QUEBEC CITY – David Apap, a member of the McGill University men's alpine ski team finished fourth in a Giant Slalom race at Mt. Stoneham, Friday, but earned enough points to win the conference's individual scoring title by 85 points at the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec championship meet over the weekend.
It marked the first RSEQ title by a McGill male since 2006 when Nicolas Zyromski finished first overall.
Apap, a 6-foot-1, 188-pound native of Gap, in the French Alps, also earned RSEQ all-conference honours. The 25-year-old master's student in physical therapy posted six podium finishes in 10 races this season, with five gold medals and a bronze. Only the best eight results count towards the standings and Apap finished first of the circuit's 50 skiers with 1,135 points overall, edging out Laval's Philippe Crête-Belzile (1,050). Olivier Bouvier-Johnston of the Montreal Carabins was third with 925.
Montreal captured the men's team championship for the second consecutive season, while Laval claimed their first women's banner since 1994.
In the women's division, Laval freshman Laurence Vallerand won the individual championship with 1,200 points, edging out Maude Longtin of the Montreal Carabins, who tallied 1,000.
McGill's Allene Kennedy, an 18-year-old science freshman from Truckee, Calif., won silver in Friday's giant slalom and finished third in the scoring race with 880 points overall, meriting first-team all-conference honours. The 5-foot-5 rookie also posted a pair of bronze-medal finishes over the season.
Teammate Sophie Splawinski of Montreal West ended up sixth overall with 685 points and made the second squad. Splawinski, a 26-year-old doctorate student in atmospheric and oceanic science, was the only other member of the Martlets to win a medal this season with one bronze. With 24 career podium finishes, the 5-foot-9 slalom specialist is two shy of the RSEQ all-time record held by Kimberly Bonnell of Bishop's. Splawinski, who has one more year of school before graduating with a PhD, was also the last McGill woman to win the individual title, accomplishing the feat in 2010.
Teammates joining Kennedy and Splawinski in the women's top 40 included Kate van Berkom (493 points, 11th), Madeleine de Lotbiniere-Bassett (388, 20th), Emily Owen (384, 21st), Lauren Richardson (380, 22nd), Elise Dedekam (347, 24th), Heather Cross (323, 27th) and Dominique Ferland (56, 35th).
McGill's other leading scorers in the men's top 50 included Philippe Garneau-Halliday (555 points, 11th), Baptiste Saintot (421.5, 13th), Alexandre Gauvin (415, 14th), William Laver (394, 15th), John Riedel (377, 17th), Simon Foley (363.5, 20th), Charles Wright (329, 24th), Geoffrey Long (324, 24th), Simon Altman (324, 27th), Felix Lavergne-Fontaine (316, 28th), Alexander Norman (305, 30th), Brandon McCool (294, 31st), Charles Bloomfield (392, 32nd), Benjamin McAusland (275, 36th), Max Weinberg (238, 38th), Christophe Rainville (209, 39th), Daniel Cohen (190, 40th), Matthew Slimovitch (180, 41st) and David Blair (94, 47th).
2013 RSEQ ALL-STARS & MAJOR AWARD WINNERS
MEN'S FIRST ALL-STAR TEAM
David Apap, McGill
Philippe Crête-Belzile, Laval
Olivier Bouvier-Johnston, Montréal
Mathieu Fournier, Laval
Simon Mannella, Laval
MEN'S SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM
Jean-Philippe Bertrand, Montréal
Frédérique Durand, Montréal
Julien Rozon, Montréal
Dominique Rolland, Montréal
Louis Morin, Laval
SCORING CHAMPION: David Apap, McGill
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD: Jean-Philippe Bertrand, Montréal
LEADERSHIP & SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD (Prix David-Kreiner-Vaillancourt): Dominique Rolland, Montréal
COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD: Michel Huot, Montréal
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WOMEN'S FIRST ALL-STAR TEAM
Laurence Vallerand, Laval
Maude Longtin, Montréal
Allene Kennedy, McGill
Maëlle Bergeron, Laval
Catherine Morel, Laval
WOMEN'S SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM
Sophie Splawinski, McGill
Victoria Stevens, Montréal
Marielou Morin-Perrin, Montréal
Joëlle Dansereau, Montréal
Sibyl Poliquin, Montréal
SCORING CHAMPION: Laurence Vallerand, Laval
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD: Laurence Vallerand, Laval
LEADERSHIP & SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD (Prix David-Kreiner-Vaillancourt): Gabrielle Bergeron-Giguère, Laval
COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD: Michel Huot, Montréal
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2013 RSEQ ALPINE SKI FINAL INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS |
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WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS |
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MEN'S INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS |
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(TOP 4 OF 6 SLALOMS AND TOP 2 OF 4 GIANT SLALOMS COUNT) |
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NAME |
UNIVERSITY |
POINTS |
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NAME |
UNIVERSITY |
POINTS |
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1 |
Laurence Vallerand |
Laval |
1200,0 |
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1 |
David Apap |
McGill |
1135,0 |
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2 |
Maude Longtin |
Montréal |
1000,0 |
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2 |
Philippe Crête-Belzile |
Laval |
1050,0 |
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3 |
Allene Kennedy |
McGill |
880,0 |
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3 |
Olivier Bouvier-Johnston |
Montréal |
925,0 |
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4 |
Maëlle Bergeron |
Laval |
870,0 |
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4 |
Mathieu Fournier |
Laval |
870,0 |
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5 |
Catherine Morel |
Laval |
775,0 |
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5 |
Simon Mannella |
Laval |
800,0 |
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6 |
Sophie Splawinski |
McGill |
685,0 |
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6 |
Jean-Philippe Bertrand |
Montréal |
755,0 |
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7 |
Victoria Stevens |
Montréal |
600,0 |
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7 |
Frédérique Durand |
Montréal |
748,0 |
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8 |
Marielou Morin-Perrin |
Montréal |
550,0 |
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8 |
Julien Rozon |
Montréal |
745,0 |
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9 |
Joëlle Dansereau |
Montréal |
530,0 |
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9 |
Dominique Rolland |
Montréal |
735,0 |
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10 |
Sibyl Poliquin |
Montréal |
494,0 |
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10 |
Louis Morin |
Laval |
605,0 |
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11 |
Kate van Berkom |
McGill |
493,0 |
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11 |
Philippe Garneau-Halliday |
McGill |
555,0 |
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12 |
Karel Bouchard |
Montréal |
482,0 |
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12 |
Olivier Nadeau |
Montréal |
495,0 |
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13 |
Amélie L'heureux |
Laval |
477,5 |
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13 |
Baptiste Saintot |
McGill |
421,5 |
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14 |
Marie-Catherine Turcotte |
Laval |
464,0 |
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14 |
Alexandre Gauvin |
McGill |
415,0 |
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15 |
Éliane Di Battista |
Montréal |
425,0 |
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15 |
William Laver |
McGill |
394,0 |
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16 |
Natacha Lebfevre |
Montréal |
411,5 |
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16 |
Philippe Chartrand |
Laval |
391,0 |
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17 |
Amélie Lemelin |
Concordia |
405,0 |
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17 |
John Riedel |
McGill |
377,0 |
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18 |
Mélissa-Maude Verreault-K. |
Laval |
395,0 |
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18 |
Raphaël Soumis-Leblanc |
Montréal |
367,0 |
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19 |
Gabrielle Bergeron-Giguère |
Laval |
390,0 |
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19 |
Julien Houle-Dorval |
UQAC |
366,0 |
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20 |
Madeleine de Lotbiniere-Bassett |
McGill |
388,0 |
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20 |
Simon Foley |
McGill |
363,5 |
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21 |
Emily Owen |
McGill |
384,0 |
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21 |
Jérémie Gauthier |
Montréal |
358,0 |
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22 |
Lauren Richardson |
McGill |
380,0 |
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22 |
Nicolas Demers-Telmosse |
Montréal |
358,0 |
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23 |
Stéphanie Fiset |
Laval |
362,0 |
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23 |
Phyllip Parent-Saindon |
Montréal |
331,0 |
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24 |
Elise Dedekam |
McGill |
347,0 |
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24 |
Charles Wright |
McGill |
329,0 |
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25 |
Gabrielle Beaudoin-Lemay |
Concordia |
343,0 |
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25 |
Alexandre Stoll |
Montréal |
325,0 |
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26 |
Sophie Ringuet |
Laval |
325,0 |
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26 |
Geoffrey Long |
McGill |
324,0 |
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27 |
Heather Cross |
McGill |
323,0 |
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27 |
Simon Altman |
McGill |
324,0 |
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28 |
Stephanie Hawkins |
Concordia |
260,0 |
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28 |
Felix Lavergne-Fontaine |
McGill |
316,0 |
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29 |
Émilie Desforges |
Montréal |
250,0 |
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29 |
Étienne Cardinal |
Laval |
315,0 |
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30 |
Charlotte Baigent |
Concordia |
218,0 |
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30 |
Alexander Norman |
McGill |
305,0 |
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31 |
Katherine Murray |
Concordia |
216,0 |
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31 |
Brandon McCool |
McGill |
294,0 |
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32 |
Lara Hurtubise |
Concordia |
203,0 |
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32 |
Charles Bloomfield |
McGill |
292,0 |
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33 |
Michelle Segal |
Concordia |
202,0 |
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33 |
Henri-Alexandre Brillon |
Concordia |
286,0 |
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34 |
MacKenzie Graham |
Concordia |
103,0 |
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34 |
Simon Cousineau |
Montréal |
285,0 |
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35 |
Dominique Ferland |
McGill |
56,0 |
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35 |
Charles Laflèche |
Montréal |
279,0 |
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36 |
Maya Cadieux-Rouillard |
Concordia |
51,0 |
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36 |
Benjamin McAusland |
McGill |
275,5 |
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37 |
Vaitea Cowan |
Concordia |
49,0 |
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37 |
Guillaume Laframboise |
Concordia |
268,0 |
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38 |
Max Weinberg |
McGill |
238,0 |
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39 |
Christophe Rainville |
McGill |
209,0 |
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40 |
Daniel Cohen |
McGill |
190,0 |
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41 |
Matthew Slimovitch |
McGill |
180,0 |
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42 |
Charles Provost |
Concordia |
149,0 |
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43 |
Paul Blanc-Paque |
Concordia |
149,0 |
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44 |
Frederic Lynn |
Concordia |
140,0 |
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45 |
Dan Glikstein |
Concordia |
137,0 |
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46 |
François Pagé |
Concordia |
105,0 |
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47 |
David Blair |
McGill |
94,0 |
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48 |
Thibault Cauet |
Concordia |
90,0 |
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49 |
Norbert Poitras |
Concordia |
60,0 |
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50 |
Yanick Presseault |
Concordia |
60,0 |
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
514-398-7012 (Tel.)
514-398-1956 (Fax)
m.athletics.mcgill.ca (mobile website)
www.mcgill athletics.ca
earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca
