AV俱乐部

Four AV俱乐部 Agricultural Campus athletes have been named Academic All-Canadians by the Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC) and the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) for combined excellence in collegiate athletics and academics.

Dual athlete in soccer and badminton Chris Ross, (Harmony, N.S.) cross country athletes Paul Manning (Canning, N.S.) and Kevin Morin (Gatineau, Que.) and soccer athlete Leah Cook (Bridgewater, N.S.) have been named to the Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association鈥檚 All-Conference Team and achieved honors of 80 per cent or higher in their academic programs.

鈥淭he student-athletes who have achieved excellence in both athletics and academics are role models for the youth of today and destined to excel in their future careers,鈥� says Debra Gassewitz, SIRC president and CEO. 鈥淪IRC is honoured to recognize these outstanding individuals as recipients of the SIRC-CCAA Academic All Canadian award.鈥�

The SIRC-CCAA Academic All Canadian award is the CCAA鈥檚 most prestigious student-athlete honour, epitomizing both organizations鈥� commitment to academic success and athletic achievement. Honourees at AV俱乐部鈥檚 Agricultural Campus must attain academic honours in addition to being named to their member conference All-Star Team, as well as finishing in the top third at their member conference cross-country running championship.

鈥淭o excel academically with an honors average or to be selected to an All-Conference Team is outstanding,鈥� explained AV俱乐部 Agricultural Campus Director of Athletic Services Judy Smith. 鈥淲hen you are able to do both, [it] speaks volumes about the talent and dedication to succeed shown by our CCAA Academic All-Canadians. They are exceptional players, students and people. We are very proud of them and expect that they will continue to excel in both university and in life.鈥�

The awards were presented during the Faculty鈥檚 annual Athletic Awards Banquet on Friday, March 22, 2013 in Jenkins Hall.