LANGLEY, British Columbia—Trinity Western third-year defender Jacob Visser (St. Catharines, Ont.) has been named the Spartan Male Athlete of the Week after an All-American award-winning performance at the Collegiate Disc Golf National Championships at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
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The social science student finished in 15th spot out of 745 players in singles play to become the first Spartan to earn second-team All-American honours. Visser also helped lead the Spartans to a 37th-place finish out of 200 teams.
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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. Â
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