Academic All-Canadians

StFX Athletics honors 82 U SPORTS Academic All-Canadians

Antigonish, NS—The STFX Department of Athletics honored its 2021-22 U SPORTS Academic All-Canadians Jan. 17, 2023 at their annual celebratory breakfast. This year there was 82 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.

“Celebrating a long standing tradition of excellence in the classroom is a major highlight for all of us at STFX Athletics,” comments STFX Director of Athletics & Recreation Leo MacPherson. “Being named an Academic All-Canadian is a remarkable achievement given the dedication and commitment to their respective sports and requirement to manage multiple priorities as student-athletes.” 

There was a total of  including 35 male and 47 female student-athletes. The X-Men Cross Country team had the highest percentage of any STFX team with 55% of their team members earning the distinction. The X-Women Soccer team had 52% of their team named as Academic All-Canadians.

There were 32 first-time Academic All-Canadians, 30 student-athletes who received the honor for the second time in their career, and 11 who were three-time Academic All-Canadians. Seven student-athletes earned the distinction of being a U SPORTS Academic All-Canadians for four years, while an impressive two student-athletes were five-time Academic All-Canadians, including Hannah Ellis (X-Women Rugby) and Santino Centorame (X-Men Hockey).   

The Athletic Director’s awards for academic achievement, presented to the top STFX male and female academic student-athletes were Kathleen Dolan from the X-Women rugby team and Joseph Raaymakers from the X-Men hockey team.  

The 2021-22 Academic All-Canadians were honored at a celebratory breakfast at the McKenna Centre where they received a certificate from U SPORTS along with a gift from the Department of Athletics for all the first time award winners. All student-athletes were encouraged to invite a faculty member to accompany them to the breakfast. The breakfast kicked off STFX Athletics annual Faculty Appreciation Week.

PAST StFX U SPORTS ACADEMIC ALL-CANADIANS