New Westminster's Tyler Digby was selected in the fourth round of the Canadian Football League college draft on Monday.
The 6-3, 250-pound junior tight end at Robert Morris University was drafted by the new as-yet-unnamed Ottawa franchise, which will begin playing in the CFL in the 2014 season.
"I was just excited, humbled and everything. It was a pretty proud moment for sure," said Digby on a long-distance call from the Pittsburgh, Pensylvania campus.
Digby, who has one varsity letter in football and two in field lacrosse, will play his senior year at Robert Morris before weighing his sporting options.
In the CFL draft, Ottawa had the opportunity to draft four NCAA players with eligibility remaining. Next year, as a full-fledged member of the league, Ottawa will have the first pick in all rounds of the draft.
In February, Digby was also drafted in the first round, sixth overall, by the Burnaby Lakers in the Western Lacrosse Association junior entry draft.
Digby, a second team all-conference field lacrosse player this season at Robert Morris, expects to suit up with Burnaby when he returns to town at the end of May.
In the top eight
Suzanne Evans of New Westminster finished the Vancouver Marathon 49th overall in a time of 2: 57.50.
Evans finished second in her 40-to-44 age class and eighth overall among women.
Lucy Njeri of Toronto won the women's event with a winning time of 2: 40.33.
Stephen Thomson and Kaz Kikuchi, both of New West, finished 17th and 18th, respectively, in the men's 30-to-34 division in the half-marathon run.
Good start
Matthew Bissett of New Westminster helped Team Canada to an opening 5-3 win over Scotland at the Hockey World League Round 2 in St. Germain, France on Monday.
Canada moved to 2-0 following a 3-1 win over Poland on Tuesday.
