HALIFAX, N.S. - Wednesday night at the U SPORTS Women's Soccer awards banquet, Huskie centreback
Anna Oliver was recognized as the U SPORTS Studen-Athlete Community Service Award winner. Oliver was selected as the award winner among fellow nominees Claire Langille (Memorial), Karina Fortier (Sherbrooke), and Priyanka Chakravart (Waterloo).
2024 U SPORTS Women's Soccer Major Award Winners
| Player of the Year |
Alliyah Rowe, CBU Capers |
| Student-Athlete Community Service |
Anna Oliver, Saskatchewan Huskies |
| Rookie of the Year |
Blessing Mayi Kith, Montreal Carabins |
| Coach of the Year |
Jesse Symons, UBC Thunderbirds |
Anna Oliver, a fourth-year arts & science student on the University of Saskatchewan Huskie women's soccer team became the first member of the program to be honoured with as a U SPORTS major award winner, taking home the national Student-Athlete Community Service award. A four-time U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian, Oliver is a model student-athlete both on and off the pitch.
On the pitch Oliver is a Canada West All-Star, Huskie Defensive Player of the Year, and has appeared in 58 career games, starting 57.
Throughout her time at the University of Saskatchewan, Oliver has been a member of the Huskie Athletic Council, most recently serving as the vice president of community engagement in addition to serving as the community outreach coordintor for the Huskie Women's soccer. A product of Saskatoon, she is also involved with the Huskie homeroom, a program through which Huskie Athletes attend Saskatoon Community Schools to facilitate physical activity program.
She has also volunteered at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Radiothon, the USask Indigenous Student Experience Day, the Ronald McDonald House Charities Santa Claus Parade, the Blue Cross Light Walk at the Enchanted Forest, for the Crohn's and Colitis Canada, the Saskatoon Public School Foundation, the YWCA Toiletry Drive, and the Ronald McDonald House Easter Celebration.
She is also an active member in youth soccer, volunteering at the Special Olympics Soccer, the Motionball Marathon of Sport, and as a coach for the Lakewood Soccer Association.
"Anna is an amazing leader, captain and teammate for our program," said Huskie women's soccer head coach
Jerson Barandica-Hamilton. "Not only does she perform on the field (A captain, CanWest All-star and consistent and reliable Centreback) but she has been a four-time Academic All-Canadian and is extremely involved in our Community. She has a passion for being involved in her Community and she has made all of us that have been around her better people by inspiring us to actively give back and become a program that is so much more than just the wins and losses on the field. I can genuinely say that there is no one more deserving of this award and recognition than her."
