2016 Cañada Student Athlete of the Year Award Winners
Natie Manalo - Women’s Volleyball
Cañada Women’s Volleyball starter as team’s libero and top defensive player, Natie Manalo is the 2015-2016 Women’s Student Athlete of the Year. A 2015 graduate of Lowell High School in San Francisco, Natie played in nearly every point of every match for the season. She was chosen as a First Team All-League by league coaches. She led the Coast Conference in the total digs and digs/sets statistical categories, which is the primary statistical category by which defensive players are judged. Even more impressively finished the season 3rd and 4th among all California Community College players in those respective categories. Throughout the fall season of play, Natie carried 14 units and achieved a 3.71 GPA. As disciplined and competitive as they come, Natie also is thoughtful in her time and demonstrates her knowledge by coaching an Under-12 juniors club for Monsoon Volleyball Club in Redwood City. Natie exemplifies the virtue of performance on the court, in the classroom and in the community that the Hall of Fame award is meant to be recognized.
Jacob Martinez - Men's Baseball
Jacob Martinez ended the season leading the team with an overall .377 batting average in 36 games. He also had the team lead with 58 hits on the season and a .425 on base percentage batting in the lead off spot of our line up. He scored 23 runs and also drove in 20 runs. He was second on the team in doubles (12) and had a couple of triples and a home run as well. Jacob stole 15 bases and was caught only twice. He played every inning of every game as a Canada Colt in the last two seasons.