Toronto, ON – April 9, 2011 – Humber College volleyball star Landis Doyle became the first Ontario athlete to be named the Canadian College Athletic Association (CCAA) athlete of the year for all sports.
The Female Athlete of the Year award was presented to Doyle at Humber College in Toronto on Saturday night at the year-end athletic banquet. She had been named CCAA Female Volleyball Player of the Year at the national championship in Saint John, NB several weeks ago. The recognition came at the end of a strong year for Doyle, in which she broke two Ontario College Athletic Association (OCAA) records, for points and for service aces, as well as leading the Hawks to a fourth straight championship.
“I’m completely shocked by this award. There’s so many deserving and worthy athletes across Canada, I didn’t expect this,” said the humble star, who plays middle for the Hawks. “I’m thankful to my coaches and my teammates. This award belongs to them more than it does to me. My time at Humber has been amazing in sports and in the classroom. I came to Humber for the academic program, and I’m glad I did.”
A third-year graphic 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.
Doyle now holds the OCAA records for career points and aces, after breaking the previous records of 1,035 points and 188 aces. She is also a two-time All-Canadian, two-time OCAA Player of the Year, and has won many other awards.
Her coach, Chris Wilkins, said that despite the records and awards, Doyle stayed focused on the team goals.
“She’s a special kid. She works hard and I’ve really enjoyed watching her grow up over the last five years and turn into the player she is,” he said. “She has demonstrated skill, dedication, a humble attitude, sportsmanship and leadership this year. I’m so pleased that she won player of the year honours.”
Humber athletics director Doug Fox was on hand for the announcement.
“I have watched Landis lead our team to tremendous success over the last four years, and I know that she was always focused on helping the team win,” he said. “It’s a big thrill for us to see Landis win this award and we’re excited for her. It’s a fitting way for her to cap her career at Humber.”
Humber honoured Doyle this year by making her just the fifth women’s volleyball player to have her jersey number retired.
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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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