In one season with the Cambrian Golden Shield badminton team,
Stacey Michaels has managed to show herself as a
dominant force on the court. In the 2002-03 season Stacey and her
partner Glendon Thomas have won the CCAA mixed
doubles championship, CCAA overall team bronze, OCAA championship,
OCAA team championship and OCAA East region championship. Other
accolades include being named a CCAA all-Canadian and an OCAA
athlete of the week. Her academic accomplishments are just as
impressive, as Stacey was named a CCAA academic all-Canadian and
OCAA all-academic.
Prior to attending Cambrian, Stacey spent two years at Mount Royal
College in Calgary. While there, she captured two Alberta
conference women's doubles badminton championships and two CCA
women's doubles badminton titles.
Cambrian College athletic director Bob Piche
noted, "Stacey Michaels can only be described as a complete
student-athlete. A perfectionist, she applies her many talents to
everything that she is involved in and has committed countless
hours of hard work to achieve her accomplishments to date. A
perfect 4.00 GPA student, an amazing athletic talent, and now OCAA
female athlete of the year, a very fitting award for a very
deserving individual. Cambrian is indeed very fortunate to have a
quality person such as Stacey involved in our program."
"Stacey is an excellent team player in an extremely individualized
sport. She encourages her teammates to succeed and is always
willing to help them train and develop. As a person she is very
friendly and has numerous friends throughout the badminton circuit,
and the entire country. Stacey values these friendships she has
made and makes every effort to maintain them. Stacey is a very
determined individual who will succeed at whatever she puts her
mind to, whether it be career, school or sport, she will always be
a winner," remarked Cambrian badminton coach Rob
McCann.