2012 Canisius Female Athlete of the Year Megan Oosting earned MAAC Midfielder of the Year honors in addition to regional All-America accolades. Male Athlete of the Year Shawn Parkhurst repeated as the MAAC champion in the 1,000 freestyle, while setting seven school records.
Battle of the Bridge
Student-Athlete of the Year
During the 2006-07 athletic season, Canisius College and Niagara University developed an all-sports competition, in an effort to enhance the historic rivalry between the Golden Griffins and Purple Eagles. Previous Results 2006-07: Niagara 24, Canisius 10 2007-08: Canisius 21, Niagara 13 2008-09: Canisius 23, Niagara 11 2009-10: Niagara 17, Canisius 15 2010-11: Canisius 20, Niagara 13 2011-12: Canisius 18.5, Niagara 14.5
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Female Athlete Heather Forester (Synchro) Shauna Geronzin (Basketball) Jénel Stevens (Basketball) Jénel Stevens (Basketball) Andrea Bunten (Softball) Whitney Card (Lacrosse) Jess Stackhouse (Volleyball) Katie Miranto (Softball) Natalia Tarasova (Synchro) Sylvia Kowalski (Soccer) Maura Frauenhofer (Cross Country) Megan Oosting (Lacrosse)
Male Athlete Stephen Fabiilli (Hockey) Tom Zabawa (Football) Mark Miyashita (Lacrosse) Rob Martin (Hockey) Matt Vinc (Lacrosse) Matt Mazurek (Baseball) Kevin Ross (Lacrosse) Alan McGreal (Soccer) Kevin Mailloux (Baseball) Cory Conacher (Hockey) Cory Conacher (Hockey) Shawn Parkhurst (Swimming)
Canisius College Head Coaches
Jim Baron Men’s Basketball
Mike Rappl Softball
Joel Furtek Rowing
Dave Smith Hockey
Nate Huckle Cross Country
Cathy Hummel Volleyball
Scott Teeter Women’s Lacrosse
Todd Hummel Golf
Scott Vanderzell Swimming & Diving
Dermot McGrane Men’s Soccer
Jim Wendling Women’s Soccer
Mike McRae Baseball
Jill Wright Synchro Swimming
Randy Mearns Men’s Lacrosse
Terry Zeh Women’s Basketball