Manitoba high school students honoured as athletes of the year
The Manitoba High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) is celebrating its top athletes for their work both in their sport and in the classroom.
On Wednesday, the association announced its athletes of the year at an event at the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.
Magnus Carlos of Vincent Massey Collegiate and Payton Durand of Collège Jeanne-Sauvé were chosen as the overall high school male and female athletes of the year.
Both students are multi-sport athletes, who showed leadership on and off the field.
Durand said when she found out about her award it was both overwhelming and exciting.
'It's kind of like all the hard work's paid off and it feels really good,' she said.
Other students honoured at the event were Ky Solomon of Hamiota Collegiate Institute, Colby Darragh of Warren Collegiate Institute, Shannon Bodnarus of Collège Stonewall Collegiate, Chael Rozdeba of Hamiota Collegiate Institute, Kai Gaudet of MacGregor Collegiate Institute, and Junior Martine of Neelin High School.
The MHSAA has four competition categories – A, AA, AAA, AAAA – which are based on school populations. A male and female athlete of the year is selected in each category, along with the overall athletes of the year.
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