On Friday May 3rd, the annual Vanier College Athletic Banquet was held at the G1 Athletics Building. The banquet is used to showcase and recognize Vanier Teams in terms of athletic and academic accomplishments. Though not recognized as a college sport by the RSEQ, the team at Vanier is a part of the Alliance Sport-Études which is an endeavour to allow student-athletes at the High Performance level mix in their training with a modified school schedule after they have graduated from high school, in order to help them achieve their athletic dreams.
Many graduates of the Sport-Études program have gone on to represent themselves at the USport Varsity level as well as at National and International events, taking home medals in a variety of competitions. Notable alumni from the Sport-Études program include Dory Yeats (Junior World Champion and 2016 Olympian, David Zilberman (2008 Olympian), Martine Dugrenier (3 Time World Champion and 2 Time Olympian) and Alex Moore who will be headed to Paris this summer to represent Canada at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Vanier athletes competed this year in many competitions, with great results at local and national level tournaments which include the following:
Rose Lacoste: Silver Medalist 2024 Junior National Championships, 2024 U19 National Champion
Abdoulla Merhaydar: 6th place 2024 Junior National Championships
Cruz Lewis: Silver Medalist 2024 Junior National Championships, 2024 U19 National Champion
Stone Lewis: 2024 Canadian Olympic Team Qualifier
Bryce Rooney: 5th place 2024 Junior National Championships, Silver Medalist 2024 U19 National Championships
Connor Rooney: Silver Medalist 2024 Junior National Championships
The Vanier Team celebrates a successful season in style
(Top row, Left to Right: Abdoulla Merhaydar, Rose Lacoste, Cameron Dallman, Stone Lewis Charles Da Vita)
(Bottom row, Left to Right: Bryce Rooney, Tristan Sears, Cruz Lewis, Alessandro Giordano, Connor Rooney)