The Canadian College Athletic Association (CCAA) has announced the recipients of the 2013-14 National Scholar Award, and Niagara College is well represented with a 16 student-athletes earning the prestigious accolade.
The National Scholar Award recognizes the outstanding academic accomplishments of CCAA student-athletes. To be recognized, individuals must achieve honours standing at their respective institution in the current academic year, and must compete as a member of their institution’s intercollegiate sport program.
“Excellence in the classroom is first and foremost at Niagara College” said Niagara College director of athletics & recreation Matthew Davies. “Our high-performance culture places high academic expectations on our student-athletes, and our National Scholar Award recipients truly epitomize what it means to be a Niagara College Knight.”
Five of Niagara College’s eight intercollegiate programs were represented in 2013-14 including women’s soccer (7), women’s volleyball (4), women’s basketball (2), men’s volleyball (2), and men’s soccer (1).
Rick Anderson, Niagara College acting vice-president of Student Affairs commented “Niagara College is extremely proud of our student-athletes and their strong academic performance last year. Winning the National Scholar Award takes tremendous commitment to excellence in sport and in the classroom. These 16 individuals should take great pride in their achievements.”
The announcement saw Natalie Bessegato (women’s soccer), Robyn DeKlerk (women’s soccer), and Andrea Stoskopf (women’s volleyball) all earn their second consecutive CCAA National Scholar Award.
Each of the 16 recipients will be honoured at an awards Bruncheon later this semester.
Full list of the 16 Niagara College CCAA National Scholar Award Recipients:
Tara Giallonardo, Basketball
Miranda Ross, Basketball
Nicholas Fox, Soccer
Trista Andrews, Soccer
Melanie Bajic, Soccer
Natalie Bessegato, Soccer
Robyn Deklerk, Soccer
Chelsea Fraser, Soccer
Cassandra Gilmore, Soccer
Jenny Lee Graham, Soccer
Bailey Cochrane, Volleyball
Matthew Scott, Volleyball
Samantha Bailey, Volleyball
Kaylee Barber, Volleyball
Alexandria Botelho, Volleyball
Andrea Stoskopf, Volleyball
