Some of those named “Academic All Canadians”- image courtesy UNBC

Prince George, B.C.-It isn’t easy to be a top athlete and score big marks while in University, but  15 Timberwolves at UNBC have done just that.

This week, the University celebrated  the  achievements of its athletes with  its annual Academic All-Canadian reception and donor recognition.

To be considered an Academic All-Canadian, a student-athlete must be an active member of a varsity team while achieving a GPA of 3.67 or higher throughout the academic year.

The 15 who  achieved that goal at UNBC  are:

•  Ashley Anderson, Women’s Soccer
• Francesco Bartolillo, Men’s Soccer
• Jeff Chu, Men’s Basketball
• Jessica Erickson, Women’s Soccer
• Harjas Grewal, Men’s Soccer
• Tanya Grob, Women’s Soccer
• Katia Hartwig, Women’s Soccer
• Darin Kamsteeg, Men’s Soccer
• Clay Kiiskila, Men’s Soccer
• Thomas McMurtry, Men’s Basketball
• Jasprit Nijjar, Women’s Basketball
• Logan Phenuff, Men’s Soccer
• Hannah Pudlas, Women’s Basketball
• Jo Ribeiro, Women’s Soccer
• Sarah Robin, Women’s Basketball

UNBC has also introduced the Presidential Academic Achievement Award, given to the Timberwolves varsity team with the highest GPA during the 2014-15 season.

With a team GPA of 3.06, the women’s soccer team ( shown at right) is the inaugural winner of the award, edging the women’s basketball team by .01 of a point