Brown & Olson Commit to Cougars Women's Soccer

Katie Brown and Abby Olson of Minnedosa have committed to the Cougar women's soccer team for the 2019 season.

BRANDON, MB (Jan 16, 2019) — The Assiniboine Cougar women’s soccer team continues to draw top talent from Minnedosa, MB. Katie Brown and Abby Olson will be joining the roster for the 2019 soccer season.

Both were members of Minnedosa Collegiate’s successful soccer program, having placed in the top three each season they competed in the MHSAA AA Rural Soccer Provincials.

Brown has always been involved in athletics and was named Female Athlete of the Year in grade seven and grade eight. She is also a well accomplished community member having won multiple awards, some of which include a Student Citizenship Certificate of Merit in 2014 & 2017; the Atom-Jet Group Community Hero Award in 2017; the Governor General’s Sovereign Medal for Volunteers in 2017; and an Inspiring Humanitarian Efforts Certificate in 2018, to name a few.

“I’ve heard good things about the College’s business program and playing soccer helped me make my decision,” says Brown. “I am a team player and am looking forward to building chemistry with a new team to be successful.”

Olson also is also a well-accomplished athlete having received the award for Junior Varsity Female Athlete of the Year in grades 9 and 10. She has been named Player of the Game in numerous matches. She is also a top student having remained on Minnedosa’s honour roll during her entire high school career.

“I hope that bringing my love of the game and my competitiveness will help my new team,” says Olson. “The teamwork and competitiveness of the sport and what you can accomplish when you work together is what I love most, and I’m looking forward to playing at the next level.”

“We see a lot of talented athletes come from Minnedosa,” says head coach Mark Murray. “These two are no exception. They will raise our level of competitiveness, and I’m really looking forward to working with them.” Katie Brown

Katie Brown

Abby Olson

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About Cougar Athletics

Cougars teams in men’s and women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer, and futsal (a variation of indoor soccer) compete in the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference (MCAC). The women’s hockey team played their first year in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) in 2016-17.

About Assiniboine Community College
Assiniboine Community College has been providing exceptional learning experiences for over 55 years. For staff and students alike, the college offers unparalleled learning environments and responds well to the demands and requirements of the Manitoba labour market. Instructors follow the philosophy of ‘learn by doing’, combining theory with hands-on learning inside classrooms, labs, kitchens, shops, fields and the college’s Sustainable Greenhouse.

The college offers more than 40 unique diploma and certificate programs across a variety of disciplines including culinary arts and hospitality, business, agriculture and environment, health and human services, trades and technology. The college also delivers apprenticeship programming in a range of skilled trades disciplines.