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Badminton player earns ACAA Athlete of the Week honours

- January 31, 2013

Chris Ross (provided photo)
Chris Ross (provided photo)

Chris Ross was named an ACAA Athlete of the Week this week.

The second-year engineering student has had a very pilipiliĀž»­ful badminton season so far. At the Kings tournament, played January 11 and 12 he competed in the ā€˜Aā€™ division of Menā€™s Singles and Menā€™s Doubles and went undefeated winning all matches two games to zero. At the Mount Allison tournament played on January 26, he competed in ā€˜Aā€™ division Menā€™s Singles and Menā€™s Doubles. Again, he went through the draws going undefeated winning all matches two games to zero.

Chris will be looking to finish the regular tournament schedule with a strong showing at the last tournament of the year hosted by the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus Rams on February 9.

Originally from Truro and a graduate of Cobequid Education Centre, Chris is an exceptional dual sport student-athlete (soccer and badminton) with an excellent academic record and team leadership skills on and off the court/field. A fierce competitor, Chris plays up to the level of opponent and the importance of the match.