Jenay Varga Honoured as 2019-20 ACAC Rookie of the Year

The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) is pleased to announce Jenay Varga of the Lakeland Rustlers women's volleyball team has been selected as the 2019-20 ACAC Female Rookie of the Year sponsored by Vereburn Medical. 

In Varga's rookie season with the Rustlers, she earned her team 4 points/set with 283 kills (3.14 kills/set), 60 service aces (0.67 aces/set), 265 digs (2.94 digs/set) and 20 blocks (0.22 blocks/set) in the regular season. With her phenomenal performance, Varga set two Lakeland single-season records in kills (283, previously held by Ashley Lange in 2013-14) and aces (60, previously held by Ahnika Kuse in 2014-15). Varga finished third in the ACAC in kills, kills per set, aces, aces per set. She was a key contributor in the Rustlers' 18-6 regular season and helping the Rustlers make a 12th straight appearance at the ACAC championship.

"Jenay has been an absolute treat to coach," commented Austin Dyer, Lakeland's head coach. "She has the determination to be the best possible volleyball player and teammate she can possibly be. Jenay shows up ready to improve and compete every day in training. She puts the time in, studying her opponents to ensure she is ready to compete at the highest level possible during matches. Her work ethic, coupled with her athleticism, has allowed her to excel as an all-around volleyball player. We are very proud of the season that Jenay had this year and are very excited to see what the future holds for her and the Rustlers women's volleyball program."

Varga is from Muenster, Saskatchewan and has three siblings. Her two older brothers both played out their eligibility as volleyball student-athletes in the ACAC and her youngest brother is on the path to playing post-secondary volleyball as well. The Vargas is a very athletic family who spent most of their time consuming themselves with the sport. In high school, Varga also excelled in softball and track and field, throwing the javelin.  Varga is currently in the university transfer program at Lakeland College and is taking this first couple of years to figure out what career path she would like to pursue.

Story provided by: Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference