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REGINA – Three members of the McGill University Redbirds football team –
Jerry Momo,
Jahnai Copeland-Lewis and
Domenico Piazza – have merited U SPORTS first team All-Canadian honours in voting conducted by a national panel of coaches.
It marked McGill's highest total of football All-Canadians since 2002, when five were picked overall and the last time that McGill had three first-team laureates was in 1981. The program has now produced 62 All-Canadians lifetime, with 38 on the first squad.
The honours were announced at the Vanier Cup awards gala, held on Thursday evening in the Saskatchewan capital, two days before Saturday's national championship game between the Montreal Carabins and Saskatchewan Huskies.
Laurier receiver
Ethan Jordan was awarded the Hec Crighton Trophy as most outstanding player. Other major award winners include Western tackle
Erik Andersen, who received the J.P. Metras Trophy (most outstanding lineman); Saskatchewan linebacker
Seth Hundeby, who took home the Presidents' Trophy (most outstanding defensive player); Montreal quarterback
Pepe Gonzalez-Garza who won the Peter Gorman Trophy (rookie of the year); Alberta receiver
Chevy Tomas, who was awarded the Russ Jackson Award for excellence in football, academics, and community service, and Laurier's
Michael Faulds, who won the Frank Tindall Trophy as the Fox40 coach of the year.
Momo, a 6-foot-1, 207-pound running back from Val des Monts, Que., led the Quebec conference in all-purpose yards with 959 for an average of 137 per game. The 20-year-old physical education freshman received offensive rookie of the year honours in the RSEQ. He rushed 96 times for 833 yards in seven games for an average of 8.7 yards per carry and 119 yards per game to became the first McGill running back to lead the league in rushing since Luis Guimont-Mota in 2013. He tied for the league lead in touchdowns with seven, including a season-high 81-yard TD run. He finished fifth among league scoring leaders with 42 points and was second among non-kickers. Momo reached the 100-yard rushing plateau in five of his seven contests, passing that barrier against every opponent except Laval. He added 126 yards on 11 receptions, including a 44-yard season high.
Copeland-Lewis, a 5-foot-8, 182-pound defensive halfback from La Salle County, Texas, led the Quebec league and finished second in the nation with five interceptions in eight games. He registered his picks in five separate games, including two against division-leading Laval (one in the endzone) and a pair against second-place Montreal. His five INTs mark the highest single-season total by a McGill player since 2018, when Benjamin Carré also had five. Copeland-Lewis upped his career total to 10 interceptions in five seasons. A 25-year-old senior in Continuing Studies, Copeland-Lewis ranked third on the team with 18 solo tackles and added eight assisted tackles in eight regular season contests. Last May, he was named defensive player of the game in the U SPORTS East-West Bowl in Waterloo.
Piazza, a 6-foot-2, 294-pound offensive lineman from Mercier, Que., is a second-time laureate who merited All-Canadian second-team honours last season. The 25-year-old took over the snapping duties at centre this season after being a fifth-round selection at guard by Edmonton in the 2025 Canadian Football League Draft. A co-captain on this year's squad, he started every week and registered a fumble recovery in the season-opening game against Sherbrooke. A measure of consistency, Piazza started in all 40 regular season games over his five seasons at McGill, including 25 at left tackle, eight at centre and seven at left guard. Piazza returned for a fifth year to pursue a certificate in public relations and communications management after earning an arts degree in industrial relations last June.
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Trois joueurs de football de McGill remportent les honneurs de la première équipe d'Étoiles Canadiennes, un record depuis 2002
Parmi les lauréats des Redbirds figurent le demi offensif Jerry Momo, le demi défensif Jahnai Copeland-Lewis et le joueur de ligne offensive Domenico Piazza
REGINA – Trois membres de l'équipe de football des Redbirds de l'Université McGill – Jerry Momo, Jahnai Copeland-Lewis et Domenico Piazza – ont mérité les honneurs de la première équipe canadienne U SPORTS lors d'un vote organisé par un panel national d'entraîneurs.
Il s'agit du plus grand nombre de joueurs de football de McGill nommés dans l'équipe canadienne depuis 2002, année où cinq joueurs avaient été sélectionnés. La dernière fois que McGill avait eu trois lauréats dans la première équipe remonte à 1981. Le programme a maintenant produit 62 étoiles du l'USPORTS au total, dont 38 dans la première équipe.
Les honneurs ont été annoncés lors du gala de remise des prix de la Coupe Vanier, qui s'est tenu jeudi soir dans la capitale de la Saskatchewan, deux jours avant le match du championnat national de samedi entre les Carabins de Montréal et les Huskies de la Saskatchewan.
Le receveur de Laurier, Ethan Jordan, a reçu le trophée Hec Crighton du joueur le plus remarquable. Parmi les autres lauréats importants, citons le plaqueur de Western, Erik Andersen, qui a reçu le trophée J.P. Metras (meilleur joueur de ligne) ; le secondeur de Saskatchewan, Seth Hundeby, qui a remporté le trophée des présidents (meilleur joueur défensif) ; le quart-arrière de Montréal Pepe Gonzalez-Garza, qui a remporté le trophée Peter Gorman (recrue de l'année) ; le receveur de l'Alberta Chevy Tomas, qui a reçu le prix Russ Jackson pour son excellence dans le football, les études et le service communautaire, et Michael Faulds, de Laurier, qui a remporté le trophée Frank Tindall en tant qu'entraîneur Fox40 de l'année.
Momo, un demi offensif de 6 pieds, 1 pouce et 207 poids, originaire de Val-des-Monts, au Québec, a mené la conférence québécoise avec 959 verges au total, soit une moyenne de 137 par match. Cet étudiant de première année en éducation physique, âgé de 20 ans, a reçu le titre de recrue offensive de l'année dans la RSEQ. Il a couru 96 fois pour 833 verges en sept matchs, avec une moyenne de 8,7 verges par course et 119 verges par match, devenant ainsi le premier demi offensif de McGill à mener la ligue au chapitre des verges au sol depuis Luis Guimont-Mota en 2013. Il a terminé à égalité en tête de la ligue avec sept touchés, dont un touché de 81 verges, son meilleur résultat de la saison. Il a terminé cinquième parmi les meilleurs marqueurs de la ligue avec 42 points et deuxième parmi les non-botteurs. Momo a franchi la barre des 100 verges au sol dans cinq de ses sept matchs, dépassant cette limite contre tous ses adversaires sauf Laval. Il a ajouté 126 verges sur 11 réceptions, dont une de 44 verges, son meilleur résultat de la saison.
Copeland-Lewis, un demi défensif qui mesure 5 pieds et 8 pouces et pese 182 poids, originaire du comté de La Salle, au Texas, a mené la ligue québécoise et terminé deuxième au niveau national avec cinq interceptions en huit matchs. Il a enregistré ses interceptions lors de cinq matchs différents, dont deux contre Laval, leader de la division (une dans la zone d'en-but), et deux contre Montréal, deuxième au classement. Ses cinq interceptions constituent le total le plus élevé en une saison pour un joueur de McGill depuis 2018, lorsque Benjamin Carré en avait également réalisé cinq. Copeland-Lewis a porté son total en carrière à 10 interceptions en cinq saisons. Étudiant de 25 ans en études continues, Copeland-Lewis s'est classé troisième de l'équipe avec 18 plaqués en solo et a ajouté huit plaqués assistés en huit matchs de saison régulière. En mai dernier, il a été nommé joueur défensif du match lors du U SPORTS East-West Bowl à Waterloo.
Piazza, un joueur de ligne offensive mesurent 6 pieds, 2 pouces et 294 poids, originaire de Mercier, au Québec, est lauréat pour la deuxième fois après avoir mérité les honneurs de la deuxième équipe All-Canadian la saison dernière. Le joueur de 25 ans a pris la relève au poste de centre cette saison après avoir été sélectionné au cinquième tour par Edmonton lors du repêchage 2025 de la Ligue canadienne de football. Co-capitaine de l'équipe cette année, il a été titulaire chaque semaine et a récupéré un ballon perdu lors du match d'ouverture de la saison contre Sherbrooke. Fidèle à lui-même, Piazza a disputé les 40 matchs de la saison régulière au cours de ses cinq saisons à McGill, dont 25 au poste de bloqueur gauche, huit au centre et sept au poste de garde gauche. Piazza est revenu pour une cinquième année afin d'obtenir un certificat en relations publiques et gestion des communications après avoir obtenu un diplôme en arts dans le domaine des relations industrielles en juin dernier.
2025 U SPORTS FOOTBALL ALL-CANADIANS
FIRST TEAM
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UNIVERSITY |
YR |
HOMETOWN |
ACADEMIC PROGRAM |
| QUARTERBACK |
Cal Wither |
Laurier |
1 |
Waterloo, Ont. |
Graduate Studies |
| RUNNING BACK |
Jerry Momo |
McGill |
1 |
Val des Monts, Que. |
Physical Education |
| RUNNING BACK |
Marshall Erichsen |
Regina |
3 |
Regina, Sask. |
Business Administration |
| RECEIVER |
Olivier Cool |
Laval |
3 |
Terrebonne, Que. |
Free studies |
| RECEIVER |
Ethan Jordan |
Laurier |
5 |
Chatham, Ont. |
Psychology |
| RECEIVER |
Daniel Wiebe |
Saskatchewan |
5 |
Saskatoon, Sask. |
Religion & Culture |
| RECEIVER |
Carter Kettyle |
Alberta |
4 |
Grovedale, Alta. |
Arts |
| UTILITY PLAYER: |
Émeric Boutin |
Laval |
3 |
L'Assomption, Que. |
Kinésiologie |
| CENTRE |
Domenico Piazza |
McGill |
5 |
Mercier, Que. |
Certificate |
| OFF. GUARD |
Alassane Diouf |
Montréal |
4 |
Montreal, Que. |
Education |
| OFF. GUARD |
Matt Stokman |
Manitoba |
5 |
Winnipeg, Man. |
Extended Education |
| OFF. TACKLE |
Erik Andersen |
Western |
5 |
London, Ont. |
King's College |
| OFF. TACKLE |
Caleb Cunningham |
UBC |
2 |
West Kelowna, B.C. |
Arts |
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UNIVERSITY |
YR |
HOMETOWN |
ACADEMIC PROGRAM |
| DEF. TACKLE |
Yoann Miangué |
Laval |
3 |
Toulouse, France |
Multidisciplinary B.A. |
| DEF. TACKLE |
Max von Muehldorfer |
Western |
5 |
Calgary, Alta. |
King's College |
| DEF. END |
Gabriel Maisonneuve |
Montréal |
5 |
Gatineau, Que. |
Electrical Engineering |
| DEF. END |
Charlie Parks |
Saskatchewan |
4 |
Regina, Sask. |
Arts & Sciences |
| LINEBACKER |
Justin Cloutier |
Laval |
3 |
Quebec City, Que. |
Administration des affaires |
| LINEBACKER |
Benjamin Perron |
Sherbrooke |
2 |
St-Honoré, Que. |
Management (cert.) |
| LINEBACKER |
Seth Hundeby |
Saskatchewan |
5 |
Saskatoon, Sask. |
Engineering |
| CORNERBACK |
Jordan Lessard |
Laval |
3 |
Laval, Que. |
Marketing |
| CORNERBACK |
Maliek Cote |
Laurier |
5 |
Ajax, Ont. |
French |
| DEF. HALFBACK |
Mendel Joseph |
Concordia |
3 |
Montréal, Que. |
Human Relations |
| DEF. HALFBACK |
Jahnai Copeland-Lewis |
McGill |
4 |
La Salle County, Tex. |
Certificate |
| SAFETY |
Ryan Butler |
Saint Mary's |
4 |
Mississauga, Ont. |
Commerce |
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UNIVERSITY |
YR |
HOMETOWN |
ACADEMIC PROGRAM |
| PUNTER |
Michael Horvat |
McMaster |
4 |
Stoney, Creek, Ont. |
Kinesiology |
| PLACEKICKER |
Brady Lidster |
Windsor |
4 |
St. Thomas, Ont. |
Human Kinetics |
| KICK RETURNER |
Tayshaun Jackson |
Laurier |
3 |
Windsor, Ont. |
Geography |
| RUSH/COVER: |
Connor Jones |
Calgary |
2 |
Coquitlam, B.C. |
Education |
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NAME |
UNIVERSITY |
YR |
HOMETOWN |
ACADEMIC PROGRAM |
| QUARTERBACK |
Arnaud Desjardins |
Laval |
5 |
Montréal, Que. |
M. Administration des affaires |
| RUNNING BACK |
Ethan Dolby |
Western |
3 |
St. Thomas, Ont. |
Management & Organizational Studies |
| RUNNING BACK |
Jared Chisari |
Queen's |
5 |
Naples, Maine |
Arts |
| RECEIVER |
Enrique Jaimes Leclair |
Montréal |
3 |
Varennes, Que. |
Prepatory Year |
| RECEIVER |
Chris Joseph |
Toronto |
3 |
Richmond, B.C. |
Social Sciences |
| RECEIVER |
Nathan Falconi |
Queen's |
5 |
Palgrave, Ont. |
Arts |
| RECEIVER |
Nicholas Sirleaf |
Regina |
2 |
Brooks, Alta. |
Media, Art & Performance |
| UTILITY PLAYER: |
Evan Smith |
Calgary |
3 |
Calgary, Alta. |
Arts |
| CENTRE |
Kodi Blackshaw |
Laurier |
3 |
Kitchener, Ont. |
Kinesiology & Physical Education |
| OFF. GUARD |
Simon Roy |
Laval |
3 |
Laval, Que. |
Informatique |
| OFF. GUARD |
Josh Rietveld |
Laurier |
5 |
Brantford, Ont. |
Communications Studies |
| OFF. TACKLE |
Jean-Darius Nendou |
Montréal |
1 |
St-Hubert, Que. |
Electrical Engineering |
| OFF. TACKLE |
Niklas Henning |
Queen's |
4 |
Milton, Ont. |
Geology |
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UNIVERSITY |
YR |
HOMETOWN |
ACADEMIC PROGRAM |
| DEF. TACKLE |
Braxton Johnson |
Windsor |
3 |
North Little Rock, Ark. |
Sociology |
| DEF. TACKLE |
Reece McCormick |
Saskatchewan |
3 |
Yorkton, Sask. |
Education |
| DEF. END |
Jacob Jinchereau |
Laval |
3 |
Quebec City, Que. |
Entrepeneurship (cert.) |
| DEF. END |
Ahmad Taylor |
Windsor |
3 |
Pontiac, Mich. |
Business |
| LINEBACKER |
Jessie Wilkins-Flaricee |
Laurier |
3 |
Windsor, Ont. |
Music |
| LINEBACKER |
Brandon Wong |
Regina |
3 |
Port Coquitlam, B.C. |
Education |
| LINEBACKER |
Owen Watrych |
S T F X |
2 |
Yorkton, Sask. |
Arts |
| CORNERBACK |
Max Polischuk |
Regina |
3 |
Regina, Sask. |
Education |
| CORNERBACK |
Istvan Assibo-Dadzie |
Windsor |
5 |
Brampton, Ont. |
Criminology |
| DEF. HALFBACK |
Johari Hastings |
Laurier |
4 |
Toronto, Ont. |
Sociology |
| DEF. HALFBACK |
Alex MacDonald |
Bishop's |
4 |
Eastern Passage, N.S. |
Biology: Health Science |
| SAFETY |
Carson Sombach |
Regina |
4 |
Regina, Sask. |
Kinesiology & Health Studies |
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UNIVERSITY |
YR |
HOMETOWN |
ACADEMIC PROGRAM |
| PUNTER |
Joel Pipke |
Calgary |
3 |
Calgary, Alta. |
Business |
| PLACEKICKER |
Ty Gorniak |
Regina |
1 |
Balgonie, Sask. |
Business Administration |
| KICK RETURNER |
Chandler Zinck-Marier |
Saint Mary's |
3 |
Pleasantville, N.S. |
Commerce - Sports & Business |
| RUSH/COVER: |
William Tremblay |
Laval |
3 |
Rimouski, Que. |
Mechanical Engineering |
ALL-TIME LIST OF McGILL FOOTBALL ALL-CANADIANS
| SEASON |
NAME |
TEAM |
| 1969-70 |
Dr. Chris Rumball |
1st |
| 1969-70 |
Dr. Dave Fleiszer |
1st |
| 1969-70 |
Jay Harris |
1st |
| 1973-74 |
Brian Quick |
1st |
| 1973-74 |
Don Dawson |
1st |
| 1973-74 |
Dr. Ross Brooks |
1st |
| 1977-78 |
Bill Wendel |
1st |
| 1978-79 |
Kevin Rooney |
1st |
| 1980-81 |
Marc Joncas |
1st |
| 1980-81 |
Mark Lemery |
1st |
| 1981-82 |
Marc Joncas |
1st |
| 1981-82 |
Mark Chouinard |
1st |
| 1981-82 |
Ron Poulton |
1st |
| 1986-87 |
Al Lekun |
2nd |
| 1987-88 |
Michael Soles |
1st |
| 1987-88 |
Al Lekun |
2nd |
| 1988-89 |
Vincent Gagné |
1st |
| 1988-89 |
Michael Soles |
2nd |
| 1989-90 |
Paul Kerr |
2nd |
| 1990-91 |
Jeff Challice |
2nd |
| 1992-93 |
Dr. Doug Naudie |
1st |
| 1992-93 |
Matthieu Quiviger |
1st |
| 1992-93 |
Val St. Germain |
2nd |
| 1993-94 |
Val St. Germain |
1st |
| 1994-95 |
Matthieu Quiviger |
1st |
| 1995-96 |
Samir Chahine |
1st |
| 1995-96 |
Wes Barbour |
1st |
| 1996-97 |
Samir Chahine |
1st |
| 1996-97 |
Shawn Linden |
2nd |
| 1997-98 |
Samir Chahine |
1st |
| 1999-00 |
Randy Chevrier |
2nd |
| 2000-01 |
Ben Wearing |
1st |
| 2000-01 |
Randy Chevrier |
1st |
| 2001-02 |
John Macdonald |
2nd |
| 2002-03 |
Jim Merrick |
1st |
| 2002-03 |
Stephen Young |
1st |
| 2002-03 |
Anand Pillai |
2nd |
| 2002-03 |
Mike Mahoney |
2nd |
| 2002-03 |
Nick Hoffmann |
2nd |
| 2003-04 |
Anand Pillai |
1st |
| 2003-04 |
Guillaume Roy |
1st |
| 2004-05 |
Ben Walsh |
1st |
| 2006-07 |
Ben Walsh |
2nd |
| 2006-07 |
Greg Hetherington |
2nd |
| 2007-08 |
Charles-Antoine Sinotte |
1st |
| 2007-08 |
Erik Galas |
2nd |
| 2008-09 |
Erik Galas |
1st |
| 2010-11 |
Ben Thompson |
2nd |
| 2012-13 |
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif |
1st |
| 2012-13 |
Shaquille Johnson |
2nd |
| 2013-14 |
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif |
1st |
| 2017-18 |
Jérémy Sauvageau |
2nd |
| 2018-19 |
Jérémy Sauvageau |
2nd |
| 2019-20 |
Andrew Seinet-Spaulding |
1st |
| 2021-22 |
Darius Simmons |
2nd |
| 2021-22 |
Benjamin Carré |
2nd |
| 2023-24 |
Darius Simmons |
2nd |
| 2024-25 |
Darius Simmons |
2nd |
| 2024-25 |
Domenico Piazza |
2nd |
| 2025-26 |
Domenico Piazza |
1st |
| 2025-26 |
Jahnai Copeland-Lewis |
1st |
| 2025-26 |
Jerry Momo |
1st |
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Sports Information Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
CELL:
514-983-7012
E-MAIL:
earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca
