LANGLEY, British Columbia –Trinity Western fourth-year centre/wing Ava Van Santen (Aldergrove, B.C.) is the Spartans Female Athlete of the Week after helping lead the Spartans to a Canada West bronze medal this past weekend at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver, B.C.
 
The psychology student finished the weekend tournament with six tries and three conversions for a team-leading 36 total points to help lead the Spartans to a 3-2 tournament record. The third-place finish gives TWU a total of 18 competition points and a Canada West bronze medal.
 
Van Santen and the rest of the Spartans will now have a month off before heading to the Tropical 7's tournament on April 3-4 at the Tampa Sportsplex in Tampa, Florida.
 
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes in the NAIA in track and field, cross country, and 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 CIS 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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