CapU sports info
To open the Capilano Blues annual awards banquet Wednesday night, the Department of Athletics and Recreation recognized 15 individuals as part of its inaugural class of Hall of Fame inductees.
Past Blues athletic directors Milt Williams and Joe Iacobellis joined current AD Georgette Reed to honour the inductees as their career accomplishments and contributions were displayed for the nearly 200 attendees.
Inductees were inducted in the categories of Athlete, Coach and Builder.
The 2024 inaugural class is listed here with career details.
Diana Artuso (Elligott) - Athlete - Women's Soccer
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Blues all-time scoring leader with 48 goals in 35 games played
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Named the top female college Athlete of the Year in British Columbia in 1998
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Member of the Vancouver Whitecaps professional women’s team post-college
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A 2-time CCAA National Champion
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A 2-time BCCAA First Team All-Star
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Voted the top player in the BCCAA in 1997
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A 2-time CCAA All-Canadian
Melissa Artuso - Athlete - Women's Soccer
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A 2-time BCCAA Player of the Year
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A 3-time CCAA All-Canadian
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A 2-time CCAA National Champion
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The 1996-97 CCAA Women’s Soccer National Player of the Year
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Scored 30 goals in 31 career games
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Inducted into the CCAA National Hall of Fame in 2017
Corey Birza - Athlete - Men's Soccer
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Blues All-Time leading goal scorer with 63 goals in 84 games
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The 2007 CCAA National Player of the Year and the BCCAA Player of the year
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A 4-time BCCAA First Team All-Star and a BCCAA Second Team All-Star
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A 2-time BCCAA Provincial Champion
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A 3-time BCCAA Provincial Silver Medallist
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A 2-time CCAA All-Canadian
Kiran Bogavelli - Athlete - Badminton
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A 3-time BCCAA Provincial Singles Champion acting as both player and coach
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A 2-time CCAA National Singles Champion
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A 2-time CCAA National Silver medallist
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A 2-time BCCAA Provincial Player of the Year
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A 4-time BCCAA All-Star
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A 2-time CCAA Badminton National Player of the Year
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A 3-time CCAA All-Canadian
Choyal Brown - Athlete - Men's Basketball
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The all-time leading scoring leader in Blues history for both men’s and women’s basketball
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Ranked 4th all-time in conference scoring with 1,278 points in 67 games (19.1 points per game)
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A 2-time Totem conference First Team All-Star
- 2-time Blues team MVP
Jennifer Knight (Dickson) - Athlete - Women's Volleyball
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Most Valuable Player of the National Championship Tournament hosted by CapU in 2007
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A CCAA National Championship silver medalist
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A CCAA National Player of the Year
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A 2-time CCAA All-Canadian
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2nd all-time in kills for the Blues with 836
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3rd all-time for the Blues in digs with 910
Jenna Ralston - Athlete - Women's Basketball
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The 2012 BC College Female Athlete of the Year across all sports
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Nominated as the top amateur athlete in North Vancouver in 2012
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A BCCAA Provincial Champion
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A CCAA All-Canadian
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A PACWEST Player of the Year
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A 2-time Provincial Conference All-Star
Doug Abercrombie - Coach - Women's Soccer
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A 5-time CCAA National Champion
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A CCAA National Hall of Fame inductee
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An 8-time BCCAA Provincial Champion
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A 2-time BCCAA Coach of the Year
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A member of the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame
Bob Bagshaw - Coach - Men's Rugby
- The first and only coach of Blues men's rugby
- Led the Blues to six provincial championships from 1975 to 1980
Paul Dailly - Coach - Men's Soccer
- Coached Blues men's soccer from 2002 to 2018
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A 2-time CCAA National Champion
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A 7-time BCCAA/PACWEST Coach of the Year, the most of any Capilano coach across all sports
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A 2-time CCAA Coach of the Year
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A 5-time Provincial Champion
Wayne Desjardins - Coach - Women's Volleyball
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A 3-time BCCAA Coach of the Year
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The only Blues women’s volleyball coach to ever win a medal at the National Championships
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Coached several players who went on to play for university programs in Canada and the US
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His players were recognized on 33 occasions as conference all-stars
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Raised the women’s volleyball program to a different level making it competitive with the top teams in the country
Nicholas Collins - Builder
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Nick was an instructor and coordinator of the ESL program for many years
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An avid soccer fan who has been a staunch supporter of the Blues athletics program
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An active philanthropist for several CapU scholarship initiatives that has generously donated to our program
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Assisted many student-athletes in achieving their athletic and academic goals through his many annual scholarships
Joe Iacobellis - Builder
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As Athletic Director, won 4 BCCAA Aggregate Championships
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2 CCAA Quarter Century Soccer Supremacy Awards for the top men’s and women’s soccer programs in the country between 1974 and 1999
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A CCAA Athletic Director of the Year
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A CCAA Coach of the Year
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Introduced and developed 5 Blues athletic programs (teams)
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Developed and grew many of the present academic awards
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Inducted into the CCAA Hall of Fame
Jeri Krogseth - Builder
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The Blues first collegiate golf coach having developed the program along with Bob Bagshaw and Greg Sharpe
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Was on the advising team assisting dozens of student-athletes with course selection
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Initiated fundraising campaigns to develop the Blues student-athlete scholarship structure
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Was chair of the Capilano College Foundation for several years fundraising for more student-athlete scholarships
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Generously contributed to several student-athlete scholarships herself
Greg Sharpe - Builder
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Greg is the first women’s basketball coach, helping develop the program from infancy to conference champion
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A 2-time Provincial Champion
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The Chair of the Sportsplex fundraising drive in our community in 1990 and 1991
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Part of the college advising team who has helped hundreds of student-athletes plan their courses
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And co-organizer of the very first Blues awards banquet
In the fall of 2024, the Blues athletic department will be unveiling a Hall of Fame was a the Centre for Sport and Wellness to pay visual tribute to the important legacy of each of the individuals.
