LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western first-year Fly Half/Hook Hailey Hibbs (Langley, B.C.) has been named the Spartan Female Athlete of the Week after helping to lead the Spartans to a third-place finish with a 3-2 record at the Canada West Rugby 7’s Tournament in Victoria, B.C.
The human kinetics student ended the weekend second on the Spartans in scoring with 10 points, with two tries. TWU finished the weekend with wins over Lethbridge 10-5, Alberta 34-7, and Calgary 24-10. The Spartans' losses were 27-0 to UBC, and 36-12 to Victoria.
Hibbs and the rest of the Spartans will return to Langley, B.C. to finish the season for games on March 15-16 when the Spartans host the final event of the Canada West Rugby 7s Series at Willoughby Stadium at the Langley Events Centre. The Langley tournament was originally scheduled for Feb. 7-8 but was postponed due to weather conditions.
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 has won 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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