Last week, George McDougall High School celebrated the achievements of their student-athletes at the annual Night of The Mustang. 

The event honoured the best athletes of the past school year and also awarded the top academic athletes and the players with the greatest heart in their sports.

The winners of the Justin Jennings Memorial Heart Award (top: Cesar Ponce and Nic Northwood, bottom: Kolbie Becker and Emma Dowie. Photo Courtesy: Jackie Toane)

Carter Sawby was one of the big winners of the night as he won Most Outstanding Athlete (MOA) in Golf and Varsity Boys Volleyball. He was also named Senior Boys Athlete of The Year.

Other Athletes of The Year winners include Jaqueline Avery in the Junior Girls category, Davis Sawby for Junior Boys and Taylor Pierce of the Senior Girls.

Pierce was also named Top Academic Athlete for the Senior Girls and was a finalist for the Senior Female Heart Award.

One of the most prestigious awards of the night was the Justin Jennings Memorial Heart Award given to the athletes that show the greatest example to their teams and the school.

Kolbie Becker, Nicholas Northwood, Emma Dowie and Cesar Ponce were the four winners of the award this year.

Here is a list of the Night of Mustang Winners:

Golf

MOA Carter Sawby

Cross Country

H&D Emma Marsales

MOA Rudy Buchanan

Curling

H&D Emma Dowie

MOA Brooke Maffitt

Badminton

H&D Otto Sun

MOA:Scott Avery, Emily Page, Nicholas Reason

MOA Junior :Jaqueline Avery

Cheer

H&D Brooklyn Ree and Lauren McLeod

MOA Danielle Edwards

Football

H&D Cody Sox

MOA Geoffrey Zanzerl

Girls Soccer

H&D Hannah Khurshid

MOA Sienna MacDonald

Boys Soccer

H&D Zen Tanna

MOA Jose Mota

Junior Varsity Girls Volleyball

H&D Jaqueline Avery

MOA Aby Osika

Junior Varsity Boys Volleyball

H&D Matthew Baydak

MOA Colton Tranter

Varsity Girls Volleyball

H&D Morgan Pickard

MOA Brooklyn Swain

Varsity Boys Volleyball

H&D Cesar Ponce

MOA Carter Sawby

Junior Varsity Girls Basketball

H&D Peyton Perpar

MOA Lara Wenden

Junior Varsity Boys Basketball

H&D Jaxson McKinnon

MOA Keegan Butler

Varsity Girls Basketball

H&D Cassidy Smith

MOA Sienna MacDonald

Varsity Boys Basketball 

H&D Tommy Titterington

MOA Caleb Lee

Track and Field 

H&D – Sr Girls Josephine Meredith

MOA – Ava Sleik, Jalen Greenidge, Nic Wroe and Sienna MacDonald.

The Sylvia Eggerer For the Love of the Game Award

Nathan Lee

 

Junior Girls Academic Athlete of the Year

  • AVA TAGGART

Junior Boys Academic Athlete of the Year

  • BRANDON WENAAS

Senior Girls Academic Athlete of the Year

  • TAYLOR PIERCE

Senior Boys Academic Athlete of the Year

  • ZEN TANNA

Justin Jennings Memorial Heart Award

 

Junior Female Heart Award

  • Kolbie Becker

Junior Male Heart Award

  • Nicholas Northwood

Senior Female Heart Award

  • Emma Dowie

Senior Male Heart Award

  • Cesar Ponce

 

  • Junior Girls Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year

  • Jaqueline Avery

  • Junior Boys Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year

  • Davis Sawby

  • Senior Girls Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year

  • Taylor Pierce

  • Senior Boys Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year

    • Carter Sawby

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