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Athlete Awards

Athletes of the Week

Zach van Geel

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/24/2025
  • Sport
    Men's Volleyball
  • Bio
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Men’s volleyball Zach van Geel takes home Athlete of the Week honours powered by Meal Prep for You, for the week ending on February 23rd.

In his second playoff appearance, van Geel was at his very best for the Heat in their play-in series against the Manitoba Bisons last week. The fourth-year setter had 90 assists over his team’s two matches, helping the Heat hit .306 percent. He would add five kills, five aces, 24 digs and three block assists in two tightly-contested games. Van Geel’s 54 assists in Friday’s five-set marathon matched his career-high for a single game while his four aces and 15 digs in Saturday’s four-set match set a new career single-game best in both statistical categories for the dynamic setter.

This is the third time this season and in his career that van Geel has been named Athlete of the Week.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
8/31/2026 Will Armitage Men's Soccer
8/31/2026 Jayda Labonte Softball
3/16/2026 Oakley Mayner Men's Golf
3/16/2026 Julia Alexander-Carew Women's Golf
3/9/2026 Julia Alexander-Carew Women's Golf
3/9/2026 Ryan Vest Men's Golf
3/5/2026 Zach van Geel Men's Volleyball
3/5/2026 Thys Weststrate Men's Volleyball
2/23/2026 Ella Wigmore Women's Cross Country/Track
2/23/2026 Kyle Porter Men's Cross Country/Track
2/17/2026 Xander van Driel Men's Volleyball
2/17/2026 Kiana Kaczur Women's Basketball
2/9/2026 Sydney Lewis Women's Basketball
2/9/2026 Jalen Shirley Men's Basketball
2/2/2026 Lily Pink Women's Basketball
2/2/2026 Anthony Brady Men's Basketball
1/26/2026 Zach van Geel Men's Volleyball
1/26/2026 Natalie Funk Women's Volleyball
1/19/2026 Jalen Shirley Men's Basketball
1/19/2026 Kanani Coon Women's Basketball
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