Varsity mountain biking coach David Wright receives Joan E. Foley Quality of Student Experience Award
Published: April 29, 2019
David Wright is the director of development logistics for the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations. But he also wears another hat at the University of Toronto: He founded the U of T mountain bike team and, over the last 18 years, has coached it to provincial championships and medals.
The team stands out as a model for student engagement as Wright encourages his cyclists to excel academically, give back to their communities and lead well-rounded lives. Each year, Wright’s cyclist team organizes a major cleanup of the Don Valley Trails, where they have removed 20,000 kilograms of garbage from the forest.
In recent years, more U of T cyclists have made the dean’s list than members of any other U of T varsity team.
For his work with the mountain biking team, Wright received the Joan E. Foley Quality of Student Experience Award – part of the 2019 Awards of Excellence.
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