Henri Dessureaux – Contributor

Recently Gabrielle Santerre won her third straight female athlete of the year award, to add to her U-Sports MVP, playoff MVP and U-Sports championship amongst other awards. Her accolades on the ice are outstanding, having notched 99 points in 67 games throughout her first three years at Bishop’s.

Most people would look at this and say what a superb athlete, what more is left for her to achieve at this level? For someone like Gab, she began to look at how she could add another sport to her already ever-growing resume. This thought process is what led her to making the commitment to play for the BU golf team in the upcoming season, becoming one of the rare dual-sport athletes Bishop’s has featured throughout the years.

She brings very strong leadership qualities along with her, proven by her captaincy on the women’s hockey team, as well as her fierce competitive nature. With the BU women’s golf team having recently made the national tournament in back-to-back years for the first time, the addition of Gab hopes to help propel them even further. 

Her attitude and vision should help to continue to grow the program. During the recruitment process before she came to Bishop’s, she turned down multiple D1 scholarships in the United States. She opted instead to help develop a program from the ground up, helping them become national champions before they had even reached five full years in the league. Her attitude and willingness to show up and work everyday will surely translate to her golf game for the following season.

With the season having recently come to a wrap on athletics for the year, it’ll still be a little while before we get to see Gab out on the course. Whether it be on the rink or at the links, we know she will continue to represent our school with the utmost pride and a great character no matter what other outcome may arise. We wish her all the best and can’t wait to see her make her debut on the course next year!