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G2 Athletes of the Week (Ending Oct. 26th)

- October 28, 2014

Ellen Chappell and Matt McNeil
Ellen Chappell and Matt McNeil

(Halifax, NS) Â鶹´«Ã½ presents our G2 Athletes of the Week for the week ending Sunday, October 26, 2014.

Ellen Chappell, Cross Country

Fourth-year runner Ellen Chappell is this week’s G2 Female Athlete of the Week.

Chappell led the Tigers women’s cross country team to their second-consecutive championship at the 2014 Subway AUS Championship this past Saturday. She crossed the line 30 seconds ahead of the next finisher in a time of 22:22 in the women’s 6km event.

A sustainability student, Ellen is from Calgary, AB.

Other nominees: Courtney Thompson, basketball, Anna Dunn-Suen, volleyball; Lisa MacLean, hockey

Matt McNeil, Cross Country

Fourth-year runner Matt McNeil is this week’s G2 Male Athlete of the Week.

McNeil ran to a second-place finish in the men’s 10km Subway AUS Cross Country Championship on Saturday, helping the Tigers to a second-place team finish. It’s McNeil’s third consecutive second place finish at the event. He finished in third in his rookie season.

A native of Saint John, NB, Matt is an engineering student.

Other nominees: Tyler Lewars, soccer; Bryan Duquette, volleyball; Ritchie Kanza Mata, basketball; Fabian Walsh, hockey