Monks Makes his Mark

WHITBY - Ajax Aquatic Club swimmer Julian Monks is com-bining athletics and academics to the highest level at Simon Fra- ser University in Burnaby , Bri-tish Columbia .

  The Whitby resident, a nation-ally ranked breaststroker,  has been awarded Simon Fraser’s Diamond  Entrance  Scholarship, 

given for a combination of ath-letic and academic achievement. Julian is studying mathematical physics in the honours science program. 

  According to SFU’s athletics website,  Monks and the other incoming freshmen are capable of NAIA All-American per-formances individually and  will

be contributing to the SFU relay teams.

  Simon Fraser has recently been approved as the first non- U.S. member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and will begin competing next year in Division II of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.   Currently,  the school  competes

in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.

  Keith Beavers, two-time Olym- pian and current Canadian record holder in the 200-metre individual medley, has been hired as an SFU swim coach.