The Canadian Colleges Athletics Association (CCAA) has announced that 17 King’s students have won CCAA National Scholar Awards. These awards are given to student-athletes who maintain honours standing throughout the academic year.
“This is a tremendous achievement given that many of these students hold down part-time jobs, study full-time and play a varsity sport,” says Neil Hooper, athletic director at King’s. Hooper adds that King’s required GPA of 3.7 for honours standing is among the highest standards in the country, which gives an indication of the difficulty that goes along with achieving this honour.
King’s ranked in the top quarter of CCAA institutions for National Scholar Awards despite being one of CCAA’s smallest schools.
Our National Scholar Award recipients:
Maddie Alvarez, Badminton
Andrea Gillis, Badminton & Soccer
Thomas Watson, Basketball
Catherine Butts, Basketball
Emily Curry, Basketball
Rebecca Evans, Basketball
Danielle Arsenault, Soccer
Sarah-Jane von Bedow, Soccer
Adele Van Wyk, Soccer
Thalia Garvock, Soccer
Lia Domke, Soccer
Anton Dugandzic, Soccer
Kristian Sacco, Soccer
Will Vibert, Soccer
Clara Doelle, Volleyball
Emma Clarke, Volleyball
Marianna Saunders, Volleyball
At the Athletic Awards night in the spring of 2015, a number of student-athletes in non-CCAA sports were also awarded Academic Excellence Awards for achieving honours standing.
