Emma Taylor named Subway AUS female athlete of the week

SUBWAY ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SPORT ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Week ending Oct. 5, 2014

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Emma Taylor
University: St. Francis Xavier University
Sport: Women's Rugby
Position: Lock
Hometown: Scotsburn, N.S.
Year of eligibility: Fifth
Academic program: BBA

Emma Taylor of the St. Francis Xavier University women's rugby team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport female athlete of the week for the week ending Oct. 5, 2014.

A fifth-year business student from Scotsburn, N.S., Taylor scored two tries and provided veteran leadership on the pitch Friday night as the CIS No. 2-ranked X-Women defeated the CIS No. 8-ranked Acadia Axewomen 43-12 in a battle of the top two AUS teams.

Taylor scored the opening try of the game to set the pace and scored again on one of the final plays of the game, earning Subway player of the game honours for her on-field efforts. Her nine tries on the season leads the AUS conference and she is second overall in AUS scoring with 55 points for the first place X-Women.

MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: John Kuto
University: Saint Mary's University
Sport: Men's Cross Country
Hometown: Eldoret, Kenya
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: Criminology
Height: 6'0

John Kuto of the Saint Mary's University men's cross country team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport male athlete of the week for the week ending Oct. 5, 2014.

A third-year criminology student from Eldoret, Kenya, Kuto finished first out of 34 runners in the men's 8km run at the Moncton Invitational meet Saturday on the Université de Moncton campus.

His time of 26:19.10 was just under 10 seconds faster than the second-place runner. This is the second time Kuto has claimed first place in an AUS meet this season. 

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Throughout the 2014-15 season, each Subway Atlantic University Sport Athlete of the Week will receive a $50 Subway gift card and a framed certificate courtesy of Subway and Atlantic University Sport.