Male athlete of the week: Garrett May
December 1, 2009
GARRETT MAY
SCHOOL: Birchmount Park
LEAGUE/CITY: TDSSAA/Toronto
GRADE: 12
AGE: 17
- Considered to be one of the top teenage volleyball players in the country.
- Delivered the winning point in the Ontario quad-A volleyball gold medal game over Macdonald from Waterloo.
- School team is undefeated in 72 matches and back-to-back provincial volleyball champions.
- Member of under-21 Canadian team that competed last summer in the world beach volleyball finals in England.
- Played on the national under-19 team that placed ninth at the world finals in Turkey.
- Tutors math to grade 9, 10 and 11 students at Birchmount Park.
- Member of the Birchmount Exceptional Athlete Program.
- Athlete of the year in grade 11 and two-time volleyball MVP.
- 89 per cent average and three-time member of the academic honour roll.
- Planning to attend Western, Queen's or Alberta in the fall.
- Interested in a business career but wants to try the pro beach volleyball circuit.
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