Big gridiron dreams

Lancers offensive star McGillivray considering local university, keeping eye south of the border.

After a year of high school football, Tristan McGillivray already has big plans for a career south of the border.

Tristan McGillivray

Positions:
Slotback, Wide Receiver

Height/Weight:
6’0, 155 lbs

Teams:
Dakota Collegiate Lancers (high school)
St. Vital Mustangs (atom/peewee/bantam)

Commitment:
None

Official Visits:
None

Consideration:
Manitoba, Open

Class:
2016

From 2007 to 2012, Manitoba slotback and wide receiver Tristan McGillivray played for the St. Vital Mustangs, a community team based out of his hometown of Winnipeg. In 2011 during his minor bantam season, Tristan was named the team’s Most Outstanding Offensive Player, and last year, the Mustangs won the city championship.

“It’s such a great feeling,” Tristan says of winning the championship game.

Though he had to fight through injury, he had a spectacular showing nonetheless.

“I had a sprained ankle and still managed to rack up seven receptions for 124 yards and a touchdown,” Tristan recalls.

The Mustangs defeated the the Valour Patriots by a final score of 44-11 to take home the title.

This upcoming fall, Tristan will suit up in his first season of high school football with the Dakota Lancers.

“The competition level is so high up there and you learn how to become a better player,” he says of the program. “I’m looking forward to making an impact.”

This past July, Tristan competed in the 2013 Red River Cup, where he represented Team Winnipeg East and was named a tournament All-Star.

“The most exciting part was playing in front of all those scouts and fans,” he says. “The rush you get as a player is hard to describe.”

Off the football field, Tristan enjoys working out and spending time with his friends, and has recently started to get into basketball. He knows he would like to continue playing football in university, and has lofty aims of landing a place at an American school.

“My dream is to get into a college in the States for a Division 1 team,” he says, though he is also considering the University of Manitoba for its proximity to home.

As for what he will study, Tristan is keeping his options open at this point.

“If I could choose now it would be something to do with history,” he says.

Whatever he decides,Tristan’s family has made it clear that he has their support no matter where both his football and academic careers take him.

 

 

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