As the Nipissing Lakers continue to grow and find success on the ice, field, trails and court, their contributions and success in the classroom is just as important.
And it has been just as successful.
In 1988, the U Sports introduced its first Academic All-Canadians, those exceptional student-athletes who achieve an academic standing of 80 per cent or better, all while playing on one of their university's varsity teams.
This past year, the Lakers had 69 U Sports Academic All-Canadians and nine OUA Academic Achievement Award winners.
All of the Lakers USports teams have at least three student-athletes who have earned the honour, as well as seven Nordic Skiers and two Rowers who will receive the OUA Academic Achievement Award.
It is modelled after the USports award, but is specifically given to OUA specific sports.
In total, 78 Lakers will be celebrated for academic excellence.
Students at Nipissing University strive for excellence in sport, academics and in the great community.
USports Academic All-Canadian distinction is one of the highest recognition a university student athlete can receive.
Athletes at Nipissing University spend over 20 hours per week on school work, while committing at least another 20 hours to athletics, as they practice daily and compete most weekends.
On top of this, many student-athletes find the time to volunteer with various community organizations.
The student-athletes who earn this prestigious honour are inspirational to the great Nipissing community and Lakers Athletics would like to congratulate them for their work ethic and determination.
Here are the 2018-19 recipients;
Stephanie Armstrong WVOLB
Shaelyn Francis WVOLB
Rebecca Illingworth WVOLB
Shayla Kessler WVOLB
Shannon LeBreux WVOLB
Taylor Walker WVOLB
Mason Blais MVOLB
James Clendenning MVOLB
Patrick Hebert MVOLB
Dan Miller MVOLB
Zackary Tibeault MVOLB
Devanee Dewey WBASK
Alexe Galipeau-Wilson WBASK
Natalie Martinez WBASK
Kristie Nowocin WBASK
Thaliyah Phillips WBASK
Jamie Soffer WBASK
Vanessa Willis WBASK
Quintin Ashitei MBASK
Shandon Ashitei MBASK
Jordan Roberts MBASK
Lauren De Jong WSOCC
Andrea Dermott WSOCC
Kristen Farkas WSOCC
Hannah Gowland WSOCC
Cassidy Korhonen WSOCC
Madison Logan WSOCC
Rayna Plante-Schneider WSOCC
Julia Previte WSOCC
Madison Stea WSOCC
Mykaela Volpe WSOCC
Andrea Young WSOCC
Jamal Brown MSOCC
Christian Celebre MSOCC
Riley Gravelle MSOCC
Kristian Johnson MSOCC
Andrew Johnstone MSOCC
Christopher Sweeney MSOCC
Alexander Zero MSOCC
Zosia Davis WICEH
Jetta Derenoski WICEH
Katelyn Heppner WICEH
Ava Keis WICEH
Hunter Mosher WICEH
Madison Solie WICEH
Kaley Tienhaara WICEH
Melissa Tolton WICEH
Tyler Brown MICEH
Colin Campbell MICEH
Danny Desrochers MICEH
Tyler Edwards MICEH
Brock Morrison MICEH
Deverick Ottereyes MICEH
Matthew Paul MICEH
Dylan Staples MICEH
Colby Tower MICEH
Nicolas Vlahos MICEH
Jake Wright MICEH
Megan Cruickshank WCRSC
Charlotte Foster WCRSC
Emily Gibson WCRSC
Katie Gibson WCRSC
Stephanie Knowles WCRSC
Jennifer Leroy WCRSC
MacKenzie Martin WCRSC
Sophia Slater WCRSC
Jordan Cascagnette MCRSC
Malcolm McCubbin MCRSC
Teagan Retty MCRSC
Shelby Dickey FNOR
Emily Drake FNOR
Simon Giasson MNOR
Sebastien Gingras MNOR
Alexander Maycock MNOR
Kayden Sim MNOR
Emerson Bach FNOR
Emma Langill ROW
Brogan Shaw ROW
