Chris Crisologo has been named Simon Fraser University’s Male Athlete of the Year.
The Richmond golfer was honoured last week at the 2018 SFU Athletic Awards at The Molson Canadian Theatre at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver. The evening, hosted by Sportsnet radio and television personality, Perry Solkowski, brought together student-athletes and coaches from all 17 varsity programs.
The Lorne Davies Athlete of the Year awards, named after the University’s founding Athletic Director and first football coach, was awarded to cross-country/track and field standout Julia Howley and Crisologo.
The 22-year-old turned in a season for the ages at SFU. He earned Great Northwest Athletic Conference and West Region Player of the Year honours, and was a NCAA First Team All-American.
Crisologo had a thrilling run at the U.S. Amateur Championship in August, became the youngest member of Canada’s national amateur squad and the first Canadian to win the South American Amateur back in January in Argentina.
Crisologo jumped to the top of the leaderboard thanks to a sizzling 8-under 64 in the second round and never looked back. He cruised to a four-shot win with a 275 (72-64-66-73) total in the 72-hole stroke play event.
He overcame an impressive field in Buenos Aires, including several big names at the NCAA Division One level. Florida University senior and SEC champion Alejandro Tosti of Argentina finished second at 9-under. Oklahoma Sooner Aaron Terrazas of Mexico and Rafeal Miranda of Ecuador shared third at 8-under.
Crisologo dedicated the win to Harry White who passed away on Jan. 2 after a lengthy illness. White was a major influence in igniting Crisologo’s passion for golf thanks to the popular Junior Linkster Tour he ran for decades.
He is now winding down his collegiate career at SFU, including next month’s NCAA Division II Regionals and National Championships.
Meanwhile, Jessica Jones not only enjoyed an impressive freshman season with the SFU women's basketball team, she thrived in the classroom as well. The former McMath standout was recognized among the top 10 scholar athletes at the Burnaby Mountain school thanks to a 3.81 CGPA.
Former Steveston-London hoop star Anmol Mattu is also excelling in her sport and studies at the University Calgary. The guard was one of three Dinos to receive the Calgary Booster Club Scholar Athlete Award.
