McGill football duo merit excellence bursaries from Alouettes

(L to R): Stéphane Boulay (RDS), Luis Guimont-Mota (#5), Simon Lamontagne (#87), Mark Weightman (Montreal Alouettes)

MONTREAL -- Luis Guimont-Mota and Simon Lamontagne, both members of the McGill University football team, were among eight Quebec university athletes to receive scholarships valued at $1,500 apiece, from the Montreal Alouettes Bursary Program.

Including high school and CEGEP football, a total of 26 bursaries totaling $34,250, were handed out this fall. It marked the 10th year of the Alouettes involvement in the program, which is co-directed by the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence.

Guimont-Mota, a 5-foot-8, 190-pound native of Quebec City, received an athletic excellence bursary. The third-year business management student was voted all-conference last year after becoming the first member of the Redmen in 11 years to lead the Quebec league in rushing with 824 yards on 147 carries, a 5.6 average and four touchdowns.

Lamontagne, who hails from Boisbriand, Que.,was the only player at the university level to merit an academic excellence award. A senior, he earned Academic All-Canadian honours and made the Principal's Student-athlete Honour Roll, graduating last June with a 3.69 cumulative grade-point average and a science degree. Lamontagne won the team's Charlie Baillie Trophy as best team player in 2013 and has returned to work on a master's program in physical therapy. The 5-foot-11, 181-pound defensive back made 21.5 tackles in eight games last year. He was also credited with three knockdowns, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.

McGill and the Montreal Carabins led the RSEQ university football conference with two scholarships apiece from the Alouettes, whicle Laval, Bishop's Concordia and Sherbrooke each had one recipient.

The bursary awards announcement was presented by RDS, which has been a prestige-level communications partner of the Foundation for numerous years. RDS broadcasts select video clips of bursary recipients and is the official broadcaster of the 29th Quebec University Sports Awards Gala, which will be held on Nov. 25 at the Sheraton Hotel Laval.

List of the 26 recipients of the 2014 Montreal Alouettes Bursary Program sharing $34,250 in bursaries

High school level recipients (11 bursaries - $750)

FIRST NAME	NAME	CLUB IN 2013	TYPE OF BURSARY
Dimitri	Sinodinos	Panthers de Laval Liberty High School	Academic Excellence
Ian	Wilkins	Barons de St-Buno	Academic Excellence
Denver	Coursol	Wildcats de Laurentides-Lanaudière	Academic and Athletic Support
Vincent	Forbes-Mombleau	Centurions de la Polyvalente Deux-Montagnes	Academic and Athletic Support
Bruno	Labelle	Wildcats de Laurentides-Lanaudière	Academic and Athletic Support
Julien	Le Guehennec	Cactus du Collège Note-Dame	Academic and Athletic Support
Philippe	Lessard-Vézina	Arsenal de l'Académie Saint-Louis	Academic and Athletic Support
François	Rocheleau	Cactus du Collège Note-Dame	Academic and Athletic Support
Patrick	Davis	Phénix de la Polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau	Perseverance
Julien	Leblanc	Grizzlys de Montmagny	Perseverance
Vincent	Morissette	Aigles du Collège Jean-Eudes	Leadership

College level recipients (6 bursaries - $1,000)

FIRST NAME	NAME	CLUB IN 2013	TYPE OF BURSARY
Louis-Mathieu	Normandin	Spartiates du Cégep du Vieux Montréal	Academic Excellence
Mathieu	Betts	Spartiates du Cégep du Vieux Montréal	Academic and Athletic Support
François	Hamel	Cheetahs du Collège Vanier	Academic and Athletic Support
Jean-Philippe	Hudon	Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy	Academic and Athletic Support
Dominic	Lévesque	Cougars du Collège Champlain-Lennoxville	Academic and Athletic Support
Frédérik-Xavier	Duhamel	Spartiates du Cégep du Vieux Montréal	Leadership

University recruitment recipient (1 bursary - $8,000 over 2 years)

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2013 : Lynx du Cégep Édouard-Montpetit
2014 : Carabins de l'Université Montréal

Recruitment

University level recipient (8 bursaries - $1,500 each)

FIRST NAME	NAME	CLUB IN 2013	TYPE OF BURSARY
Simon	Lamontagne	McGill Redmen	Academic Excellence
Luis	Guimont-Mota	McGill Redmen	Academic and Athletic Support
Jamal	Henry	Concordia Stingers	Academic and Athletic Support
Mathieu	Masseau	Rouge et Or de l'Université Laval	Academic and Athletic Support
Byron	Perez-Archambault	Carabins de l'Université de Montréal	Academic and Athletic Support
Theo	Thompson	Bishop's Gaiters	Academic and Athletic Support
Alexandre	Laganière	Carabins de l'Université de Montréal	Leadership
Rami	Saintus	Vert & Or de l'Université de Sherbrooke	Academic and Athletic Support