Dalhousie's Schofield, Sparkes named AUS Athletes of the Week
ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SPORT ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Week ending Oct. 20, 2024
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Emilie Schofield
University: Dalhousie
Sport: Swimming
Hometown: Miramichi, N.B.
Year of eligibility: Fourth
Academic program: Kinesiology
Dalhousie swimmer Emilie Schofield is the Atlantic University Sport Female Athlete of the Week for the week ending Oct. 20, 2024.
In the first swim meet of the season – the Amby Legere Invitational hosted by the UNB REDS – Schofield put the conference on notice with a very strong performance in the pool.
The Kinesiology student from Miramichi, N.B., picked up four individual wins – touching the wall first in the 200m backstroke, the 400m IM, 400m freestyle and 100m backstroke. If that wasn’t enough, she helped the Tigers 400m mixed medley relay team to a first-place finish.
Meet No. 2 of the season is set for Nov. 2-3 when the Acadia Axemen and Axewomen host the Jack Scholz Invitational.
MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Logan Sparkes
University: Dalhousie
Sport: Swimming
Hometown: Agassiz, B.C.
Year of eligibility: Fourth
Academic program: Kinesiology
Dalhousie swimmer Logan Sparkes is the Atlantic University Sport Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending Oct. 20, 2024.
Sparkes had a very successful opening meet of the season, recording three individual wins and a relay victory at the Amby Legere Invitational hosted by the UNB REDS this past weekend.
The fourth-year Kinesiology student earned wins in the 100m freestyle, 400m freestyle and 200m IM events. After all that, he also played a role in the win by Dalhousie’s 400m mixed medley relay.
AUS swimmers will now turn their attention to the Nov. 2-3 weekend when Acadia University will host the Jack Scholz Invitational Meet.
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