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Ontario University Athletics: Varsity Blues Stafford, Thomson headline 2019-20 Honour Awards with Athlete of the Year nods

U SPORTS Staff
U SPORTS is proud to announce the national campaign for the 2020 Lieutenant Governor Athletic Awards Presented by Makadiff SPORTS, honouring the Athletes of the Year for the 2019-20 season.
Celebrating their 28th year, the awards are championed once again by His Honour Doug Mitchell and Her Honour, the Honourable Lois Mitchell, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.
In lieu of a formal awards ceremony at the historic McDougall Centre in Calgary, this year’s campaign will be presented digitally due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign is highlighted by special features on this year’s nominees and former finalists, Their Honours Doug and Lois Mitchell, and members of the Canadian Athletic Foundation trustees – whose vote is combined with public balloting on USPORTS.ca to determine the winners.
Voting opens on June 12 and closes on June 21, with results announced on June 25 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
The 2020 Lieutenant Governor Athletic Awards also includes the second annual leadership development seminar, featuring the University of Calgary’s Dr. Cari Din – an Olympic silver medalist in synchronized swimming with a PhD in Leadership Behaviour – who will address the eight finalists in virtual format.
The winners have the opportunity to receive a $10,000 post-graduate scholarship to attend a graduate level, masters, or doctorate degree at a Canadian university accredited by Universities Canada. All nominees will also receive a commemorative durilium ring from Baron, the Exclusive Provider of championship rings and recognition jewelry of U SPORTS.
Below are the Athletes of the Year from each of the 56 U SPORTS members vying to represent their respective conferences – Canada West (CW), Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) and Atlantic University Sport (AUS) – as Lieutenant Governor Athletic Award nominees.
The eight finalists for the U SPORTS Male and Female Athletes of the Year will be announced on Thursday, May 14.
For the all-time Lieutenant Governor Athletic Award nominees and winners, click here.
UNIVERSITY | Male | Sport | Female | Sport |
ALBERTA | Max Elgert | Volleyball | Kory White | Volleyball |
BRANDON | Elliott Viles | Volleyball | Rayvn Wiebe | Volleyball |
UBC | Kieran Lumb | Cross country | Keylyn Filewich | Basketball |
UBC OKANAGAN | Hamish Walde | Soccer | Natalie Livingston | Volleyball |
CALGARY | Brett Layton | Basketball | Kelsey Roberts | Hockey |
FRASER VALLEY | Daniel Campbell | Golf (Non-U SPORTS sanctioned) |
Taylor Claggett | Basketball |
LETHBRIDGE | Andreas Troschke | Track & Field | Hailey Driscoll | Rugby |
MacEWAN | Max Vriend | Volleyball | Jamie Erickson | Soccer |
MANITOBA | Rashawn Browne | Basketball | Kelsey Wog | Swimming |
MOUNT ROYAL | To be announced in the Fall | |||
UNBC | Tyrell Laing | Basketball | Maria Mongomo | Basketball |
REGINA | Carter Millar | Basketball | Joely Welburn | Track & Field |
SASKATCHEWAN | Taran Kozun | Hockey | Michelle Harrison | Track & Field |
THOMPSON RIVERS | Jan Pirretas Glasmacher | Soccer | Kendra Finch | Volleyball |
TRINITY WESTERN | Eric Loeppky | Volleyball | Jenaya Robertson | Soccer |
VICTORIA | Isaac Koch | Soccer | Danielle Hanus / Anna Mollenhauer | Swimming/Field Hockey |
WINNIPEG | Mikael Clegg | Volleyball | Emma Parker | Volleyball |
UNIVERSITY | Male | Sport | Female | Sport |
ALGOMA | Broderick Collison | Wrestling | Karly Fracalanza | Basketball |
BROCK | Clayton Pye | Wrestling | Hannah Taylor | Wrestling |
CARLETON | Jack Cassar | Football | Zoe Williams | Nordic Skiing (non-U SPORTS sanctioned) |
GUELPH | Job Reinhart | Football & Wrestling | Zoe Sherar | Track & Field |
LAKEHEAD | Lock Lam / Marco Palermo | Basketball / Wrestling | Alannah MacLean | Nordic Skiing (non-U SPORTS sanctioned) |
LAURENTIAN | Kadre Gray | Basketball | Héléna Lamoureux | Basketball |
LAURIER | Jaron Brown | Golf | Lizzy Laurie | Cross Country/Track & Field |
McMASTER | Ben Zahra | Wrestling | Kaelyn Gregory | Curling |
NIPISSING | Alexander Maycock | Nordic Skiing (non-U SPORTS sanctioned) |
Emily Drake | Nordic Skiing (non-U SPORTS sanctioned) |
ONTARIO TECH | Fadi Salback | Soccer | Nicole Martindale | Lacrosse (non-U SPORTS sanctioned) |
OTTAWA | Davide Casarin | Swimming | Mikayla Morton | Soccer |
QUEEN'S | Ejaz Causer | Football | McKinley Hunt / Sophie de Goede | Rugby & Basketball |
RMC | Christopher Paquette | Hockey | Lauryne Mvuezolo | Volleyball |
RYERSON | Xander Ketrzynski | Volleyball | Cailin Wark | Volleyball |
TORONTO | David Thomson | Hockey | Lucia Stafford | Cross Country / Track & Field |
TRENT | Emerson Prior | Rugby (Non-U SPORTS Sanctioned) |
Jill Barr | Volleyball |
WATERLOO | Tyler Ternowski | Football | Taytum Clairmont | Hockey |
WESTERN | Sebastian Paulins | Swimming | Kate Current | Cross Country/Track & Field |
WINDSOR | Pierce Johnson | Volleyball | Alyssa Getty | Golf (non-U SPORTS sanctioned) |
YORK | Daniel Gleason | Track & Field | Teni Odetoyinbo | Soccer |
UNIVERSITY | Male | Sport | Female | Sport |
BISHOP’S | Nervens Demosthene | Basketball | Amaiquen Siciliano | Basketball |
CONCORDIA | Adam Vance | Football | Rosalie Bégin-Cyr | Hockey |
LAVAL | Jean-Simon Desgagnés | Cross Country / Track & Field | Fabiola Forteza | Rugby |
McGILL | Clément Secchi | Swimming | Daphne Danyluk | Swimming |
MONTRÉAL | Aboubacar Sissoko | Soccer | Anaïs Arlandis | Swimming |
UQAM | Mélissa Roy | Soccer | Alix Lochard | Basketball |
UQTR | Félix Clapin-Girard | Soccer | Alexa Dallaire | Soccer |
SHERBROOKE | Raphaël Viens | Volleyball | Ariane Dubois | Track & Field |
UNIVERSITY | Male | Sport | Female | Sport |
ACADIA | Logan Flodell | Hockey | Haley McDonald / Lucy Glen-Carter | Basketball / Volleyball |
CAPE BRETON | Peter Schaale | Soccer | Ciera Disipio | Soccer |
DALHOUSIE | Keevan Veinot | Basketball | Courtney Baker / Lorena Heubach | Volleyball / Track & Field |
MEMORIAL | Cole Long | Basketball | Jade Roberts / Haille Nickerson | Cross Country / Basketball |
MONCTON | Maxime St-Cyr | Hockey | Véronique Omalosanga | Track & Field |
MOUNT ALLISON | Noah Mascoll-Gomes | Swimming | Rachel MacDougall | CCAA Volleyball |
UNB | Tyler Boland | Hockey | Justine Comeau | Curling |
UPEI | Owen Headrick | Hockey | Jenna Mae Ellsworth | Basketball |
SAINT MARY'S | Nicholas Welsh | Hockey | Kiana Wilkinson | Hockey |
StFX | Dan Hayfield | Soccer | Tyra Meropoulis | Hockey |
ST. THOMAS | Christian Christie | CCAA Volleyball | Vanessa Soffee | CCAA Basketball |
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