Press Release
Monday, November 23, 2020
Record Number of Student-Athletes Honoured for U SPORTS Academic Achievements
The Physical Activity and Sports Department of the Université de Moncton announces that 66 student-athletes have been named U SPORTS Academic All-Canadians for maintaining an average of at least 3.7 during the past university year.
The President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Denis Prud’homme, congratulated them for their academic and sporting accomplishments. “We’re very proud to announce that a record number of athletes from the Université de Moncton have earned the title of U SPORTS Academic All-Canadians in 2019-2020,” he said. “This is excellent news, and it shows how our actions, including offering high-quality coaching, have been good for the academic and sports careers of our Aigles Bleues and Aigles Bleus.”
Martine LeBlanc, manager of sports activities, is also delighted to hear this excellent news. “Our Bleu et Or athletes are famed not just for their athletic abilities but also for their discipline, academic rigor and devotion to their sport and their studies,” she stated. “Once again, our Aigles have proved that they can strike a balance between their academic and sports objectives and attain good results both in class and on the field. What an accomplishment!”
The 66
athletes who were recognized are:
Women’s Track and Field: Caroline
Gagnon of Moncton; Joelle Leger of Dieppe; Sharon Ngongo of Moncton; Sara Ramos of Bogota;
Lisa Richard of Moncton and Léa Yazbek of Fredericton.
Men’s Track and Field: Maxime Alarich of Dieppe; Samuel Farag of Summerside; Laurent Martel of Moncton; Samuel Robichaud of Moncton and Emmanuel Zangio of Dieppe.
Women’s Cross-country: Myriam Cormier of Caraquet and Pascale Richard of Rogersville.
Men’s Cross-country: Alain Lavoie of Dieppe; Guillaume Ragaru of Brech and Dominic Roy of Moncton.
Men’s Cross-country and Track and Field: Yannick Boudreau of Dieppe and Jonathan Roy of Beresford.
Women’s Hockey: Janelle Bastarache of Memramcook; Audrey Berthiaume of Saint-Bruno; Cassandra Call of Navan; Alexia Desforges of Clarence-Rockland; Katherine Dubuc of Victoriaville; Melika Florent of Rockland; Émilie Lalancette of St. Andrews West; Catherine Longchamps of Airdrie; Sarah-Ève Mailhot of Montréal; Aude Masse of Val D’Or; Samantha McLaughlin of Losier Settlement; Janie Poitras of Saint-André; Isadora Quirion of Saint-Gédéon de Beauce; Élizabeth Tremblay of Saguenay and Jessica Turbide of Wheatley River.
Men’s Hockey: Alexandre Bernier of Dieppe; Olivier Desjardins of Drummondville; Wilson Forest of Matane; Alexandre Jacob of Dieppe; Édouard Michaud of Sherbrooke; Joey Richard of Dieppe; Jason Rioux of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu; Maxime St-Cyr of St-Didace; Alexi Thibaudeau of Gatineau; Gabriel Vanier of Boisbriand and Justin Vanier-Guénette of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts.
Women’s Soccer: Catherine Dupuis of St-Mathias; Marilou Larocque of Sainte-Marie-St-Raphael; Katrine Leblanc of St-Hubert; Vanessa Lebrun of Bathurst; Monica Mazerolle of Rexton and Sarah Thomas of Fredericton.
Men’s Soccer: Jérémie Imbeault of Moncton; Nikolas Landry of Dieppe; Abraham Lavin of Moncton; André LeBlanc of Moncton and Thomas Maillet of Moncton.
Women’s Soccer and Track and Field: Ariane Beauchemin of Saint-Roch-de-l’Achigan; Natalie Fleming of Moncton; Céleste Gaudet of Fredericton and Julie Gaudet of Dieppe.
Women’s Volleyball: Joanie Arsenault of Tracadie; Maude Beaudin of Allardville; Christelle Bertin of Beresford; Noémie Brideau of Ammon; Pascale Doiron of Dieppe; Annie Druart of Gallagher Ridge and Télia Gaudet of Aldouane.
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