Adré Simmonds is from the Preston Township. He is currently attending Saint Mary’s University working towards his Bachelor of Arts in Social Justice, while playing varsity football for the Huskies. Adré has been a lifelong student athlete, and has played for some of the top football teams in his age bracket across Canada. He began his high-performance career in 2015 as a member of Team Nova Scotia where he was later awarded Offensive MVP of the year. He went on to play at the highly sought after Saint Andrews College where he went on to receive Offensive MVP of the Year, and then all-around MVP of the Year. In 2018, he made Team Canada.Adré understands one’s character, hard work and integrity happens not only on the field but off. He believes hard work happens when no one is watching, and you must do something every day to make sure your body, mind, spirit and physical being is being taken care of. One of his favorites quotes he lives by is “today I will do what others won’t so tomorrow I can do what others can’t” – Jerry Rice.