Douglas College varsity men's volleyball coach Brad Hudson was recently named the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association coach of the year.
Hudson received the honour at the national collegiate men's championships at Holland College in Charlottetown, PEI earlier this month.
"Brad has been an outstanding coach at Douglas for the past few years and has directed that program into one of the top programs in the nation," said CCAA men's volleyball convenor Ray Sarkis in a CCAA press release.
The former Burnaby South Secondary School coach led the Royals to first place in the PacWest with a 21-3 season record, while also holding on to the No. 1 ranking in the nation for much of the year.
The Douglas Royals were unbeaten in exhibition play against Alberta schools this season, including a straight-set victory over nationally ranked Red Deer College.
Douglas was upset in the PacWest provincial men's final in four sets by No. 8-ranked Camosun College.
Hudson was also named provincial coach of the year, while Royal players George Thompson, a CCAA All-Canadian, and Carson Heppell were named player and rookie of the year, respectively.
Douglas also placed two players on the PacWest first team and a third on the second team, while two Royals were named to the all-rookie team under Hudson's mentorship.
