Sports
Josh Gagnon is ASDC Athlete of the Month
From the Alberta Sport Development Centre Central Alberta
The Alberta Sport Development Centre – Central (ASDC-C) is pleased to announce that the ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month for April 2019 is Josh Gagnon.
Josh Gagnonis a 17 year old Red Deer, AB resident, Grade 11 student at Lindsay Thurber High School (LTCHS) and a competitive volleyball athlete.
Josh was a member of the 2018 LTCHS Senior Boys Volleyball Team that finished 8thin the 2018 ASAA 4A Provincial Championships. Josh garnered All-Star recognition at the University of Alberta Bears Volleyball High School tournament in the fall of 2018 as well. In 2017, Josh was the team MVP for the LTCHS JV team and in 2016, Josh was named the Team MVP and Athlete of the Year at Camille J. Lerouge School in Red Deer.
Josh is currently playing with the Central Alberta Kings Volleyball Club’s 17U team where they recently finished 7th at the 2019 Volleyball Alberta 17U Provincials Championships.
This past summer Josh was a member of both the Volleyball Alberta 16U Provincial Team for both indoor and beach volleyball. With Team Alberta’s indoor team, Josh and his teammates finished 4that the Canada Cup Championships in Richmond, BC. Josh quickly converted to the beach after indoor season and went to Toronto where his 2018 Provincial Champion partnership captured the 2018 Volleyball Canada 16U Tier 2 National Beach Championship.
An Honors with Distinction student in the International Baccalaureate Program (and French Immersion student) at LTCHS, Josh has his eyes set on playing volleyball at a post-secondary level and eventually at the national team level in indoor or beach volleyball.
With Josh’s strong work ethic, his undeniable athletic abilities and his training experiences with ASDC-Central, he will surely continue to grow, develop and succeed in his volleyball career!
ASDC-Central thanks Tom Bast Sports for celebrating the ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month recipients by the provision of commemorative apparel for each recipient.
ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month – Josh Gagnon
For further information regarding this athlete, the ASDC-Central and our programs, please contact Miles Kydd @ [email protected]or 403-342-3231.
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