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HURRICANES EARN
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARDS

Jessica Norris Hurricanes Golfer

Holland College is pleased to announce that over one-third of their student athletes have recently been honored for their academic and athletic achievement in the sports of soccer, basketball, cross country running, badminton, volleyball and golf.

Seven students were recently nationally nominated for the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete Award. These awards are presented to student athletes who have achieved a GPA standing of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale or equivalent in their current academic year. This equates to a student averaging at least 87.5% which is indeed a high standard to achieve.

Running
• Marissa Dugal, Primary Care Paramedicine
• Amanda Murray-Maida, Primary Care Paramedicine
Golf
• Amy Hillier, Golf Club Management
• Jessica Norris, Professional Golf (see attached photo)
Women’s Soccer
• Spencer Mitchell, Basic Firefighting
• Reiko Stewart, Pastry Arts
Men’s Soccer
• Olivier Sauve, Sport & Leisure Management

Additionally, 27 students are being recognized as recipients of the Hurricanes Scholar-Athlete Award. To receive this honor a student has to achieve an academic standing of at least 80% over their full year of studies at Holland College.
Badminton
Elysia Atkinson Sport & Leisure Management
Jenna MacLeod Sport & Leisure Management
Women's Basketball
Sarah MacIntosh Primary Care Paramedicine
Kathryn Mallet Medical Support Services
Samara Meade Journalism
Men's Basketball
Evan Heckbert Sport & Leisure Management
Rodney Myers Sport & Leisure Management
Anthony Reeves Welding Fabrication
Men's Golf
Corry Butler Professional Golf
Craig MacMillan Culinary Arts
Matt Matheson Golf Club Management
Men's Soccer
Shawn Arsenault Aircraft Gas Turbine & Engine Repair Overhaul Technology
Morgan DesRoches Plumbing
Andrew LeBlanc Electronics Engineering Technology
Kyle Russell Architectural Technology
Lucas Vessey Business Administration
Kai Weiler Retail Business Management
Tyler Williams Sport & Leisure Management
Women's Soccer
Deidra Best Practical Nursing
Ashley Dunbar Journalism
Hayley Flanagan Human Services
Carly MacKinnon Sport & Leisure Management
Larissa MacEachern Tourism & Travel Management
Alison McKenna Business Administration
Men's Volleyball
Ryan Cairns Sport & Leisure Management
Cliff MacFarlane Environmental Applied Sciences Technology
Joel Veres Golf Club Management

Manager of Student Services & Athletics, Albert Roche, is extremely pleased with the number of awards. “We strive to attract student athletes who can perform well academically. This group of students is a great source of pride for the Hurricanes and Holland College. Balancing studies and the rigor of varsity athletics is challenging and we congratulate all our recipients on attaining this level of excellence.”

Holland Hurricanes Handout Awards Male Athlete of the Year Morgan Desroches Female Athlete of the Year Maria Younker Photo Taken by: Greg Adey The Holland Hurricanes celebrated another successful year of competition at the 4th Annual Holland Hurricanes Awards Banquet, which was held on Tuesday evening at the Tourism and Culinary Centre in Charlottetown. Morgan Desroches and Maria Younker captured top honors as they were the winners of the Male and Female Athlete of the Year Awards Read More

HURRICANES TO HOST 2008 PING CCAA/ACSC OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS

Holland College has been selected by the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association to host 2008 Ping CCAA Golf Open Championships/Championnats Ouverts Ping de golf 2008 de l'ACSC next October, Albert Roche, Manager of Student Services and Athletics for the college announced today..Read More

Mission Statement

Our mission at Holland College Athletics is to promote the successful academic and athletic development of our athletes in a respected intercollegiate program. Athletics seeks to be a source of pride for the College through the achievements of the players and teams, in the academic success of its student athletes, and in the manner in which it conducts activities.