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SPSCC's Yuta Shimazu Named 2023 Sports Awards' Men's Collegiate Sports Star of the Year
Posted: Jan 02, 2024

SPSCC's Yuta Shimazu Named 2023 Sports Awards' Men's Collegiate Sports Star of the Year

OLYMPIA, Wash. - South Puget Sound men's soccer player Yuta Shimazu was named the Sports Awards' Men's Collegiate Sports Star of the Year.

The 2023 Sports Awards, hosted by the Olympia & Beyond Sports Commission, was held at South Puget Sound Community College on November 9 to honor the outstanding achievements of local athletes with seven community sports awards. The awarding ceremony was attended by 150 guests consisting of the nominees, their families, coaches, sports enthusiasts, and friends who witnessed the celebration of local men and across the field of sports.

He was second in goals scored during the 2022 season and led the team in assists. His coach describes him as a force that led the offense, a leader both on and off the field as a member of the soccer team and the campus community. He's currently playing at Pacific Lutheran University.

Not only was Shimazu named to the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) West Region All-Star Soccer Team for the 2021 and 2022 seasons, but Yuta also actively contributed to the campus community as the Senator of Communications in the Student Senate.