The St. FX Athletes of the Week come from Cross Country and Football.
Eileen Benoit (St. FX Athletics photo)
The female athlete of the week is Eileen Benoit of X-Women Cross Country. The second year Education student in her 5th year of eligibility from Windsor placed second overall at the Western Invitational Meet Saturday in London, Ontario. She was one of four X-Women runners in the top 10 as St. FX took home first place honours in a race that featured 13 teams and 100 racers.
Owen Watrych (St. FX Athletics photo)
The male athlete of the week is X-Men Football linebacker Owen Watrych.
The third year Arts student from Yorkton, Saskatchewan had a huge game on defense for the X-Men in their come-from-behind 20-17 victory over Saint Mary’s. Watrych had 12.5 tackles in the game, including 10 solo tackles along with a break-up. He averages 9.3 tackles a game, with 37 tackles to date. He leads all of U Sports in tackling