VANCOUVER – Thursday, December 8
th at the Great Hall, the Academic All-Canadian Breakfast of Champions took place where 189 student athletes were recognized for their remarkable efforts in the classroom spanning the past year. It was a wonderful morning of celebration where the elite academic accomplishments of UBC student athletes took center stage!
The Academic All-Canadian Breakfast is an annual recognition event given for varsity athletes who have achieved an 80% or higher sessional average. This year, for the Winter session (2021-2022), 189 student athletes have qualified. In order to be considered an Academic All-Canadian, the athlete must meet all the athletic eligibility requirements outlined by their governing body of sport (U SPORTS, NAIA) and must have been charged in a season of competition for the year they are receiving the honour.
Among the honoured guests were many of the Academic All-Canadian student athletes, coaches and families along with select Senior administration, Athletics & Recreation Administration and UBC donors and alumni. Speakers included: Nancy Hermiston (University Marshall), Kavie Toor (UBC Managing Director, Athletics & Recreation), Natalie Hargott (Interim Manager, Athlete Services), Ainsley Carry (Vice President, Students), various faculty representatives, Max Richter (Perkins & Will/Athletics Sponsor), Erin McAleenan (UBC Women's Basketball head coach) and Chris Pritchett (Men's Baseball head coach).
Academic All-Canadians have been recognized by U SPORTS since 1988. 19 years ago, UBC began applying that standard to all varsity athletes and the annual All-Canadian breakfast has been held ever since.
The UBC Thunderbirds are very thankful to Perkins & Will, presenting sponsor once again for the 2022 Academic All-Canadian celebrations. The firm's global design practice features offices across the globe, including Vancouver, and has designed several locations on UBC's Vancouver campus such as the UBC Life Building and Orchard Commons. A special thank you as well to Associate Principal at Perkins & Will, Max Richter, a T-Bird Track & Field alumnus and two-time Academic All-Canadian himself who spoke at the event.
A full list of the 189 honoured students can be found here:
BASEBALL:
Ryan Beitel – Arts
Brett Corbeth – Arts
Brandon Hupe – Arts
Shane Laforest – Education, School of Kinesiology
Noah Or – Education, School of Kinesiology
Ty Penner – Education, School of Kinesiology
Wyatt Schnorr – Arts
Nolan Weger - – Education, School of Kinesiology
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Luka Lizdek – Sauder School of Business
Brian Wallack - – Education, School of Kinesiology
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Sofia Bergman – Arts
Hailey Counsell – Education, School of Kinesiology
Kate Johnson – Arts
Madison Legault – Education, School of Kinesiology
Emily Martindale – Education, School of Kinesiology
Olivia Morgan-Cherchas – Education, School of Kinesiology
Dina Strujic – Arts
MEN'S CROSS-COUNTRY / TRACK & FIELD
Riley Beecroft – Education, School of Kinesiology
Jonah Brost – Education, School of Kinesiology
Egidio Cantarella - Education, School of Kinesiology
Dean Ciarniello – Science
Liam Dwyer – Science
Paul Fisher – Science
Liam Gatensby – Arts
Rowan Hamilton – Land and Food Systems
Spencer Hardy – Forestry
Owen Harris – Education, School of Kinesiology
Joshua Kozelj – Arts, School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Nathan Loewen – Arts
Samuel Loewen – Arts
Conner Pierce - Education, School of Kinesiology
Spencer Pratt – Arts
James Sutherland – Arts
Erik Thies – Land and Food Systems
Jaiveer Tiwana – Science
Tyler Wilson – Applied Science
Saif Zaman - Education, School of Kinesiology
WOMEN'S CROSS-COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Kyla Becker – Arts
Mackenzie Campbell – Science
Cassidy Cardle – Arts
Zoe Doorenspleet - Arts
Rebecca Dutchak – Education, School of Kinesiology
Audrey Fox – Arts
Jamie Hennessey – Land and Food Systems
Giovanna Janes – Applied Science
Hailey Kjaer – Sauder School of Business
Joean Lu – Science
Katherine Lucas – Arts
Olivia Lundman – Education, School of Kinesiology
Allison MacDonald – Science
Rachel Mortimer – Education, School of Kinesiology
Amelia Pfohl – Applied Sceience
Emma Rastad – Arts
Glynis Sim – School of Nursing
Cayla Smith – Arts
Hanna Sobkowich – Forestry
MEN'S FIELD HOCKEY
Kyle Bishop – Forestry
Brendan Guraliuk – Forestry
Nicholas Hackwell – Applied Science
Thomson Harris – Forestry
Arjun Hothi – Education, School of Kinesiology
WOMEN'S FIELD HOCKEY
Kaileigh Chow – Dentistry
Jordyn Faiczak – Science
Isabella Fraser – Arts
Natalie Hope – Education, School of Kinesiology
Alix Vanry – Arts
Miranda Yee – Arts
FOOTBALL
Daniel Applah – Science
Theo Benedet – Arts
Owen Brown – Sauder School of Business
Kaishaun Carter – Sauder School of Business
Gabriel Demers – Applied Science
James Ens – Sauder School of Business
Natale Frangione – Arts
Dane Kapler – Forestry
Benjamin Kolb – Education, School of Kinesiology
Lucas Mastrodomenico – Sauder School of Business
Andreas Missios – Education, School of Kinesiology
Jack Rabb - Arts, School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Garrett Rooker – Education, School of Kinesiology
Nelson Uzonwa - Arts, School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Zackari Vint – Medicine
MEN'S GOLF
Neel Soni – Applied Science
WOMEN'S GOLF
Bo Brown – Education, School of Kinesiology
Elizabeth Labbe – Applied Science
Esther Lee – Arts
Shania Remandaban – Arts
MEN'S HOCKEY
Scott Atkinson – Education, School of Kinesiology
Christopher Douglas – Sauder School of Business
Cyle McNabb – Arts
Carson Miller – Arts
James Orban – Sauder School of Business
Jonathan Smart – Sauder School of Business
WOMEN'S HOCKEY
Joelle Fiala – Science
Jenna Fletcher – Arts
Sophia Gaskell – Education, School of Kinesiology
Reese Hiddleston – Education, School of Kinesiology
Elise Hugens – Education, School of Kinesiology
Rylind MacKinnon – Education, School of Kinesiology
Ashley McFadden – Sauder School of Business
Karine Sandilands – Education, School of Kinesiology
Annalise Wong – Science
MEN'S ROWING
Julian Black – Applied Science
Joel Cullen – Science
Aidan Della Siega – Education, School of Kinesiology
Ethan Enns – Applied Science
Axel Ewashko – Forestry
Adam Giles – Science
Hugh Graham – Sauder School of Business
Michael Ragan – Applied Science
Quinten Schmidt – Sauder School of Business
Quinn Storey – Arts
Maxwell Tack – Education, School of Kinesiology
Julien Wiese – Science
Patricia Ye – Science
Hubert Courteau-Fodmaire – Applied Science
WOMEN'S ROWING
Alexandra Birkenshaw – Pharmaceutical Sciences
Claire Brillon – Science
Lyndsey Bryden – Land and Food Systems
Katie Clark – Education, School of Kinesiology
Anna Freeman – Arts
Sally Jones – Science
Renee LaFreniere – Medicine
Mary Law – Education, School of Kinesiology
Elizabeth Miller – Science
Ehren Paterson – Education, School of Kinesiology
Julia Tancon – Science
Carolyne You – Science
MEN'S RUGBY
Max Abercrombie – Education, School of Kinesiology
Conor O'Flaherty – Education, School of Kinesiology
Connor Sinclair – Forestry
Joshua Tweed – Sauder School of Business
Bryce Worden – Education, School of Kinesiology
WOMEN'S RUGBY
Madison Gold – Education
Jordan McLeod – Education, School of Kinesiology
Kendra Roberts – Education, School of Kinesiology
Tess Woldring – Medicine
MEN'S SOCCER
Samuel Aiello – Arts
Jackson Farmer – Arts
Samuel Fletcher – Forestry
Nicholas Fussell – Sauder School of Business
Markus Kaiser – Applied Science
Daniel Kaiser – Arts
Christopher Lee – Education, School of Kinesiology
Connor Mrazek – Sauder School of Business
Tristan Nkoghe – Arts
Mitchell Piraux – Arts
Axel Thulin Lennselius – Sauder School of Business
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Ava Alexander – Science
Sabrina Anderson – Arts
Michelle Jang – Education, School of Kinesiology
Sarah Johns – Education, School of Kinesiology
Tess McRae – Science
Nisa Reehal – Arts
Janika Sangha – Arts
Anisha Sangha – Non Degree
Sydney Slater – Arts
Vanessa Tome – Education, School of Kinesiology
Jacqueline Tyrer – Education, School of Kinesiology
SOFTBALL
Emma Dorval – Arts
Gabrielle Freer – Sauder School of Business
Hanna Hansen – Education, School of Kinesiology
Avery Hilpert – Arts
Shelby Kempel – Education, School of Kinesiology
Olivia Malesku – Education, School of Kinesiology
Amelia Trembath – Education, School of Kinesiology
Mia Valcke – Education, School of Kinesiology
MEN'S SWIMMING
Liam Clawson-Honeyman – Applied Science
Raben Dommann – Sauder School of Business
Dmitriy Lim – Science
Ryley McRae – Applied Science
Alexander Pratt – Pharmaceutical Sciences
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
Anna Dumont-Belanger – Education, School of Kinesiology
Meredith Levorson – Education, School of Kinesiology
Emma O'Croinin – Education, School of Kinesiology
Riley Beecroft – Education, School of Kinesiology
Egidio Cantarella – Education, School of Kinesiology
Dean Ciarniello – Science
Paul Fisher – Science
Liam Gatensby – Arts
Rowan Hamilton – Land and Food Systems
Nathan Loewen – Arts
Samuel Loewen – Arts
Conner Pierce – Education, School of Kinesiology
Spencer Pratt – Arts
Erik Thies – Land and Food Systems
Tyler Wilson – Applied Science
Saif Zaman – Education, School of Kinesiology
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Michael Dowhaniuk – Applied Science
Matthew Neaves – Sauder School of Business
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Claire Cossarini – Education, School of Kinesiology
Emma Doyon – Land and Food Systems
Gisella Goodger – Sauder School of Business
Jessica Goodridge – Arts
Akash Grewal – Arts
Courtney Hillier – Education, School of Kinesiology
Cara Kovacs – Science
Laura MacTaggart – Applied Science, School of Community and Regional Planning
Elise Petit – Forestry
Danielle Price – Arts
Erika Vermette - Education, School of Kinesiology
Overall Academic All-Canadian Stats
2021-22 Academic All-Canadians: 189
Faculty breakdown:
Applied Science 15
Arts 46
Arts, School of Journalism, Writing and Media 3
Education 1
Education, School of Kinesiology 56
Forestry 10
Land and Food Systems 5
Medicine 3
Non Degree Studies 1
Nursing 1
Pharmaceutical Sciences 2
Sauder School of Business 21
Science 24
