Toronto, ON- When U SPORTS and member conferences cancelled fall 2020 competition in June 2020, it began a challenging year for athletics departments, student newspapers and others who work in and around Canadian university sports.
Largely without games this year, everyone has been forced to be creative to keep fans, students and alumni engaged with their school teams and sports. With the challenging year coming to a close and hopes of returning to competition in fall 2021, 49 Sports recognizes the best creative work from 2020-21.
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AWARDS:
We asked for your submissions, and you all showed up. Over 60 forms with nominations were submitted, showcasing some of the best work from across U SPORTS. A panel of 49 Sports staff and independent creatives and journalists reviewed all the nominees and narrowed them down to five finalists in each category.
VOTING:
To view and vote for the projects, stories and videos, please fill out the google form link at the top of the page, or scroll to the embedded form at the bottom of this page. Out of courtesy, please only vote once. CLICK HERE TO VOTE
NOMINEES BELOW!
BEST VIDEO: Short form (<3 minutes)
UQTR: “La Tradition Des Champions“
uOTTAWA: “UNITE”
QUEEN’S: “Alumni Cha Gheill”
WATERLOO: “Sports in a Pandemic”
UBC: “2021 UBC Sports Hall of Fame”
BEST VIDEO: Long form (3+ minutes)
MONTREAL: “l’héritage”
RYERSON: “Liam- Spanning the Gaps”
YORK: “York Lions Exemplify Grit”
TRINITY WESTERN: “Jan Lourens Shares His Story”
U SPORTS: “Black History Month”
BEST ARTICLE: From athletics departments, schools and governing bodies (click to read)
ST.FX (Alix Bruch): “A rare privilege”
WINDSOR (Andrew Papadopoulos): “Devynn Dion shines in The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers on Disney+”
MACEWAN (Jefferson Hagen): “A true Griffins love story”
FRASER VALLEY: “The Luyken Legacy”
TRINITY WESTERN (Bailey Broadbent) : “Being Isaac”
BEST ARTICLE: Student written from a campus newspaper (click to read)
QUEEN’S JOURNAL (Angus Merry). “Meet Robin Worling, Queen’s Ice Dunker & Crashed Ice extraordinaire”
THE EYEOPENER (Will Baldwin): “Like Poetry: How basketball and hip-hop are intertwined”
WESTERN GAZETTE (Alex McComb): “Beyond the blonde: Playoff hair, beards and superstitions in sport”
THE MARTLET (Alec Lazenby): “UVic soccer teams rally behind former men’s captain”
BEST ARTICLE: U SPORTS student-athlete written (click to read)
uOTTAWA (Jasmine McKnight): “Reminiscing a season lost to the pandemic”
CARLETON (Emma Weller): “Awaiting my moment of resurgence”
CALGARY (Logan Fisher): “Thank you, Dinos Men’s Hockey”
TRINITY WESTERN (Ashleigh Lai Chan Kar): “Ashleigh Lai Chan Kar shares her story”
BEST SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHIC
BEST SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN: (click for info)
UBC: Women’s soccer – Hope and Health
MOST FUN SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM: (click for example)
BEST THROWBACK CONTENT: (click for example)
U SPORTS: Top 10 Moments of 2020
RYERSON: Rams Rewind on OUA TV