasn't expecting it all," says Viles. "With Roy Ching winning it last year and so many other big names in the Bobcat program having won this award in the past makes it such an honour."
 
Eighteen team awards were presented on Monday as well as BU's student-service awards and other major awards including the illustrious H.S. Perdue Award going to Lauren Anderson and the Jim Casey Award being bestowed upon Mikee Dosado.
 
The following is a complete list of Monday's award winners:
 
Men's Basketball
Rookie of the Year
Steven Chieng
 
James O. Dollings Inspirational Award
Jonathan Range
 
Jerry Hemmings Most Valuable Player
Tyvon Cooper
 
Women's Basketball
Rookie of the Year
Chelsea Misskey
 
Tracy MacLeod Inspirational Award
Keegan Robinson
 
Most Valuable Player
Lauren Anderson
 
Men's Soccer
Rookie of the Year
Diego Rodriguez
 
Inspirational Award
Mike Knox / Adam Hay
 
Most Valuable Player
Dan Harrison
 
Women's Soccer
Rookie of the Year
Hasana Church
 
Inspirational Award
Sydney Carter-Squire
 
Most Valuable Player
Jaycee Castle / Allison Cruse
 
Men's Volleyball
Rookie of the Year
Travis Walls
 
Bill Gadd Inspirational Award
Liam Matheson / Joel Makara
 
Most Valuable Player
Elliott Viles
 
Women's Volleyball
Rookie of the Year
Michelle Egger
 
Daryle McCannell Inspirational Award
Danielle Larocque
 
Most Valuable Player
Nikala Majewski
 
MAJOR AWARDS
 
Doug Crandle Award 
Men's Basketball
Student-Athlete Achievement Award?
Kobyn Jopp
 
Student Union Service Award 
WBB - Mikaela Stanton
MBB - Pookie Saunders
WSOC – Chelsea McKay
MSOC - Osian Edwards
WVB - Danielle Larocque
MVB – Seth Friesen
 
H. Stuart Perdue Memorial Award Sportsmanship
Nominees are:
WBB Lauren Anderson
WVB Danielle Larocque
WSOC Chelsea Plett
The Winner: Lauren Anderson
 
Jim Casey Memorial Award Sportsmanship
Nominees are:
MSOC Adam Hay
MBB Mikee Dosado
MVB Joel Makara
The Winner: Mikee Dosado
 
Nancy Stanley Award
Outstanding Female Athlete
Nominees are:
WBB Lauren Anderson
WVB Mary Thomson
WSOC Jacyee Castle
The Winner: Mary Thomson
 
R.J. McCarthy Award Student-Athlete Achievement
Outstanding Male Athlete
Nominees are:
MSOC Dan Harrison
MBB Tyvon Cooper
MVB Elliott Viles
The Winner: Elliott Viles