Carabins add kicker, DL and #CFC100 QB to 2017 class

Carabins add another three commits from Québec to their team.

The Carabins family seems to get a little bit bigger with each passing week and it continues to grow after Benjamin Lies, kicker from Cégep du Vieux-Montréal, William Caron, a defensive lineman from Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon and Dimitri Morand, a quarterback from Cégep St-Jean-sur-Richelieu committed to the team.

Benjamin Lies

Nous sommes heureux d’accueillir le botteur Benjamin Lies dans la famille des #Carabins.#recrutement2017 pic.twitter.com/0uSg3tueZo

— Marco Iadeluca (@MarcoIadeluca) November 3, 2016

(Translation: We are happy to welcome kicker Benjamin Lies into the family.)

Benjamin Lies currently lives in Montréal, although the young football player is originally from Strasbourg, France. He plays for the Spartiates du Vieux-Montréal RSEQ (Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec Division 1).

“I chose the University of Montréal because of their tradition and willing to win. The Carabins have a great coaching staff and I am really looking forward to working with them,” he said of his new team.

Lies, who will be going to the HEC Montréal, the university’s business school, was a former member of the Cactus du Collège Notre-Dame, a Division 1 high school team in the RSEQ. In 2011 and 2013, he won the Bol D’Or with Notre-Dame. In 2014, he also won the Bol D’Or with Spartiates. In 2013 and 2015, he was given all-star honours. He also had a team record for most made field goals in a season. In 2015, he was named athlete of the year.

On Facebook, Lies posted a photo of himself and the Carabin’s head coach, Danny Maciocia. He said in the post, “After three seasons with the Spartiates du Cégep du Vieux-Montréal, I have decided to continue my university journey by joining the University of Montreal Carabins. Very proud and happy to be able to start a new adventure.”

 

William Caron

William Caron will be joining the Carabins from the Faucons du Lévis-Lauzon (RSEQ Division 3). The 6’1, 230line defensive tackle lives in Lévis, Québec. The city is on the south shore of the St. Lawrence Rice opposite of Québec City. During high school, he played with the Commandeurs du College de Lévis (RSEQ Division 1).

 

#CFC100 Dimitri Morand

Nous sommes très heureux d’accueillir le QA Dimitri Morand dans la famille des#Carabins.#recrutement2017 pic.twitter.com/v5Lzb0JimS

— Marco Iadeluca (@MarcoIadeluca) November 4, 2016

(Translation: We are happy to welcome the QB Dimitri Morand into the family.)

Dimitri Morand currently lives in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, which is southeast of Montréal. He plays with the Géants du Cégep St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (RSEQ Division 2). In 2015, he was named the Offensive MVP for his Cégep division. Originally from Aylmer, Québec, his high school football days were spent with the Grande-Rivière Cyclones. Standing at 6’0, 200lbs, he will be bringing size to the quarterback position.

(Aylmer is located in Gatineau and is on the Ottawa River.)

Fier d’annoncer que je me joindrai à la grande famille des Carabins de l’Université de Montréal en Septembre 2017. Je veux prendre le temps de remercier tous les gens qui m’ont aidé, de près ou de loin, dans mon cheminement académique et sportif jusqu’ici. Je tiens à remercier spécialement Alex Surprenant et Charles Saint-Martin de m’avoir amené à un autre niveau en tant que joueur dans les dernières années. Bien hâte de commencer cette nouvelle aventure!!! #CarabinsFootball #CaraBangBang #UdeM #AllezLesBleus ?⚪?

A photo posted by Dimitri Morand (@d_the_only) on Nov 4, 2016 at 9:27am PDT

(Translation: Proud to announce that I am joining the great family of the University of Montreal Carabins in September 2017. I wish to take the time to thank the people who helped me, near and far, in my academic and sport path so far. I hold a special thanks for Alex Surprenant and Charles Saint-Martin for bringing me to another level as a player in recent years. Can’t wait to start this new adventure!)

 

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