Agribusiness student recognized for excellence on the football field

Fourth year Agribusiness student and Bison quarterback Jackson Tachinski was named the Male Athlete of the Year at the University of Manitoba Bisons Brown and Gold awards banquet recently.

As reported on the Bisons site, Tachinski’s selection as Male Athlete of the Year marked the first time in the history of the Bisons football program that a student-athlete won Canada West Player of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year in the same season.

Tachinski became the first Bison since 2002 and third overall to be named Canada West Player of the Year. He was second in efficiency in Canada West at 150.6, while setting career highs in passing yards (1662), passing touchdowns (11) and rushing yards (570), leading the Bisons to a 7-1 regular season record, and first place in the regular season (best result since 2007). In his career as starting quarterback, he’s won 15 games, leading the Bisons to a home playoff game in two of his three seasons as QB1, while also helping execute the largest comeback in school history (26 points against Alberta) on October 19.

Tachinski has 4,553 career passing yards and 1519 rushing yards as a Bison, with 28 passing scores and 21 rushing majors. His 1,305 career regular season rushing yards are the most of any quarterback in program history.