Freda Tafuna and Oscar Treacy officially received their Washington Athletic Club College Player of the Year awards Saturday at a gala event in Seattle.
This was the most-attended even in the 10-year history of the awards, with Tafuna receiving her second-straight MA Sorensen Award and Oscar Treacy becoming the first Central Washington University player to receive the Rudy Scholz Award.
Tafuna was there to receive her trophy, supported by a massive family contingent and her Head Coach, Trevor Locke. Former USA prop, Dr. MA Sorensen, was again on hand to present the trophy that bears her name.
In her speech, Tafuna gave the credit to everyone but her ... God, her coaches, her family, and her teammates. However, in a short speech from Locke, the coach pointed out that Tafuna not only played at an elite level once again, but added on the responsibilities of being a captain, a goalkicker, and throwing in at the lineout in the latter stages of games.
These added responsibilities seemed daunting, but Tafuna rose to the challenge brilliantly.
