Record number of Durham College student-athletes honoured at the athletic/academic luncheon

OSHAWA, Ont. – The Durham College athletic department hosted the 5th annual athletic/academic luncheon on Tuesday, April 9 in the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre in honour of all the student athletes who exemplified academic excellence throughout the 2013-14 varsity season.
 
Overall, the academic luncheon was represented by 28 Durham College athletes who received OCAA All-Academic awards for their accomplishments in the classroom. This was the highest total of academic award winners in school history.

The Bert Dejeet Memorial Scholastic Award was presented to Cheyenne Fraser (women's basketball – 911 Emergency Services), and Aron Naim (men's basketball – Project Management) for having the top overall GPA of all varsity student-athletes.

Earning national recognition for their academic excellence were Kelsey Hare (Whitby, Ont.), Kauri LaFontaine (Whitby, Ont.), Kate Mowat (Whitby, Ont.), Petrus Kuypers (Haydon, Ont.) and Riley McAllister (Whitby, Ont.) who all received SIRC-CCAA Academic All-Canadian awards. The CCAA award is prestigious as it recognizes excellence in academics and athletics. To achieve this honour, a student-athlete must be named to his/her respective provincial all-star team in a CCAA Sport, and must achieve honour roll status.

"The athletic department is honoured to recognize these outstanding student-athletes," said Durham College athletic director Ken Babcock. "It requires tremendous skill, dedication and perseverance to achieve excellence in both sport and academics. This recognition reflects how our student-athletes at Durham College strive for success in the classroom and in their respective sports."

Along with the student-athletes, coaches, family, faculty, administration and members of the athletic department were all in attendance for the academic luncheon.

The 44^th annual Durham College athletic banquet will be taking place Thursday, April 10 at the General W. Sikorski Polish Veterans Association Hall in Oshawa, Ont.

AWARDS SUMMARY

Bert Dejeet Memorial Scholastic Award
Male: Aron Naim - Men's Basketball
Female: Cheyenne Fraser - Women's Basketball


SIRC CCAA Academic All-Canadians
Kelsey Hare – Women's Basketball
Kauri LaFontaine – Women's Basketball
Petrus Kuypers – Men's Volleyball
Riley McAllister – Men's Volleyball
Kate Mowat – Women's Basketball

 
OCAA All Academic Awards

Men's Soccer
Michael Ashfield (Whitby, Ont.) – Fire Fighters Pre Service
Nicholas Axhorn (Pickering, Ont.) – Emergency Service Fundamentals
Karter Donnelly (Whitby, Ont.) – Trades Fundamentals
Marco Trotta (Oshawa, Ont.) – Police Foundations
Kyle Woods (Whitby, Ont.) – Power Engineering Technician

Women's Soccer
Olivia Quesnel (Bandford, Ont.) – Fitness & Health Promotion
Kaela Stinchcombe-Brown (Toronto, Ont.) - Paramedic
Emily Helson (Oshawa, Ont.) - Trades Fundamentals
Catrina Chiodo (Oshawa, Ont.) - Horticulture

Women's Fastball
Ashley Black (Waterloo, Ont.) – Police Foundations
Lydia Kalbfleisch (Moorefield, Ont.) - Sports Management
Kelsey Gallant (Whitby, Ont.) – Recreation & Leisure
Kimberley Hay (Guelph, Ont.) – Digital Video Production
Laura Arbour (Whitby, Ont.) – Fire Fighting
Kayla Worotniak (Lloydmister, Alta.) – Water Quality Technician

Men's Volleyball
Riley McAllister (Whitby, Ont.) - Mechanical Technician
Jonathan Jealouse (Oshawa, Ont.) - Architectural Technology

Women's Volleyball
Allison Doris (Ajax, Ont.) – Developmental Service Worker
Natalie Manicotto (Winnipeg, Man.) – Fitness & Health Promotion

Men's Basketball
Aron Naim (Paris, Ont.) – Project Management

Women's Basketball
Cheyenne Fraser (Whitby, Ont.) – 911 Emergency Services
Kelsey Hare (Whitby, Ont.) - Web Design
Courtney Harley (Cambridge, Ont.) – General Arts & Science
Kauri LaFontaine (Whitby, Ont.) – Project Management
Keriann Sullivan (Scarborough, Ont.) - Web Design
Kate Mowat (Whitby, Ont.) – Project Management
Katelynn Shields (Oshawa, Ont.) – Developmental Social Worker

Baseball
Jack Lang (Pickering, Ont.) – Graphic Design
Aaron McQuillen (Ajax, Ont.) – Law Enforcement & Investigation


Top GPA (By Sport)
Baseball – Jack Lang
Women's Fastball – Laura Arbour
Men's Soccer – Michael Ashfield
Women's Soccer – Kaela Stinchcombe-Brown
Men's Basketball – Aron Naim
Women's Basketball – Cheyenne Fraser
Men's Volleyball – Petrus Kuypers
Women's Volleyball – Natalie Manicotto