Wesselius receives AUS athlete of the week honors
X-Men cross country runner Lee Wesselius was honored as the Subway AUS Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending September 14, 2014.
SUBWAY ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SPORT ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Week ending Sept. 14, 2014
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Karolyne Blain
University: Cape Breton University
Sport: Women's Soccer
Position: Striker
Hometown: Sudbury, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Fourth
Academic program: BSc
Height: 5'0"
Karolyne Blain of the Cape Breton University Capers women's soccer team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport female athlete of the week for the week ending Sept. 14, 2014.
A fourth-year science student from Sudbury, Ont., Blain scored a total of five goals in two weekend games. She netted both of CBU's goals in the first half of Saturday's eventual 3-2 loss to the first-place UNB Varsity Reds.
Sunday, she managed a hat trick in Cape Breton's 5-1 win over the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleues. The reigning AUS most valuable player, Blain currently leads the conference in goals with six this season.
A two-time CIS all-Canadian, she set the CBU single-season goal scoring record last season when she captured the AUS scoring title with 14 goals in 13 games.
MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Lee Wesselius
University: St. Francis Xavier University
Sport: Men's Cross Country
Hometown: River Glade, N.B.
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: BSc HK
Height: 5'11"
Lee Wesselius of the St. Francis Xavier X-Men's cross country team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport male athlete of the week for the week ending Sept. 14, 2014.
A third-year human kinetics student from River Glade, N.B., Wesselius placed first overall at the Acadia Invitational on Saturday, in the first AUS meet of the season. He completed the 8km race in a time of 25:30, leading the X-Men to a first-place team finish with seven runners in the top eight amongst a field of 55 competitors.
Wesselius is a two-time AUS all-star with the defending champion StFX X-Men.
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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.