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Kurtis Rourke, quarterback of the Indiana Hoosiers, has been awarded the Jon Cornish Trophy as the highest Canadian in U.S. faculty soccer.
Rourke, 24, led the Hoosiers to the faculty soccer playoffs however misplaced to Notre Dame by a rating of 27-17 final Friday (Dec. 20).
He attended Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary College within the River Oaks space of Oakville.
His brother Nathan, at the moment with the Canadian Soccer League’s B.C. Lions, received the award twice in 2017 and 2018 at Ohio.
After receiving the award Rourke mentioned he’s proud to comply with in his brother’s footsteps.
“It’s awesome,” Rourke mentioned. “Type of getting launched to the Jon Cornish Trophy again when Nathan received it a few instances, I needed to have the ability to have a shot and it was certainly one of my targets to be within the dialog, be within the operating.
“It just means a ton to be recognized just because Canadian athletes don’t get recognized too often. I’m just so glad we’re able to get that recognition and continue to do it for our country.”
Jett Elad of Mississauga, a senior security at UNLV, additionally was within the operating for the award.
Rourke was credited for reviving Indiana’s soccer program and main the group to the playoffs after going 11-2 on the season.
He completed the yr finishing 222 of 320 passes for 3,042 yards with 29 landing passes and 5 interceptions.
– with recordsdata from The Canadian Press
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