Above (l-r): Michelle Evans, Thomas Jung, Andrea Banks
Article by Peter Reimer, Sports Information and Promotions Coordinator, Royal Military College of Canada
Kingston, Ont. (December 22, 2020) – The Paladins are proud to announce that 49 student-athletes at the Royal Military College of Canada have earned Academic All-Star status for the 2019-20 school year.
See RMC’s all-time list of Academic All-Stars
Varsity athletes who achieve a GPA of 80% or higher during the previous academic year and play in U SPORTS competition earn the title of Academic All-Canadians, while those whose competitions do not fall under the U SPORTS banner earn OUA Academic Achievement awards. All varsity athletes who achieve this high standard are named Academic All-Stars at the College.
Achieving such a high academic standing can be a challenge for student-athletes at any institution, which makes the accomplishments of RMC’s recipients, who also have additional military duties on top of their studies and athletics, even more remarkable.
“I’m continually impressed by what our student-athletes accomplish in the classroom,” RMC Director of Athletics Darren Cates said. “Our student-athletes constantly rise to the challenges of, and succeed in, all aspects of university life. Especially this year, when we don’t have their athletic accomplishments to celebrate, I’m glad to see so many of our student-athletes are once again being honoured as Academic All-Stars.”
This year, the Paladins can also celebrate a handful of 2020 graduates who earned Academic All-Canadian status in all of their four years at the College. Deserving of a special shoutout, RMC’s newest four-time Academic All-Stars are:
Andrea Banks – women’s volleyball
Michelle Evans – women’s soccer
Thomas Jung – men’s soccer
Internal to RMC, women’s volleyball middle Emerrie Geddes won the Jack C. Sargant Memorial Scholarship, which is awarded to a varsity athlete who demonstrates combined proficiency in academic standing, sportsmanship, leadership, and athletic ability.
Breaking the 2019-20 Academic All-Stars down by team, men’s rugby led the Paladins with 13 recipients, followed closely by fencing with 11.
In total, 31 of last year’s recipients were in the faculty of arts, while 13 were in engineering. Four science students and one Aboriginal Leadership Opportunity Year (ALOY) student round out RMC’s high-achieving athletes.
Learn more about a few of the Paladins 2019-20 Academic All-Stars, including their favourite professors and courses:
Harrison Kennedy – men’s volleyball
Jojo Calverley – women’s volleyball
Lambert Girardin – men’s soccer
Samantha Doma – women’s soccer
Benjamin Pruneau – men’s hockey
The complete list of RMC’s 2019-20 Academic All-Stars is below.
|
First Name |
Last Name |
Team |
Academic Program |
Year of Study |
|
Fraser |
Duff |
Fencing, M |
Honours Psychology |
4 |
|
Kyle |
Grenier |
Fencing, M |
Honours Economics |
4 |
|
Mark |
Keir |
Fencing, M |
Honours Political Science |
4 |
|
Ruby |
Ernest |
Fencing, W |
Science |
1 |
|
Alyssa |
Kane |
Fencing, W |
Aeronautical Engineering |
2 |
|
Jenna |
Kane |
Fencing, W |
Mechanical Engineering |
2 |
|
Noah |
Lee |
Fencing, W |
Arts |
1 |
|
Shania |
Sampson |
Fencing, W |
Business Administration |
2 |
|
Frédérique |
Santerre |
Fencing, W |
Physics |
3 |
|
Haley |
Saulnier |
Fencing, W |
Psychology |
4 |
|
Amy |
Wang |
Fencing, W |
Economics and Business Administration |
2 |
|
Mathew |
Michie |
Hockey, M |
Business Administration |
4 |
|
Matthew |
Muller |
Hockey, M |
Chemical Engineering |
4 |
|
Benjamin |
Pruneau |
Hockey, M |
Arts |
1 |
|
Marshall |
Skapski |
Hockey, M |
Aboriginal Leadership Opportunity Year |
ALOY |
|
Thomas |
Brukner |
Rugby, M |
Military and Strategic Studies |
2 |
|
Lucas |
Coram |
Rugby, M |
Military and Strategic Studies |
3 |
|
Oliver |
Cross |
Rugby, M |
Arts |
1 |
|
Alberto |
Di Candia |
Rugby, M |
Honours Political Science |
4 |
|
Sebastian |
Hoyos Vera |
Rugby, M |
Engineering |
1 |
|
Dashran |
Kanthan |
Rugby, M |
Engineering |
1 |
|
Jack |
McDonald |
Rugby, M |
Master of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering |
PG |
|
John |
Moncrieff |
Rugby, M |
Arts |
1 |
|
Cammeron |
Radford |
Rugby, M |
English, Culture, and Communication |
2 |
|
Hichem |
Sammoudi |
Rugby, M |
Arts |
1 |
|
Konur |
Tholl |
Rugby, M |
Computer Engineering |
3 |
|
Markus |
Valtonen |
Rugby, M |
Military and Strategic Studies |
2 |
|
Caleb |
Woodburn |
Rugby, M |
Computer Engineering |
3 |
|
Jonathan |
Ardell |
Soccer, M |
Civil Engineering |
4 |
|
Liam |
Chambers |
Soccer, M |
English, Culture, and Communication |
3 |
|
William |
Gagnon |
Soccer, M |
Psychology |
4 |
|
Lambert |
Girardin |
Soccer, M |
Political Science |
3 |
|
Ryan |
Jarvis |
Soccer, M |
Civil Engineering |
3 |
|
Thomas |
Jung |
Soccer, M |
Electrical Engineering |
4 |
|
Jeremy |
McBride |
Soccer, M |
Psychology |
4 |
|
Kaylin |
Bensler |
Soccer, W |
Economics |
2 |
|
Valérie |
Cournoyer |
Soccer, W |
Honours Business Administration |
3 |
|
Samantha |
Doma |
Soccer, W |
Honours Psychology |
3 |
|
Michelle |
Evans |
Soccer, W |
Honours Political Science |
4 |
|
Kayla |
Owen |
Soccer, W |
Business Administration |
4 |
|
Rhys |
Carroll |
Volleyball, M |
Honours Physics and Space Science |
2 |
|
Derek |
Haines |
Volleyball, M |
Business Administration |
2 |
|
Harrison |
Kennedy |
Volleyball, M |
Business Administration |
2 |
|
Edward |
O’Handley |
Volleyball, M |
Master of Applied Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering |
PG |
|
Andrea |
Banks |
Volleyball, W |
Chemical Engineering |
4 |
|
Josephine |
Calverley |
Volleyball, W |
Political Science |
2 |
|
Emerrie |
Geddes |
Volleyball, W |
Physics and Space Science |
3 |
|
Jazlyn |
McDermot |
Volleyball, W |
Honours Business Administration |
4 |
|
Maiyah |
Russell |
Volleyball, W |
Honours Business Administration |
3 |
