OSHAWA, Ont. – The Durham College athletic department hosted the ninth annual academic luncheon on Friday, April 13^th to celebrate the academic accomplishments of their student-athletes during the 2017-18 season.
 
This year the Lords had a program high 38 student-athletes recognized with OCAA All-Academic awards, beating the previous record of 28 set last year and in 2014.
 
The Bert Dejeet Memorial Scholastic Award was presented to Chris Carey (Men's Rugby – Business Administration – Operations Management) and Dekota Kirby (Women's Basketball – Sports Management) for having the top overall GPA for all student-athletes at Durham College.

Nicholas Axhorn (Men's Soccer – Recreation and Leisure), Erik Janssen (Men's Volleyball - Biomedical Engineering Technology) and Dekota Kirby (Women's Basketball – Sports Management) were each recognized with CCAA All-Academic awards. The CCAA award is prestigious as it recognizes excellence in academics and athletics. To achieve the honour, a student-athlete must be named to their respective provincial all-star team in a CCAA sport and must achieve honour roll status.
 
The men's rugby team, that was re-introduced as a varsity sport in 2017, won the top team GPA with 3.46 overall mark.
 
AWARDS SUMMARY
 
Bert Dejeet Highest Overall GPA
Male: Christopher Carey – Men's Rugby
Female: Dekota Kirby – Women's Basketball
 
CCAA All-Academic Award
Nicholas Axhorn – Men's Soccer
Dekota Kirby – Women's Basketball
Erik Janssen - Men's Volleyball

Top Team GPA
Men's Rugby
 
OCAA All-Academic Awards
Women's Softball
Ashley Black – (Waterloo, Ont.) – Human Resources
Melissa McKnight – (Brampton, Ont.) – Social Service Worker
Ashley Wallace – (Coldwater, Ont.) – Police Foundations
 
Golf
Lucas Pichl – (Cobourg, Ont.) – Emergency Services
 
Women's Basketball
Raquel Clayton – (Owen Sound, Ont.) – Sports Administration
Steenika Gilbert – (Whitby, Ont.) – Sports Administration
Dekota Kirby – (Markham, Ont.) – Sports Management
 
Men's Soccer
Lerenz Griffith – (Pickering, Ont.) – Electrical Engineering
Andres Murillo Marrugat – (Whitby, Ont.) – Operations Management
Nicholas Axhorn – (Pickering, Ont.) – Recreation & Leisure
Michael Canam – (Pickering, Ont.) – Pre-Service Firefighting
 
Women's Soccer
Melissa Brace – (Mount Forest, Ont.) – Early Childhood Education
Lauren Coyle – (Quispamsis, N.B.) – Sports Management
Erin Dicaire – (Oshawa, Ont.) – Dental Assistant
Madison Haigh – (Bowmanville, Ont.) – Police Foundations
Erin Kappel – (Ajax, Ont.) – Dental Hygiene
Cory Lapointe – (Whitby, Ont.) – Environmental Technology
Shae-Lynn Young – (Oshawa, Ont.) – Emergency Services
 
Men's Volleyball
Luke Fafard – (Dauphin, Ont.) – Culinary Skills
Erik Janssen (Hampton, Ont.) - Biomedical Engineering Technology
Joshua Libby – (Ashburn, Ont.) – Pre-Health Science
Evan McMillan – (Greenbank, Ont.) – Pre-Service Firefighting
Tayler Michaelson – (Ajax, Ont.) – Advertising & Marketing Communications
Kyler Woodburne – (Bowmanville, Ont.) – Trade Fundamentals
 
Women's Volleyball
Devyn Fraser – (Uxbridge, Ont.) – Graphic Design
Cassidy Nicholson-Clarke – (Ajax, Ont.) – Law Clerk Advanced
Megan Romain – (Ajax, Ont.) – Human Resources
Nicole Vandenheuvel – (Whitby, Ont.) – Primary Care Paramedics
 
Men's Rugby
Christopher Carey – (Oshawa, Ont.) – Business Administration - Operations Management
Yuan Hao (Mike) Han – (Toronto, Ont.) – Police Foundations
Aidan Miller – (Oshawa, Ont.) – Advertising & Marketing Communications
Hayden Sharpe – (Pickering, Ont.) – Welding Engineering Technician
Jacob Jorz – (Oshawa, Ont.) – Emergency Services Fundamentals 
 
Women's Rugby
Madalynn de Wal – (Trenton, Ont.) – Biomedical Engineering
Masrine Edwards – (Whitby, Ont.) - Mediation
Lydia Knott – (Curve Lake, Ont.) – Early Childhood Education
Taylor Lantaigne – (Whitby, Ont.) – Recreation & Leisure
Elizabeth Noll – (Lisle, Ont.) – Police Foundations
 
Top GPA Per Team
Lucas Pichl – Golf
Michael Canam – Men's Soccer
Shae-Lynn Young – Women's Soccer
Christopher Carey – Men's Rugby
Madalynn de Wal – Women's Rugby
Alec Brown – Men's Baseball
Melissa McKnight – Women's Softball
Funsho Dimeji – Men's Basketball
Dekota Kirby – Women's Basketball
Tayler Michaelson – Men's Volleyball
Devyn Fraser – Women's Volleyball