Athletes Recognized at Athletics Awards Night

On May 6, Trinity student-athletes, coaches, and support personnel gathered for the 2015 Athletics Awards Night. The program included a review of the year’s sports season, reflections by two senior athletes, and an awards presentation that included recognition of Dennis Harms ’89, who has served as the men’s golf coach for the past four years, and the Athletic Department’s special awards. 

The Women’s Athletics and the Keith Albers Memorial Awards, the department’s highest honors, are career awards given to a female and male athlete who exhibit exemplary play on the athletic field, high achievement in the classroom, and leadership in campus activities. This year’s selections were Anna Bos ’15 of Rockford, Michigan, and Logan Vos ’15 of Ripon, California.

Bos is a four-year cross country and track runner. In cross country, she is a four-time NAIA national qualifier, a four-time all-conference selection, the 2015 CCAC Runner of the Year, an All-American, and the school record holder. On the track she holds school records in the multiple distance events. She has earned all-conference honors and is an indoor and outdoor season All-American. As a biochemistry major, she has excelled in the classroom and received scholar-athlete honors.   

Vos is a four-year athlete in both golf and men’s basketball. He led the golf team with the low average in each of his four years and for his career posted a 79.4 average. This past fall he made school history as the program’s first NCCAA national qualifier. On the basketball team, he was a team leader and a starter in his senior year. Academically, Vos, an accounting major, was a member of Trinity’s Honors Program and earned scholar-athlete honors.

For their outstanding individual accomplishments this year, volleyball and basketball player Erynn Schuh ’15 of Frankfort, Illinois, and cross country and track runner Cody Velthuizen ’17 of Lynden, Washington were named Athletes of the Year.  

As setter, Schuh led the team to a record number of victories and the program’s first NCCAA national title. She received highest honors as NCCAA National Player of the Year, as well as Conference Setter and Player of the Year. In addition, she was NCCAA and NAIA (Third Team) All-American and a scholar-athlete. For the year, she set school season records in assists and total serves. On the basketball team, Schuh started in nine basketball games and averaged 5.7 points and 3.6 rebounds. 

Velthuizen led the men’s cross country team as the top runner in every meet. He was a NAIA national qualifier, and earned all-conference and NCCAA All-American honors. He was a NCCAA national qualifier in indoor track and placed third in three events at the outdoor CCAC Championships for all-conference honors.  

Recognizing a member of the Trinity community who has made a significant contribution to the athletics department, the Rich Kooy Award was presented to Tim Timmons, physical plant director. Over the past few years, Timmons, along with his staff, have done an outstanding job of meeting the extra demands faced with the construction and maintenance of the DeVos Athletics and Recreation Center and Schaaf Athletics Complex.