(HALIFAX, N.S.) Lorena Heubach from the Dalhousie Tiger's women's track and field team and Micah Hesman from the UNB Reds men's track and field team have been named the Subway AUS Athletes of the Week for their respective performances for this past week.
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Lorena Heubach
University: Dalhousie University
Sport: Women’s Track and Field
Hometown: Granville Beach, N.S.
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: Engineering
Lorena Heubach of the Dalhousie Tigers women’s track and field team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport female athlete of the week for the week ending Feb. 23, 2020.
A third-year engineering student from Granville Beach, N.S., Heubach was named the Subway AUS Athlete of the Meet after capturing four gold medals at the conference championships this past weekend hosted by UNB in Saint John, N.B.
She was also named AUS field athlete of the year for the second time in her AUS career.
Heubach captured individual gold medals in the women’s high jump, long jump and 60m hurdles, and team gold as a member of Dalhousie’s 4x200m relay team.
Her performances in both the both the long jump and 4x200m events set new AUS, Nova Scotia and Dalhousie records.
MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Micah Hesman
University: University of New Brunswick
Sport: Men’s Track and Field
Hometown: LaSalle, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Fourth
Academic program: MBA
Micah Hesman of UNB Reds men’s track and field team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport male athlete of the week for the week ending Feb. 23, 2020.
A fourth-year MBA student from LaSalle, Ont., Hesman was named Subway AUS Athlete of the Meet after winning three medals at the conference championships this past weekend hosted by UNB in Saint John, N.B.
He captured gold in the men’s heptathlon as well as the men’s pole vault and earned a bronze medal in the 60m hurdles.
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Sarah Charnock
University: Acadia University
Sport: Women’s Soccer
Position: Keeper
Hometown: Newmarket, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Fifth
Sarah Charnock of the U SPORTS No. 7-ranked Acadia Axewomen soccer team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport female athlete of the week for the week ending Sept. 22, 2019.
A fifth-year keeper from Newmarket, Ont., Charnock backstopped the Axewomen to two weekend wins over the Dalhousie Tigers and the U SPORTS No. 2-ranked Cape Breton Capers.
Acadia earned a 1-0 win over the Tigers Friday night in Wolfville, N.S. Charnock had two saves in the win.
She made another four saves Sunday as the Axewomen topped the two-time defending AUS champion Capers 2-1. She was named Subway Player of the Game for her efforts.
MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Tane Caubo
University: St. Francis Xavier University
Sport: Men’s Soccer
Position: Forward
Hometown: London, England
Year of eligibility: Fourth
Academic program: BA
Tane Caubo of the StFX X-Men soccer team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport male athlete of the week for the week ending Sept. 22, 2019.
A fourth-year arts student from London, England, Caubo had eight points in two games this weekend for the X-Men.
In StFX’s 6-1 win over the Mount Allison Mounties Saturday in Sackville, N.B., he scored a hat trick, including the game-winning goal. He was named Subway Player of the Game for his efforts.
Sunday in Fredericton, N.B., the X-Men tied the U SPORTS No. 8-ranked UNB Reds 3-3. Caubo had two goals and an assist in the draw.