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Margaret Pham of British Columbia Headlines Google Cloud Academic All-America® College Division Women's At-Large Teams
CoSIDA would like to thank 2001-02 Academic All-America of the Year recipient Stacey Dales (Oklahoma women's basketball) for her interviews with the 2018-19 honorees. Dales went on to a successful professional basketball career in the WNBA and is currently a reporter for the NFL Network. Follow her @StaceyDales. Thanks to CoSIDA corporate partner Blinder for providing the technology to produce the interviews.
Field Hockey Standout Margaret Pham of British Columbia Named 2018-19 Google Cloud College Division Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year
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AUSTIN, Texas – Junior field hockey player Margaret Pham of the University of British Columbia has been named as the 2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for the College Division, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The Google Cloud Academic All-America® College Division teams includes two-year institutions, Canadian institutions and any United States four-year institutions that are not affiliated with the NCAA or NAIA. This the eighth year that CoSIDA has named College Division Academic All-America® teams.
Men’s basketball player Kyle Steigenga (Cornerstone University) won the award last year, while women’s track & field/cross country runner Leah Esposito (Carroll College) earned the honor in both 2015-16 and 2016-17. Park University women’s volleyball player Wanessa Siqueira captured the award in 2014-15. Men’s soccer player Stephen Lunney (Martin Methodist College) collected the honor in 2013-14. Women’s soccer player Mia Persson (Lindsey Wilson College) earned the award in 2012-13 while Jamie Achten of the Lee University women’s soccer team was selected in 2011-12.
"This award represents the hard work I’ve put into both my academics and athletics,” said Pham. “Trying to achieve balance takes time and effort. I’m still tackling new challenges and learning from my teammates and university experiences about resiliency, perseverance, and compassion. It’s such an honor to be recognized from such a large pool of athletes!"
Pham, a junior midfielder from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, has a 4.05 GPA as a kinesiology and interdisciplinary studies major. Pham was twice named a Canada West All-Star and was named to the 2017 U SPORTS All-Canadian team. Pham, who is a member of Canada’s senior national team, was the co-scoring leader in Canada West during 2017. Pham received the Barbara Schrodt Award in Kinesiology along with the John B. Macdonald and Margaret E. Barr Bigelow Memorial scholarships in 2018-19.
“Margaret is one of the hardest working individuals I have had the pleasure of working with,” said UBC Thunderbirds head coach Poonam Sandhu. “What astounds me about Margaret is that despite her busy schedule she always manages to keep a smile on her face. She is the embodiment of elite in every aspect of her life, and we are so proud to call Margaret a Thunderbird.”
Pham is the final Google Cloud Academic All-America® Team Member for their respective division. University of the Cumberland’s Christina Klouda was named the CoSIDA NAIA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year Monday (July 29) while Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Abby Bertics was selected as the Division III honoree Tuesday (July 30). Merrimack College’s Charlie Bertrand was honored as the Division II honoree Wednesday (July 31) and Lexi Jacobus from the University of Arkansas was named the Division I recipient Thursday (Aug. 1).
Gallery: (8/2/2019) Margaret Pham, British Columbia
2018-19 Sport-By-Sport College Division Academic All-America Team Member of the Year Award Winners
| Name |
Sport |
Class |
Major, GPA |
| Swayze Bozeman, Copiah-Lincoln CC |
Men’s At-Large |
So. |
History, 4.00 |
| Margaret Pham, British Columbia |
Women’s At-Large |
Jr. |
Kinesiology-Interdisciplinary Studies, 4.05 |
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Google Cloud Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106