Laurentian student-athletes have once again attained made the grade, this time literally with 30 Voyageurs and Lady Vees being named CIS Academic All-Canadians or OUA Academic Achievement Award winners.
Out of seven teams that compete at the CIS level, a total of 26 student-athletes achieved academic all-Canadian status, while four student-athletes from the three teams that compete at the OUA level were awarded academic achievement awards for their efforts in the classroom during the 2007-08 varsity season.
To become an academic all-Canadian student-athletes must maintain a grade point average of 80-per cent or better while playing at least one recognized CIS varsity sport, while the OUA academic achievement award is given to student-athletes who obtain the same grade point average, but compete in sports that only have OUA championships.
Laurentian's top student-athlete was Lady Vees basketball player Amy Solc (Brockville, Ont.), who attained the highest academic average of any Voyageur or Lady Vee.
The biggest story among this year's winners from Laurentian is the name Emily Pearson (Keene, Ont.), who made the grade even after suffering severe injuries after being hit by a car on February 16th.
CIS Academic All-Canadians
Basketball Women's
Katie Goggins, Kinesiology (2nd Year)
Kelly Lafontaine, Sport & Physical Education (4th Year)
Amy Solc, Kinesiology (4th Year)
Cross-Country Running Women's
Mathilde Demory, Sport & Physical Education (2nd Year)
Nicole Good, Sport & Physical Education (4th Year)
Meghan Juuti, Sport & Physical Education (1st Year)
Emily Pearson, Sport & Physical Education (4th Year)
Amanda Seed, Sport & Physical Education (2nd Year)
Celeste Woods, Arts (3rd Year)
Soccer Men's
Mike Asunmaa, Concurrent Education (5th Year)
Adam Bignucolo, Bio Med (3rd Year)
Dan Keir, Kinesiology (4th Year)
David Szczepaniak, Sport Psychology (1st Year)
Soccer Women's
Annik Aubry, Communications (4th Year)
Erica Duczeminski, Sport & Physical Education (3rd Year)
Samantha Falcioni, Sport & Physical Education (3rd Year)
Candace Heron, Sport Psychology (1st Year)
Sally Parent, Concurrent Education (5th Year)
Michelle Sousa, Sport & Physical Education (3rd Year)
Swimming Men's
Mike Commito, History (4th Year)
Swimming Women's
Kyleigh Commito, History (2nd Year)
Alexandria Cronk, Kinesiology (3rd Year)
Amanda Long, Social Work (2nd Year)
Logan McGinn, Nursing (1st Year)
Laura Slee, Concurrent Education (3rd Year)
Virginia Stonehouse, Arts (5th Year)
OUA Academic Achievement Awards
Nordic Skiing Men's
Roderick Purzner, Biology (3rd Year)
Victor Wiltmann, Sport & Physical Education (3rd Year)
Nordic Skiing Women's
Lilla Roy, Nursing (4th Year)
Mary Thompson, Biology (2nd Year)
