Megan Duclos, Natael Lebrun-Cantin & Joakim Généreux with Claude Chagnon, FAEQ President
Vanier College is pleased to announce that four Vanier student athletes recently received bursaries from the Fondation de l'ahtlète d'excellence du Québec (FAEQ) at a ceremony held on April 10, 2019. Joakim Généreux, Chloé Royce, Megan Duclos and Natael Lebrun-Cantin, were among 40 student-athletes who shared $140,000 in bursaries from the FAEQ and its partners.
Three types of bursaries were awarded: Academic Excellence bursaries to reward outstanding scholastic achievement, Academic and Athletic Support bursaries to promote the successful balance of athletic and academic pursuits, and one Perseverance bursary to commend exemplary attitude in the face of difficult circumstances.
Eighteen-year old track and field athlete, Joakim Généreux, received a $4000 FAEQ-Bruny Surin Foundation Academic and Athletic Support bursary. Joakim was a Gold Medalist in the 55m high school category, and a Bronze Medalist in the 60m university and open category at the Dartmouth Relays in New Hampshire. He placed 12th in the Youth Olympics and is a Canadian champion in the 18 and under category in the 200m. Joakim is studying in the Computer Science and Mathematics program and would like to work in information technology in the future.
Eighteen-year old track and field athlete, Chloé Royce (pictured above), received a $2000 FAEQ-Bruny Surin Foundation Academic Excellence bursary. Chloé is the Canadian Heptathlon Champion in both the under 20s and under 18-year olds. She is studying Health Science at Vanier and maintained an 87% average in the last semester. She is interested in working in physiotherapy for children.
Seventeen-year old softball player Megan Duclos received a $4,000 Planète-Courrier-FAEQ bursary for Academic Excellence. Megan was selected from the Canadian junior team with a view to participating in the World Cup for the under 19-year olds. She was also chosen from the All-star team at the Canadian Championships for under 19-year olds. Megan is studying in Pure and Applied Science at Vanier and maintained an 82% average last semester. She would like to study engineering and is interested in physics, mathematics and the arts.
Nineteen-year old wrestler (65kg) Natael Lebrun-Cantin received a $2,000 Planète-Courrier-FAEQ Academic and Athletic Support bursary. Natael placed 6th at the Canadian Junior Championships, and is a 2018 Canadian Junior Championships Bronze medalist in the 61kg category. Natael is studying in the Social Science Commerce Major in International Business. He would like to pursue his studies at the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University and work in finance.
Congratulations to these four outstanding student athletes!
