Fleming College Student Recognized As OCAA Volleyball All-Star

Fleming College student Dion Pearson-Laviolette has been named by the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) as a men's volleyball Second Team All-Star.  

Photo courtesy of Fleming College.

Pearson-Laviolette was recognized at the 2022-2023 year-end awards prior to last week’s OCAA Men's Volleyball Championship at Fanshawe College in London, Ont.

The Fleming all-star is from Paisley, Ont. studying raphic design. The fifth-year OCAA athlete and outside hitter leading the Fleming Knights in several statistical categories.

Pearson-Laviolette played three years for the Knights before this season and had previously won Most Improved and Most Dedicated player.

He was ninth in the league in points with 230.5 and eighth in points per set for the Knights. The majority of his points came from kills where he had 178 on the year.

Pearson-Laviolette also had 36 total blocks (10th in the league) and 109 digs (21st in the league) leading the team to the playoffs with a 9-9 record.

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