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Athlete Assistance Program

Every year Football Saskatchewan provides Athlete Assistance Awards to players from the Regina Riot, Saskatoon Valkyrie, Saskatoon Hilltops, Regina Thunder, University of Regina Rams and the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. Each program is asked to rank their athlete assistance nominees based on the following criteria:

A) Method of Selecting Each Programs Elite Athletes

I. Awards for team, league
II. All Star recognition
III. Previous year statistics

B) Academic Rating

I. Qualify academically for admission
II. Full time student at a post secondary school with a course load recognized by the institution
III. They must remain a level of academic standard that is sufficient for readmission the following year.

C) Graduating High School Players

One of our goals is to encourage Saskatchewan athletes to live and train in the province. Thus we have given our graduating high school players an opportunity to receive an athlete assistance award, providing he plays for one of our four elite programs. Each elite team must provide athlete assistance grants to a minimum of two graduating high school players.

These Graduates can only be graded on their potential; very few players have come out of high school to become starters on their (4) elite teams. These athletes will be chosen on the following evaluations:

I. Previous football season
II. Evaluated by coaches at the four elite teams’ spring camps
III. Evaluated at the annual High school Senior Bowl Game.

2020 Athlete Assistance Grant Recipients

Below are the athletes that received Athlete Assistance Grants in 2020:

Valkyries

  1.  

Regina Riot

  1.  

U of R Rams

  1. Noah Pellitier  - $1,000*
  2. Andrew Becker - $1,000
  3. Tanner Schmekel - $1,000
  4. Apete Tuiloma - $500
  5. Jonah Glas - $500*
  6. Bryce Welter - $500*
  7. Garth Knittig - $500

U of S Huskie

  1. Sam Baker - $1,000
  2. Josh Ewanchyna - $1,000
  3. Yol Piok - $1,000
  4. Derek Beaubien - $1,000*
  5. Ryker Frank - $1,000*

Regina Thunder

  1. Adam King - $750
  2. Zenon Orobko - $750*
  3. Carter Shewchuk - $1000
  4. Eric M - $750
  5. Ryan Mills - $500
  6. Rylan Sokul - $500
  7. Max McFadden - $750*

Saskatoon Hilltops

  1. Brant Morrow - $1,000
  2. Jared Giddings - $1,000
  3. Brady Fossen - $1,000
  4. Konnor Johnson - $1,000
  5. Bohdan Marley - $500*
  6. Sam Marshall - $500*

*Denotes recipients who graduated from high school the previous year.

2019 Athlete Assistance Grant Recipients

Below are the athletes that received Athlete Assistance Grants in 2019:

Valkyries

  1. Sarah Wright - $500
  2. Rachelle Smith - $700
  3. Olivia Woo - $400
  4. Makenna Matheson - $400
  5. Samantha Matheson - $500
  6. Yuwen Zhueng - $400
  7. Alyssa Funk - $700
  8. Kelsey Murphy - $700
  9. Reed Thorstad - $700

Regina Riot

  1. Ava Bowns - $820
  2. Katheryn Neigum - $820
  3. Mallory Starkey - $820
  4. Hope Jordens - $820
  5. Kaitlyn Jenkins - $820
  6. Christina Carter-Andrews - $900

U of R Rams

  1. Brandon Brooks - $1000
  2. Odun Ogidan - $1000
  3. Tanner Smith - $500
  4. Javier Williams - $500*
  5. Brayden Walz - $1000*
  6. Andrew Becker - $1000

U of S Huskie

  1. Jesse Kuntz - $1,000
  2. Josh Ewanchyna - $1,000
  3. Keegan Kaytor - $1,000*
  4. Nicholas Dheilly - $1,000
  5. Ramsay Derbas - $1,000*

Regina Thunder

  1. Jordan Tholl - $1000
  2. Matthew Shewchuk - $500*
  3. Ryan Mills - $500*
  4. Blake Scherle - $1000
  5. Eric Maximuik - $1000
  6. Tanner Schmekel - $1000

Saskatoon Hilltops

  1. Ryder Klisowsky - $2,000*
  2. Rylan Kleiter - $2,000
  3. Boston Davidsen - $500*
  4. Cole Dunham - $500

*Denotes recipients who graduated from high school the previous year.