University of Regina fourth-year wing
Jade Belmore added another award to her lofty résumé on Thursday, earning the Canada West Student-Athlete Community Service Award in recognition for her work on and off the court.
Belmore, last year's Canada West Player of the Year and named a conference first-team all-star last week, is passionate about giving back and supporting the next generation of aspiring basketball players. She has helped run basketball camps with youth in Iqaluit in conjunction with Nunavut Basketball. She has also worked with Sacred Heart Community School in Regina, a school designated as serving a low income at need community, serving as a role model while establishing close connections with teams and coaches.
Jade also has represented the Cougars women's basketball program with the Living Skies Indigenous Basketball League. She has coached numerous teams, from U15 Jr. Cougar teams in the Prairie Elite Basketball League to being an apprentice coach for Basketball Saskatchewan's provincial team program.
On campus, she serves on Regina's student-athlete council and helps run programming at Basketball Saskatchewan through her fieldwork program at the U of R. Recently named a U SPORTS Top 8 Academic All-Canadian, Belmore carries an impressive grade-point average in her Faculty of Kinesiology & Health Studies classes.
"Jade excels on and off the court and exemplifies what it means to be a student-athlete," Cougars head coach
Dave Taylor said. "She is one of the top players in Canada while about to become a five-time Academic All-Canadian. Jade is very aware of the responsibility to give back to her community and she truly sets the example for what we want our program to be about. Players like Jade come along rarely in a coach's career and I feel so fortunate to have had a chance to coach her. She's special in every way."
Belmore becomes the first U of R player ever to be named the recipient of the Canada West Student-Athlete Community Service Award.
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