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MONTREAL – Jade Downie-Landry, a forward with the Premier Hockey Federation's Montreal Force who starred for the McGill University Martlets, is among eight student-athletes named on Tuesday by U SPORTS as the Top 8 Academic All-Canadians for 2022.

The elite group, nominated for excellence, both on and off the field of play, will be recognized on Thursday by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, governor general of Canada, at Rideau Hall in the nation's capital.

Among the more than 4,900 student-athletes who achieved Academic All-Canadian status in 2021-22, one female and one male student-athlete from each of the four U SPORTS conferences were selected to make up the Top 8. To qualify, they must have maintained an average of 80 per cent or better over the school year while competing for one – or more – of their university's varsity teams.
 
Downie-Landry, becomes the 23rd student-athlete in 29 years selected from McGill to represent the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec since this program was initiated in 1994.

She will represent the RSEQ conference, along with Laval track and field star Jean-Simon Desgagnés. Laureates from the maritime-based AUS are Shae Demale of Saint Mary's and Alex Carson from Dalhousie. The OUA honourees are Carleton's Raphaël Garcia and Western's Kate Current. Rounding out the group, from the Canada West conference, are Calgary's Eric Lutz and Rebecca Smith.

Currently leading the Force in scoring with a 6-10-16 record in 13 games, Downie-Landry capped her storied collegiate career at McGill last season by winning the Brodrick Trophy as the U SPORTS women's hockey player of the year. A two-time All-Canadian, she led the country in scoring last year, amassing 27 points, including 14 goals, in just 15 games. She won the Gladys Bean Trophy as the McGill female athlete of the year, was voted a Quebec league all-star for the third time and was named Tournament MVP at the 2019 U SPORTS national championship. She concluded a brilliant university career with 93 goals and 204 points in 165 contests overall.
 
Downie-Landry, who hails from St. Jean sur Richelieu, Que., achieved a grade point average of 3.93 last year (out of 4.00) and earned a spot on the Dean's Honour List. She is currently completing a degree in physical and health education after graduating in 2020 with a bachelor of arts. She won the faculty's A.S. Lamb award as well as another scholarship for future teachers from the Québec Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité Sociale.
 
In the community, Downie-Landry participated as a volunteer in various causes, including The Shoebox Project, a non-profit organization that collects donations and health care items for women's shelters in the Montreal area. She has also been involved in campaigns to raise mental health awareness, as well as the team's annual 'Pink in the Rink Game' to raise support for breast cancer research.

The Governor General's Academic All-Canadian Commendation was founded in 2013 by the Right Honourable David Johnston, former governor general of Canada – who previously served as principal at McGill – and was the first to honour Canada's Top 8 student-athletes.

See below for brief profiles of the 2022 Top 8, as well as an all-time list of laureates dating back to 1994.

RÉSEAU DU SPORT ÉTUDIANT DU QUÉBEC (RSEQ)

Jade Downie-Landry
Hometown: St. Jean sur Richelieu, QC
School: McGill University
Program: Education / Bachelor of Arts
Sport: Hockey

Jean-Simon Desgagnés
Hometown: Québec City, QC
School: Université Laval
Program: Medicine
Sport: Cross-Country


ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SPORT (AUS)

Shae Demale
Hometown: Red Deer, AB
School: Saint Mary's University
Program: Bachelor of Science
Sport: Hockey

Alex Carson
Hometown: Lower Sackville, NS
School: Dalhousie University
Program: Recreation Management
Sport: Basketball

ONTARIO UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS (OUA)

Kate Current
Hometown: Cobourg, ON
School: Western University
Program: Engineering
Sport: Cross-Country & Track and Field

Raphaël Garcia
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
School: Carleton University
Program: Law
Sport: Soccer

CANADA WEST (CW)

Rebecca Smith
Hometown: Red Deer, AB
School: University of Calgary
Program: Nursing
Sport: Swimming

Eric Lutz
Hometown: Red Deer, AB
School: University of Calgary
Program: Bachelor of Social Work
Sport: Cross-Country & Track and Field

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ALL-TIME RECIPIENTS -- CIS TOP 8 ACADEMIC ALL-CANADIAN
 
2021-22
AUS: Shae Demale, Saint Mary's (hockey) / Alex Carson, Dalhousie (basketball)
RSEQ: Jade Downie-Landry, McGill (hockey) / Jean-Simon Desgagnés, Laval (track & field)
OUA: Kate Current, Western (cross-country / track & field) / Raphaël Garcia, Carleton (soccer)
CWUAA: Rebecca Smith, Calgary (swimming) / Eric Lutz, Calgary (cross-country / track & field)

2020-21
AUS: Jane Hergett, St.FX (cross-country / track & field) / Joe Gatenby, UNB (hockey)
RSEQ: Marie-Pier Champagne, Laval (basketball) / Félix Goulet, Montreal (soccer)
OUA: Brigitte Lefebvre-Okankwu, Ottawa (basketball) / Erik Siksna, Queen's (volleyball)
CWUAA: Samantha Gouveia, MacEwan (soccer) / Max Eisele, Calgary (basketball)

2019-20
AUS: Isabel Sarty, Dalhousie (swimming) / Matt Coolen, Dalhousie (track & field)
RSEQ: Marie-Lou Lapointe, Montreal (swimming) / Jean-Simon Desgagnés, Laval (cross-country / track & field)
OUA: Sophie de Goede, Queen's (rugby / basketball) / Kadre Gray, Laurentian (basketball)
CWUAA: Kelsey Wog, Manitoba (swimming) / Markus Thormeyer, UBC (swimming)

2018-19
AUS: Ciera Disipio, Cape Breton (soccer) / Liam Elbourne, St.FX (soccer)
RSEQ: Frédérique Beauchamp, Laval (basketball) / Grayg Noireault, Montreal (soccer)
OUA: Zoe Sherar, Guelph (track & field) / Slater Doggett, Queen's (hockey)
CWUAA: Anna Mollenhauer, Victoria (field hockey) / Seth Friesen, Brandon (volleyball)

2017-18
AUS: Ciera Disipio, Cape Breton (soccer) / Sven Stammberger, Dalhousie (basketball)
RSEQ: Amélie Augé, Sherbrooke (track & field) / Francis Carter, Concordia (wrestling)
OUA: Alina Dormann, Toronto (volleyball) / Nick Vanin, Western (football)
CWUAA: Kate Pexman, Calgary (volleyball) / Edward Ilnicki, Alberta (football)

2016-17
AUS: Anna Dunn-Suen, Dalhousie (volleyball) / Eric Locke, St.FX (hockey)
RSEQ: Fabiola Forteza, Laval (rugby) / Louis-Mathieu Normandin, Montreal (football)
OUA: Katherine Bearne, Ottawa (soccer) / Colin Behenna, Waterloo (hockey)
CWUAA: Margaret Casault, Alberta (volleyball) / Geoff Gray, Manitoba (football)

2015-16
AUS: Elenor Henry, Mount Allison (soccer) / Geoff Schemitsch, Acadia (hockey)
RSEQ: Gabrielle Lapointe, Laval (soccer) / François Jarry, McGill (cross country/track & field)
OUA: Cindy Nelles, McMaster (rugby) / Colin Behenna, Waterloo (hockey)
CWUAA: Rebecca Terejko, UBC (swimming) / Chad Bush, UBC (soccer)
 
2014-15
AUS: Katie Ross, Acadia (soccer / basketball) / Cole Grbavac, StFX (hockey)
RSEQ: Katia Forcier, Montreal (volleyball) / François Bourque, McGill (basketball)
OUA: Sasha Gollish, Toronto (track & field) / Austin Kennedy, Windsor (football)
CWUAA: Sarah Wierks, Fraser Valley (basketball) / Andrew Buckley, Calgary (football)
 
2013-14
AUS: Michelle Pryde, Acadia (soccer) / Adrian Robertson, UNB (hockey)
RSEQ: Mariam Sylla, McGill (basketball) / Cédric McNicoll, McGill (hockey)
OUA: Caroline Ehrhardt, Western (track & field) / Tyson Hinz, Carleton (basketball)
CWUAA: Brittany Habing, Manitoba (volleyball) / Jordan Baker, Alberta (basketball)
 
2012-13
AUS: Monica MacDonald, UNB (swimming) / Travis Gibbons, Acadia (hockey)
RSEQ: Émilie Chamard, Montreal (soccer) / Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, McGill (football)
OUA: Alicia Brown, Toronto (track & field) / Steven Takahashi, Western (wrestling)
CWUAA: Jaki Ellis, Alberta (volleyball) / Paul Clerc, UBC (soccer)
 
2011-12
AUS: Miranda McMillan, Dalhousie (hockey) / Nathan Musoke, Dalhousie (track & field)
RSEQ: Marie-Pier Pinault-Reid, Laval (rugby) / Marc-André Dorion, McGill (hockey)
OUA: Nicole Sassine, Windsor (track & field) / Darragh McGee, Toronto (soccer)
CWUAA: Hayley Wickenheiser, Calgary (hockey) / Kyle Ross, Saskatchewan (hockey)
 
2010-11
AUS: Heather Ambery, UNB (soccer) / Daniel You, Dalhousie (volleyball)
RSEQ: Alexandra Lojen, Montreal (volleyball) / Marc-André Dorion, McGill (hockey)
OUA: Erika Reiser, Windsor (track & field) / Shujon Mazumber, Toronto (wrestling)
CWUAA: Hayley Wickenheiser, Calgary (hockey) / Darren Mazzei, Victoria (cross country - T&F)
 
2009-10
AUS: Alex Legge, Dalhousie (basketball) / Jacob Kilpatrick, UNB (volleyball)
QSSF: Marie-Michelle Genois, Laval (basketball) / Steven Bielby, McGill (swimming)
OUA: Megan Brown, Toronto (cross country - T&F) / Dillon Heap, Wilfrid Laurier (football)
CWUAA: Jennifer Hinze, UBC (volleyball) / Thomas Hall, Manitoba (football)
 
2008-09
AUS: Isabelle Miles, UNB (soccer) / Christopher Morrison, Saint Mary's (hockey)
QSSF: Paméla Filiatrault-Veilleux, Laval (swimming) / Emmanuel André-Morin, Montreal (volleyball)
OUA: Noelle Montcalm, Windsor (track & field) / Keith Beavers, Waterloo (swimming)
CWUAA: Kayla Dykstra, Victoria (basketball) / Kyle Ross, Regina (hockey)
 
2007-08
AUS: Justine McMillan, Acadia (cross country) / Niklas Rademacher, Dalhousie (volleyball)
QSSF: Jennifer Thomson, McGill (volleyball) / Tyler Marghetis, Concordia (wrestling)
OUA: Brae Anne McArthur, Guelph (track & field) / Brad Rootes, Brock (basketball)
CWUAA: Adrianne Vangool, Saskatchewan (track & field) / Benjamin Schellenberg, Winnipeg (volleyball)
 
2006-07
AUS: Katie Hollinshead, Dalhousie (soccer) / Colin Sinclair, UNB (hockey)
QSSF: Audrey Lacroix, Montreal (swimming) / David Foley, Sherbrooke (track & field)
OUA: Jackie Malette, Windsor (cross country - T&F) / Justin Hall, Queen's (cross country - T&F)
CWUAA: Katie Davidson, Manitoba (volleyball) / Jay Langager, Lethbridge (hockey)
 
2005-06
AUS: Christine Terese Chislom, StFX (cross country) / Jeff Weiler, Dalhousie (volleyball)
QSSF: Marylène Laplante, Laval (volleyball) / Nicolas Murray, Laval (swimming)
OUA: Jackie Malette, Windsor (cross country - T&F) / Joel Scherban, Lakehead (hockey)
CWUAA: Kristen Hagg, Alberta (hockey) / Chris Meehan, Trinity Western (volleyball)
 
2004-05
AUS: Hilary Burn, Dalhousie (cross country - T&F) / Tyler Dyck, StFX (hockey)
QSSF: Danielle Day, McGill (soccer) / Tyler Marghetis, Concordia (wrestling)
OUA: Allison Oosterhuis, Western Ontario (soccer) / Ian MacLeod, Toronto (swimming)
CWUAA: Danielle Bourgeois, Alberta (hockey) / Paul Deniset, Manitoba (hockey)
 
2003-04
AUS: Natalie Oake, St. Thomas (hockey) / Daniel Hudgin, Moncton (hockey)
QSSF: Carolyn McCabe, McGill (swimming) / Simon Therrien, UQTR (soccer)        
OUA: Lulu Bursztyn, McMaster (wrestling) / Sagar Desai, Western Ontario (basketball)       
CWUAA: Danielle Bourgeois, Alberta (hockey) / Adam Ens, Saskatchewan (volleyball)      
 
2002-03
AUS: Marieke Gardner, Dalhousie (soccer) / Kjetil Vaage, UNB (soccer)
QSSF: Marie-Hélène Giasson, Laval (swimming) / Alexandre Pichette, McGill (swimming)
OUA: Alison Mills, McMaster (volleyball) / Robert Smart, Carleton (basketball)
CWUAA: Maria Gallo, Alberta (rugby) / Blair St. Martin, Alberta (hockey)
 
2001-02
AUS: Andrea Faryniuk, Dalhousie (track & field) / Tim Mullen, Saint Mary's (soccer)
QSSF: Sarah Ali-Khan, McGill (cross country & T&F) / Strachan Hartley, McGill (football)
OUA: Lauren Fratesi, Ottawa (swimming) / Alexandre Hayes, Ottawa (swimming)
CWUAA: Jacqueline Lavallee, Saskatchewan (basketball) / Jeff Zorn, Alberta (hockey)
 
2000-01
AUAA: Kate Ellis, UPEI (basketball) / Steve Gallace, Saint Mary's (hockey)
QSSF: Catherine Foley, Sherbrooke (track & field) / Strachan Hartley, McGill (football)
OUA: Karina Verdon, Ottawa (hockey) / Andrew Kwiatkowski, Western Ontario (basketball)
GPAC: Brandy West, Regina (hockey) / Joey Mikawoz, Manitoba (football)
CWUAA: Jen Dowdeswell, UBC (field hockey) / Mark Versfeld, UBC (swimming)
 
1999-00
AUAA: Kate Ellis, UPEI (basketball) / Aaron Barkhouse, Dalhousie (soccer)
QSSF: Sara Russo-Garrido, Laval (soccer) / Yannick Demers, Montreal (swimming)
OUA: Kristine Spekkens, Queen's (volleyball) / Alex Hayes, Ottawa (swimming)
GPAC: Erin Soroko, Winnipeg (basketball) / Shawn Peters, Regina (track & field)
CWUAA: Kelly Matheson, Calgary (soccer) / Spencer Holt, Lethbridge (basketball)
 
1998-99
AUAA: Jolene Bourgeois, UNB (field hockey) / Jan Trojanowski, Acadia (basketball)
QSSF: Stephanie Welsh, McGill (track & field) / David Dufresne, UQTR (soccer)
OUA: Nathalie Côté, Ottawa (cross country - T&F) / Bob McGill, Queen's (cross country - T&F)
GPAC: Nadia Melon, Manitoba (volleyball) / Shawn Peters, Regina (track & field)
CWUAA: Jessica Mills, UBC (basketball) / Curtis Myden, Calgary (swimming)
 
1997-98
AUAA: Tracy McGee, UPEI (field hockey) / Peter Benoite, Memorial (basketball)
QSSF: Wendy Whelan, McGill (volleyball) / Alexandre Émond, Montreal (volleyball)
OUA: Rebecca Chambers, Toronto (track & field) / Tim Cowan, McMaster (swimming)
GPAC: Kathy Hrehirchuk, Manitoba (volleyball) / Darreb Peters, Regina (track & field)
CWUAA: Sarah Joly, Alberta (soccer) / Mike Dalziel, UBC (volleyball)
 
1996-97
AUAA: Rachelle Beaton, Dalhousie (track & field) / Chris Diamond, UPEI (soccer)
QSSF: Andrea Bacsfalusi, McGill (swimming) / Pierre Hudon, Laval (football)
OWIAA / OUAA: Laurie Halfpenny, Guelph (soccer) / Russell Jones, Toronto (swimming)
GPAC: Amanda Mlodzinski, Manitoba (swimming) / Phil Peters, Winnipeg (volleyball)
CWUAA: Sarah Joly, Alberta (soccer) / Mike Sieben, Alberta (volleyball)
 
1995-96
AUAA: Carla Edwards, Mount Allison (volleyball) / Chris Diamond, UPEI (soccer)
QSSF: Anna Leong, McGill (swimming) / Alex Hutchinson, McGill (track & field)
OWIAA / OUAA: Vicki White, Ottawa (soccer) / David Kantor, Queen's (volleyball)
GPAC: Jackie Honey, Manitoba (track & field) / Mel McManus, Manitoba (track & field)
CWUAA: Liz Smith, Alberta (soccer) / John McArthur, UBC (swimming)
 
1994-95
AUAA: Jill Lawless, Acadia (volleyball) / Vojtech Kucera, St. Thomas (hockey)
QSSF: Caroline Vachon, Laval (track & field) / David O'Hara, McGill (cross country)
OWIAA / OUAA: Karen Jackson, York (basketball) / David Kantor, Queen's (volleyball)
GPAC: Renelda Friessen, Manitoba (volleyball) / Wayne Weathers, Manitoba (football & wrestling)
CWUAA: Adair Duncan, UBC (basketball) / Todd Langley, Victoria (basketball)
 
1993-94
AUAA: Kathy McNally, UPEI (field hockey) / Ron Whelan, StFX (soccer)
QSSF: Julia Maughan, McGill (soccer) / Jason Della Rocca, Concordia (wrestling)
OWIAA / OUAA: Karen Jackson, York (basketball) / Craig Donaldson, Western Ontario (hockey)
GPAC: Sandra Carroll, Winnipeg (basketball) / Scott Koskie, Manitoba (volleyball)
CWUAA: Erika Forster, UBC (track & field) / Curtis Myden, Calgary (swimming)
 
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L'ancienne mcgillois Jade Downie-Landry, parmi les huit meilleures Étoiles académiques canadiennes de 2022

MONTRÉAL - Jade Downie-Landry, une attaquante du Force de Montréal de la Premier Hockey Federation, qui a joué pour les Martlets de l'Université McGill, est l'une des huit étudiants-athlètes nommés mardi par U SPORTS parmi les huit meilleurs Étoiles académiques canadiennes pour 2022.

Le groupe élite sera honoré jeudi par Son Excellence la très honorable Mary Simon, gouverneure générale du Canada à Rideau Hall dans la capitale du pays.

Downie-Landry répresenterait le Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec avec Jean-Simon Desgagnés de l'Université Laval. Les laureates du Sport universitaire de l'Atlantique (AUS) soit Shae Demale de Saint Mary's et Alex Carson de Dalhousie. Répresentant de l'Ontario (OUA), on a Raphaël Garcia de Carleton et Kate Current de Western. Les choix pour la conference Canada Ouest sont Eric Lutz et Rebecca Smith de l'Université de Calgary.

Parmi plus de 4900 étudiants-athlètes qui ont réalisé le statut d'Étoiles académiques canadiennes en 2021-2022, une étudiante-athlète et un étudiant-athlète de chacune des quatre associations de U SPORTS ont été sélectionnés pour faire partie des huit meilleurs.

Les étudiants-athlètes atteignent le statut d'Étoiles académiques canadiennes en ayant maintenu une moyenne de 80 pour cent ou plus au cours de l'année d'études tout en faisant partie d'une équipe interuniversitaire ou plus de leur établissement.

Jade Downie-Landry a conclu son parcours bien rempli à McGill en remportant le trophée Brodrick décerné à la Joueuse de hockey féminin de l'année de U SPORTS. Deux fois membre de l'équipe d'étoiles canadiennes, elle a mené les marqueurs au pays grâce à une récolte de 27 points, dont 14 buts en 15 parties. Elle a remporté le trophée Glady Bean comme Athlète féminine de l'année à l'Université McGill. Elle a été trois fois membre de l'équipe d'étoiles de l'association et a été sacrée joueuse par excellence du Championnat national de U SPORTS en 2019.

Originaire de St-Jean-sur-Richelieu au Québec, Downie-Landry a obtenu une moyenne pondérée cumulative de 3.93 l'an dernier (sur 4.00) et a été nommée au tableau d'honneur du doyen de la faculté d'éducation l'an dernier. Elle a fait ses études en éducation physique et à la saison et elle possède déjà un baccalauréat ès arts, décroché en 2020. Elle a remporté la Bourse A. S. Lamb de la faculté d'éducation ainsi qu'une bourse pour futures enseignantes du ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité Sociale du Québec.

Au sein de la communauté, elle a été bénévole au sein de différentes causes, notamment le Shoebox Project, un organisme sans but lucratif qui amasse des dons et des articles de soins de santé pour les refuges pour femmes de la région de Montréal. Elle a aussi été impliquée dans des campagnes pour accroître la sensibilisation pour la santé mentale ainsi que dans le match annuel Pink in the Rink afin d'accroître la sensibilisation et le soutien à la recherche dans la lutte contre le cancer du sein.

La mention d'honneur du gouverneur général pour l'excellence académique canadienne fut fondée par le très honorable David Johnston, ancien gouverneur général du Canada, qui fut le premier, en 2013, à souligner le mérite des huit meilleurs étudiants-athlètes du Canada.

Vous trouverez en haut le profil de chacun et chacune des membres du « Top 8 » pour l'année 2021-2022.

SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman, Sports Information Officer, McGill Athletics & Recreation (514) 398-7012
Alicia Brown, U SPORT Manager, Marketing & Communications (647) 454-5468 (ABrown@usports.ca)