This article was written and originally published on December 6, 2023 by UBC Athletics & Recreation. Read the original article.
VANCOUVER – An amazing 222 Thunderbird student-athletes were celebrated Wednesday morning at the annual Academic All-Canadian Breakfast of Champions, presented by Perkins & Will.
Hosted by UBC President Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon, the 2023 celebration honoured student-athletes who achieved a minimum academic standard of 80 per cent over the course of the 2022-23 school year.
In addition to the amazing student-athletes in attendance were coaches, alumni, donors, deans, and other special guests – all there to celebrate the incredible achievements of these role model Thunderbirds.
An increase of 17 per cent over last year’s total, those honoured at the Nest’s Great Hall included representatives from every varsity program and 11 different faculties and disciplines.
UBC Managing Director of Athletics and Recreation, Kavie Toor, addressed the room to highlight some of the many achievements on the field of play, in the classroom and in the community over the past year, as did UBC Track and Field alumnus, Max Richer, Associate Principal at Perkins & Will.
The Breakfast is an annual recognition event for varsity athletes who 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.
Academic All-Canadians have been recognized by U SPORTS since 1988. 20 years ago, UBC began applying that standard to all varsity athletes and the annual All-Canadian breakfast has been held ever since.
BASEBALL
Kyle Anderson – Kinesiology
Ryan Beitel – Arts
Brett Corbeth – Arts
Sean Heppner – Applied Science
Brandon Hupe – Arts
Luciano Letteri – Kinesiology
Jonny McGill – Kinesiology
Mario Ricci – Sauder School of Business
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Esaie Maurancy – Sauder School of Business
Arjun Samra – Science
Brian Wallack – Kinesiology
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Emilia Banmann – Science
Sofia Bergman – Arts
Stella Lagrange – Arts
Emily Martindale – Kinesiology
MEN’S FIELD HOCKEY
Kyle Bishop – Forestry
Rowan Childs – Arts
Sean Davis – Kinesiology
Brendan Guraliuk – Forestry
Nicholas Hackwell – Applied Science
Thomson Harris – Forestry
Arjun Hothi – Kinesiology
Graeme Mix – Arts
Rajan Singh – Sauder School of Business
WOMEN’S FIELD HOCKEY
Sanehpreet Basra – Arts
Kaileigh Chow – Dentistry
Shyana Ringma – Sauder School of Business
Mikayla Stelling – Kinesiology
Alix Vanry – Arts
Jillian Wallace – Arts
Miranda Yee – Arts
FOOTBALL
Theo Benedet – Arts
Owen Brown – Sauder School of Business
Kaishaun Carter – Sauder School of Business
Gabriel Demers – Applied Science
Natale Frangione – Arts
Skyler Griffith – Kinesiology
Ronan Horrall – Arts
Dane Kapler – Forestry
Payton LaGrange – Kinesiology
Lucas Mastrodomenico – Sauder School of Business
James Mather – Sauder School of Business
Jack Pasloski – Science
Luke Pearson – Kinesiology
Garrett Rooker – Kinesiology
Kyle Samson – Sauder School of Business
Mitchell Townsend – Applied Science
MEN’S GOLF
Neel Soni – Applied Science
WOMEN’S GOLF
Bo Brown – Kinesiology
Jessica Ng – Applied Science
MEN’S HOCKEY
Scott Atkinson – Kinesiology
Chris Douglas – Sauder School of Business
Sam Huo – Arts
Ben Keon – Arts
Jonny Lambos – Science
Cole Schwebius – Arts
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Sophia Gaskell – Kinesiology
Elise Hugens – Kinesiology
Hannah Koroll – Sauder School of Business
Sierra LaPlante – Science
Kailee Peppler – Sauder School of Business
Karine Sandilands – Kinesiology
Kate Stuart – Unclassified Studies
Ashton Thorpe – Arts
Annalise Wong – Science
MEN’S ROWING
Isabelle Barlow – Arts
Julian Black – Applied Science
Michael Claassen – Arts
Aidan Della Siega – Kinesiology
Axel Ewashko – Forestry
Adam Giles – Science
Rohin Kanwal – Kinesiology
Joshua Kemper – Applied Science
Ellington Peacock – Arts
Michael Ragan – Applied Science
Clark Schultz – Arts
Quinn Storey – Arts
Brendan Wall – Applied Science
Julien Wiese – Science
WOMEN’S ROWING
Jacqueline Blunt – Medicine
Lyndsey Bryden – Land & Food Systems
Meghan Camplin – Science
Gabriella Diaz – Arts
Claire Hallett – Arts
Isabella Howley – Applied Science
Sally Jones – Science
Mary Law – Kinesiology
Caitlin Lawrence – Science
Elizabeth Miller – Science
Lily Reid – Applied Science
Julia Tancon – Science
MEN’S RUGBY
Nicholas Adrianos – Applied Science
Max Abercrombie – Kinesiology
James Biss – Arts
Koen Buckingham – Forestry
Owain Cormack – Arts
Tenniel Cowen – Science
Ethan Lee – Sauder School of Business
Conor O’Flaherty – Kinesiology
Forest Scarrwener – Sauder School of Business
Zilvinas Trumpaitis – Arts
Joshua Tweed – Sauder School of Business
Caden Wilson – Sauder School of Business
Relmu Wilson-Valdes – Kinesiology
WOMEN’S RUGBY
Lyric Atchison – Arts
Alancia Jeffery – Arts
Kally King – Forestry
Sasha Oreskovich – Arts
Heather Ritchie – Kinesiology
Olivia Sarabura – Kinesiology
Alayna Scramstad – Education
Cindy Sha – Kinesiology
Nicole Simoneau – Kinesiology
Rachel Smith – Science
Grace Turner – Kinesiology
Rori Wood – Kinesiology
Delaney Woods – Arts
MEN’S SOCCER
Logan Chung – Kinesiology
Stefan Colbow – Applied Science
Chris Fisher – Applied Science
Nick Fussell – Sauder School of Business
Thomas Gardner – Science
Chris Hansen-Barkun – Kinesiology
Mihai Hodut – Sauder School of Business
Manmeet Jhutty – Sauder School of Business
Daniel Kaiser – Arts
Markus Kaiser – Applied Science
Connor Mrazek – Sauder School of Business
Tristan Nkoghe – Arts
Jordano Pinto – Kinesiology
Axel Thulin Lennselius – Sauder School of Business
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Ava Alexander – Science
Josie Claypool – Kinesiology
Emma Hooton – Kinesiology
Sarah Johns – Kinesiology
Rebecca Morgan – Land & Food Systems
Nisa Reehal – Arts
Janika Sangha – Arts
Jayda Thompson – Arts
Vanessa Tome – Kinesiology
Jacqueline Tyrer – Kinesiology
SOFTBALL
Arshleen Bajwa – Kinesiology
Caitlin Bradley-Tse – Arts
Hanna Hansen – Kinesiology
Shelby Kempel – Kinesiology
Kaitlyn Kim – Kinesiology
Casey Lo – Science
Olivia Malesku – Kinesiology
Avery Mossop – Forestry
Keona Nordquist – Kinesiology
Mia Valcke – Kinesiology
MEN’S SWIMMING
Liam Clawson-Honeyman – Applied Science
Laird Douglas – Sauder School of Business
Ethan Hemeon – Applied Science
Dmitriy Lim – Science
Keir Ogilvie – Arts
Brodie Young – Arts
WOMEN’S SWIMMING
Amelia Barrault – Kinesiology
Anna Dumont-Belanger – Kinesiology
Sara Godon – Science
Alicia L’Archeveque – Arts
Emma O’Croinin – Kinesiology
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD / CROSS COUNTRY
Riley Beecroft – Kinesiology
Jonah Brost – Kinesiology
Egidio Cantarella – Kinesiology
Dean Ciarniello – Science
Adam Crespi – Applied Science
Liam Dwyer – Science
Paul Fisher – Science
Ryan Goudron – Kinesiology
Rowan Hamilton – Land & Food Systems
Owen Harris – Kinesiology
Nikhil Hirani – Kinesiology
Ali Hussein – Science
Cameron Kuziak – Sauder School of Business
Devon Meadows – Kinesiology
Nate Paris – Science
John Perrier – Medicine
Conner Pierce – Kinesiology
Sacha Schimmelpenninck – Science
Daniel Smart-Reed – Sauder School of Business
Matthew Thibodeau – Medicine
Tyler Wilson – Applied Science
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD / CROSS COUNTRY
Kyla Becker – Arts
Marley Beckett – Applied Science
Mackenzie Campbell – Science
Cassidy Cardle – Arts
Zoe Doorenspleet – Arts
Rebecca Dutchak – Kinesiology
Elysse Fleming – Land & Food Systems
Kiana Gibson – Land & Food Systems
Jamie Hennessey – Land & Food Systems
Giovanna Janes – Applied Science
Joean Lu – Science
Olivia Lundman – Kinesiology
Allison MacDonald – Science
Rachel Mortimer – Kinesiology
Katie Newlove – Land & Food Systems
Amelia Pfohl – Applied Science
Sarah Pimblett – Science
Emma Rastad – Arts
Cayla Smith – Arts
Hanna Sobkowich – Forestry
Jessica Urban – Arts
Sonya Urbanowicz – Kinesiology
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Michael Dowhaniuk – Applied Science
Coltyn Liu – Unclassified Studies
Matt Neaves – Sauder School of Business
James Vincett – Forestry
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Lucy Borowski – Kinesiology
Claire Cossarini – Kinesiology
Akash Grewal – Arts
Courtney Hillier – Kinesiology
Kacey Jost – Arts
Cara Kovacs – Science
Elizabeth Lee – Kinesiology
Kayla Oxland – Science
Brynn Pasin – Arts
Erika Vermette – Kinesiology