Laurie Girdwood is this week’s AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ female athlete of the week. She had 20 points, one steal and one block during the Tigers' quarter-final match up against Acadia at the AUS Championship over the weekend. Her strong performance helped the Tigers steal a two-point over-time win from the tournament hosts. Ms. Girdwood, a third-year recreation management student from Dundas, Ont., continued to play well during the Tigers’ semifinal game against CBU, but the Capers proved to be too strong, winning 75-60.
Niklas Rademacher is this week’s AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ male athlete of the week. He was named a tournament all-star for his performance at the CIS Men’s Volleyball Championship over the weekend. Sixth seed AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ surprised third seed UBC in a 3-1 quarter-final win, which moved the Tigers on to a semi-final match against Thompson Rivers University.
Despite Mr. Rademacher’s 21 kills and 25 points, the Tigers succumbed to the WolfPack in a five-set match. A fourth-year student from Bocholt, Germany, he caps off his varsity career with several other accomplishments including being named the 2008 AUS men’s volleyball MVP, as a CIS first team all-Canadian, the recipient of the Dale Iwanoczko Award and an academic all-Canadian. Mr. Rademacher is set to graduate from AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s management program this spring.
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