DC student-athletes earn national awards Posted on September 23, 2011 at 10:46 am. The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) recently announced the national scholar award recipients for the 2010/11 season and ten Durham College student-athletes received the honour. The recipients from Durham College included: Tyson Eteli, Basketball Tyler McGarrity, Basketball Erin Emery, Basketball Jessica Newton, Basketball Odette Stephens, Basketball Morgan Kelly, Soccer Kenesha Stinchcombe-Brown, Soccer Shannon Lucas, Soccer Kourtney Cyr, Volleyball Kerry Fotherby, Volleyball The national scholar award is designed to recognize the outstanding academic accomplishments of CCAA student-athletes. To achieve this honour, a student-athlete must achieve honours standing at their institution in the current academic year. From last year’s 109 CCAA member-institutions, 752 students were awarded the prestigious honour in their pursuit of academic and athletic excellence. Since the inception of this award in 2004, 84 Durham College athletes have earned this prestigious award. 2004-05 – 11 student-athletes 2005-06 – 13 student-athletes 2006-07 – 6 student-athletes 2007-08 – 7 student-athletes 2008-09 – 27 student-athletes 2009-10 – 10 student-athletes 2010-11 – 10 student-athletes – 30 – FOR MORE INFORMATION: Scott Dennis Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator Durham College and UOIT Athletics 905.721.2000 Ext. 2784 (P) 905.259.2825 (C) 905.721.3117 (F) SHARE: