Not since Todd Boyes in 1998 has an Ontario Colleges Athletic
Association (OCAA) men’s volleyball player been honoured with
Canadian College Men’s Volleyball top honour, but tonight
Jasmin Cull again wrote his name into the record books, this time
without stepping on the court, as he was named the 2007-08 CCAA
Men’s Volleyball National Player of the Year.
A fourth year student at Mohawk College, Cull had an outstanding
year, earning his second consecutive OCAA Player of the Year
honour, as well as his second consecutive CCAA All-Canadian
nomination. On the court, Cull was a solid defensive player,
finishing second on his team in digs and blocks while leading his
squad in kills. But it was from behind the end lines where the
lanky 6’4 player made his presence felt the most, posting an
impressive 65 service aces on the season, destroying the previous
record of 38. As impressive as his serve may be, Cull made sure
teams were aware he was not a one dimensional player, posting 28
kills in the OCAA Provincial Championship game against the
defending Provincial Champions and CCAA National Bronze medalist
Algonquin Thunder.
With numerous records also to his credit this season, the Ancaster,
native will hope to convert his collection of accolades into a
national medal. Ontario teams have always finished well when
hosting the National Championship, never missing a podium finish in
the five previous occasions.
Cull’s 2007-08 Accomplishments
CCAA Player of the Year
OCAA Player of the Year (2006-07/2007-08)
West Region 1st Team All-star (2006-07/2007-08)
West Region Scoring Champion (2006-07/2007-08)
OCAA Overall Scoring Champion (2006-07/2007-08)
OCAA Record tying 12 aces in a match (vs. Fanshawe)
OCAA Record 65 aces in a single season
OCAA All-time Career aces record
OCAA Team (Mohawk) aces in a match record 25 (vs. Canadore)
OCAA Team (Mohawk) most aces in a season 157
Ontario Men Medalists at the National
Championships
Silver 1990 – Sheridan at Durham College
Silver 2003 – Loyalist at Durham College
Bronze 1988 – Loyalist at College Sherbrooke
Bronze 1991 – Sheridan at Sheridan
College
Bronze 1993 – Sheridan at Sheridan
College
Bronze 2002 – Loyalist at UBC Okanagan
Bronze 2007 – Algonquin at Malaspina UC
(bold denotes OCAA hosted)
JASMIN CULL NAMED CCAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Posted: Mar 06, 2008