LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western men's volleyball fifth-year middle Pearce Eshenko (Banff, Alta.) is the male winner of the Spartans Scholar-Athlete Award for 2019-20.

Eshenko is joined by fourth-year women's track and field star Mowa Adeleye (Calgary) as TWU's Scholar-Athlete Award winners. 

Eshenko, who will graduate with a degree in Human Kinetics, will finish his time at TWU as a five-time Academic All-Canadian (minimum 3.7 GPA) and capped his Spartans career by being the only middle to earn a season-ending conference all-star nod, as he was named a Canada West Second Team All-Star. 

On the court this year, Eshenko led U SPORTS in blocks per set (1.42) while helping TWU win the Canada West championship for the fourth time in his five-year career. 

Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award
The Scholar-Athlete Award honours the academic achievements of student-athletes, recognizing that their demanding athletic schedule makes it very challenging to also excel in their academic endeavors. Athletes nominated for the scholar-athlete award must be graduating and having a minimum GPA of 3.5. They must be students in good standing, demonstrate quality of character, and have completed a minimum of 3 years at Trinity Western. All recipients must exemplify both scholastic and athletic achievement.

SPARTAN AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT SCHEDULE
Murray Hall Legacy Leadership Legacy Awards | Kristen Sakaki (WSOC) & Jarrett Fontaine (MHKY)
Bahta Melles Awards | Jessica Bailey (WVB) & Aaron Paetkau (MBB)
Scholar-Athlete Awards | Mowa Adeleye (T&F) & Pearce Eshenko (MVB)
Rookie of the Year Awards | April 7 | 10 a.m. (PT)
Athlete of the Year Awards | April 8 | 10 a.m. (PT)
Complate Champion Awards | April 9 | 10 a.m. (PT)

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. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 12 U SPORTS team championships and 29 Canada West team championships.

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