2024 ACAC Men's Indoor Track Runner of the Year
Edmonton, AB (March 21, 2024) –
Male Indoor Track Runner of the Year | Owen Stewart | Lethbridge Kodiaks:
The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) is pleased to announce Owen Stewart of the Lethbridge College Kodiaks has been selected as the 2023-24 ACAC Men’s Indoor Track Runner of the Year.
Stewart had an incredible ACAC Championship by earning 3 gold medals in total. The two individual medals resulted in setting two new ACAC & LC records in the 600M and the 1000M events. He also ran the anchor leg for the record setting men’s 4x400M relay team. These results helped the LC Men’s team repeat as the ACAC Men’s team champion.
“To say that Owen has been a great addition to our team would be an understatement. Owen has excelled throughout the entire indoor track season. He's won every event he entered and set not only school records but also ACAC records in the process,” says Head Coach Simon Schaerz. “Owen has brought many other attributes to the Indoor Track team. His hard work, dedication to academics, and engagement in the broader student-athlete experience exemplify what it means to be a Kodiak.”
Stewart is from Lethbridge, AB. and in his 2nd year as a General Arts student athlete.
This prestigious award was recognized at the 2024 ACAC Indoor Track Championship hosted at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. AB.
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About the ACAC: The ACAC is the governing body for intercollegiate athletics in Alberta. Its mission is to provide competitive collegiate sport experiences, promote academic achievement and be a leader of sport development in Canada.
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For additional information, contact:
Mark Kosak, Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
Chief Executive Officer
403-875-7329
markk@acac.ab.ca
Kayla Blacquiere, Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
kaylab@acac.ab.ca