EdCC President, Dr. Jean Hernandez |
Season Recap
Four Triton teams qualified for the postseason in 2016-17. Volleyball clinched their first playoff berth since 2008 after defeating Olympic College in a tie-breaker game at home. The Tritons saw a 22-win improvement from last season, and were victorious against Pierce at the championships before losing a three-set thriller to Umpqua CC. Men's soccer kept their playoff streak intact, earning their department-leading 11th consecutive postseason appearance. In their opener, they rode sophomore Mohamed Elmoghrbi's two goals to upset Clark College 2-1 in overtime. They bowed out against CC of Spokane in the quarterfinals; Spokane later fell in the NWAC championship game to Tacoma 2-1. Softball was back at the NWAC championships for the second straight year after a 10-year drought, and won a game at the tournament for the second year in a row before losing to Bellevue College. The Tritons finished second in the North Region and tied a school record with 35 wins. The program also had two players honored as National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Americans for the first time in school history -- Seli Aholelei (pitcher), and Kamryn Kanae (outfielder). Baseball was a playoff qualifier for the fifth consecutive year, but was unable to advance past the Super Regionals. Two players, outfielder Guthrie Morrison and infielder Zach Needham, were honored with All-NWAC recognition. Morrison captured an All-NWAC Gold Glove, and Needham was named to the ABCA/Rawlings Pacific Association All-Region team.
Seven Tritons earned accolades from the NWAC throughout the year with Player of the Week honors:
- Courtney Anthony - NWAC Volleyball Player of the Week (September 14)
- Mohamed Elmoghrbi - NWAC Soccer Player of the Week (September 14)
- Natasha Valentine - NWAC North Defensive Player of the Week
- Sydney Lawrence - NWAC North Offensive Player of the Week
- Pepe Hernandez - NWAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week (January 23)
- Seli Aholelei - NWAC Softball Player of the Week (March 27)
- Nathaniel Sagdahl - NWAC Baseball Player of the Week (April 10)
- Seli Aholelei - NWAC Softball Pitcher of the Week (May 3)
For a full list of all the Edmonds CC student-athletes that were Tritons of the Week, go here.
NWAC Executive Director, Marco Azurdia |
The NWAC recognizes sophomores with Academic Excellence Awards for those earning at least a 3.25 cumulative GPA with a minimum of 36 credits earned. Tritons who received Academic Excellence awards:
Below is a breakdown of each sport's all-region teams, and the men's and women's soccer all-stars.
Men's & Women's Soccer | Men's & Women's Soccer All-Stars | Volleyball | Baseball | Softball
Two Tritons were also honored at the NWAC Banquet in Salem, Ore. on June 1. Women's soccer sophomore Michele Bodzewski was the recipient of the Red Lion Women's Scholarship Award, and baseball sophomore Zach Needham was selected as the Baden Sports NWAC Baseball Player of the Year. Bodzewski's award is the first ever for a Triton; the last baseball player to receive the NWAC Player of the Year was outfielder T.C. Florentine in 2014. He later moved on to finish a stellar career at Santa Clara University after Edmonds.
- Chiagozie Ezeokeke - Men's Basketball (3.3)
- Ali Carney - Volleyball (3.3)
- Lalia Gonzalez - Volleyball (3.52)
- Issac Ensz - Men's Soccer (3.56)
- Michele Bodzewski - Women's Soccer (3.97)
- Micah Chinen - Baseball (3.51)
- Rob Lawler - Baseball (3.37)
- Griffin Meyers - Baseball (3.54)
- Christian Miller - Baseball (3.51)
- Zach Needham - Baseball (3.27)
- Emma Bollinger - Baseball (3.54)
- Melissa Eik - Softball (3.25)
- Reagan Ingersoll - Softball (3.41)
- Kamryn Kanae - Softball (3.38)
Below is a breakdown of each sport's all-region teams, and the men's and women's soccer all-stars.
Men's & Women's Soccer | Men's & Women's Soccer All-Stars | Volleyball | Baseball | Softball
Two Tritons were also honored at the NWAC Banquet in Salem, Ore. on June 1. Women's soccer sophomore Michele Bodzewski was the recipient of the Red Lion Women's Scholarship Award, and baseball sophomore Zach Needham was selected as the Baden Sports NWAC Baseball Player of the Year. Bodzewski's award is the first ever for a Triton; the last baseball player to receive the NWAC Player of the Year was outfielder T.C. Florentine in 2014. He later moved on to finish a stellar career at Santa Clara University after Edmonds.
Female Athlete of the Year
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Kamryn Kanae (Softball)
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Male Athlete of the Year
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Zach Needham (Baseball)
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Softball MVP
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Paige Matsuki
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Coach’s Award
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Bailee Senner
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Men’s Basketball MVP
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Chiagozie Ezokeke |
Coach’s Award
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Sheldon Hutt
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Women’s Soccer MVP
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Michele Bodzewski
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Coach’s Award
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Kylie Morse
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Men’s Soccer MVP
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Mohamed Elmoghrbi
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Coach’s Award
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Issac Ensz
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Volleyball MVP
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Sydney Lawrence
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Coach’s Award
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Maci Magri
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Women’s Basketball MVP
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Katie Rodriguez
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Coach’s Award
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Sudana Moyong
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Baseball MVP
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Zach Needham
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Coach’s Award
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Taylor Poffenroth
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Ron Newton |
Ron Omori |
Jorge de la Torre |
All the pictures from the banquet are posted on the athletics Facebook page. The awards ceremony capped off another successful year for EdCC. Fall sports (volleyball, men's soccer, and women's soccer) begin official practice on August 1.
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