SUDBURY, ON - Laurentian Athletics is proud to announce that Lady Vees swimmer, Emily Jones (Orangeville, ON) has been named the Perkins Female Athlete of the Week.  

Jones, the 4^th year SPED student, was the lone athlete for the Voyageurs in the pool at the CIS Swimming Championships.  In the 50m backstroke, Jones notched a 10^th place finish in a time of 29.47 seconds.  In the 100m backstroke Jones reeled in a second 10^th place finish in a time of 1:02.68.

Jones will now hit the books for the final month of school as her season has come to an end.

SUDBURY, ON - Laurentian Athletics is proud to announce that Voyageurs Nordic skier, Petri Bailey (Thunder Bay, ON) has been named Perkins Male Athlete of the Week.

Bailey, the 3^rd year Radiation Therapy student, led the Voyageurs at the OUA Championships in Thunder Bay this past weekend.  After finishing 26^th in the freestyle race Saturday morning, Bailey skied the middle leg of the relay in the afternoon, guiding the team to a 6^th place finish.

Sunday saw Bailey post the best result of any Laurentian skier, an 11^th place finish in the classical race.

Bailey will now focus on his studies for the final month of school as the Championships marks the end of the OUA Nordic season.