Kiera Van Ryk became the third Thunderbird in less than a decade to be named the top female athlete in Canadian university sport. Van Ryk and Laval football player Mathieu Betts were the recipients of the Lieutenant Governor Athletics Awards in Calgary on Thursday. Van Ryk, from Surrey, B.C., earned the Jim Thompson Trophy that goes to the best female athlete in U Sports. But Van Ryk was selected in just her second season with the T-Birds. Van Ryk had 24 kills, three aces and 13 digs in the national championship final for the Thunderbirds, who beat Ryerson for the title.

Source: National Post May 02, 2019 21:22 UTC