STFX Department of Athletics honored its 2023-24 U SPORTS Academic All-Canadians Tuesday morning at their annual celebratory breakfast. The University hosted 86 Academic All-Canadians, student-athletes who achieved an 80 per cent average or above while consuming a year of eligibility competing for a varsity team.
STFX Director of Athletics & Recreation Leo MacPherson stated 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 were 34 male and 52 female student-athletes honoured. The X-Women Soccer team had the highest percentage of any STFX team with 73 per cent of their team members earning the distinction, while the X-Women Basketball team had 60% of their team named as Academic All-Canadians.
Academic All-Canadians from the Faculty of Science honored at the celebratory breakfast. (St. FX Athletics photo)
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, went to Ava Elgood from the X-Women Soccer team and Rogan Betts from the X-Men Basketball team.