Sport BC has announced Kayli Sartori as one of three finalists for its University Athlete of the Year award.
The Chilliwack native and leader of the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team is nominated alongside UBC synchronized swimmer Olivia Zawadiuk and UBC field hockey player Hannah Haughn.
Sartori is invited to an awards gala on Mar. 8 at the Fairmont Hotel in Vancouver.
This is the 51st year for the Sport BC Awards, the longest standing amateur sport recognition event in the country. Awards in 18 different categories are given to athletes, coaches, and officials based on their performance and contribution to sport in B.C.
The awards play a role in nurturing athletic success while recognizing extraordinary accomplishments.
“A large number of highly qualified nominations for each of the categories were received this year,” said Rob Newman, Sport BC president & CEO in a news release. “Each year the Athlete of the Year Awards recognize the talented and deserving athletes, coaches and officials.”
“This year’s nominees in all the award categories are certainly a testament to the strength and depth of sport development in our province over the last 51 years.”
— Sartori shook off a mini-slump last weekend, registering 17 and 23 points on back-to-back nights versus the Alberta Pandas.
She’s tied for fourth in the conference in scoring (17.8 points per game) and sits top-five in blocks (1.2, tied for fourth) and steals (3.1, fourth).
Sartori’s Cascades are home this weekend for Friday (6 p.m.) and Saturday (5 p.m.) games against the Thompson Rivers Wolf Pack.
The Cascades are 8-6 and tied for eight in Canada West while the visitors are 2-12 and tied for 15th.
UFV home games are played at the Envision Athletic Centre in Abbotsford.