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91原创鈥檚 Colyn takes top athletic honour at Trinity Western

Wins Spartans Complete Champion Award
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91原创 athlete Nick Colyn won the Spartans Complete Champion Award 鈥 the top honour a Spartan athlete can earn over his or her careers at Trinity Western University (file)

91原创鈥檚 Nick Colyn is a winner of the Spartans Complete Champion Award 鈥 the highest honour a Spartan athlete can earn over his or her careers at 91原创-based Trinity Western University (TWU).

For Colyn, the honour caps an outstanding career as a cross country and track and field star.

In his fifth and final season, he put together his most impressive season as a Spartan, highlighted by a silver medal in the 1500m and a bronze medal in the 3000m at the Canada West Track & Field Championships, as well as a fifth-place finish at the Canada West Cross Country Championships.

Academically, Colyn is pursuing medical school and has regularly been an Academic All-Canadian throughout his time at TWU.

The Complete Champion Award goes to 鈥渟tudent-athletes who are outstanding in athletic achievements, who advance to the edge of their abilities both academically and personally, and who also demonstrate leadership and a desire to grow spiritually,鈥 a TWU statement said.

It notes 鈥渉e has been a spiritual leader within the team while developing into a mentoring teammate within the track and field and cross country programs.鈥

He is a youth leader within his church and 鈥渉as enjoyed a role within his church鈥檚 worship team throughout his time at TWU,鈥 the statement said.

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Colyn has been a track and field coach for the last six years in a variety of capacities, and has also started an on-campus community garden at TWU.

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