2014 CIS All-Canadian teams announced

MONTREAL – The 2014 Canadian Interuniversity Sport football all-stars were announced on Thursday evening during the Sun Life Financial All-Canadian Banquet.

The awards gala was held at Sheraton Montreal Centre as part of the 50^th TELUS Vanier Cup celebrations. The McMaster University Marauders face the University of Montreal Carabins in the milestone championship game Saturday at 1 p.m. EST at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, live on Sportsnet, Sportsnet 360, Radio-Canada and CIS-SIC.tv.

“Sun Life Financial is thrilled and proud to partner with Canadian Interuniversity Sport for the presentation of the 50^th Vanier Cup banquet. I salute the determination, passion and commitment of the players who excel not only on the field but also in the classroom. Among those exceptional models are without a doubt the leaders of tomorrow and maybe our future colleagues,” said Robert Dumas, President, Sun Life Financial, Quebec.

“As mayor of Montreal, graduate from the University of Montreal and avid sports fan, I am pleased but also very honoured to be honorary chairman of this 2014 Vanier Cup banquet,” said the mayor ofMontreal, Mr. Denis Coderre. “Finally, the Vanier Cup in Montreal for the first time in 50 years! The Carabins and Marauders will offer a memorable sporting moment for football fans, like me. This is a great sporting event for Montreal, the kind of grand and unifying event which helps define a city like ours.”

The selection was dominated by a pair of usual suspects, with the Calgary Dinos placing no less than nine players among the CIS elite, including six on the first team and a trio on the second unit, while the Laval Rouge et Or had six players honoured (4-2).

On offence, the first all-Canadian team is comprised of Calgary quarterback Andrew Buckley, running backs Mercer Timmis of Calgary and Dillon Campbell of Wilfrid Laurier, receivers Brett Blaszko of Calgary, Mikhaïl Davidson of Montreal, Addison Richards of Regina and Nathaniel Behar of Carleton, as well as linemen Sean McEwen of Calgary, Western teammates Edmund Meredith and Sean Jamieson, and Laval teammates Karl Lavoie and Charles Vaillancourt.

Timmis, Lavoie and Vaillancourt are all returnees from last year’s first squad.

Buckley had a dream night as he also returned home with the Hec Crighton Trophy and the Russ Jackson Award. The fourth-year pivot had a superb season with 2,175 passing yards, 18 touchdown passes and only four interceptions in eight league games, as well as 10 rushing majors.

Campbell was the OUA nominee for the Hec Crighton. The fourth-year senior led the country with a school-record 1,458 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns.

On defence, the first CIS team is made up of linemen Ettore Lattanzio of Ottawa, Daryl Waud of Western, Vincent Desloges of Laval and Jesse St. James of Acadia, linebackers Byron Archambault of Montreal, Adam Konar of Calgary and Jonathan Langa of Saint Mary’s, safety Kwame Adjei of Mount Allison, halfbacks Kris Robertson of Concordia and Chris Ackie of Laurier, as well as corners Adam Laurensse of Calgary and Paolo Edwards of StFX.

Lattanzio, St. James and Adjei were all voted to the top unit for the second straight year. Lattanzio also captured the J.P. Metras Trophy as the country’s best lineman, while Langa was named the stand-up defensive player of the year and received the Presidents’ Trophy.

Rounding out the first-team all-Canadians for 2014, on special teams, were Laval punter Boris Bede, McMaster placekicker Tyler Crapigna and UBC kick returner Marcus Davis, the only freshman named to the top constellation.

Crapigna, a draft pick of the Calgary Stampeders last spring, is the new CIS career leader in field goals with 84. He made 24 of 27 attempts in his fifth and final season with the Marauders for a stellar 89 percent success rate.

Official TELUS Vanier Cup website: www.vaniercup.com

2014 CIS FOOTBALL ALL-CANADIANS

 

FIRST TEAM

Pos.     Athlete                        University       Year    Hometown                  Program

 

Offence

 

QB       Andrew Buckley          Calgary            4          Calgary, Alta.               Kinesiology

RB       Dillon Campbell          Laurier             4          Whitby, Ont.                Kinesiology & PE

RB       Mercer Timmis            Calgary            3          Burlington, Ont.           Arts/Business

IR        Brett Blaszko               Calgary            3          Burlington, Ont.           Arts

IR        Mikhaïl Davidson        Montreal          4          Montreal, Que.             Economics

WR      Addison Richards        Regina             4          Regina, Sask.               Science

WR      Nathaniel Behar           Carleton           2          London, Ont.               Communications

C          Sean McEwen              Calgary            4          Calgary, Alta.               Science

T          Karl Lavoie                  Laval               4          Quebec City, Que.       Science

T          Edmund Meredith        Western           2          Toronto, Ont.               Social Sciences

G         Charles Vaillancourt    Laval               3          Coaticook, Que.           Business Admin.

G         Sean Jamieson             Western           3          Winnipeg, Man.           Kinesiology

 

Defence

 

DT       Ettore Lattanzio           Ottawa             4          Ottawa, Ont.                Classical Studies

DT       Daryl Waud                 Western           4          Hamilton, Ont.             Social Sciences

DE       Vincent Desloges         Laval               5          St. Augustin, Que.        Management

DE       Jesse St. James             Acadia             4          Pincourt, Que.              Business Admin.

LB       Byron Archambault     Montreal          4          Montreal, Que.             Security & Police St.

LB       Adam Konar                Calgary            2          Vancouver, B.C.          Open Studies

LB       Jonathan Langa            Saint Mary’s     3          Etobicoke, Ont.            Criminology

FS        Kwame Adjei               Mount Allison  4          Brampton, Ont.            Sociology

HB       Kristopher Robertson   Concordia        5          Pickering, Ont.             Anthropology and Soc.

HB       Chris Ackie                  Laurier             4          Cambridge, Ont.          Communications

CB       Adam Laurensse          Calgary            2          Sherwood Park, Alta.   Arts

CB       Paolo Edwards             StFX                3          Hamilton, Ont.             Arts

 

Special Teams

 

P          Boris Bede                   Laval               5          Toulon, France                        Education

K         Tyler Crapigna             McMaster         5          Nepean, Ont.               Economics

RET     Marcus Davis               UBC                1          Victoria, B.C.               Arts

SECOND TEAM

 

Offence          

 

QB       Hugo Richard              Laval               1          St. Bruno, Que.            Mechanical Engineering

RB       Chris Reid                    Mount Allison  1          Brampton, Ont.            Communications

RB       Ronlee King-Fileen      Bishop’s           5          Oshawa, Ont.               Fine Arts

IR        Nic Demski                  Manitoba         4          Winnipeg, Man.           Arts

IR        Danny Vandervoort     McMaster         2          Barrie, Ont.                  Sociology

WR      Llevi Noel                    Toronto            2          Toronto, Ont.               Spanish

WR      Sébastien Blanchard    Sherbrooke      5          Ste. Sabine, Que.         Business Admin.

C          Jean-Christophe Labrecque    Montreal          2          Quebec City, Que.       Kinesiology

T          David Beard                Alberta             4          Sherwood Park, Alta.   Phys. Ed. & Recreation

T          Vernon Sainvil             StFX                2          Malden, Mass.             Arts

G         Sukh Chungh               Calgary            4          Port Coquitlam, B.C.    Arts

G         Philippe Gagnon          Laval               3          L’Ancienne-Lorette, Que.  Toxicomany

 

Defence

 

DT       Donovan Dale             UBC                2          Saskatoon, Sask.          Visiting

DT       Jacob LeBlanc             Mount Allison  4          Halifax, N.S.                General Commerce

DE       Ricky Osei-Kusi          Western           4          Brampton, Ont.                        King’s College

DE       Connor McGough        Calgary            2          Medicine Hat, Alta.      Science

LB       Curtis Newton              Guelph             3          London, Ont.               Sociology

LB       Drew Morris                Acadia             4          Ottawa, Ont.                Business Admin.

LB       Nicholas Shortill          McMaster         4          Nobleton, Ont.             Environmental Science

FS        Mark Ingram                Saskatchewan  2          Imperial, Sask.             Agriculture & Biology

HB       Elie Bouka                   Calgary            3          Laval, Que.                  Arts

HB       Demetrius Ferguson     StFX                5          Nassau, Bahamas         Business Admin.

CB       Joey Cupido                McMaster         5          Hamilton, Ont.             Science

CB       Josh Woodman            Western           2          Chatham, Ont.             Social Sciences

 

Special Teams

 

P          Ronnie Pfeffer             Laurier             4          Kitchener, Ont.                        Sociology

K         Ryan Begin                  Acadia             4          Orleans, Ont.               Business Admin.

RET     Ryan Nieuwesteeg       Guelph             3          Niagara Falls, Ont.       Sociology
ABOUT THE 50^TH TELUS VANIER CUP 

 

Canadian Interuniversity Sport will celebrate the 50^th TELUS Vanier Cup throughout its 2014 football season. For the first time in history, the championship game will be staged in Montreal – at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium – on Saturday, November 29, at 1 p.m. ET, live on Sportsnet and Radio-Canada.