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Posted: Nov 01, 2017

Matt Travaglini Honoured as 2017-18 ACAC Men’s Runner of the Year sponsored by The Running Room

Matt Travaglini Honoured as 2017-18 ACAC Men’s Runner of the Year sponsored by The Running Room

Red Deer, AB (Nov. 1, 2017) – The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) is pleased to announce Matthew Travaglini of the SAIT Trojans has been selected as the 2017-18 ACAC Men's Cross-Country Running Player of the Year.  The award is sponsored by The Running Room who has provided a generous student-athlete scholarship. 

Travaglini finished first in every ACAC Grand Prix event he ran in this season, leading his team to multiple men's team titles along the way. At Saturday's ACAC Cross-Country Running Championship, he continued that work, winning the men's 8km race and helping his Trojans men's team to their second consecutive gold medal at the event. As well as being named Men's Runner of the Year Travaglini was also named as an ACAC All-Conference selection.

"Matt has been an amazing addition to the team this year. He is a humble leader with an amazing work ethic," said Trojans co-head coach, Bre MacEachern. "He leads by example, in the sense that his teammates see how hard he works and obviously what an amazing runner he is, and they strive to work harder themselves. He is a great motivator, and we cannot wait to see what he will achieve at Nationals."

Matthew Travaglini is a Bachelor of Applied Technology – Geoscience Information Systems student originally from London, Ont.

This prestigious award was presented to Travaglini at the 2017 ACAC Men's Cross-Country Running Championship held on Oct. 28, 2017 in Red Deer, Alta.


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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.

For more information on the ACAC, please visit our website: www.acac.ab.ca

For additional information, contact:
 Wade Kolmel, SAIT
Athletic Director   
403-284-8363                   
Wade.kolmel@sait.ca     

Mark Kosak, ACAC 
Chief Executive Officer
403-875-7329
markk@acac.ab.ca

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