StFX Athletics honors 96 U SPORTS Academic All-Canadians

Posted: Feb 19, 2021

Antigonish, NS—The StFX Department of Athletics honored its 2019-20 U SPORTS Academic All-Canadians in a celebratory video. This year there were 96 Academic All-Canadians, those student-athletes who have achieved an 80% average or above while consuming a year of eligibility competing for a varsity team. The number tied the StFX all-time high of 96, also achieved in 2017-18.

With the ongoing COVID protocols the traditional format of holding an annual celebratory breakfast for the recipients and their invited faculty members was replaced with the virtual event, which can be viewed on the StFX Athletics YouTube channel by clicking here.

"Although we were unable to gather in person this year, this celebration of excellence in the classroom remains a major highlight of our year," comments StFX Director of Athletics & Recreation Leo MacPherson. "The opportunity to celebrate the synergies between academics and athletics is important to all of us. The ongoing support provided by our senior administration and our faculty members was also acknowledged and very much appreciated."

Out of the possible 271 eligible student-athletes who consumed U SPORTS eligibility by participating on a varsity team at StFX during the 2019-20 season, 35% achieved Academic All-Canadian status, including 37 male and 59 female student-athletes. The X-Women Cross Country Track team had the highest percentage of honourees from all StFX teams, with 67% of their team's members earning the distinction.

There were 46 first-time Academic All-Canadians, 23 student-athletes who received the honor for the second time in their career, and 19 who were three-time Academic All-Canadians. Eight student-athletes earned the distinction of being a U SPORTS Academic All-Canadians for four years, including Mackenzie Bell (rugby), Megan Graham (track & field), Paul MacLellan (cross country), Therese McCurdy (curling) and hockey athletes Marcus Cuomo, Matt Needham, Sam Studnicka and Mark Tremaine. All are recent 2020 graduates.

The Athletic Director's awards for academic achievement, presented to the top StFX male and female academic student-athletes were Amy Graham from the X-Women hockey team who received the award for the third consecutive year, along with Jay Turnsek from the X-Men Football team.

The 2019-20 Academic All-Canadians will receive a certificate from U SPORTS along with a gift from the Department of Athletics.

The complete list of 2019-20 StFX Academic All-Canadians is as follows:

1st Name	Last Name	Sport	Degree	Hometown
Mira	Alexander	Track & Field	BA HK	Truro, NS
Quinn	Alexander	Track & Field	BA	Truro, NS
Ethan	Anderson	Curling	BSc N	Kentville, NS
Kali	Beaton	Track & Field	BSc HK	Brookvillage, NS
Mackenzie	Bell	Rugby	BASCH	New Glasgow, NS
Melanie	BeLong	Soccer	BSc	Moncton, NB
Jacob	Benoit	Cross Country	BSc HK	Sweets Corner, NS
Isaac	Bezanson	Football	BBA	Prospect Bay, NS
Tehya	Blake	Soccer	BA	Orleans, ON
Meaghan	Boatsmith	Track & Field	BSc HK	Hamilton, ON
William	Bower	Hockey	BBA	Saint John, NB
Erin	Brennan	Track & Field	BA HK	Beechwood, NB
Kaya	Brossard	Hockey	BBA	North Vancouver, BC
Tanna	Burke	Cross Country	BSc N	Cole Harbour, NS
Carly	Burrows	Hockey	BSc HK	New Glasgow, NS
Jenna	Burrows	Soccer	BSc N	New Glasgow, NS
Santino	Centorame	Hockey	BBA	Mississauga, ON
Will	Chapman	Football	BBA	Halifax, NS
Samuel	Charron	Soccer	BBA	Ottawa, ON
Paige	Chisholm	Cross Country	BSc N	Port Williams, NS
Josephine	Chisholm	Hockey	BSc HK	Antigonish, NS
Benoit	Cormier	Football	BSc	Moncton, NB
Lane	Cormier	Hockey	BSc AR	Hopewell, NS
Olivia	Crewe	Track & Field	BSc HK	Ottawa, ON
Marcus	Cuomo	Hockey	BA	St Johns, NL
Findlay	Day	Cross Country	BA PP&G	Victoria, BC
Alanna	Deakin	Track & Field	BEd	Dubai, UAE
Aidan	Doherty	Cross Country	BBA	West Vancouver, BC
Kathleen	Dolan	Rugby	BASCH	Halifax, NS
Emerson	Elliott	Hockey	BBA	Aurora, ON
Hannah	Ellis	Rugby	BSc HK	Halifax, NS
Isaac	Fagnan	Football	BBA	Antigonish, NS
Danielle	Franada	Rugby	BBA	Grande Prairie, AB
Megan	Frost	Soccer	BBA	Ottawa, ON
Claudia	Fulton	Rugby	Engineer	Aylesford, NS
Christina	Gentile	Soccer	BA	Laval, QC
Brianna	Gottschall	Basketball	BASCH	Antigonish, NS
Amy	Graham	Hockey	BSc HK	Ottawa, ON
Megan	Graham	Track & Field	BSc N	Trenton, NS
Alexandra	Hamilton	Rugby	BSc N	Eastern Passage, NS
Madeline	Harroun	Rugby	BBA	Halifax, NS
Shyanne	Hedges	Soccer	BSc HK	Calgary, AB
Jane	Hergett	Cross Country	BSc N	Port Williams, NS
Alexander	Hewish	Soccer	BBA	Ottawa, ON
Anna	Horner	Rugby	BSc HK	Stouffville, ON
Zoe	Johnston	Cross Country	BEd	Pembroke, ON
Catherine	Kennedy	Soccer	BA	Antigonish, NS
Jack	Kennedy	Soccer	BBA	Antigonish, NS
Paige	Knechtel	Curling	BASc H	Beachburg, ON
Justin	Laforest	Hockey	BSc HK	Carleton Place, ON
Adam	Laishram	Hockey	BSc HK	Ashburn, ON
Samantha	Lake	Rugby	BEd	Windsor, NS
Sarah	Lapensee	Soccer	BASCH	Manotick, ON
Thomas	LeGallais	Basketball	BA	Cornwall, ON
Lauren	Liem	Cross Country	BSc HK	Bedford, NS
Cole	MacDonald	Hockey	BBA	Wetaskiwin, AB
Emma	MacDougall	Rugby	BA	Halifax, NS
Paul	MacLellan	Cross Country	BBA	Antigonish, NS
Justin	Major	Track & Field	BASCH	Nassau, BS
Carter	Malyk	Football	BBA	Calgary, AB
Jamie	McCarron	Basketball	BEd	New Glasgow, NS
Sarah	McCarron	Rugby	BA HK	Antigonish, NS
Therese	McCurdy	Curling	BSc N	Beaver Brook, NS
Cassidy	McEwen	Hockey	BSc HK	Lloydminster, AB
Jessica	McPherson	Rugby	BSc HK	Lower Sackville, NS
Talia	Morin	Soccer	BBA	Ottawa, ON
Matt	Needham	Hockey	BBA	Kamloops, BC
Devon	Parris	Football	BA	Kingston, ON
Hallie	Pirie	Rugby	BSc HK	Smiths Falls, ON
Thalia	Puac	Rugby	BSc HN	Mission, BC
Jordan	Rao	Soccer	BASCH	Calgary, AB
Joshua	Read	Soccer	BA HK	Corsham, UK
Grace	Rheault	Basketball	BASCH	Ottawa, ON
Ashley	Robson	Cross Country	BSc N	Dartmouth, NS
Paytan	Ruiz	Soccer	BBA	Pictou, NS
Julia	Schmitt	Hockey	BSc	Truro, NS
Lydia	Schurman	Hockey	BSc	Summerside, PE
Amanda	Smith	Soccer	BSc HK	Ottawa, ON
Alyssa	Spridgeon	Soccer	BA	Whitby, ON
Graydon	Staples	Cross Country	BSc	Shanty Bay, ON
Hannah	Stoddart	Soccer	BA HK	Lawrencetown, NS
Oliver	Storseth	Soccer	BSc	Antigonish, NS
Sam	Studnicka	Hockey	BBA	Windsor, ON
Madison	Suart	Rugby	BSc HK	Calgary, AB
Eric	Sutton	Track & Field	BSc HK	Peterborough, ON
Ellen	Taggart	Cross Country	BEd	Dartmouth, NS
Patti-Anne	Tracey	Hockey	BBA	Antigonish, NS
Mark	Tremaine	Hockey	BEd	Dartmouth, NS
Jay	Turnsek	Football	BBA	North Bay, ON
Riley	Van den Heuvel	Track & Field	BEd	Port Hood, NS
Alexis	Verville	Football	BA	Victoriaville, QC
Chloe	Walker	Cross Country	BA PP&G	Ottawa, ON
Carleigh	Walters	Rugby	BSc HN	Williams Lake, BC
William	Warren	Soccer	BBA	Windsor Jtn, NS
Bailey	Wasdal	Football	BBA	Calgary, AB
James	White	Basketball	BSc HK	Saint John, NB

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For more information, contact:

Leo MacPherson, Director of Athletics & Recreation
[phone] 902.867.2280
[email] lmacpher@stfx.ca

Krista McKenna, Manager of Varsity Athletics & Communications
[phone] 902.867.5381
[email] kmckenna@stfx.ca

Scoreboard

Sat, 11/09 | Cross Country U SPORTS Championship
Sat, 10/26 | Football vs. Saint Mary's (2:00 PM ADT) LS
Sat, 10/26 | Cross Country AUS Championship W - 12pm, M - 1pm
Sat, 10/19 | Men's Soccer at UNB (7:15 PM ADT) LS
Sat, 10/19 | Women's Soccer at UNB (5:00 PM ADT) LS
Sat, 10/19 | Football at Mount Allison (2:00 PM ADT) LS
Fri, 10/18 | Men's Soccer at Moncton (7:15 PM ADT) LS
Fri, 10/18 | Women's Soccer at Moncton (5:00 PM ADT) LS
Sat, 10/12 | Women's Rugby vs. Acadia (2:00 PM ADT)
Fri, 10/11 | Football at Acadia (7:00 PM ADT) LS
Wed, 10/09 | Men's Soccer vs. Cape Breton (7:15 PM ADT) LS
Wed, 10/09 | Women's Soccer vs. Cape Breton (5:00 PM ADT) LS
Sun, 10/06 | Women's Rugby vs. Saint Mary's (2:00 PM ADT)
Sat, 10/05 | Football vs. Bishop's (3:00 PM ADT) LS
Sat, 10/05 | Cross Country Moncton Invitational W - 12pm, M - 1pm
Fri, 10/04 | Men's Soccer vs. Acadia (7:15 PM ADT) LS
Fri, 10/04 | Women's Soccer vs. Acadia (5:00 PM ADT) LS
Sun, 09/29 | Men's Soccer vs. Memorial (3:15 PM ADT) LS
Sun, 09/29 | Women's Soccer vs. Memorial (1:00 PM ADT) LS
Sat, 09/28 | Men's Soccer vs. Saint Mary's (3:15 PM ADT) LS
Sat, 09/28 | Women's Rugby at UPEI (2:00 PM ADT)
Sat, 09/28 | Women's Soccer vs. Saint Mary's (1:00 PM ADT) LS
Sun, 09/22 | Men's Soccer at Acadia (3:15 PM ADT) LS
Sun, 09/22 | Women's Soccer at Acadia (1:00 PM ADT) LS
Sat, 09/21 | Men's Soccer at Dalhousie (3:15 PM ADT) LS
Sat, 09/21 | Women's Rugby at Acadia (2:00 PM ADT)
Sat, 09/21 | Women's Soccer at Dalhousie (1:00 PM ADT) LS
Sat, 09/21 | Cross Country StFX Invitational W - 12pm, M - 1pm
Fri, 09/20 | Football at Saint Mary's (7:00 PM ADT) LS
Sun, 09/15 | Men's Soccer at UPEI (3:15 PM ADT) LS
Sun, 09/15 | Women's Rugby vs. UPEI (2:00 PM ADT)
Sun, 09/15 | Women's Soccer at UPEI (1:00 PM ADT) LS
Sat, 09/14 | Football vs. Mount Allison (2:00 PM ADT) LS
Fri, 09/13 | Men's Soccer vs. Mount Allison (7:15 PM ADT) LS
Fri, 09/13 | Women's Soccer vs. Mount Allison (5:00 PM ADT) LS
Sun, 09/08 | Men's Soccer vs. Dalhousie (3:15 PM ADT) LS
Sun, 09/08 | Women's Soccer vs. Dalhousie (1:00 PM ADT) LS
Sat, 09/07 | Football vs. Acadia (2:00 PM ADT) LS
Sat, 09/07 | Women's Rugby at Saint Mary's (2:00 PM ADT)
Sat, 09/07 | Cross Country Acadia Invitational W - 12pm, M - 1pm
Sat, 08/31 | Football at Bishop's (2:00 PM EDT) LS
Fri, 08/30 | Men's Soccer at Saint Mary's (7:15 PM ADT) LS
Fri, 08/30 | Women's Soccer at Saint Mary's (5:00 PM ADT) LS