Toronto, ON – March 9, 2011 – Humber College volleyball star Landis Doyle is capping her athletic career on top of her game as she was named the Canadian College Athletic Association (CCAA) female volleyball 2010/11 player of the year. It is the first time a Humber volleyball athlete has won the award.
The award was announced tonight in Saint John, NB, where Doyle is with the rest of the Humber Hawks, as they compete at the CCAA national championships at the University of New Brunswick. The Pickering, ON native led the Humber Hawks to a 24-1 record and the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) title, the fourth straight women’s volleyball championship for Humber.
“I’m honoured and surprised by this award. There are so many excellent and deserving players, it’s flattering to be named CCAA player of the year,” said Doyle, who plays middle for the Hawks. “I’m grateful to my coaches and my teammates. This award belongs as much to them as it does to me. My time at Humber has been amazing. I wanted to play volleyball wherever I went to school. I came to Humber for the academic program, and I’m glad I did.”
A third-year graphics design diploma student, Doyle juggles practices, games, volunteering at Humber community volleyball clinics and her studies. She has excelled academically and was named a 2010/11 Academic All-Canadian and an OCAA Academic All-Ontarian.
It is her success on the court in her last season that has brought attention to the quiet star. She now holds the OCAA records for career points and aces, after breaking the previous records of 1,035 points and 188 aces. She has also been named a two-time All-Canadian, two-time OCAA Player of the Year, and won numerous other awards.
Her coach, Chris Wilkins, says that even with all the records, honours and awards, Doyle remains focused on the team goals.
“Landis’ humility and dedication to the team makes her special. She is a unique individual who’s a true team player, one that avoids the personal spotlight, but embraces the role of being the go-to player on the court when needed,” he said. “Sometimes the player of the year is awarded to the person who had the best year, and other times it is based on honouring the athlete's career achievements. This is one of the rare times that the recipient is truly deserving from both points of view."
Humber honoured Doyle this year by making her just the fifth women’s volleyball player to have her jersey number retired.
Landis Doyle by the numbers
2010/11 CCAA Player of the Year
2010/11 CCAA All-Canadian (2nd time)
2010/11 CCAA Featured Athlete of the Week
2010/11 CCAA Academic All-Canadian
2010/11 OCAA Champions (4 consecutive years)
2010/11 OCAA Championship MVP
2010/11 OCAA Player of the Year (2nd time)
2010/11 OCAA First Team All-Star (2nd time)
2010/11 OCAA Academic All-Star
2010/11 Set all-time OCAA scoring record
2010/11 Set all-time OCAA service aces record
2010/11 Moved to second in all-time kills and stuff blocks
2010/11 Number 8 retired and inducted into the Humber Athletics Hall of Fame
About Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Established in 1967, Humber is one of Canada’s leading postsecondary institutions. Committed to student success through excellence in teaching and learning, Humber serves more than 22,000 full-time students and 56,000 continuing education registrants. With an internationally recognized reputation for quality learning, Humber offers a wide-range of career-focused opportunities for students to personalize their educational path. Our 150 full-time programs include four-year bachelor’s degrees, two and three-year diplomas, one and two-year certificates, and apprenticeship training.~ As a founding member of Polytechnics Canada, Humber offers students the opportunity to participate in applied research projects that find solutions for issues confronting small and medium-sized enterprises. Humber is one of 12 Vanguard Learning Colleges as identified by the League for Innovation, and the League’s only Canadian board member. Humber finished first in its class in the highly regarded Community College Survey of Student Engagement in 2009 in each of four categories, including Active and Collaborative Learning, Student Effort, Academic Challenge and Student-Faculty Interaction. More than 85 per cent of Humber graduates are employed within six months of completing their studies.
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