Pursuing excellence in sport
Passion, spirit and strength are embedded in the DNA of UNB’s athletes. On the court or field, in the classroom or community, our athletes demonstrate a commitment to success.
UNB Reds - Fredericton
![L-R: Brent Baker and Javon Masters](../_assets/images/inline-javonmasters.jpg)
The 2017-18 academic year was filled with success for the UNB Reds. Season highlights include:
- In 2017-18, 41 per cent of our Reds were named Academic All-Canadians (95 of 241 student-athletes). Academic All-Canadian status celebrates earning at least an 80 per cent average while participating as a varsity athlete.
- The Reds men’s basketball team ended a 51-year drought, winning the Atlantic University Sport championship.
- Javon Masters (BA’18) finished his career as the new all-time leading scorer in Canadian men’s university basketball history. Masters, who scored 2407 points over five seasons with the Reds, eclipsed the previous mark by 125 points.
- The Reds men’s volleyball team won a third consecutive Atlantic University Sport championship.
- The Reds men’s hockey team won the 2017-18 Atlantic University Sport championship, and earned the bronze medal at the University Cup national championship tournament, at the Aitken Centre.
Seawolves - Saint John
![Front row (L-R): Dayna Alexander, Samantha Graham, Megan McCrea-Kozak, Madison Hartos, Taylor McGrattan, Olivia Bell. Back row (L-R): Lauren Bayne, Jenna DeGooyer, Maggie Birney, Lauren Hale-Miller (Head Coach), Indigo Clement (Assistant Coach), Maria Cummings, Bridget Smith, Montanna Meyer](../_assets/images/inline-vball-w.jpg)
Over the 2017-18 season, the Seawolves performed both on the court and field as well as in the classroom. Accomplishments include:
- Secured over $10,000 in scholarships for student-athletes, and one new scholarship - The Waggott Family Scholarship.
- 17 Seawolves were named Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) National Scholars.
- The women’s volleyball team achieved a combined GPA of 3.5.
- Four of the six teams advanced to the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) playoffs. Men’s basketball earned its first playoff berth in over five years.
- Hunter Gray (BBA’20) was the first men’s basketball ACAA All-Conference winner in eight years.
- Five student-athletes were named to ACAA First Team All-Conference, and five were named to the second team.
- Jenna DeGooyer (BBA’19) and Patrick Kendall (BSc ‘18) were named CCAA Academic All-Canadians.