Men's Basketball | 4/7/2018 3:46:00 PM
MONTREAL – Basketball players
Alex Kiss-Rusk of Beaconsfield, Que., and
Dele Ogundokun of Hamilton, Ont., were named female and male athletes of the year, respectively, at the 41st annual McGill varsity sports awards gala, held Saturday at La Plaza in the EVO Montreal student residence on Sherbrooke Street.
Kiss-Rusk and Ogundokun, both fifth-year seniors, received the Gladys Bean and Stuart Forbes trophies, respectively, as the student-athletes who brought most credit to the University by reason of their athletic achievements. It marked the first time in school history that basketball players had swept the top honour.
Other major awards went to hockey team captain
Nathan Chiarlitti, a defenceman from Maple, Ont., and volleyball captain
Myriam Robitaille of Terrebonne, Que., who took home the Richard Pound and Muriel Roscoe trophies, respectively, awarded to the graduating male and female athletes for proficiency and leadership in athletics over their university careers.
The hockey-playing brother act of
Etienne Boutet (currently with the Habs AHL farm team in Laval) and
Jasmin Boutet, a sophomore from Quebec City, shared the Dr. Mac Teskey Trophy, presented for overcoming significant adversity to serve as an inspiration to others. The siblings learned of the tragic death of their father,
Dr. Sylvain Boutet, just hours before they were to suit up for a game against Quinnipiac University in Camden, N.H., on Oct. 1, 2016. He had collapsed of an apparent heart attack, while mountain-biking in Stoneham, near the family home in St. Nicolas, Que.
Volleyball's
Elisabeth Perrault of Laval, Que., a finance and accounting major with a 3.67 grade-point average, was awarded the Uldis Auders Memorial Trophy as the top sophomore, in any sport, who best combines academic excellence with athletic prowess.
Basketball guard
Charlotte Clayton of Newmarket, Ont., and football running back
Daniel Adesegun of Calgary, Alta., were named as the McGill rookies of the year.
The men's hockey squad received the Martlet Foundation Trophy as the varsity team of the year for the first time since 2012. They finished with a 34-10 record overall, capturing the Queen's Cup as champions of the OUA conference.
The baseball Redmen took home the Harry Griffiths Trophy, awarded to the top team in a sport outside the jurisdiction of U SPORTS. They posted a 36-5-1 record overall, including a perfect 16-0 mark in regular season play, to capture their fourth consecutive Canadian Collegiate Baseball Association national championship,
The Teddy Award, which recognizes outstanding volunteer work within McGill Athletics & Recreation, went to 83-year-old
Earl Hawke, who is retiring after 21 years of sharpening skates, handing equipment and doing laundry for the hockey Redmen.
Tribute was also paid to McGill's six all-Canadians, 70 conference all-stars, seven division titles and two national championships won during the 2017-18 intercollegiate season. Banners were captured by both basketball teams (RSEQ), the hockey Redmen (OUA), the lacrosse Redmen (CUFLA East), the men's swim team (RSEQ), the baseball Redmen (CCBA North) and the women's lumberjack team (CILA). Both baseball and the lumberjacks captured national championships.
Ogundokun, 23, has won McGill male athlete of the year honours for the second straight season. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound guard is a five-time all-star and a two-time All-Canadian second-team honouree who has won back-to-back league MVP awards. A fifth-year management senior, majoring in accounting, Ogundokun ranked fourth among Quebec league leaders in points, sixth in rebounds, second in steals and eighth in assists per game. A steady two-way player, he was twice named as the Quebec league's defensive player of the year,
Kiss-Rusk, a fifth-year senior in social work who hails from Beaconsfield, Que., led the basketball Martlets to the RSEQ conference title. She was third in the conference scoring race and led in rebounding, earning league MVP honours and meriting first-team All-Canadian status. She also played for Canada at tournaments in China and Japan, as well as the World Francophone Games in Abidjan (on the Ivory Coast of West Africa), the World University Games in Taipei and the Commonwealth Games in Australia.
Finally, commemorative plaques were presented to the MVPs of 30 varsity teams (see list below).
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2017-18 MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARDS FOR McGILL VARSITY TEAMS
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BADMINTON:
Derek Yu (Nanjing, China) and
Brianna Wang (2nd straight season; Wellesley, MA, USA)
BASEBALL:
Sasha Lagarde (Pierrefonds, Que)
BASKETBALL: (tie)
Dele Ogundokun (2nd straight season; Hamilton, Ont) and
Alex Paquin (Montreal); and
Alex Kiss-Rusk (3rd straight season; Beaconsfield, Que)
CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING:
Francois Jarry (3rd straight season; Lachine, Que) and
Meggie Dargis (Trois-Rivieres, Que)
FIELD HOCKEY:
Constanza Martinez-Ramirez (Santiago, Chile)
FOOTBALL:
Jeremy Sauvageau (St. Augustine de Desmaures, Que)
GOLF:
Stuart Earle (2nd straight season; Woodmans Point, NB) and
Rene Cheng (Coquitlam, B.C.)
HOCKEY:
Jerome Verrier (Drummondville, Que) and
Tricia Deguire (Sherbrooke, Que)
LACROSSE:
William Waesche (Greenwich, Conn. USA)
LUMBERJACKS:
Thierry Philippot (Rigaud, Que) and
Joséanne Bélanger-Naud (2nd straight season; Brigham, Que)
ROWING:
Craig McCullogh (Westmount, Que) and
Shelly Yin (Mississauga, Ont)
RUGBY:
Sebastien Boyer (Town of Mt. Royal, Que) and
Dana Silerova (Terrasse-Vaudreuil, Que)
SKIING (alpine):
Griffin Copp (Oakville, Ont) and
Abigail Thomas (Ottawa, Ont)
SOCCER:
Mehdi Ibn-Brahim (Montreal, Que) and
Natasha Tcheki-Jamgotchian (Pierrefonds, Que)
SWIMMING:
Samuel Wang (2nd straight season; Sherbrooke, Que) and
Simone Cseplo (Toronto, Ont)
SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING:
Manon Chiorri (Beaulieu sur Mer, France)
TRACK & FIELD:
Matthew Daly (Pte. Claire, Que) and
Lauren Woods (Guelph, Ont)
VOLLEYBALL:
Myriam Robitaille (Terrebonne, Que)
| GLADYS BEAN TROPHY (presented to the McGill female athlete of the year) |
| 1991-92 |
Linda Thyer |
Track & Cross-country |
| 1992-93 |
Andrea Nugent |
Swimming |
| 1993-94 |
Linda Thyer |
Track & Cross-country |
| 1994-95 |
Linda Thyer |
Track & Cross-country |
| 1995-96 |
Vicky Tessier |
Basketball |
| 1996-97 |
Vicky Tessier |
Basketball |
| 1997-98 |
Tambra Dunn |
Track & Cross-country |
| 1998-99 |
Holly McComb |
Swimming |
| 1999-00 |
Sarah Ali-Khan |
Track & Cross-country |
| 2000-01 |
Sarah Ali-Khan |
Track & Cross-country |
| 2001-02 |
Sarah Ali-Khan |
Track & Cross-country |
| 2002-03 |
Kim St. Pierre |
Hockey |
| 2003-04 |
Carolyn McCabe |
Swimming |
| 2004-05 |
Danielle Day |
Soccer |
| 2005-06 |
Shari Fraser |
Soccer |
| 2006-07 |
Vanessa Davidson |
Hockey |
| 2007-08 |
Vanessa Davidson |
Hockey |
| 2008-09 |
Charline Labonté |
Hockey |
| 2009-10 |
Cathy Chartrand |
Hockey |
| 2010-11 |
Cathy Chartrand |
Hockey |
| 2011-12 |
Ann-Sophie Bettez |
Hockey |
| 2012-13 |
Mélodie Daoust |
Hockey |
| 2013-14 |
Katia Clément-Heydra |
Hockey |
| 2014-15 |
Mariam Sylla |
Basketball |
| 2015-16 |
Mélodie Daoust |
Hockey |
| 2016-17 |
Mélodie Daoust |
Hockey |
| 2017-18 |
Alex Kiss-Rusk |
Basketball |
| MAJOR D.STUART FORBES TROPHY (presented to the McGill male athlete of the year) |
| 1947-48 |
Jack Gelineau |
Hockey |
| 1948-49 |
Adin Merrow |
Swimming |
| 1949-50 |
Rocky Robillard |
Hockey/Football |
| 1950-51 |
Peter Robinson |
Football |
| 1951-52 |
Dave Caldwell |
Football |
| 1952-53 |
Bob MacLellan |
Hockey/Football |
| 1953-54 |
Lionel Waitman |
Track/Football |
| 1954-55 |
Herb English |
Football/Hockey |
| 1955-56 |
Jerry Anderson |
Diving/Football |
| 1956-57 |
Peter Reid |
Nordic Skiing / X-Country |
| 1957-58 |
Leo Konyk |
Hockey/Football |
| 1958-59 |
Dick Hinton |
Boxing |
| 1959-60 |
Cameron Grout |
Swimming |
| 1960-61 |
Carl Hansen |
Football |
| 1961-62 |
W. Peter Adams |
Track/X-country / Skiing |
| 1962-63 |
Tony Blair |
Football / Skiing |
| 1963-64 |
Willie Lambert |
Football |
| 1964-65 |
Colin Adair |
Squash |
| 1965-66 |
Dick Feidler |
Football |
| 1966-67 |
Dave Bruneau |
Skiing |
| 1967-68 |
Peter Martin |
Squash |
| 1968-69 |
Nasko Golomeev |
Basketball |
| 1969-70 |
Dave Fleiszer |
Football |
| 1970-71 |
John Hawes |
Swimming |
| 1971-72 |
John Hawes |
Swimming |
| 1972-73 |
Chris Rumball |
Football |
| 1973-74 |
Ross Brooks |
Football |
| 1974-75 |
Robert Kasting |
Swimming |
| 1975-76 |
Marc Beauregard |
Football |
| 1976-77 |
Charlie Galbraith |
Basketball |
| 1977-78 |
Tom Barbeau |
Football |
| 1978-79 |
Pat Kehoe |
Basketball |
| 1979-80 |
Marc Lacelle |
Football |
| 1980-81 |
Gordon Brabant |
Basketball |
| 1981-82 |
Brian Decaire |
Soccer |
| 1982-83 |
Dickens St. Vil |
Soccer |
| 1983-84 |
Gilles Hudon |
Hockey |
| 1984-85 |
Jaimie Crawford |
Football / Basketball |
| 1985-86 |
Mark Reade |
Hockey |
| 1986-87 |
Mark Reade |
Hockey |
| 1987-88 |
Michael Soles |
Football |
| 1988-89 |
Michael Soles |
Football |
| 1989-90 |
Paul Brousseau |
Basketball |
| 1990-91 |
Bryan Larkin |
Hockey |
| 1991-92 |
Martin Raymond |
Hockey |
| 1992-93 |
Paul Watson |
Swimming |
| 1993-94 |
Val St. Germain |
Football |
| 1994-95 |
Steve Papp |
Football |
| 1995-96 |
Leo Grépin |
Swimming |
| 1996-97 |
Pierre Gendron |
Hockey |
| 1997-98 |
Marc Mounicot |
Soccer |
| 1998-99 |
David Allard |
Swimming |
| 1999-00 |
Mathieu Darche |
Hockey |
| 2000-01 |
Randy Chevrier |
Football |
| 2001-02 |
Domenico Marcario |
Basketball |
| 2002-03 |
Alexandre Pichette |
Swimming |
| 2003-04 |
Ryan Tomicic |
Swimming |
| 2004-05 |
Mathieu Poitras |
Hockey |
| 2005-06 |
Mathieu Poitras |
Hockey |
| 2006-07 |
Ryan Tomicic |
Swimming |
| 2007-08 |
Charles-Antoine Sinotte |
Football |
| 2008-09 |
Steven Bielby |
Swimming |
| 2009-10 |
Francis Verreault-Paul |
Hockey |
| 2010-11 |
Alex Picard-Hooper |
Hockey |
| 2011-12 |
Marc-Andre Dorion |
Hockey |
| 2012-13 |
Steven Bielby |
Swimming |
| 2013-14 |
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif |
Football |
| 2014-15 |
Cedric McNicoll |
Hockey |
| 2015-16 |
Samuel Labrecque |
Hockey |
| 2016-17 |
Dele Ogundokun |
Basketball |
| 2017-18 |
Dele Ogundokun |
Basketball |
FOR PHOTOS OR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
514-398-7012 (Tel.)
E-MAIL:
earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca
