Campeau, Chew Recognized as October Student-Athletes of the Month

Cross country student-athletes Rylee Campeau (women) and Thomson Chew (men) have been recognized as the Canisius Student-Athletes of the Month for October.

A senior from Croghan, N.Y., Campeau has appeared in all five races for the Griffs this season. Her best result came at the Little Three Championships, when she placed 22nd with a time of 20:53.7 over the 3.1-mile course as the Griffs picked up their 18th women's team title in the last 20 Little Three Championships. A dual major in sports and exercise health and psychology at the College, Campeau is a three-time MAAC Cross Country All-Academic Team selection.

Chew, a junior from Rochester, N.Y., has also run in all five races this season for the Griffs, posting four Top-60 finishes in that span. His best result came in the Little Three Championships, as he posted a 14th-place result with a time of 16:34.5 over the 3.1-mile course, helping lead the Griffs claim their 16th-straight team title in the event. A dual major in accounting and spanish, Chew is a two-time member of the MAAC Cross Country All-Academic Team.

The Canisius athletic department saw all 20 of its varsity programs post a team grade point average of 3.0 or better during the 2022 spring semester.

Seventeen teams posted a team GPA of 3.25 or higher, while the school's 376 student-athletes combined to post a department grade point average of 3.45 for the term.

The spring semester saw 66 student-athletes earn a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Those 66 student-athletes were part of a group of 309 Canisius student-athletes to record a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better. That breaks down to 82.0 percent of the College's student-athlete population.

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Players Mentioned

Rylee Campeau: 5' 1"; Senior

Max Chew: 5' 9"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Rylee Campeau
: 5' 1"; Senior

Max Chew
: 5' 9"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Rylee Campeau

Max Chew

Players Mentioned

Rylee Campeau

Max Chew