McGill's Mandy Mongeon merits all-Canadian mention in rugby
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MONTREAL - Amandra Mongeon of the McGill Martlets has earned CIS all-Canadian honours in women's rugby. The 24-year-old physiology senior from Ile-Bizard, Que., better known as "Mandy", plays primarily at the No.8 position and scored three tries in six games.
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It marks the sixth time that a member of the Martlets has merited All-Canadian honours. Previous McGill honourees include Laura Belvedere (twice: 2005, 2006), Julia Leonard (2004), Araba Chintoh (2003) and Patricia Jaworski (2003).
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Guelph's Jacey Murphy of Alliston, Ont., was named CIS player of the year in women's rugby. Other CIS major award winners announced during the All-Canadian Banquet in Peterborough, Ont., were UBC's Megan Hamm of Aldergrove, B.C., who was named rookie of the year; St. Francis Xavier's Jamee George of Brandon, Man., who received the Student-Athlete Community Service Award; and Concordia's Graeme McGravie, who was chosen coach of the year, an award presented by Coaches of Canada.
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The CIS women's rugby championship, hosted for the first time by Trent University, gets under way Thursday and culminates Sunday with the gold-medal final at 2 p.m. All nine games from the competition will be webcast by SSN Canada (available at or ).
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Joining Mongeon, Murphy and Hamm on the all-Canadian squad were conference most valuable players Beukeboom, Tittley and Willoughby, AUS rookie of the year Magali Harvey, as well as StFX prop Asya Bartley of Ottawa, Guelph centre Britt Benn of Napanee, Ont., Alberta fullback Karlee Carbert of Edmonton, Victoria eight man Jesse Olynyk of Kamloops, B.C., Laval centre 脡lie Papineau of Sainte-Croix, Que., McMaster centre Natasha Turner of Rockcliffe, Ont., Lethbridge prop Brandi Van Eeuwen of Duncan, B.C., and Queen's eight man Ashley Ward of Barrie, Ont. Tittley and Benn were both selected for the third straight year.
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2010 CIS WOMEN'S RUGBY AWARDS & ALL-CANADIANS
Position听 Athlete听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 University听听听听听听 Year听听听 Hometown听听听听听听听听听听听听 Faculty
Prop:听听听听听听听听听Asya Bartley StFX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 3听听听听听听听听听 Ottawa, Ont.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Human Kinetics
Centre:听听听听听Britt Benn Guelph听听听听听听听听听听听听 3听听听听听听听听听 Napanee, Ont.听听听听听听听听听听听听Arts
No.8:听听听听听听听听Tyson Beukeboom StFX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 2听听听听听听听听听 Uxbridge, Ont.听听听听听听听听听听听听Human Kinetics
Fullback:听听Karlee Carbert Alberta听听听听听听听听听听听听 4听听听听听听听听听 Edmonton, Alta.听听听听听听听听听 PE Recreation
Scrumhalf Megan Hamm UBC听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 Aldergrove, B.C.听听听听听听听听听 Human Kinetics
Fullback:听听 Magali Harvey StFX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 Quebec City, Que.听听听听听听BBA
No.8:听听听听听听听听Amandra Mongeon McGill听听听听听听听听听听听听 4听听听听听听听听听 Ile Bizard, Que. 听听听听听听听听听 Physiology
No.8:听听听听听听听听Jacey Murphy Guelph听听听听听听听听听听听听4听听听听听听听听听 Alliston, Ont.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Agriculture
No.8:听听听听听听听听Jesse Olynyk Victoria听听听听听听听听听听听 3听听听听听听听听听 Kamloops, B.C.听听听听听听听听听听Social Sciences
Centre:听听听听听脡lie Papineau Laval听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 4听听听听听听听听听 Sainte-Croix, Que.听听听听听听Business Admin
Centre:听听听听听Jackie Tittley Concordia听听听听听听听 3听听听听听听听听听 Kirkland, Que.听听听听听听听听听听听听 Leisure Studies
Centre:听听听听听Natasha Turner McMaster听听听听听听听 4听听听听听听听听听 Rockcliffe, Ont.听听听听听听听听听听 Arts & Science
Prop:听听听听听听听听Brandi Van Eeuwen Lethbridge听听听听听听 3听听听听听听听听听 Duncan, B.C.听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Nursing
No.8:听听听听听听听听Ashley Ward Queen's听听听听听听听听听听 5听听听听听听听听听 Barrie, Ont.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Conservative Ed.
Flanker:听听听听Kelsey Willoughby Lethbridge听听听听听听 2听听听听听听听听听 Lethbridge, Alta.听听听听听听听听听Education
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Player of the year: Jacey Murphy, Guelph
Rookie of the year: Megan Hamm, UBC
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Jamee George, StFX
Coach of the year, presented by Coaches of Canada: Graeme McGravie, Concordia
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Athletics & Recreation
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514-398-7012 (Tel.)
m.athletics.mcgill.ca (mobile website)
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