LANGLEY, British Columbia –Trinity Western keeper Jakob Frank (Ladner, BC) is the Spartan Male Athlete of the Week after a solid four-point weekend, including leading the Spartans to a shutout upset win over No. 9 Victoria Vikes.
 
In Friday night's 2-2 draw with the UNBC Timberwolves, the first-year human kinetics student made four saves to earn a point for the Spartans. Then on Sunday in Victoria, B.C., Frank earned his first shutout win of the season, making four saves, including a penalty kick stop, to secure a three-point night with a 1-0 win over the No. 9 Vikes. The win was the Spartans' first conference win in Victoria since a 2-1 win on October 12, 2018.
 
Frank and the Spartans will now head back home to Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C., to host the Victoria Vikes on Friday, September 18, and the UNBC Timberwolves on Saturday, September 19, in a repeat of this weekend's road matches. Both matches are scheduled to kick off at 7:15 p.m. (PT) and can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
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 15 U SPORTS team championships and 35 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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