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Maaskant named Randy Gregg Award winner, Flodell named All-Canadian

HALIFAX (U SPORTS) – Saskatchewan netminder Taran Kozun was honored with the Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy as U SPORTS men’s hockey Player of the Year Wednesday night, as the national award winners were celebrated at the annual All-Canadian gala. Also included in the major awards was Axeman Liam Maaskant who was named the Dr Randy Gregg (Community Service) Award winner. Axemen goaltender Logan Flodell was named as a second-team all-Canadian goaltender as well.

Past Award Winners

Kozun also took home the Goaltender of the Year honour, while McGill blueliner Nikolas Brouillard was named Defencemen of the Year. In addition, Saint Mary’s forward Mitchell Balmas captured the Clare Drake Award as Rookie of the Year, Saskatchewan forward Levi Cable was named the winner of the R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award as most sportsmanlike player and Acadia defenceman Liam Maaskant earned the Dr. Randy Gregg Award for Student-Athlete Community Service.

Finally, Toronto bench boss Ryan Medel is the winner of Father George Kehoe Memorial Award as Fox 40 Coach of the Year.

As the Exclusive Provider of championship rings and recognition jewelry of U SPORTS, Baron will provide customized rings to the First Team All-Canadians in football, basketball and hockey, as well as other major award winners.

The puck drops on 2020 U SPORTS Cavendish Farms University Cup – hosted jointly by the Acadia Axemen and Sports & Entertainment Atlantic (S|E|A) – on Thursday and concludes Sunday with the gold medal game at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT. All games will be played at the Scotiabank Centre, home of the Canadian Hockey League’s (CHL) Halifax Mooseheads.

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SENATOR JOSEPH A. SULLIVAN TROPHY (Player of the Year) & Goaltender of the Year: Taran Kozun Saskatchewan

It was another dominant season for Saskatchewan Huskie Taran Kozun, who is a dual award winner, claiming the nation’s Player and Goalie of the Year awards.

Kozun is the first player in U SPORTS history to claim both awards in the same season, since the goaltending honour was introduced in 2009-10. This marks his second straight Goaltender of the Year award, and the fourth time in five seasons it has been won by a Saskatchewan netminder, after Jordon Cooke captured back-to-back honours in the crease in 2016 and 2017. He is also just the second Huskie to win Player of the Year, and the first since Jon Barkman in 2002.

The former Seattle Thunderbird led the conference in every major goaltending category, posting a 1.87 goals-against average, .931 save percentage, five shutouts, and 17 wins. Along with those sparkling numbers, the third-year arts and sciences major from Nipawin, Sask., also became just the second goalie in CW history to score when he found the net in January against the Calgary Dinos.

Thanks in large part to Kozun’s stellar season, the Huskies finished second in the conference standings, as the program’s all-time leader in shutouts (11) posted a third consecutive season with a save percentage north of .920.

“For as long as I’ve been here – including as an athlete – we’ve always had good goaltending and Taran provides the level of play that our program expects,” said Saskatchewan head coach Dave Adolph. “He’s earned the respect of the league over the last two years with the way he’s played. He’s consistently been a high achiever and obviously people respect him for his consistency at the top level.

Player of the Year & Goaltender of the Year Nominees

CW: Taran Kozun, Saskatchewan (Winner)

OUA: Logan Flodell, Acadia

AUS: David Thomson, Toronto (Player of the Year); Louis-Philip Guindon, McGill (Goaltender of the Year)

CLARE DRAKE AWARD (Rookie of the Year): Mitchell Balmas, Saint Mary’s

In just his first year with the Huskies program, Balmas scored the second most points in the conference and third most in the nation – amassing 17 goals and 26 assists for 43 points on the season. A commerce student from Sydney, N.S., he was also named a U SPORTS Second Team All-Canadian and earned a place on the U SPORTS all-rookie team.

Before joining the Huskies, Balmas played most recently for the QMJHL’s Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. Prior to that, his QMJHL career included seasons with the Acadie-Bathurst Titans, the Gatineau Olympiques, and the Charlottetown Islanders.

This season, he led the Huskies to a 17-12-1 regular season record and a third-place finish in the conference standings.Saint Mary’s went on to sweep the UPEI Panthers in their best-of-three quarterfinal series, with Balmas contributing a goal and an assist in Game 2.

He is the third consecutive AUS player to win the award and the first from the Saint Mary’s program.

Nominees

CW: Jared Dmytriw, Saskatchewan

OUA: Chris Paquette, RMC

AUS: Mitchell Balmas, Saint Mary’s (Winner

DEFENCEMAN OF THE YEAR: Nikolas Brouillard, McGill

A native St. Hilaire, Que., Brouillard earns a spot as First Team All-Canadian in his fourth year thanks to his potent play on the blue line. Brouillard posted 23 points to rank fifth among OUA rearguards and 10th nationally, while his seven goals put him in the top three among conference defencemen and tied for sixth at the U SPORTS level.

In addition to his defensive ability in his own end, Brouillard also forces the opposition to defend differently with the puck on his stick. As one of the most fearsome power play weapons across the league, wielding a shot as hard as any U SPORTS blueliner, Brouillard made himself at home at the point to claim this year’s honour.

He is the fourth McGill defenceman to win the award, after former blueliner Ryan McKiernan in 2014 and Marc-André Dorion (2010, 2012)

“Nik is an instrumental part of our hockey club, he plays in all situations for us and quarterbacks our power-play,” said McGill head coach Liam Heelis of the wiry 5-foot-11, 168-pound economics junior, who possesses a shot as hard as any blue-liner in the country and forces opposing teams to defend differently when he is on the ice. “He sees the ice extremely well and also has the ability to finish whenever he gets a scoring chance. I consider him a big game player and someone that can shift the momentum on any given night. He’s a dynamic skater and a dynamic shooter.”

Since joining the university ranks after stints in the ECHL and AHL, the two-time OUA all-star has tallied 22 goals and 49 points in 57 regular season games. He also has a 3-12-15 record in 17 career post-season contests.

Brouillard played for U SPORTS all-stars against Canadian junior prospects in each of the last two years and has registered five points in those five games. He also played for a university all-star squad from the Quebec-based teams in the OUA East against the Montreal Canadiens rookie team (Oct. 2019) and was previously invited to NHL training camps with Winnipeg (2013), San Jose (2014) and Toronto (2015, 2016).

Nominees

CW: Adam Henry, Manitoba

OUA: Nikolas Brouillard, McGill (Winner)

AUS: Nick Welsh, Saint Mary’s

R.W. PUGH FAIR PLAY AWARD (Most Sportsmanlike Player): Levi Cable, Saskatchewan

Cable posted the third 20-point season of his career in 2019-20, registering 10 goals and 14 assists. He also registered a second consecutive penalty free season, as he concluded his five-year U SPORTS career with just 18 penalty minutes.

“Levi has been the best two-way forward in the league since about mid-way through December in his first year,” said Adolph. He brings it, is a reliable player at both ends of the rink, and scores game-winning goals week-after-week. He’s first on the puck, aggressive, and physical.”

Cable is the sixth Huskie to win the award, joining Brian Purdy (1996), Sheldon Moser (2000), John Barkman (2002), Dean Beuker (2006) and Kyle Ross (2012).

Nominees

CW: Levi Cable, Saskatchewan (Winner)

OUA: Austin Eastman, Ontario Tech

AUS: Vincent Deslauriers, Moncton

RANDY GREGG AWARD (Student-Athlete Community Service): Liam Maaskant, Acadia

A fifth-year engineering student from Clinton, Ont., Maaskant has served as team captain for two consecutive seasons.

He played in 28 games this season, anchoring the Acadia defence and scoring 15 points (four goals, 11 assists).

In the classroom, Maaskant is a three-time academic all-Canadian. Despite the heavy demands of being a student and a varsity athlete, he also contributes in the university and wider Wolfville communities, volunteering in a number of capacities.

He serves as the co-president of the Acadia Players’ Association and is actively involved with the S.M.I.L.E. program (Sensory Motor Instructional Learning Experience) as a leader and program buddy. Maaskant has volunteered his time to a number of fundraising and minor hockey events, including Acadia’s Hearts on Ice which raises money for the Valley Cardiac Rehab Society and the Hannah Miller Memorial Tournament, which gives back to the local hockey community.

Maaskant is the first member of the Axemen to win the award.

Nominees

CW: Adam Henry, Manitoba

OUA: Brendan Jacome, Ottawa

AUS: Liam Maaskant, Acadia (Winner)

FATHER GEORGE KEHOE MEMORIAL AWARD (Fox 40 Coach of the Year):

Ryan Medel, Toronto

With now three years under his belt behind the bench, Medel guided the Blues to a program-best tying 21 wins this season. The native of Ruthven, Ont., helped U of T rise the ranks, going from an eighth-place result a year to a first-place finish in 2019-20.

Under his guidance, the Blues churned out a top-ranked power play (30.8 per cent), scored the most goals in the OUA and fourth-most nationally (125), and allowed the third fewest in the conference (71).

Medel is the second Varsity Blues coach to win the award and the first since former NHL coach Tom Watt, who took home the inaugural award in 1971.

Nominees

CW: Todd Johnson, Regina

First Team All-Canadians
Pos.	First Name	Last Name	School	Elig.	Hometown	Program
F	Tyler	Boland	UNB	3	St. John’s, N.L.	Recreation & Sport Studies
F	David	Thomson	Toronto	2	Vaughan, Ont.	Psychology / Criminology
F	Grayson	Pawlenchuk	Alberta	2	Edmonton, Alta.	Business
D	Nikolas	Brouillard	McGill	4	St. Hilaire, Que.	Economics
D	Nick	Welsh	Saint Mary’s	2	Halifax, N.S.	Commerce
G	Taran	Kozun	Saskatchewan	3	Nipawin, Sask.	Arts & Sciences
Second Team All-Canadians
F	Mitchell	Balmas	Saint Mary’s	1	Sydney, N.S.	Commerce
F	Matt	Alfaro	Calgary	3	Calgary, Alta.	Science
F	Chris	Paquette	RMC	1	Kingston, Ont.	Military Arts & Science
D	Adam	Henry	Manitoba	5	Winnipeg, Man.	Management
D	Owen	Headrick	UPEI	4	Garden River, Ont.	Arts
G	Logan	Flodell	Acadia	2	Regina, Sask.	Business Admin.
All-Rookie Team
F	Mitchell	Balmas	Saint Mary’s	1	Sydney, N.S.	Commerce
F	Chris	Paquette	RMC	1	Kingston, Ont.	Military Arts & Science
F	Jared	Dmytriw	Saskatchewan	1	Craven, Sask.	Business
D	Dawson	Davidson	Alberta	1	Moosomin, Sask.	Arts
D	Jordan	Sambrook	Brock	1	Markham, Ont.	Social Sciences
G	Samuel	Harvey	UNB	1	Alma, Que.	Business Admin.

OUA: Ryan Medel, Toronto (Winner)

AUS: Darren Burns, Acadia

ALL-CANADIAN & ALL-ROOKIE TEAMS

First Team All-Canadians
Pos.	First Name	Last Name	School	Elig.	Hometown	Program
F	Tyler	Boland	UNB	3	St. John’s, N.L.	Recreation & Sport Studies
F	David	Thomson	Toronto	2	Vaughan, Ont.	Psychology / Criminology
F	Grayson	Pawlenchuk	Alberta	2	Edmonton, Alta.	Business
D	Nikolas	Brouillard	McGill	4	St. Hilaire, Que.	Economics
D	Nick	Welsh	Saint Mary’s	2	Halifax, N.S.	Commerce
G	Taran	Kozun	Saskatchewan	3	Nipawin, Sask.	Arts & Sciences
Second Team All-Canadians
F	Mitchell	Balmas	Saint Mary’s	1	Sydney, N.S.	Commerce
F	Matt	Alfaro	Calgary	3	Calgary, Alta.	Science
F	Chris	Paquette	RMC	1	Kingston, Ont.	Military Arts & Science
D	Adam	Henry	Manitoba	5	Winnipeg, Man.	Management
D	Owen	Headrick	UPEI	4	Garden River, Ont.	Arts
G	Logan	Flodell	Acadia	2	Regina, Sask.	Business Admin.
All-Rookie Team
F	Mitchell	Balmas	Saint Mary’s	1	Sydney, N.S.	Commerce
F	Chris	Paquette	RMC	1	Kingston, Ont.	Military Arts & Science
F	Jared	Dmytriw	Saskatchewan	1	Craven, Sask.	Business
D	Dawson	Davidson	Alberta	1	Moosomin, Sask.	Arts
D	Jordan	Sambrook	Brock	1	Markham, Ont.	Social Sciences
G	Samuel	Harvey	UNB	1	Alma, Que.	Business Admin.

Eric Cederberg is the Director of Communications for Acadia Athletics.

March 28, 2020

McDonald & Veinot named as All-Star, Rice recipient of MacLeod Award
(HALIFAX, N.S.) – Atlantic University Sport is pleased to announce the 2019-20 AUS women’s basketball all-stars and major award winners as selected by the conference’s eight head coaches following regular season play.
Acadia’s Haley McDonald was named to the AUS First Team All-Star squad, while teammate Jayda Veinot was named to the Second Team All-Star list. Senior forward Kelsey Rice was named the AUS Tracy MacLeod Award winner.
Fourth-year UPEI Panthers guard Jenna Mae Ellsworth of Charlottetown, P.E.I., was named the AUS most valuable player today as well as the AUS defensive player of the year.
Other AUS major award winners announced were Cape Breton’s Hailey MacLeod of Marion Bridge, N.S., who was named AUS rookie of the year; Acadia’s Kelsey Rice of Beaverbank, N.S., who is the AUS Tracy MacLeod Award Nominee; UNB’s Mikaela Dodig of Bolton, Ont., who received the student-athlete community service award; and Memorial Sea-Hawks head coach Mark English, who was named AUS coach of the year for the first time in his career.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Jenna Mae Ellsworth, UPEI Panthers
Jenna Mae Ellsworth, a five-foot-10 guard with the UPEI Panthers, is the Atlantic University Sport women’s basketball most valuable player.
A fourth-year science student from Charlottetown, P.E.I., Ellsworth led the Panthers with 20.5 point per game this season. She averaged 5.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.1 steals per game.
UPEI finished in first place in the regular season standings with a 17-3 record and have earned a bye through to the playoff semifinals.
In addition to being named conference MVP, she also earned defensive player of the year honours and a place on the AUS first team all-star squad today.
This marks the first time Ellsworth has been named an AUS first team all-star. She is a three-time AUS second team all-star and also earned rookie of the year nods and a place on the AUS all-rookie team in her inaugural season with the Panthers in 2016-17.
With 1,231 career points scored in four seasons, she now sits tied for second in UPEI school history with a year of eligibility remaining.
Ellsworth is just the third player in UPEI history to earn the conference MVP award and the first since 1998-99 when former Panthers standout Jennifer Johnston won the award. The only other UPEI player to be named AUS MVP was Paula Edwards in 1985-86.
Ellsworth now becomes the AUS nominee for the Nan Copp Award for U SPORTS player of the year.
Only two players from the AUS conference have earned the national honour: Acadia’s Paloma Anderson who took home the award in 2017-18 season, and Saint Mary’s Justine Colley who earned back-to-back Nan Copp awards in 2012-13 and 2013-14.
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Hailey MacLeod, Cape Breton Capers
Hailey MacLeod of the Cape Breton Capers is the AUS women’s basketball rookie of the year.
A five-foot-11 forward from Marion Bridge, N.S., MacLeod made an immediate impact with the Capers this season, starting in eight games and playing in all 20.
She boasted the second-best field goal percentage in the conference (50.8) and averaged 11.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game this season.
In a Feb. 8 game versus Saint Mary’s, MacLeod posted a career-high 31 points and 12 rebounds.
Along with being honoured as the conference’s top rookie, she also earned a place on the AUS all-rookie team.
She is the fifth player from the Capers to earn the honour as the conference’s top rookie. Former Cape Breton winners include Alison Keough (2013-14), Colleen Keane (2012-13), Amanda Fisher (1998-99) and Janice Moseychuck (1994-95).
MacLeod will now represent the conference as the AUS nominee for the Kathy Shields Award for U SPORTS rookie of the year.
Alison Keough is only player from the Capers to ever win the national rookie of the year award.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jenna Mae Ellsworth, UPEI Panthers
Jenna Mae Ellsworth of the UPEI Panthers women’s basketball team is the 2019-20 AUS defensive player of the year in addition to earning the conference’s top honour as AUS MVP.
The fourth-year guard from Charlottetown, P.E.I. led the Panthers with 2.1 steals per game. She also averaged 3.8 defensive rebounds per game.
UPEI boasted the most effective defence in the conference this season, limiting their opponents to an AUS-best 61.9 points per game.
This marks the third consecutive year a player from the Panthers has been named AUS defensive player of the year. Teammate Carolina Del Santo earned the honour the past two seasons.
Ellsworth will now become the Atlantic conference nominee for the U SPORTS defensive player of the year award.
Former Saint Mary’s Huskies standout Kennisha-Shanice Luberisse earned the national honour in 2015-16. She is the only AUS player to ever be honoured with the U SPORTS award.
TRACY MACLEOD AWARD NOMINEE: Kelsey Rice, Acadia Axewomen
Kelsey Rice of the Acadia Axewomen is the 2019-20 nominee for the U SPORTS Tracy MacLeod Award.
This award rewards a women’s basketball player who demonstrates determination, perseverance and unwavering spirit to continue playing the game of basketball.
A fifth-year forward from Beaverbank, N.S., Rice has displayed resilience and passion for the game throughout a five-year AUS career plagued with injuries.
Throughout her first four seasons, she suffered multiple concussions which sidelined her several times. Last season, after missing 12 games in the second half following a concussion, she was medically cleared to return to play in the final regular season game.
At the AUS championship, she played in all three games, helping the Axewomen to their second straight conference title.
Unfortunately, during Acadia’s final game of the U SPORTS championship last season, Rice suffered an ACL tear which she had to undergo surgery to repair in May 2019.
This season, she spent months rehabbing the injury, determined to return to play. She was medically cleared in February and played in Acadia’s final three regular season games.
“Kelsey has shown an extraordinary amount of resilience and a pure love for the game of basketball,” said Acadia head coach Len Harvey. “Kelsey was an AUS all-rookie team member in her first year, and though much of her career potential has been derailed due to her concussions and her ACL injury, she remains as steadfast as ever to return to play the game she loves during her final year of university.”
“Kelsey’s toughness and desire to return to play are inspiring,” said Harvey. “Through it all, she has kept her wonderful, positive attitude and has been relentless in her pursuit of getting back on the court.”
Rice’s win marks the second consecutive year a player from the Axewomen has earned this honour. Lanae Adams won the AUS award for Acadia last season and went on to earn the national honour.
Rice now becomes the AUS nominee for the U SPORTS Tracy MacLeod Award. Prior to Adams’ win last season, the only other AUS players to take home the national honour have been Memorial’s Brittany Dalton (2010-11) and Dalhousie’s Janet Wells (1999-00).

STUDENT-ATHLETE COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD: Mikaela Dodig, UNB Reds
Fourth-year UNB guard Mikaela Dodig is the 2019-20 recipient of the AUS student-athlete community service award and the AUS nominee for the U SPORTS Sylvia Sweeney award.
A five-foot-six guard from Bolton, Ont., Dodig has achieved success on the basketball court and in the classroom, while also being heavily involved in the community.
She started in all 20 games for the Reds this season, averaging 14.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game this season.
Following this season, she now sits second in UNB history with 113 career three-point field goals made.
She was named an AUS second team all-star today for the second consecutive season. She was also named to the AUS all-rookie team in her inaugural season with UNB in 2016-17.
Dodig holds a 4.1 GPA and has maintained academic all-Canadian status since her arrival at UNB.
Her extensive volunteer efforts include founding and co-chairing the first student-led Women in Sport conference to be held at UNB. The conference, which aims to empower, educate and support girls and women as participants and leaders in sport, is set for April 4, 2020.
She serves as vice president of the athlete’s council on campus and initiated the She is Active program with the Reds—a day where young girls join Reds varsity student-athletes to play various sports.
She is a member of SAMHI (Student-Athlete Mental Health Initiative) on campus and she is a volunteer at the Fredericton Community Kitchen.
Dodig has also served as a volunteer coach for multiple teams, including the U17 provincial team and the Jr. Reds U13 team.
She is the fourth player from the Reds to take home this honour and the first since 2011-12 when Melissa Foster won the award. Other winners from UNB include Amanda Sharpe (2010-11) and Emily Murphy (2005-06)
Dodig now becomes the AUS nominee for the U SPORTS Sylvia Sweeney Award.
AUS student-athletes have taken home the national honour in three of the past four seasons. UPEI’s Kiera Rigby won the award in 2017-18, Acadia’s Katie Ross took home the honours in 2016-17 and Dalhousie’s Ainsley MacIntyre won in 2015-16.

DR. CAROLYN SAVOY AWARD (AUS COACH OF THE YEAR): Mark English, Memorial Sea-Hawks
Memorial Sea-Hawks head coach Mark English has been chosen by his peers as the recipient of the Dr. Carolyn Savoy Memorial Award for AUS coach of the year for the first time in his career.
In his fifth season at the help of the program, Coach English led the Sea-Hawks to a 13-7 regular season record and a third-place finish in the AUS standings.
The Memorial squad averaged 75.7 points per game this season—good for second best in the conference.
Last season, the Sea-Hawks finished as runners up at the AUS championship after entering the playoffs as a No. 5 seed and upsetting the fourth-seeded UNB Reds in the quarterfinals and No. 1-seeded Cape Breton Capers in the semifinals.
English now becomes the Atlantic conference nominee for the U SPORTS coach of the year award.
Saint Mary’s head coach Scott Munro is the most recent AUS coach to win the national award. He took home the honour in 2012-13.
FIRST AND SECOND TEAM ALL-STARS AND ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
The Atlantic University Sport first and second team all-stars were also announced today, along with this year’s all-rookie team.
First Team All-Stars
Jenna Mae Ellsworth, UPEI (4th year – Charlottetown, P.E.I.)
Haille Nickerson, Memorial (5th year – Grimsby, Ont.)
Haley McDonald, Acadia (4th year – Port Williams, N.S.)
Reese Baxendale, UPEI (3rd year – Sussex, N.B.)
MacKenzee Ryan, Cape Breton (3rd year – Glace Bay, N.S.)
Second Team All-Stars
Jayda Veinot, Acadia (2nd year – Port Williams, N.S.)
Mikaela Dodig, UNB (4th year – Bolton, Ont.)
Alaina McMillan, Saint Mary’s (2nd year – Brantford, Ont.)
Alana Short, Memorial (2nd year – Barrie, Ont.)
Monique Calliste – Cape Breton (4th year – Toronto, Ont.)
All-Rookie Team:
Hailey MacLeod, Cape Breton (Marion Bridge, N.S.)
Aliyah Fraser, StFX (New Glasgow, N.S.)
Lucina Beaumont, Saint Mary’s (Fredericton, N.B.)
Chloe Wilson, Dalhousie (Dartmouth, N.S.)
Lauren Rainford, UPEI (Toronto, Ont.)
Eric Cederberg is the Director of Communications for Acadia Athletics
March 8, 2020
Axemen are champions, by snapping 21-year hold of title by Tigers
WOLFVILLE, N.S. – At the end of the third and final day of the 2020 Subway AUS Swimming Championships, presented by Keep It Social, the Dalhousie women’s team won their 19th straight AUS championship title while the Acadia Axemen earned their first championship title in 38 years, snapping a winning streak by the men’s Tigers which lasted 21 seasons.
Dalhousie’s Reagan Crowell led a podium sweep of the women’s 800m freestyle event to start the night. She posted a U SPORTS qualifying time of 8:50.06. Teammates Imani Theodore and Amelia Lane were second and third respectively.
Noah Horwood earned UNB their first gold of the session, touching in with a U SPORTS qualifying time of 28.74 in the men’s 50m breaststroke. Acadia’s Andre Walcott was second, followed by Dalhousie’s Evan Feick in third.
Abbey Corish won gold in the women’s 50m breaststroke, to earn Dalhousie their second gold of the evening. She was followed by Memorial’s Polina Konstantinova and Acadia’s Cali Bruce in second and third respectively.
Acadia’s Dean Sangster won the 200m backstroke in a U SPORTS qualifying time of 2:00.82. Dalhousie’s Christian Payne was second, followed by fellow Axemen Benjamin Henger in third.
UNB’s Leah Smal was first to the wall in the women’s 200m breaststroke. She clocked in with a U SPORTS qualifying time of 2:14.29. Dalhousie’s Claire Yurkovich and Sarah Bond were second and third, respectively.
Less than a tenth of a second separated the top three swimmers in the men’s 100m freestyle final. Acadia’s Brett Liem won the event with fellow Axeman Reilly Baker taking second place. Dalhousie’s Tyler Immel-Herron was right on their heals with a third-place finish.
Dalhousie’s Isabel Sarty set a new AUS record in the women’s 100m freestyle which she had broken during the heats earlier in the day. She posted a time of 55.19, bettering the time of 55.26 she set at the Kemp-Fry Invitational in November. Fellow Tiger Martine Nyhof was second, followed by Mary Beth Brown of Acadia in third.
Acadia’s Gordon Shortt won the 200m IM. Dalhousie’s Evan Feick was second, followed by Axemen swimmer Grier Kershaw in third.
Axewoman Cali Bruce out-touched Dalhousie’s Madeline Shivgulam to win the women’s 200m IM. Fellow Acadia swimmer Madison Morrison was third.
Dalhousie’s Quinn West won the final single event of the evening, earning a gold medal in the men’s 1500m freestyle event. Memorial’s Thomas Chafe was second, followed by Acadia’s Joshua Nowlan.
The Dalhousie team of Martine Nyhof, Abbey Corish, Lise Cinq-Mars and Isabel Sarty set a new AUS record to win the women’s 4x100m medley relay. They posted a time of 4:11.46 to beat the time of 4:11.64 previously set by Dalhousie at the 2016 AUS championships. Acadia was second in the event, followed by UNB in third.
Not to be outdone, the Acadia team of Dean Sangster, Andre Walcott, Shane Kenny and Brett Liem set a new AUS recorded in the men’s 4x100m medley relay. They touched in with a time of 3:43.01, topping the time previously set by the Dalhousie Tigers at the 2016 AUS championships. Dalhousie was second, followed by Memorial.
Acadia’s Madison Murray and Dean Sangster were named the female and male rookies of the championship meet.
Dalhousie’s Isabel Sarty was the female swimmer of the meet, while Acadia’s Brett Liem earned the men’s title.
At the end of the third and final day of competition, the team standings are as follows: 
Women’s 
Dalhousie - 1043.50
Acadia - 677
University of New Brunswick - 482
Memorial – 479
Mount Allison - 261.50
 Men’s 
Acadia - 1034
Dalhousie - 734
Memorial - 439
University of New Brunswick - 372
Mount Allison - 150
Everyone who posted a U SPORTS qualifying time during the AUS season will be headed to the U SPORTS championships, hosted by the University of Victoria, February 20-22, 2020.
Eric Cederberg is the Director of Communications for Acadia Athletics.
February 15, 2020
The Calgary Stampeders are Grey Cup Champions
The 106th Grey Cup was awarded on Sunday as the Calgary Stampeders were crowned champions at the historic Commonwealth Stadium on a cold winter’s night in the city of Edmonton. The Stampeders were led by quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, who was able to lead his team over the hump as they won their first Grey Cup since 2014, after losing the previous two previous Grey Cups. The Stampeders defeated the Ottawa Redblacks, who got the better of the Stamps in 2016.
There were many questions coming into this game, specifically ones revolving around the Stampeders, as the Stamps had lost the previous two Grey Cups after being the favourites in both games. Many doubted Bo Levi Mitchell, who has had considerable success in the regular season and holds the best regular season record as a starting quarterback in CFL history but has not had this success translate into the post-season. However, those doubts were quickly forgotten as the Stamps scored the opening touchdown of the game on a beautifully orchestrated screen pass that saw running back, Don Jackson, take the pass 21 yards to the house for a touchdown. The Stamps did not look back from the there as they continued to force the ball down the field.
In the end, this game really came down to turnovers. Any coach, player, manager, or anyone who knows anything about football will tell you that if you are able to win the turnover battle, you are more than likely going to win the game. That is exactly what the Stamps did, as they forced Trevor Harris, Quarterback for the Redblacks, to make many ill-advised throws that led to 3 interceptions, which tarnished any hopes the Redblacks had of winning this game. The final turnover numbers conveyed this reality as the Stamps took the ball away from the Redblacks six times, and only gave the ball away twice.
Aside from the game itself, there were many reports that cited major complaints from the players about the quality of the field in Edmonton as many players were not able to get their footing during the game. You could see it during the telecast as players were forced to change their shoes in an effort to combat the less than favourable field conditions. CFL on TSN analyst Milt Stegall said after the game, “I feel bad for the fans who watched this game because they definitely did not get their money’s worth.” The field conditions were definitely an issue, but both teams had to play in the conditions and the Stamps were the team that did a better job of making the necessary adjustments to win the game.
Sebastian Farkas is a third year Politics student and Sports and Wellness Editor of The Athenaeum
December 3, 2018

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