LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western third-year centre/wing Ava Van Santen (Aldergrove, B.C.) has been named the Spartan Female Athlete of the Week after helping to lead the Spartans to a second-place finish, 3-1, at the Harvard Crimson 7’s tournament this past weekend at Mignone Field at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.
The psychology student led the Spartans with six tries and 30 points in the tournament, where the Spartans defeated Long Island 47-0, American International 15-7, and Brown 26-5 before falling to Army West Point 22-10 in the final.
TWU is 8-2 all-time against NCAA competition after winning a silver medal with a 5-1 overall record at last year's Tropical 7s tournament, which saw the Spartans earn wins over Army West Point, Clemson, Dartmouth, Quinnipiac, and Brown before a loss to Harvard in the Championship Final.
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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