Sprott students shine at JDC Central

This past weekend, a team of 46 undergraduate Sprott students competed in JDC Central (JDCC) at the University of Guelph. Sprott’s academic teams brought home first place in Accounting, third in Digital Strategy, and third in Entrepreneurship. Team captains, Harry Jay and Ty Murphy, won the Captains of the Year award and team volunteer, Yasin Kherani, won the Volunteer of the Year award. In the Sports category, Sprott came first in dodgeball, second in flag football, and won the Team Sportsmanship award.

“This competition weekend is an experience unlike any other,” said Harry, Co-Captain of JDCC Sprott. “Nearly 500 bright-eyed, driven, and competitive business students from Central and Eastern Canada come together in one city in the hopes of going home with medals, trophies, and bragging rights.”

This year, 11 Canadian universities took part in JDCC, a three-day competition that evaluates academics, athletics, social spirit, and charity initiatives. JDCC is the largest undergraduate business school competition in Central Canada, which brings over 700 students together. From January 4 to 6, students participated in eight academic competitions, parliamentary-style debates, sports tournaments, and networking nights.

In the months leading up to the competition, Sprott students spent many long hours preparing for the biggest event of the year.

“Almost every Sunday morning or afternoon in the fall semester, our Academic and Debate teams gathered for weekly practices on campus,” said Ty, Co-Captain of JDCC Sprott. “Every Thursday, the Social team met for team building activities, creating costumes and characters that would be used at the competition. The Sports team had weekly intramurals and practices in the fieldhouse, or other athletic spaces.

We’re very proud of our team’s accomplishments. The students were hard working and dedicated, fitting many hours of practice into their busy schedules, and it paid off.”

JDCC 2019: Sprott Award Recipients

1^st Accounting

Team members: Katelyne Clackett (3^rd year BCom), Blake LeClair (3^rd year BCom), and Luke Krolak (3^rd year BCom)

3^rd Digital Strategy

Team members: Aparna Ashokumar (4^th year BIB), Ricky Grewal (3^rd year BCom), and Thomas McWilliams (3^rd year BCom)

3^rd Entrepreneurship

Team members: Seamus O’Connell Smith (3^rd year BCom), Liam Smith (3^rd year BCom), and Eric Dumas (4^th year BIB)

Captains of the Year

Harry Jay (4^th year BCom) and Ty Murphy (4^th year BCom)

Volunteer of the Year

Yasin Kherani (2^nd year BCom)

1^st Dodgeball

2^nd Flag Football

Team Sportsmanship

Sports team members: Caedan Saulnier (3^rd year BCom), Nick Lamot (4^th year BCom), Ryan Farrell (3^rd year BCom), James Best (3^rd year BCom), Thomas Macintosh (2^nd year BIB), Emily Buchkowsky (1^st year BCom), Ellena Damini (1^st year BCom), and Michelle Hill (3^rd year BCom)