2004-05 OCAA MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR - NATHANIEL ALLARD

In just his rookie season, Centennial's Nathaniel Allard has turned heads on the OCAA badminton scene. At the provincial championship, Nathaniel went undefeated and captured the gold medal in men's singles competition. At nationals, Nathaniel had another strong outing earning himself a silver medal.

For his efforts this season, he was named OCAA badminton player of the year and Centennial's male athlete of the year. Other accolades for Allard include winning the OCAA West regional title, claiming gold in both invitationals he competed in, and earning the OCAA fair play award as well as OCAA athlete of the week.

Centennial College athletic director Mary Zettel remarked, "Committed, disciplined, focused and exceptionally mature are words that describe Nathaniel. A great role model for his teammates, he is someone who is humble but confident. His sense of fair play and respect for the game, opponents and officials is evident to all who have met or seen him play. At every tournament and event, I have received unsolicited compliments on his skill, leadership and sportsmanship from other college coaches, coordinators and athletic directors. He is simply amazing!"

Centennial's badminton coach Tim Liu commented that Nathaniel is "disciplined, focused and extremely modest for all his accomplishments."