NEWS RELEASE – April 1, 2008
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SIRC-CCAA Academic All Canadian Award record!
(Cornwall, Ont. – April 1, 2008) Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC) and the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) are proud to announce the 2007-08 SIRC-CCAA Academic All Canadian Award recipients. This year, a record, 149 student-athletes have achieved combined excellence in collegiate athletics and academics.
The SIRC-CCAA Academic All Canadian Award is the CCAA’s most prestigious student-athlete award, epitomizing their mandate of recognizing excellence in academics and athletics. To achieve this honour, a student-athlete must be named to his/her respective PCAA All-Star teams (1st and 2nd) in a CCAA Sport, and must achieve a GPA standing of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale or equivalent as defined by his/her institution.
“To achieve excellence in both sport and academics requires tremendous skill, dedication and perseverance. SIRC is honoured to recognize those outstanding collegiate student-athletes who are also passionate about excelling in their education,” expressed Debra Gassewitz, President and CEO, SIRC.
The SIRC-CCAA Academic All Canadian Recognition Award is also presented each year to the institution with the most student-athlete award recipients. For the second year in a row, SIRC and the CCAA are pleased to present the award to Fanshawe College who has a total of 13 recipients best combining academic and athletic excellence.
“Both SIRC and the CCAA share a commitment to academic quality and to the conduct of athletics so as to support the education purpose,” expressed Sandra Murray-MacDonell, CCAA Executive Director. “We are very proud to recognize and celebrate those student-athletes who’ve achieved academic and athletic excellence.”
Camosun College
Jeff Spoor, Basketball
Ashley MacKay, Basketball
Kate Carlson, Basketball
Dan Goodburn, Volleyball
Capilano College
Sasha Oness, Soccer
Gemma Pollock, Soccer
Karlee Michelle Diesing, Volleyball
Dominique Emmanuel Denguessi, Volleyball
Columbia College
Cheyla Reader, Volleyball
Kwantlen University College
Shannon Booth, Soccer
Malaspina University College
Patrick McCarthy, Basketball
Laura Littlejohn, Volleyball
University College of the Fraser Valley
Carrolyn Jennings, Volleyball
Delayne Peters, Volleyball
Derek Fletcher, Volleyball
Joel Krueger, Volleyball
University of British Columbia Okanagan
Jessica DeMarinis, Cross Country Running
Chris Major, Volleyball
Kailey Buller, Volleyball
Luke England, Volleyball
Concordia University College of Alberta
Reshma Bhambhani, Badminton
Grace Box, Badminton
Michael Chong, Badminton
Lindsay Monkman, Soccer
Grande Prairie Regional College
Jennifer Seemann, Basketball
Adam Jones, Basketball
Kathryn Spencer, Soccer
Ashley Piggot, Soccer
Lethbridge Community College
Gladys Kochei, Cross Country Running
Sarah Dawn Luscher, Volleyball
MacEwan College
Jill Verhesen, Basketball
Lauren Beaulieu, Cross Country Running
Katelyn Archer, Volleyball
Medicine Hat College
Mallory Jones, Basketball
Martyn O’Donnell, Soccer
Aaron Cyr, Volleyball
Mallory McCormick, Volleyball
Mount Royal College
Nick Wiebe, Basketball
Chelsea Hobbs, Volleyball
N.A.I.T.
Janci Templeman, Badminton
Natalie Neumann, Badminton
Dale-Marie Cumberbatch, Basketball
Alexandria Mah, Soccer
Red Deer College
Deborah Querengesser, Cross Country Running
Heather Lund, Soccer
Samantha Vockeroth, Soccer
Katie Graves, Volleyball
S.A.I.T.
Jon Roth, Cross Country Running
Aleksei Myroniuk, Volleyball
The King’s University College
Maia DeKlerk, Basketball
Ariel Veldhuisen, Soccer
Heather Vander Hoek, Volleyball
Jonathon Whitton, Volleyball
University of Alberta – Augustana Campus
Jessica Binder, Basketball
Kathryn Stone, Cross Country Running
Patricia Leighton, Cross Country Running
Algoma University College
Lara Stilin, Basketball
Cambrian College
Jody Carruthers, Badminton
Mitch Mallette, Basketball
Josh Bujold, Cross Country Running
Pat Whissell, Soccer
Lee Martin, Soccer
Christian Copp, Volleyball
Centennial College
Ashley Fernie, Soccer
Durham College
Meaghan O’Reilly, Basketball
Rashid Koriya, Soccer
Katie Szeghalmi, Soccer
Mike Goulding, Volleyball
Stephanie Femia, Volleyball
Fanshawe College
Sarah Fuller, Badminton
Nathaniel Allard, Badminton
Chelsea Brown, Basketball
Isak Wall, Cross Country Running
Chris Willits, Cross Country Running
Sean Tilden, Cross Country Running
John Mason, Cross Country Running
Josh Ward, Cross Country Running
Sean Coleshill, Cross Country Running
Casey Kulchycki, Cross Country Running
Emily Costello, Soccer
Kristina Melhuish, Soccer
Katie Seys, Volleyball
Georgian College
Karen Ng, Badminton
Humber College
Amanda Pryde, Cross Country Running
Cynthia Black, Cross Country Running
Lisa Lee, Cross Country Running
Michael Scipio, Cross Country Running
Jamie Steedman, Golf
Margaret Trainor, Golf
Rachel Dubbeldam, Volleyball
Loyalist College
Kara Muhlhausen, Basketball
Erin Rose, Basketball
Jamal Fletcher, Basketball
Kerri Leitch, Soccer
Lillian Czindl, Soccer
Andrew Doucette, Volleyball
Mohawk College
Charlene Gibbins, Cross Country Running
Mackenzie Milmine, Basketball
Sean Lowe, Volleyball
Janette Jakubiec, Volleyball
Kelsey Forbes, Soccer
Ali Bettger, Soccer
Redeemer University College
Phoebe Mitton, Soccer
Brad Douwes, Volleyball
St. Clair College
Julie Schell, Badminton
Amy Howe, Badminton
Luisa Masse, Soccer
St. Lawrence College ~ Kingston
Britt Peg, Basketball
Rachel Niven, Basketball
Kern Lewis, Basketball
Ingrid Golemiecstover, Cross Country Running
Sheridan College
Hali Burns, Basketball
Sir Sandford Fleming College
Jodi VanEngen, Volleyball
Champlain College – St. Lambert
Katryn Champagne, Soccer
Champlain College – St-Lawrence
Julien Proulx, Golf
Guillaume Lamarre, Golf
Dawson College
Catherine Cadieux, Soccer
Stephanie Liverani, Soccer
Collège François-Xavier-Garneau
Sarah Létourneau-Lévesque, Volleyball
John Abbott College
Andrée Robbins, Soccer
Cégep Limoilou
Pierre-Alexis Lapointe, Volleyball
Vanier College
Arianne Duchesne, Basketball
Holland College
Jessica Norris, Golf
Amy Hillier, Golf
Matt Matheson, Golf
Larissa MacEachern, Soccer
Mount Allison University
Scott Yorke, Badminton
Laura KarisAllen, Badminton
Kent Matheson, Basketball
Laurel Carlton, Volleyball
Mount Saint Vincent University
Jenna Dunn, Basketball
Brendon Arnold, Basketball
Mark Harnish, Soccer
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Leah MacNeill, Soccer
Jaclyn Mosher, Soccer
Katrina Bennett, Soccer
St. Thomas University
Nicole Badry, Cross Country Running
Olivia Long, Cross Country Running
Ryan O’Shea, Cross Country Running
University of King’s College
Lia Milito, Basketball
Catherine Gleason-Mercier, Soccer
Kyle Murphy, Soccer & Volleyball
Andrew Battison, Volleyball
Emma Haines, Volleyball
Universitè Sainte Anne
Mirelle Hogan, Badminton
Dianne Boudreau, Badminton
University of New Brunswick Saint John
Adam Wilkins, Soccer
Allison Richard, Soccer
Michelle Cyr, Volleyball
Colin Chambers, Volleyball
SIRC (Sport Information Resource Centre) is the leading resource centre for sport information (www.sirc.ca). Created in 1973, based in Ottawa, Canada, SIRC archives, disseminates and communicates sport research (from practical to advanced) to students, teachers, coaches, athletes, sports medicine professionals and sporting organizations worldwide. SIRC has a comprehensive sport library with document delivery and research services, created the world’s leading sport database, SPORTDiscus, hosts the SIRC Research Award, and is the primary communication link for sporting organizations within Canada.
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The CCAA is the national governing body for college sport in Canada, providing high-level competition through intercollegiate sport that recognizes excellence in academics and athletics.
For more information, please contact:
Sandra Murray-MacDonell
CCAA Executive Director
Tel: 613.937-1508 / Email: sandra@ccaa.ca
OR
Debra Gassewitz
President & CEO
SIRC
Sport Research/Intelligence sportive
180 Elgin St., Suite 1400
Ottawa, ON K2P 2K3
tel: +1 (613) 231-7472 ext.224
fax: +1 (613) 231-3739
www.sirc.ca
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