COUGAR AWARDS
Men ' s hockey player Tristan Frei ( SUNTEP ) capped off the 45th Annual Athletics Awards Night presented by SaskTel by being named the recipient of the President ' s Award , given annually to the University of Regina student-athlete who best exhibits the combination of commitment to academics , community service , and athletic accomplishments .
It was anything but an ordinary Awards Night , which is normally held on the final day of classes in the winter semester but was restricted to a social media reveal this year for obvious reasons .
Frei ' s accomplishments are also anything but ordinary . The captain has been the mark of offensive consistency over his time at the U of R and will head into his final U SPORTS season with 31 goals , 24 assists , and 55 points in 109 games played .
But as much of an impact as Frei has made on the ice for the Cougars , it ' s been in the classroom and in the community where he ' s truly made his mark . Frei carries a grade-point average in excess of 91 % in his Faculty of Education classes and is well on his way to his fourth consecutive Academic
All-Canadian nomination . He has also been a tireless advocate for reading and literacy in schools , going to numerous elementary schools around Regina to read children ' s books to classrooms . He has also presented on behalf of the Canadian Red Cross Respect Education program , working with three elementary schools on bullying and harassment prevention as well as with local Hockey Regina teams on the same topic . Frei , a member of the University of Regina Student-Athlete Leadership Council , has also organized breakfast program fundraisers and has significant experience as a youth hockey coach .
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Paige Hubbard , forward for the U of R Women ' s Hockey team , is this year ’ s Molson Coors U of R Female Rookie of the Year ! Paige was also named to the Canada West All-Rookie team and played all 28 games with the Cougars .
Jane Kish , goalie for the U of R Women ' s Hockey team , was named Most Valuable Player from this past season .
Jasmine Runge , dancer with the U of R Dance Team , was awarded Most Valuable Player for this past season .
Jaycee Magwood , forward for the U of R Women ' s Hockey team , was honoured by Canada West as a second-team allstar .
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