QUEBEC CITY (CIS) – University of Calgary freshman quarterback
Eric Dzwilewski was named the 2010 CIS football rookie of the year Thursday night, while teammates
Aaron Ifield and
Paul Swiston were named first- and second-team All-Canadians, respectively.
The other individual award winners announced during the CIS All-Canadian Banquet, presented by Mallette, at the Quebec City Convention Centre were Ottawa quarterback Brad Sinopolii, who won the Hec Crighton Trophy as CIS player of the year; St. Francis Xavier linebacker Henoc Muamba of Mississauga, Ont., who captured the Presidents' Trophy as the nation's top defensive player; Laval defensive end Arnaud Gascon-Nadon of Montreal, who received the J.P. Metras Trophy as the most outstanding down lineman; and Manitoba linebacker Thomas Hall of Winnipeg, who for the second straight year received the Russ Jackson Award for best combining academics, athletics and citizenship.
Muamba beat out Dinos linebacker
Sam Hurl, who was also nominated for the Presidents' Trophy, while Swiston was the Canada West nominee for the J.P. Metras, losing out to Gascon-Nadon.
The winners of the Frank Tindall Trophy as CIS coach of the year and of the Gino Fracas Award, honouring a volunteer assistant coach, will be announced Friday morning at the CIS Coach of the Year Breakfast at Loews Le Concorde Hotel.
The Calgary Dinos (9-2) face the Laval Rouge et Or (12-0) in the 46th Desjardins Vanier Cup Saturday at 11:45 a.m. Eastern (9:45 MT) at PEPS Stadium, live on TSN and Radio-Canada.
For all the info on the Desjardins Vanier Cup, visit: www.vaniercup.com.
PETER GORMAN TROPHY – Eric Dzwilewski (Calgary)
Dzwilewski, a history student who turned 19 on Nov. 23, is the second consecutive Dino and the third in the last five years to win the Peter Gorman Trophy, following in the footsteps of current teammate
Linden Gaydosh in 2009 and quarterback Dalin Tollestrup in 2006. Gord Goodwin also won the award for Calgary, back in 1976.
It was supposed to be a year for Dzwilewski to work under the tutelage of two-time Hec Crighton winner
Erik Glavic, but an injury to the starter thrust the Boise, Idaho native into the spotlight just one week into the regular season. In his first start, the 6-foot, 175-pound freshman completed 13 of 20 passes for 258 yards and two touchdowns as the Dinos defeated Regina 24-21 to earn their first win of the campaign. For his efforts, he was named Canada West offensive player of the week.
He followed up that first win with three more at Alberta, at Manitoba, and home to UBC and finished his rookie season 4-1 as a starter in Canada West – a key reason the Dinos put up a 6-2 record in conference play.
Dzwilewski, a graduate of Boise's Centennial High School who spent several seasons as a water boy for the Boise State Broncos, was equally adept with his feet as with his arm. In addition to 894 passing yards, he wrapped up the season with 446 yards on 52 carries, good enough for seventh in Canada West and second on the team in rushing. The Canada West coaches unanimously named him the conference's rookie of the year.
“You could argue that Eric was the MVP of the Dinos in 2010,” said Calgary head coach
Blake Nill. “To have an 18-year-old quarterback step in unexpectedly and win his first four starts speaks volumes of his on-field talent and mindset. Eric is a dual-threat athlete who can make big plays through the air or with his feet. The Dinos will be in good shape with Eric at the helm over the next four years.”
St. Francis Xavier wide receiver Jordan Catterall of Oakville, Ont., Montreal defensive end David Ménard of Chicoutimi, Que., and Queen's linebacker Sam Sabourin of Stittsville, Ont., were the other finalists for the rookie-of-the-year award.
2010 HEC CRIGHTON TROPHY NOMINEES (player of the year)
AUS: Jahmeek Taylor, inside receiver & kick returner, Saint Mary's
QUFL: Simon Charbonneau Campeau, wide receiver, Sherbrooke
OUA: Brad Sinopoli, quarterback, Ottawa (recipient)
CWUAA: Laurence Nixon, quarterback, Saskatchewan
2010 PRESIDENTS' TROPHY NOMINEES (defensive player of the year)
AUS: Henoc Muamba, linebacker, St. Francis Xavier (recipient)
QUFL: Frédérick Plesius, linebacker, Laval
OUA: Giancarlo Rapanaro, linebacker, Wilfrid Laurier
CWUAA: Sam Hurl, linebacker, Calgary
2010 J.P. METRAS TROPHY NOMINEES (outstanding down lineman)
AUS: Adrian Saturley, defensive end, Acadia
QUFL: Arnaud Gascon-Nadon, defensive end, Laval (recipient)
OUA: Matt O'Donnell, offensive tackle, Queen's
CWUAA: Paul Swiston, offensive tackle, Calgary
2010 PETER GORMAN TROPHY NOMINEES (rookie of the year)
AUS: Jordan Catterall, wide receiver, St. Francis Xavier
QUFL: David Ménard, defensive end, Montreal
OUA: Sam Sabourin, linebacker, Queen's
CWUAA: Eric Dzwilewski, quarterback, Calgary (recipient)
2010 RUSS JACKSON AWARD NOMINEES (outstanding student-athlete & citizenship)
AUS: Kwame Osei, slotback, education, St. Francis Xavier
QUFL: Guillaume Saliah, guard, administration, Montreal
OUA: Dillon Heap, receiver & kick returner, business, Wilfrid Laurier
CWUAA: Thomas Hall, linebacker, kinesiology and recreational mgt, Manitoba (recipient)
2010 CIS FOOTBALL ALL-CANADIANS
FIRST TEAM
Offence
Pos. Athlete University Year Hometown Program
QB Brad Sinopoli Ottawa 4 Peterborough, Ont. Human Kinetics
RB Rotrand Sené Montreal 2 Montreal, Que. Administration
RB Adrian Charles Regina 5 Scarborough, Ont. Campion Arts
WR Simon Charbonneau Campeau Sherbrooke 3 St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. Engineering
WR Jade Etienne Saskatchewan 3 Deer Valley, Sask. Arts & Science
IR Matthew Bolduc Ottawa 5 Ottawa, Ont. Social Sciences
IR Alexandre Poirier Sherbrooke 5 Victoriaville, Que. Open Studies
C Justin Glover McMaster 5 Hamilton, Ont. Communication
T Matthew O'Donnell Queen's 4 Kingston, Ont. Health Studies
T Patrick Neufeld Saskatchewan 4 Regina, Sask. Arts & Science
G Matthew Norman Western 3 Montreal, Que. Social Sciences
G Ben Heenan Saskatchewan 3 Regina, Sask. Agriculture
Defence
DT Dan Schutte Saint Mary's 4 Red Deer, Alta. Arts
DT Sébastien Tétreault Ottawa 5 Granby, Que. Arts
DE Arnaud Gascon-Nadon Laval 2 Montreal, Que. Open Studies
DE David Ménard Montreal 1 Chicoutimi, Que. Arts & Sciences
LB Henoc Muamba StFX 4 Mississauga, Ont. Business Info Systems
LB Frédérick Plesius Laval 2 Laval, Que. Open Studies
CLB Giancarlo Rapanaro Laurier 5 Niagara Falls, Ont. Kinesiology / Phys. Ed.
FS Bryce McCall Saskatchewan 3 Regina, Sask. Business
HB Craig Butler Western 4 London, Ont. King's College
HB Maxime Bérubé Laval 5 Valleyfield, Que. Marketing (Masters)
CB Jamir Walker Regina 3 Regina, Sask. Campion Arts
CB Bradley Daye Mount Allison 5 Halifax, N.S. Sociology
Special Teams
P Christopher Milo Laval 4 Montreal, Que. Open Studies
K Aaron Ifield Calgary 5 Saskatoon, Sask. Arts
RET Raphaël Gagné Sherbrooke 1 St-Jeanne-d'Arc, Que. Open Studies
SECOND TEAM
Offence
QB Laurence Nixon Saskatchewan 5 Richmond, B.C. Arts & Science
RB Nick FitzGibbon Guelph 5 Puslinch, Ont. Sociology
RB Jerimy Hipperson Western 3 St. Catharines, Ont. Social Sciences
WR Cyril Adjeitey Ottawa 5 Ghana, Africa Biochemistry
WR Adam Molnar Mount Allison 4 Beamsville, Ont. Commerce
IR Liam Mahoney Concordia 4 Lachine, Que. History
IR Brenden Owens Regina 4 Regina, Sask. Engineering
C Nicholas Ternovatsky Alberta 4 St. Albert, Alta. Arts
T Paul Swiston Calgary 3 Calgary, Alta. Arts
T Anthony Barrette Concordia 4 Verdun, Que. English & History
G Simon Légaré Montreal 2 Montreal, Que. Arts & sciences
G Mike Filer Mount Allison 3 Brantford, Ont. Sociology
Defence
DT Benjamin Thompson McGill 4 Fredericton, N.B. Management
DT Serge Kaminsky UBC 3 Richmond, B.C. Applied Science
DE Alexander Robinson Western 2 Vancouver, B.C. Kinesiology
DE Adrian Saturley Acadia 5 Terence Bay, N.S. BBA
LB John Surla Western 4 Niagara Falls, Ont. Social Sciences
LB Filipe Fonseca Da Silva Sherbrooke 3 Montreal, Que. Open Studies
CLB Jeff Hecht Saint Mary's 3 Edmonton, Alta. Arts
FS Julien Hamel Montreal 5 Boucherville, Que. Physical Education
HB Mark Holden Saint Mary's 4 Halifax, N.S. Arts
HB Harrison Maloney Bishop's 3 Thurso, Que. Business
CB Olivier Turcotte-Létourneau Laval 4 Quebec City, Que. BBA
CB Chayce Elliot Ottawa 5 Burnaby, B.C. Sociology
Special Teams
P Darryl Wheeler Western 4 Hamilton, Ont. Health Sciences
K Matthew Falvo Ottawa 3 Welland, Ont. Social Sciences
RET Jahmeek Taylor Saint Mary's 3 Mississauga, Ont. Arts
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