CCAA Athletes Nominated

Sport BC has announced the outstanding amateur athletes nominated for the upcoming Sport BC Athlete of the Year Awards, presented by TELUS.

All three nominees in the College Athlete of the Year category are CCAA athletes.

The finalists are:

Li (Melody) Liang (Burnaby, BC) – Badminton, Douglas College Royals
William Quiring (Abbotsford, BC) – Volleyball, Columbia Bible College Bearcats
Preston Tucker (Vernon, BC) – Volleyball, UBC Okanagan Heat

Li Liang earned gold alongside partner Stephanie Ko at the 2011 CCAA Badminton National Championship’s women’s doubles event.

Her championship team also won the 2011 CCAA Badminton National Championship’s Team Supremacy Award.

William Quiring’s rookie season with the CBC Bearcats resulted in a 2011 CCAA Men’s Volleyball National Championship title and led to Quiring being named the national championship Tournament MVP and CCAA’s Athlete of the Week.

Preston Tucker had an astonishing 2010-2011 CCAA season; he was named a 2011 CCAA Men’s Volleyball All-Canadian, the 2011 CCAA Men’s Volleyball Player of the Year, the 2011 CCAA Male Athlete of the Year Across All Sports, and earned a national silver medal with the UBCO Heat.

Each finalist is nominated by their institution. Winners are determined by a selection committee of BC sportswriters, broadcasters, athletes and amateur sport experts.

The awards ceremony and gala dinner recognizes BC’s best amateur athletes, coaches and officials for outstanding performances in their sport for the 2011 season.

Winners will be announced Thursday, March 8 at the River Rock Show Theatre in Richmond, B.C.