304 McGill laureates named to 2024 President’s Student-Athlete Honour Roll

By: Earl Zukerman

MONTREAL – The varsity sports program at McGill University continues to be a shining beacon for academic prowess. A total of 304 names – which accounts for 44.9 per cent of the 676 varsity athletes registered in the 2023-24 season – have qualified for a berth on the 2024 President’s Student-Athlete Honour Roll. The laureates were announced at a reception in Tominson Hall on Nov. 11 by President and Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini.

To qualify, an athlete must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 (out of 4.0), while registered on a varsity team roster.  This year’s totals include 38 student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

The combined men’s cross-country / track and field program led all McGill varsity teams with 24 honourees on the list, followed closely by football with 23. Rounding out the top 15 sports was women’s cross-country / track (20), women’s soccer (18), women’s rowing (18), women’s rugby (16), men’s rugby (16), men’s ice hockey (14), women’s volleyball (14), women’s field hockey (14), men’s lacrosse (13), women’s artistic swimming (13), women’s ice hockey (12), men’s rowing (12) and men’s badminton (12).

One set of siblings made the list with hockey‘s Alexandre Gagnon and younger brother Mathieu Gagnon, from Gatineau, Que.

“We’re proud of how well our student-athletes perform in the classroom, in addition to on the playing field,” said Geoffrey Phillips, executive director of Athletics and Recreation at the University. “Successfully combining academic success with athletic achievement provides a road map for success in life. The average GPA of our varsity program for all athletes combined was around 3.3 last year. Their high grades are also a testament to our coaches, who create a culture that places significant importance on academic success.”

The faculty of Science led the pack with 104 honourees, while Arts produced 74, followed by Engineering (46), Management (39) and Education (19), to round out the Top 5. Medicine was next with seven, two shy of the highest ever single-season total from that field. Rounding out the faculties was Arts & Science (7), Continuing Studies (2), Social Work (2), Dentistry (1), Architecture (1) and Information Studies (1).

The breakdown by origin featured 237 recipients from Canada, including 120 from Quebec, followed by Ontario (62), British Columbia (30), Alberta (13), Nova Scotia (4), Saskatchewan (4), Manitoba (3), and New Brunswick (1). The next highest-ranking countries were the United States (35), France (11), the United Kingdom (4), China (3), Egypt (2), Switzerland (2), Spain (1), South Africa (1), South Korea (1), Japan (1), Morocco (1), Syria (1), Germany (1), Luxembourg (1) and Trinidad & Tobago (1).

The list includes 154 men and 150 women. There are 252 undergrads, 33 in a master’s program, 17 studying for a doctorate (PhD/medical/dentistry) and two in a certificate/diploma program.

(SEE COMPLETE LIST OF HONOUREES BELOW)

McGill Honourees on 2024 President’s Student-athlete Honour Roll (304)
 

SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Sports Info Officer
McGill Athletics & Recreation
earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca
(514) 983-7012 (cell)