Jake Wilcox wins AUS Student-Athlete Community Service Award

The 2025 Atlantic University Sport men's soccer awards were announced on Wednesday, with Saint Mary's Huskies midfielder Jake Wilcox awarded the AUS Student-Athlete Community Service Award for his academic, athletic and community contributions.

An engineering student from Halifax, N.S., Wilcox has excelled both academically and athletically. He maintains a 3.75 GPA and was recognized as a 2024-25 U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian.

Despite breaking his wrist this past summer, he was a steady presence in the Huskies' midfield, starting all 12 regular-season games. Wilcox contributed significantly to Saint Mary's transition game and was instrumental in creating offensive opportunities through his strong distribution and positional play.

Off the field, Wilcox has made a strong impact in the soccer community. He has coached with Halifax City Soccer for the past three years, where he serves as Mini Program Coordinator, overseeing and coaching players aged four to nine, leading youth camps, and assisting with Saint Mary's Jr. Huskies soccer camps.

He also volunteers as a coach at Sacred Heart School of Halifax, running indoor soccer sessions during the winter, and joined his U21 HFX Wanderers teammates this summer in delivering a youth training camp in Mahone Bay.

Wilcox also participated in the Motionball Marathon of Sport, helping to raise over $27,000 for Special Olympics Nova Scotia.

He will now represent the Atlantic conference as the nominee for the national student-athlete community service award. Since the inception of the national award in 2005, AUS student-athletes have claimed the honour 12 times (in 2023, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007 and 2006). Dalhousie's Luke Berryman was the most recent Atlantic recipient in 2023.

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