Tyra Meropoulis named finalist for AUS female athlete of the year award

Tyra Meropoulis named finalist for AUS female athlete of the year award

Top 3 Finalists Announced for 2019-20 AUS Male and Female Athletes of the Year Awards

April 29, 2020

(HALIFAX, N.S.) Atlantic University Sports is pleased to announce the finalists for the conference's male and female Athletes of the Year awards.

These six student-athletes impressed with outstanding performances this past season. On May 5, one female and one male will be named the 2019-20 AUS Athletes of the Year.

These two winners will then become the Atlantic conference nominees for the U SPORTS Athlete of the Year awards—the Jim Johnson Trophy (women's athlete of the year award) and the Doug Mitchell Trophy (men's athlete of the year award).

The three finalists for the 2019-20 AUS Female Athlete of the Year award are Dalhousie women's volleyball setter Courtney Baker, StFX women's hockey forward Tyra Meropoulis, and UPEI women's basketball guard Jenna Mae Ellsworth.

The three finalists for the 2019-20 AUS Male Athlete of the Year award are Cape Breton Capers men's soccer defender Peter Schaale, Dalhousie men's basketball guard Keevan Veinot, and Noah Mascoll-Gomes from Mount Allison Mounties men's swimming.

Click here for details from each finalist's outstanding season.

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