South Surrey's Bruchet honoured as UBC's top male athlete

The 2013-14 season keeps getting better for South Surrey’s Luc Bruchet.

The Elgin Park grad’s outdoor season is just beginning, but he is already collecting honours for his stellar cross-country and indoor track performances. On April 1, Bruchet was named the 2014 winner of the “Bus” Phillips Memorial Trophy as UBC’s male athlete of the year.

“It’s pretty surreal to win an award for UBC’s most outstanding athlete,” Bruchet said afterward.

“When you’re sitting there and all the accolades of the nominated athletes are being listed, you realize how strong our athletics program is at UBC.

“It’s an honour to even be considered for such an award.”

The South Surrey native was the NAIA champion in the men’s 1,500-metre run and finished fifth in the 5,000m.

Bruchet represented Canada at the World University Games in Russia, finishing ninth in the 5,000m and then competed at the Canada Summer Games for B.C., settling for second in the 1,500m.

In December, Bruchet won the men’s race at the 2013 Canadian Cross Country Championship at Jericho Beach in Vancouver.