144 REDS Named Academic All-Canadian

(FREDERICTON, NB) The UNB REDS are celebrating another big class of U SPORTS Academic All-Canadians.

A total of 144 REDS student-athletes earned the status during the 2021-2022 academic year.

The 144 Academic All-Canadians comes from a total of 275 UNB student-athletes who consumed U SPORTS eligibility during the 2021-2022 academic year, or just over 52% of all UNB student-athletes.

To qualify as an Academic All-Canadian, a student-athlete must maintain an average of 80% or better while competing in a varsity level sport.

“It never ceases to amaze me how so many of our REDS student-athletes achieve this status,” said REDS Executive Director John Richard. “Being a student-athlete is not easy. I know. I was one. The amount of training and competition they’re involved in on top of their studies, which is a full-time job itself, is incredible. That so many are able to do so well at both is inspiring.”

In such a distinguished class, identifying exceptional individuals is not easy. But two student-athletes are being recognized above the rest.

Jennifer Moore (Hamilton, ON), a member of the women’s swimming team, who posted a 4.3 grade point average in first year of a Masters of Arts in Experimental Psychology program, is the REDS’ top female Academic All-Canadian, while Rylan Parenteau (Saskatoon, SK), then a member of the men’s hockey team, earned the same GPA during the final year of his Geological Engineering degree program.

“Jennifer and Rylan are in very good company,” said Richard. “Both were stellar students in 2021-22 and both were incredible athletes. Jennifer won individual conference championships and Rylan was a conference all-star while helping UNB to another conference team title.”

“I’m extremely proud of all 144 of our Academic All-Canadians,” said Richard. “This group is exactly who we want here. Young women and men who are dedicated to their sport and their studies, working towards being the best at both.”

“And congratulations to our coaches, team staff, our REDS administration, the various people from across the many faculties and so many more,” added Richard. “These student-athletes do the majority of the work, but there is a lot of support throughout our system and beyond, and I’m equally as proud of those that are part of the supporting cast here.”

UNB REDS 2021-2022 U SPORTS Academic All-Canadians

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (11)

Bailey Black

Madeline Orlando

Marley Curwin

Kylee Speedy

Katie McAffee

Erin Ingalls

McKinley Bezanson

Alex Mann

Jennifer Nkuah

Alexanne L’Heureux

Madalynn Kean

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (9)

Natasha Vatcher

Hannah Haynes-MacDonald

Natalie Irving

Carolne Burpee

Peighton Johnson

Ivy Bialowis

Lydia Pearson

Emily Doucet

Hilary Bishop

WOMEN’S CURLING (3)

Jenna Campbell

Veronique Carroll

Carly Smith

WOMEN’S HOCKEY (13)

Paige Grenier

Ashley Stratton

Katherine Chadwick

Jenna MacLean

Amanda Desrochers

Tamina Kehler

Frederike Cyr

Sydney Oitomen

Emma Giordano

Melanie Drost

Payton Hargreaves

Jana Headrick

Cassie McCallum

WOMEN’S SOCCER (12)

Paige Wilson

Eve MacDonald

Madison Goertz

Sophia Maillet

Brynn Nash

Jesse Bellamy

Victoria Hatheway

Aurora Hughes-Goyette

Madolyn Bush

Natasha Luedtke

Lauren Kelly

Ella Mercer

WOMEN’S SWIMMING (9)

Alexie Lebouthillier-Sanford

Maggie Gray

Hannah Casey

Nikole Connors

Lauren Goodine

Jennifer Moore

Sarah Kelly

Sophie Casey

Susana Somerton

WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD (13)

Anna Lee LeBlanc

Erin McCavour

Fionnuala Maguire

Erika Blackmore

Emma Mattinson

Miracle Alexander

Isabel Lopez-McLean

Lexie Shannon

Veronique Maltais

Jillian Langille

Shelby MacIsaac

Faith Abel-Adegbite

Abigail Passy

WOMEN’S WRESTLING (1)

Savannah MacLachlan

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL (11)

Kristen Burns

Katelyn Chapman

Kelsie Dukart

Catherine Burns

Emma Burns

Isla Olesen

Kindigo Watson

Alia Nielsen

Lydia Green

Sonya Nielsen

Paige Lehto

MEN’S BASKETBALL (4)

Norm Burry

Rees Hasson

Thomas Legallais

Greg Manuel

MEN’S CURLING (2)

Alex Gallant

Nicholas Johnston

MEN’S HOCKEY (14)

Joe Gatenby

Mark Rassell

Brady Gilmour

Rylan Parenteau

Samuel Dove-McFalls

James McEwan

Jason Willms

Nicholas Guay

James Phelan

Chris Becker

Thomas Casey

Chris McQuaid

Ryan Roth

Ross MacDougall

MEN’S SOCCER (10)

Ethan Irrinki

Mathew Quigley

Grant Takacs

Louis-Charles Vaillancourt

Tom Pheulpin

Lars Gierull

Olivier Menard

Stefano D’Ambrogio

Christopher Schmit

Adam Loewen

MEN’S SWIMMING (2)

Eric Jean

Lucas Robers

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (14)

Timothy Green

Ethan Wilkie

Vardaan Malhotra

Ben Perrett

William Boyle

Chance Blackstone

Mitchell Spragg

Ryan Larter

Cameron Harris

Will Watts

Samuel Cadrain

Evan Smith

Dawson Nancekielvill

Isaac Cull

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL (8)

Calum Doherty

Erik Kodric

Austin Ross

Carson Harrison

Scott Mann

Nathanael Heyburn

Bradley Merryweather

Nicholas Glynn

MEN’S TRACK & FIELD (5)

Cameron Davis

Bailey Ferguson

Devin Borden

Christopher Grant

Promise Adegbite

MEN’S WRESTLING (3)

Behdad Beykzadeh

Jonathan Sherrard

Drew Coldwell

RELEASE BY: Andy Campbell/UNB Athletics

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