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CIS athletes of the week (#17): UBC’s King, Saint Mary’s Pridham honoured
OTTAWA (CIS) – Savannah King, a swimmer from the
University of British Columbia, and Colby Pridham, a hockey player
from Saint Mary’s University, are the CIS female and male
athletes of the week for the period ending Jan. 29, 2012.
King, a second-year student from Vancouver, was named female
athlete of the meet at the Canada West championships held in
Edmonton after she claimed five medals in as many races, including
three first-place finishes, while helping the Thunderbird women win
the team title. The 19-year-old sophomore captured individual gold
in the 400 and 800-metre freestyle events, helped the UBC relay set
a championship record in the 4x200 free (8:01.50), and added
individual silver in the 200 free and bronze in the 200 backstroke.
A 2008 Olympian and the 2011 CIS rookie of the year, King now
prepares for the CIS championships set for Feb. 23-25 at the
University of Montreal.
Stephanie Toxopeus, a basketball player from Cape Breton, and
hockey players Mélodie Daoust of McGill and Jill Morillo of
UOIT were also nominated for the women’s award.
Pridham, a fourth-year arts student from Alberton, P.E.I., had a
hand in seven of his team’s eight goals last weekend as the
nationally eighth-ranked Huskies (15-7-2) climbed into a tie for
second place in the AUS standings thanks to a 3-2 overtime win
against St. Thomas and a 5-0 upset victory over No. 4 Moncton. On
Friday night, the 5-foot-11, 190-pound forward tied the game with
less than six minutes left in regulation and added an assist as
Saint Mary’s erased a two-goal deficit in the third period to
edge STU. The following night, he set a career-high with five
points, including a hat-trick, to help the Huskies catch the Aigles
Bleus in the standings. Pridham, who played for the Halifax
Mooseheads in the QMJHL, currently ranks seventh in Atlantic
conference scoring with 12-15-27 in 24 contests.
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot, a track and field athlete from Laval,
and basketball players Ben Johnson of Lakehead and Boris Bakovic of
Calgary were the other male nominees.
Female nominees:
AUS: Stephanie Toxopeus, basketball, Cape Breton
RSEQ: Mélodie Daoust, hockey, McGill
OUA: Jill Morillo, hockey, UOIT
CWUAA: Savannah King, swimming, UBC (recipient)
Male nominees:
AUS: Colby Pridham, hockey, Saint Mary’s
(recipient)
RSEQ: Charles Philibert-Thiboutot, track and field, Laval
OUA: Ben Johnson, basketball, Lakehead
CWUAA: Boris Bakovic, basketball, Calgary
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