STFX Athletics honors 86 U SPORTS Academic All-Canadians

The STFX Department of Athletics honored 86 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

January 14, 2025

Antigonish, NS—The STFX Department of Athletics honored its 2023-24 U SPORTS Academic All-Canadians Tuesday morning at their annual celebratory breakfast. This year there was 86 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 34 male and 52 female student-athletes. The X-Women Soccer team had the highest percentage of any STFX team with 73% of their team members earning the distinction. The Women Basketball team had 60% of their team named as Academic All-Canadians.

Academic All-Canadians from the Faculty of Arts celebrate with Dean Erin Morton

There were 43 first-time Academic All-Canadians, 16 student-athletes who received the honor for the second time in their career, and 13 who were three-time Academic All-Canadians. Twelve student-athletes earned the distinction of being a U SPORTS Academic All-Canadians for four years, while X-Women Soccer student-athletes Christina Gentile and Amanda Smith were impressive five-time Academic All-Canadians.

The Athletic Director's awards for academic achievement, presented to the top STFX male and female academic student-athletes were Ava Elgood from the X-Women Soccer team and Rogan Betts from the X-Men Basketball team.

Academic All-Canadians from the Faculty of Business Administration celebrate with Dean Tim Hynes

The 2023-24 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.

Academic All-Canadians from the Faculty of Science honored at the celebratory breakfast

Academic All-Canadians from the Faculty of Education celebrate with Dean Lace Marie Brogden and faculty members

The complete list of 2023-24 STFX Academic All-Canadians is as follows:

NAME	SPORT	COURSE	HOMETOWN
Caroline Ash	XC - Track	BBA	Newmarket ON
Sam Barrowcliffe	Soccer	BA	Princeton ON
Reegan Bell	Basketball	BASCH	Perth ON
Eileen Benoit	XC - Track	BA HK	Windsor NS
Thomas Bentley	Football	BEd	Dartmouth NS
Rogan Betts	Basketball	BBA	St John's NL
Maya Black	XC - Track	BA	Whitby ON
Devaughn Blackwood	Football	BBA	Kanata ON
Cheyenne Bower	Soccer	BSc HK	London ON
Charlie Callaghan	Hockey	BBA	Toronto ON
Abby Cameron	Basketball	BBA	Sydney NS
Meghan Cole	Soccer	BBA	Moncton NB
Caitlin Crichton	Soccer	BSc HK	Ottawa ON
Katherine Culligan	Rugby	BASCH	Halifax NS
Jaya D'Souza	Basketball	BA PP&G	Brampton ON
Katie Douglas	Rugby	BA	Charlottetown PE
Ava Elgood	Soccer	BSc HK	Almonte ON
Payton Erwin	Rugby	BA	Barrie ON
Silas Fagnan	Football	BA HK	Bonnyville AB
Blake Fenton	Soccer	BEd	Halifax NS
Alyssa Fitt	Hockey	BSc	Stellarton NS
Luc Gallant	XC - Track	BEd	Wellington PE
Gabriel Gaspar	Soccer	BSc, Eng	Mississauga ON
Christina Gentile	Soccer	BEd	Laval QC
Amaya Giraudier	Hockey	BSc	Assiniboia SK
Kyra Gunnell	Soccer	BBA	London ON
Fergus Hall	Soccer	BBA	Campbell River BC
Meg Hamilton	Soccer	BSc HK	Greely ON
Logan Harrington	Soccer	BEd	Halifax NS
J.J. Heaton	Football	Non Degree	Prince Rupert BC
Vivian Hinch	Hockey	BA	Vancouver BC
Chris Jenkins	Football	BBA	Oakville ON
Maggie Johnston	Hockey	BSc	Summerside PE
Hailey Jones	Soccer	BSc HK	Ottawa ON
Lainey Joyce	Hockey	BBA	Vancouver BC
Brynn Jurus	Soccer	BSc HK	Ancaster ON
Elizabeth Kennedy	Basketball	BBA	Richmond ON
Jack Kennedy	Soccer	BA	Antigonish NS
Janet Kennedy	Rugby	BASCH	Ottawa ON
Kameryn Lahey	Hockey	BBA	Catalone NS
Mathew Lawton	XC - Track	BSc HK	Bedford NS
Brandyn Martin	Football	BEd	Melfort SK
Joanna Martinsen	Hockey	BSc	Thunder Bay ON
Ethan Mastin	Football	BEd	Chilliwack BC
Rylin Matheson	Soccer	BSc HK	Dartmouth NS
McKiya Mazur	Hockey	BA HK	Russell MB
Ireland McCloskey	Hockey	BA	Barrie ON
Kendra McDonell	Rugby	BA	Ottawa ON
Abby Mercer	Basketball	BBA	Wolfville NS
Aidan Miller	Soccer	BSc Nursing	Chilliwack BC
Jack Moloney	Football	BBA	Peterborough ON
Michaela Moreau	Rugby	BSc HK	Peterborough ON
Katie Murphy	Rugby	BSc HK	Millvale PE
Lauren Neeve	Basketball	BA	Oro Medonte ON
Shannon Neita	Basketball	BBA	Toronto ON
Otito Nwaogu	Football	BSc HK	London ON
Brooklyn Oakes	Hockey	BSc HK	Keswick ON
Téa Pearce	Hockey	BASCH	Calgary AB
Gabriel Pelletier	Football	BSc HK	Thetford Mines QC
Lucas Pfeil	Hockey	BBA	Owen Sound ON
Landyn Pitts	Hockey	BBA	Antigonish NS
Payton Plesh	Football	BSc	Barrie ON
Zoe Power	Soccer	BSc HK	Kaministiquia ON
Noah Proulx	XC - Track	BASc C&E	Bury QC
Joseph Raaymakers	Hockey	BEd	Chatham ON
Will Remisch	Soccer	BA HK	London ON
Kristen Riis	Soccer	BBA	Ottawa ON
Allie Sandluck	XC - Track	BSc HK	Thorburn NS
Shaye Scullion	Rugby	BScNurding	Burlington ON
Lauren Seamone	Soccer	BA	New Germany NS
Amanda Smith	Soccer	BEd	Ottawa ON
Abigail Steen	Soccer	BBA	Stittsville ON
Oliver Storseth	Soccer	BSc	Antigonish NS
Mali Straker	Basketball	BA	Yellowknife NT
Zach Taylor	Football	BA HK	Nanaimo BC
Jakob Toews	Football	BBA	Calgary AB
Katie Upham	Basketball	BEd	North River NS
Isaac VanWychen	Soccer	BSc HK	Brookvale NS
Will Veinot	Soccer	BEd	Bedford NS
Val Von Muehldorfer	Rugby	BASc C&E	Calgary AB
Bailey Webster	Hockey	BEd	Kensington PE
Jack Wierzbicki	XC - Track	BSc HK	Whitby ON
Raegan Wiles	Hockey	BBA	Calgary AB
Brianna Willis	Rugby	BEd	Lake Loon NS
Sierra Wood	Rugby	BSc Nursing	Stirling ON
Myroslav Zastavnyy	Soccer	BA	Toronto ON