Douglas College badminton player RuiLin Huang was named the collegiate athlete of the year following a second consecutive nomination at the 48th annual Sport B.C. athlete of the year banquet in March.
Huang, who posted a career record of 207-1 while at Douglas, won the award after an initial nomination in 2012.
“I was so surprised. Last time, I had so many doubts,” said Huang.
Huang, the college’s choice as female athlete of the year for five consecutive seasons while attending the New Westminster college, was also named an All-Canadian five straight times. She was also the CCAA athlete of the year across all sports in 2012.
Huang honed her badminton skills at Mainland China’s Provincial Sport Institute in Hunan Province for 17 years before coming to Canada to study.
