LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western forward Connor Farren (Cloverdale, B.C.) has been named the Spartan Male Athlete of the Week after finishing the weekend with three goals in the Spartans home-and-home series with the No. 3 UBC Thunderbirds this past Thursday and Friday.
The sports management student had one goal in Thursday’s 6-3 loss at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C., and two goals in the Spartans 6-3 road loss at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver, B.C.
Farren and the rest of the Spartans are now off for the Christmas Break. TWU will be back in action on January 10-11 when they will travel to Winnipeg to take on the Manitoba Bisons. Game time is set for 7 p.m. (CT) on Friday, and 2 p.m. (CT) on Saturday. Both games are at the Wayne Fleming Arena and can be seen live on Canada West TV.
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 33 Canada West team championships.
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in U SPORTS. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
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