The University of the Fraser Valley athletic department introduced its all-academic team honourees for the 2019-20 academic year on Monday, with 65 student-athletes earning recognition for their hard work in the classroom.
A UFV-record 18 Cascades were named U SPORTS Academic All-Canadians, which honours those who achieve an academic standing of 80 per cent (3.67 on the UFV GPA scale) or better while playing on a varsity team. Recipients were as follows:
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Veronica Kobes
Maddy Gobeil
Jessica Zawada
Alexis WorrellÂ
Nikki Cabuco
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Kenan Hadzovic
Jordyn Sekhon
Sukhraj Bains
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Tripat Sandhu
Halle McCambley
Kelsey Mitchell
Kailyn Halvorson
Kate Fisher
Joven Sandhu
MEN'S SOCCER
Sahib Sidhu
Jehmrode Kahlon
Kadir Yagci
Trevor Zanatta
Cascades volleyball athletes wrapped up their final season in the PACWEST/Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in 2019-20, and thus were eligible for the CCAA version of the Academic All-Canadian, known as the National Scholar Award (GPA threshold 3.67). Winners included:
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Amanda Matsui
Sedona Arabsky
Sarah Brownlee
Alysha Cooper
Lexi Edwards
Ashley Huberts
Megan Wegren
Karissa Marazzi
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Matt Kornelsen
Graham Walkey
Landon Uy
Justin Peleshytyk
Dylan Neudorf
Additionally, Cascades Academic Awards were bestowed on 34 athletes who posted a 3.5 GPA or better, but did not fall under U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian or CCAA National Scholar award criteria. This includes athletes in sports that aren't under the U SPORTS or CCAA umbrellas (golf, rugby sevens, baseball and rowing); athletes from U SPORTS/CCAA sports who did not qualify for the national awards due to redshirting; and any others who exceeded a 3.5 GPA.
WOMEN'S GOLF
Avery Biggar
Natasha Kozlowski
MEN'S GOLF
Jacob Armstrong
Jacob LuckiÂ
WOMEN'S RUGBY SEVENS
Holly Boulton
Erika Ganal
Cheye Gustafson
Melissa Jongedijk
Morgan Reive
MEN'S BASEBALL
Connor Coverett
Dylan Emmons
Ty Hall
Stephen Horner
Travis Klein
JD Storozynsky
ROWING
Emily Klootwyk
Shivohn Peters
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Daniella BavaroÂ
Brittany Costa
Jessica Fennell
Kareena Sahota
Emily White
Bryana Buttar
Harneet Dadrao
Jashan Sandhar
MEN'S SOCCER
Atle Koellmel
Charandeep Rangi
Samuel Enchelmaier
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Vlad Mihaila
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Stephanie Demeules
Cassidy King
Kristen McBride
Haley Poier
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Simon Frackiewicz
All told, approximately one-third of UFV's student-athlete body earned at least a 3.5 GPA in 2019-20.
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