Abbotsford, BC…..The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades men’s golf Connor O’Dell, women’s soccer goalkeeper Kayla Klim and Women’s golf Dani Shap are the UFV Cascades/Abbotsford Heat Athletes of the week, for the week ending on Sunday, October 6th, 2013.
O’Dell, a second year student-athlete from Maple Ridge, BC won the third and final PACWEST golf tournament of the year by shooting a 135 for the two-day weekend event, at Chilliwack Golf & Country Club. O’Dell helped the very talented Cascade team capture their second straight PACWEST conference title on Sunday. UFV will represent PACWST at the 2013 CCAA national championship event in Quebec City, Quebec, October 15-18.
Year @ UFV: 2
Hometown: Maple Ridge, BC
Shap, a second year student-athlete from Mission, BC led UFV to the 2013 PACWEST conference title by shooting a 156 in the final regular season tournament of the year. Shap earned the PACWEST individual Gold Medal for shooting a combined 474 over the three events this year. She becomes the first UFV female golfer to earn the individual gold medal. Shap was also named to the 2013 PACWEST All-Star team.
Year @ UFV: 2
Hometown: Mission, BC
Klim was named the Cascades “player of the match” for her outstanding play in Friday’s 1-1 tie with the University of Calgary Dinos. Klim recorded a career high 9 saves as she faced 15 Calgary shorts. Klim kept UFV in the match when she stopped a penalty shot in the 50th minute of the match. The Cascades are 3-3-2 for 11 points with four matches remaining in the Canada West regular season.
Position: Goalkeeper
Major: Business
Year @ UFV: 2nd
Hometown: Burnaby, BC
Photo Credit: Tree Frog Imaging
Live on the Drive Tonight
The UFV Cascades/Abbotsford Heat Athletes of the Week will be “live on the drive” each week on Marc Fitzgerald’s Drive 89.5FM sports radio show. Between 6 and 6:30pm each Monday Marc will interview the two top Cascades from the previous week. The radio show is taking place at Frankie’s Italian Kitchen & Bar in Chilliwack, BC and you can listen live on www.895thedrive.com
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