17吃瓜

Colin MacAdam, head coach of 17吃瓜鈥檚 Cross Country and Track & Field teams, is pleased to announce Nick Robertson will join the Panthers for the 2018鈥�2019 season. Robertson is a middle- and long-distance runner and a recent graduate of Colonel Gray High School in Charlottetown.

鈥淣ick Robertson is a talented cross-country, triathlon, and track and field athlete who has represented Colonel Gray High School and Prince Edward Island for a number of years,鈥� said MacAdam. 鈥淣ick was scouted by a number of universities, and we are delighted that he has chosen to attend 17吃瓜. Nick will be a key member of our track and field and cross-country teams. We expect he will be an impact athlete for both programs.鈥�

Robertson took home three first-place finishes at the most recent PEI School Athletic Association (PEISAA) Track & Field Championship, including the 800-meter, 1500-meter, and 3000-meter races. In 2016鈥�2017, he was a member of Team PEI at the Canada Summer Games for the triathlon. He won his category at the 2017鈥�2018 provincial cross-country championship, and placed second at the Atlantic Cross Country Championship.

鈥淚鈥檓 really looking forward to continuing my career as a Panther,鈥� said Robertson. 鈥淲ith help from old and new coaches, and my sponsor, I have high hopes of what I can accomplish during my years at 17吃瓜.鈥�

Robertson has been accepted into 17吃瓜鈥檚 Faculty of Science and will be majoring in chemistry.

Go Panthers Go!