Kelsey Wog and Aboubacar Sissoko were named the U Sports athletes of the year for 2020.
Montreal Carabins midfielder Sissoko and Manitoba Bisons swimmer Wog were named the U Sports athletes of the year for 2020 on Thursday.Sissoko captained the Carabins to a silver medal at the national men’s championship. The 24-year-old has signed a pro contract with the Canadian Premier League’s Halifax Wanderers.
The 21-year-old is preparing for Canada’s Olympic swim trials, which have been postponed until 2021 along with the Tokyo Olympic Games. The brand was relaunched in 2019 by Alberta’s lieutenant-governor Lois Mitchell and husband Doug Mitchell, a BLG co-chair and former CFL player and commissioner. “Young people who compete at this elite level develop the integrity, resilience, teamwork and communication skills they need to excel no matter what challenges come their way, and to inspire others to do the same.”
The male finalists were hockey players Taran Kozun and David Thompson from Saskatchewan and Toronto respectively and Dalhousie basketball player Keevan Veinot.Many conferences and schools are halting varsity sport for either part or all of the 2020-21 season because of both health concerns and financial hardship caused by the pandemic.
The fifth-year arts and sciences student led the Carabins to the school’s first national men’s title in 2018.
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