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MONTREAL --
Cedric McNicoll of the McGill University men's hockey team has earned Capital One Academic All-America second team honours. The award, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, recognizes the top student-athletes in the USA and Canada, for best combining athletics with outstanding performance in the classroom.
McNicoll, a 25-year-old native of Boucherville, Que., joins defenceman
Mike McGurk of the Brock Badgers and wrestler
Steven Takahashi of the Western Mustangs as the only CIS athletes selected among the 20 male honourees in the at-large category for the College Division, which comprises the CIS, NAIA and two-year degree-granting institutions across the United States and Canada. There were no CIS athletes picked on the women's side. The at-large category features 15 sports, including ice hockey, field hockey, bowling, rowing, fencing, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling.
A third-year accounting major in the Desautels faculty of management, McNicoll achieved a lofty grade-point average of 3.78 (out of 4). He made the Principal's Student-athlete Honour Roll and was honoured last fall by Governor General
David Johnston as a CIS Top 8 Academic All-Canadian. Last month, McNicoll became only the fifth athlete in McGill history to merit Academic All-District status, which is a prerequisite for earning Academic All-America honours. Previous McGillians include football players
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (2013),
J.P. Veri (1991) and
Bruno Pietrobon (1987), as well as basketball's
Willie Hinz (1983).
On the ice, the 5-foot-10, 186-pound centreman tallied 34 points in 25 games with the Redmen, en route to meriting OUA East MVP honours and CIS second-team all-Canadian status. It was a banner campaign for McNicoll who also won the Bobby Bell Trophy as team MVP, the Forbes Trophy as McGill's male athlete of the year and was the RSEQ nominee for the BLG Awards in Calgary, where the CIS athletes of the year were crowned.
McNicoll made his debut with the Redmen in 2013-14 after three seasons at the professional level in the AHL and the ECHL, which followed a stellar junior career in the QMJHL.
There were five student-athletes with a GPA of 4.0 on the men's at-large team. The first squad boasts a combined GPA of 3.92, while the second unit has a combined average of 3.72. The overall GPA for this year's team is 3.82. On the women's side, there were eight with a GPA of 4.0. The first team featured a combined GPA of 3.92, while the second team averaged 3.91. The overall GPA was 3.91.
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| 2015 CoSIDA CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA AT-LARGE MEN'S TEAM |
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| COLLEGE DIVISION (CIS, NAIA & two-year degree-granting schools) |
| FIRST TEAM | | | | | | |
| Sport | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | GPA | Major |
| Swimming | Jacob Anderson | Olivet Nazarene | Jr. | Clifton, Ill. | 3.77 | Accounting |
| Volleyball | Dominique Blonski | Hope International | Sr. | Bartenheim, France | 3.78 | Business Management |
| Swimming | Josh Karel (1) (^) | Morningside | Sr. | Lincoln, Neb. | 3.97 | Spanish Teaching |
| Volleyball | Nick Lynch | Saint Ambrose | Sr. | St. Charles, Mo. | 3.80 | Management & Marketing |
| Ice Hockey | Mike McGurk | Brock | Sr. | Hamilton, Ontario | 4.00 | Kinesiology |
| Tennis | Nicolas Pinones-Haltenhoff (1)(#) ($) | Auburn Montgomery | Sr. | Barcelona, Spain | 4.00 | Biology / Pre-Med |
| Tennis | Jaime Sanchez-Canamares Rios | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | Sr. | Albacete, Spain | 4.00 | Business Administration |
| Golf | Luke Staudt | Saint Ambrose | Sr. | Marble Rock, Iowa | 4.00 | Management |
| Wrestling | Steven Takahashi | Western | Sr. | London, Ontario | 3.90 | Kinesiology |
| Tennis | Mark Zubov | St. Francis (Ill.) | Sr. | St. Petersburg, Russia | 4.00 | Business Administration |
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| SECOND TEAM | | | | | | |
| Sport | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | GPA | Major |
| Golf | Matthew Cheung | Oklahoma City | So. | Brisbane, Australia | 3.92 | Exercise Science |
| Tennis | Gelawdiyos Haile | Southeastern (Fla.) | Sr. | Ethiopia | 3.91 | Youth & Family Ministry |
| Tennis | Thommy Johansson | Northwestern Ohio | Jr. | Nassjo, Sweden | 3.95 | Business Administration |
| Wrestling | Ian Jones | Apprentice School | Sr. | Painesville, Ohio | 3.40 | Heavy Metal Fabricator |
| Ice Hockey | Cédric McNicoll | McGill | Sr. | Boucherville, Quebec | 3.78 | Management (Accounting) |
| Volleyball | Brad Miller | Lourdes | Sr. | Convoy, Ohio | 3.92 | Middle Childhood Education |
| Swimming | Andrew Nelson | Oklahoma Baptist | Sr. | Kearney, Neb. | 3.78 | Cross-Cultural Ministry |
| Swimming | Simon Pheasant | Olivet Nazarene | Sr. | Alexandria, S. Africa | 3.67 | Business Administration |
| Volleyball | Tyler Wills | Clarke | Sr. | Galena, Ill. | 3.43 | Biology |
| Tennis | Deni Zmak (1) | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | Jr. | Pula, Croatia | 3.42 | Software Engineering |
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| Academic All-America® of the Year: Nicolas Pinones-Haltenhoff, Auburn Montgomery | |
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| (1) - Capital One Academic All-America® College Division First Team selection in 2013-14 | | |
| (2) - Capital One Academic All-America® College Division Second Team selection in 2013-14 | | |
| (#) - Capital One Academic All-America® College Division First Team selection in 2012-13 | | |
| (&) - Capital One Academic All-America® College Division Second Team selection in 2012-13 | | |
| ($) – Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year for the College Division in 2012-13 | | |
| 2015 CoSIDA CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA AT-LARGE WOMEN'S TEAM |
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COLLEGE DIVISION (CIS, NAIA & two-year degree-granting schools)
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| FIRST TEAM | | | | | | |
| Sport | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | GPA | Major |
| Lacrosse | Lauren Allard (1) | Indiana Tech | Sr. | Plymouth, Mich. | 3.96 | Energy Engineering |
| Swimming | Kristen Brimage | Oklahoma Baptist | Gr. | San Luis Obispo, Calif. | 3.50 | Marriage & Family Therapy |
| Tennis | Lori Haas | Purdue Calumet | Jr. | Bismarck, Ill. | 4.00 | History |
| Swimming | Hannah Hecht (1) | Morningside | Sr. | Lansing, Kan. | 3.97 | English |
| Swimming | Samantha Leanza | Concordia Irvine | Jr. | Laguna Hills, Calif. | 3.98 | History / Political Thought |
| Golf | Kamie Rash (1) | Kansas Wesleyan | Gr. | Syracuse, Kan. | 3.95 | MBA |
| Crew (Women) | Leigh Smith | Oklahoma City | Sr. | Oklahoma City | 3.97 | Religion / Physics |
| Tennis | Audri Swisher (2) | Morningside | Sr. | Spearfish, S.D. | 4.00 | Biology / Chemistry |
| Swimming | Christine Tixier (2) (&) | Biola | Sr. | Benton City, Wash. | 3.82 | Human Biology |
| Golf | Emma Wynja (1) (&) | Northwestern (Iowa) | Sr. | Sioux Falls, S.D. | 4.00 | Biology / Health Prof. / Chemistry |
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| SECOND TEAM | | | | | | |
| Sport | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | GPA | Major |
| Tennis | Megan Carlson | Morningside | So. | Cherokee, Iowa | 4.00 | Biology / Chemistry |
| Tennis | Kelsey Chow | Taylor | Sr. | Wheaton, Ill. | 3.93 | Biology |
| Tennis | Hui-I Huang | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | Jr. | Changhua, Taiwan | 3.73 | Aeronautical Science |
| Swimming | Lexie Keller | Oklahoma Baptist | Sr. | Springdale, Ark. | 3.52 | Elementary Education |
| Swimming | Angela Kirschner | Biola | Jr. | Klamath Falls, Ore. | 3.93 | Liberal Studies |
| Lacrosse | Jessica Lemcke | Davenport | So. | Whitby, Ontario | 4.00 | Sports Management |
| Golf | Jessica Locker | Northwestern (Iowa) | Sr. | Orange City, Iowa | 3.94 | Nursing |
| Tennis | Alexis Quinn | Southeastern (Fla.) | Jr. | Valrico, Fla. | 3.93 | Finance & Marketing |
| Golf | Wiebke Schlender | Indiana Tech | So. | Paderborn, Germany | 4.00 | Business Administration |
| Lacrosse | Sydney VanHoose | Siena Heights | Jr. | Hilliard, Ohio | 4.00 | Special Education |
| Golf | Katie-Lee Wilson | Oklahoma City | So. | Owasso, Okla. | 4.00 | Exercise Science |
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| Academic All-America® of the Year: Christine Tixier, Biola | | | | |
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| (1) - Capital One Academic All-America® College Division First Team selection in 2013-14 | | |
| (2) - Capital One Academic All-America® College Division Second Team selection in 2013-14 | | |
| (&) - Capital One Academic All-America® College Division Second Team selection in 2012-13 | | |
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Hockeyeur de U. McGill a mérité une place sur la 2e équipe de « Capital One Academic All-America »MONTRÉAL -
Cédric McNicoll de l'équipe de hockey masculin de l'Université McGill a mérité une place sur la deuxième équipe de « Capital One Academic All-America ».
Cette honneur, sélectionnée par l'Association des directeurs d'informations sportifs collégiaux de l'Amérique (CoSIDA), reconnaît les meilleurs athlètes-étudiants aux États-Unis et au Canada, pour combiner l'excellence sportive et académique.
Originaire de Boucherville, Qué., Cédric McNicoll est rejoint par le défenseur
Mike McGurk des Badgers de l'Université Brock et du lutteur
Steven Takahashi des Mustangs de l'Université Western parmi les seuls athlètes de SIC choisis du côté masculin dans la La catégorie « At-Large » au Division Collégiale, qui comprend le SIC, le NAIA et les institutions qui décernent des diplômes de deux ans à travers les États-Unis et le Canada.
Il n'y avait aucune athlète du SIC choisie du côté féminin.
La catégorie « At-Large », comprend 15 sports, dont le hockey sur glace, hockey sur gazon, le quilles, l'aviron, l'escrime, le golf, la gymnastique, la crosse, le fusil, le ski, natation, le tennis, le volley-ball, le water-polo et la lutte.
McNicoll étudie en comptabilité, dans le programme de gestion Desautels à McGill et il a conservé une moyenne élevée de 3,78 sur une échelle de 4,0. Il s'est qualifié pour le Tableau d'honneur Étudiant-Athlète de la Principale et l'automne dernier, il a été honoré par le gouverneur général David Johnston en tant que 'Top 8 Académique' du Sport interuniversitaire canadien
Ce mois dernier, McNicoll est devenu le cinquième athlète de l'histoire de McGill pour mériter le statut « Academic All-America » au niveau de la districte collégiaux. Les autres mcgillois précédents incluent les joueurs de football Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (2013), J.P. Veri (1991) et Bruno Pietrobon (1987), ainsi que Willie Hinz de basket-ball (1983).
Sur la glace, McNicoll, un joueur du centre qui mesure 5 pieds 10, 186 livres, à compter 34 points en 25 matchs avec les Redmen cette saison. Il mérité le titre de joueur le plus utile de la ligue SUO Est et une place sur la deuxième équipe d'étoiles de SIC.
Il a également remporté le trophée Robert Bell (le joueur le plus utile des Redmen), le trophée Forbes (athlète de l'année de l'U.McGill) et était parmi les quatre finalistes nationaux à l'obtention dd 23e prix BLG à Calgary, qui honore les meilleurs athlètes provenant d'universités affiliées au SIC.
McNicoll a écoulé cette saison sa cinquième et dernière année d'admissibilité au niveau universitaire après avoir évolué pendant trois saisons au niveau professionnel -- dans la Ligue américaine de hockey et la Ligue de la Côte Est.
Notons que sur la première équipe de « Capital One Academic All-America », il y avait cinq étudiants-athlètes avec une moyenne de 4.0 sur le coté masculin. La première équipe bénéficie d'une moyenne combinée de 3,92, tandis que la seconde unité a une moyenne combinée de 3,72. La moyenne générale pour l'équipe de cette année est de 3,82.
Du côté des femmes, il y en avait huit avec une moyenne de 4,0. La première équipe a présenté un moyenne combinée de 3,92, tandis que la deuxième équipe avait une moyenne de 3,91. La moyenne générale était de 3,91.
SOURCE:
Earl ZukermanCommunications Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
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