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.
It is the first time a UBC athlete has earned Google Cloud Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year recognition.
“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.
Photo credits:Rich Lam/UBC Thunderbirds