Rugby player Alex Tessier was named Female Athlete of the Year and hockey player Olivier Hinse earned Male Athlete the Year honors at the annual Concordia Stingers gala awards banquet attended by more than 400 people on April 11 in Montreal.
Alex Tessier is an exceptional secondyear centre from Ste. Clothilde de Horton, Que., who was a star in CIS rugby and who represents Quebec and Canada on the international scene.
She was named the outstanding player in the Quebec conference this season. She was third in scoring in the RSEQ with five tries, 18 converts and three penalty goals for 70 points. She was named the game MVP in three of seven regular season contests this fall.
Tessier was named to the CIS allCanadian team in November - one of only two Quebecers on the 15person honor roll.She won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2014 International University Sports Federation Women's Rugby Sevens Championship in Sao Jose de Campos, Brazil last August. She also represented Canada in international U20 events over the summer. More recently Tessier has been representing Canada in international sevens competitions and is in the talent pool under consideration for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.
Olivier Hinse is one of the most prolific goal scorers in the country, tying for the OUA lead and finishing second in the CIS with 18 goals in 26 league games. Four of those markers came shorthanded, the most by any player in the nation. He also added 13 assists to finish 10th in OUA scoring with 31 points
The thirdyear centre from Sherbrooke, Que., was named to the OUA East first allstar team. He was the OUA nominee and eventual winner of the CIS's Dr. Randy Gregg Award presented annually to the hockey player who best combines athletics, academics and community involvement. It is the first time in Concordia men's hockey history that a member of the Stingers earns this prestigious national award. It is only the second time a player from a Quebecbased university is the recipient.
Hinse was named an assistant captain for the 201213 season, becoming the youngest player in school history to earn an A on his sweater, and was named the Stingers captain for the 201415 campaign.
A complete list of award winners is below:
Ron Lapointe Award for academics, athletics and community service - Olivier Hinse, men's hockey
Denise Beaudet Award for academics, athletics and community service - Danielle Scarlett, women's hockey
Male Rookie of the Year - Ricardo Monge, basketball
Laurie Brodrick Award/Female Rookie of the Year - Katherine Purchase, hockey
Fittest Female Athlete - Audrey Morand, hockey
Fittest Male Athlete - Jamal Henry, football
Marvin Cooper Award presented to a studentathlete who has successfully overcome adversity - Kris Robertson, football
President's Award (combination of athletics and academics) Youssef Kabbaj, hockey; Katherine Purchase, hockey
Michael Di Grappa Awards of Distinction for career contribution to Stingers - Kris Robertson, football; Kaylah Barrett, basketball
Athletic Valedictorians - Eric Noivo, football; Erica Porter, hockey
Men's MVPs
- Baseball: JeanChristophe Paquin
- Basketball: Ken Beaulieu
- CrossCountry: James Coulton
- Football: Kris Robertson
- Golf: Jacob Peterson
- Hockey: Olivier Hinse
- Rugby: Yannick Fortin
- Skiing: Frederic Lynn
- Soccer: Wes Aucoin
- Wrestling: Trevor Banks
Women's MVPs
- Basketball: Marilyse RoyViau
- CrossCountry: Valerie SicardThibodeau
- Golf: Gabrielle Marois
- Hockey: Katherine Purchase/Briar Bache
- Rugby: Hughanna Gaw/Alex Tessier
- Soccer: Alex Dragan
- Wrestling: Veronica Keefe
Male Rookies
- Baseball: Matthew Litwn
- Basketball: Ricardo Monge
- CrossCountry: Christian Parenteau
- Football: Jeremy Pelletier
- Golf: Kevin Carter
- Hockey: Dominic Beauchemin
- Rugby: Lucas Hotton
- Skiing: CharlesAntoine Cloutier
- Soccer: Olivier Georges
- Wrestling: Bassel BouMouglabay
Female Rookies
- Basketball: Aurélie D'AnjouDrouin
- CrossCountry: Kasumi Fujita
- Golf: Jackie Pearsall
- Hockey: Katherine Purchase
- Rugby: Kaylie Stuckey
- Soccer: Laurence Thiverge
- Wrestling: Thérèse ElLati
