Rugby, wrestling stars shine at awards banquet
Rugby player Jackie Tittley and wrestlers Nikita Chicoine and David Tremblay were named the Concordia University Athletes of the Year at an awards gala attended by more than 450 people on April 9.
Tittley and Chicoine were co-winners of the Sally Kemp Award, which is presented to the Concordia Female Athlete of the Year. Both had previously been named Female Athlete of the Year, Tittley in 2010, Chicoine in 2009.
In her third year at Concordia, Tittley helped the women’s rugby team post a 13-1 win-loss record. Tittley was a dominant force in Concordia’s 2010 season. She was the leading scorer in Quebec with 78 points in six games. She was a Quebec conference all-star, the Quebec MVP and for the third straight year was a Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) all-Canadian.
Nikita Chicoine won her first gold medal in four appearances at the CIS national wrestling championships held at Lakehead University this past February, winning all three preliminary matches before taking gold. She was named a CIS first team all-Canadian.
During the university season the Montrealer competed in five tournaments, winning the Concordia, McMaster and University of New Brunswick competitions. She also finished first at the Atlantic/Quebec qualifying event, earning her a berth at the national championship.
David Tremblay, a native of Stoney Point, Ont., won his third consecutive gold medal in the CIS wrestling championship at Lakehead University. He won all three of his preliminary matches, outscoring his opponents 38-7.
Tremblay earned first team CIS all-Canadian honours for his efforts.
Tremblay’s gold medal helped Concordia secure the men’s championship at the national tournament.
Over the course of the year, he won all four tournaments he competed in as a member of the Stingers.
He also represented Concordia and the CIS at the World University Wrestling Championships in Turin, Italy, last October, where he finished 10th overall.
Here is a complete list of award winners:
- Ron Lapointe Award for academics, athletics and community service: Maxime Joyal, men’s hockey
- Denise Beaudet Award for academics, athletics and community service: Andrea Davidson, women’s soccer and wrestling
- Male Rookie of the Year: Mario Pereira, wrestling
- Laurie Brodrick Award/Female Rookie of the Year: Kaylah Barrett, basketball
- Fittest Female Athlete: Catherine Rancourt, hockey
- Fittest Male Athlete: Kris Bastien, football
- Marvin Cooper Award for overcoming adversity: Jeremy Chung Lim, rugby
- President’s Awards for athletics and academics: Michael Noonan, men’s wrestling; Taylor Baruchel, women’s rugby
- Michael Di Grappa Awards of Distinction for career contribution to Stingers: David Zilberman, men’s wrestling; Audrey Doyon-Lessard, women’s hockey
Men’s MVPs
- Baseball: Marco Masciotra and Emilio Pampena
- Basketball: Kyle Desmarais
- Cross-country running: Stephane Colle
- Football: Liam Mahoney
- Golf: Jeff Barkun
- Hockey: Jesse Goodsell
- Rugby: David Biddle
- Skiing: Vincent Levesque
- Soccer: Matthijs Eppinga
- Wrestling: David Tremblay
Women’s MVPs
- Basketball: Kaylah Barrett
- Cross-country running: Coralina Tse
- Hockey: Audrey Doyon-Lessard
- Rugby: Jackie Tittley
- Skiing: Amélie Lemelin
- Soccer: Alli Burgess
- Wrestling: Nikita Chicoine
Male Rookies
- Baseball: André Lagarde
- Basketball: Zach Brisebois
- Cross-country running: James Coulton
- Football: Shaquille Armstrong
- Golf: Ryan Galbraith
- Hockey: Michael Stinziani
- Rugby: Alex Ritchie
- Soccer: Ryan Brousseau
- Wrestling: Mario Pereira
Female Rookies
- Basketball: Kaylah Barrett
- Cross-country running: Coralina Tse
- Hockey: Moira Frier
- Rugby: Jessie Lapointe
- Skiing: Carelle Raymond
- Soccer: Elizabeth Allard
Related links:
• Concordia Department of Recreation and Athletics
• Canadian Interuniversity Sport