Kingston, ON – Whether or not they win the Vanier Cup against UBC on Saturday afternoon, at least a few members of the Montréal Carabins will leave Kingston with some hardware.
The headliner, of course, was quarterback Jonathan Sénécal, who became the first Carabin to win the Hec Crighton Trophy as Most Outstanding Player in U SPORTS football. Sénécal had a season to remember for the Carabins as he finished with 15 touchdown passes, a new program record, and 2215 yards, the second-all-time in Carabins history. The quarterback’s 394 rushing yards also finished fourth in all of RSEQ and set a new Carabins single season record.
Sénecal was not the only Carabin to win some hardware as Harold Miessan earned the President’s Trophy as Standup Defensive Player of the Year. Miessan was a pillar of the Carabins’ defence in 2023 with 36 tackles and a pair of interceptions and became the second straight Carabin to win the award after Nicky Farinaccio a season ago.
Other awards on the night included an opponent of the Carabins in UBC’s Theo Benedet picking up the J.P. Metras Trophy as Lineman of the Year meanwhile Justin Cloutier of the Laval Rouge et Or earned the Peter Gorman Trophy as Rookie of the Year.
For the Frank Tindall Trophy for Coach of the Year, that honour went to Chris Morris of the University of Alberta Golden Bears after guiding Alberta to a 6-2 record and their first winning season since 2005.
All that remains for 2023 is the Vanier Cup between the Montréal Carabins and the UBC Thunderbirds. Kickoff from Richardson Memorial Stadium in Kingston goes live on CBC Sports digital platforms at 1pm here.
U SPORTS Offensive First Team All-Canadians
QB – Jonathan Sénécal – Montréal
RB – Matthew Peterson – Alberta
RB – Jared Chisari – Queen’s
REC – Ethan Jordan – Laurier
REC – Darius Simmons – McGill
REC – Savaughn Magnaye-Jones – Western
REC – AK Gassama – Manitoba
C – Daniel Shin – Alberta
G – Giordano Vaccaro – Manitoba
G – Alassane Diouf – Montréal
T – Theo Benedet – UBC
T – Erik Andersen – Western
Util – Lucas Robertson – UBC
U SPORTS Defensive First Team All-Canadians
DT – Christopher Fontenard – Montréal
DT – Darien Newell – Queen’s
DE – Jeremiah Ojo – Montréal
DE – Tyson Hergott – Waterloo
LB – Harold Miessan – Montréal
LB – Nick Wiebe – Saskatchewan
LB – Ife Onyemenam – Laurier
S – Jackson. Findlay – Western
DB – Bruno Lagacé – Montréal
DB – Eric Cumberbatch – Ottawa
CB – Kaylyn St-Cyr – Montréal
CB – Katley Joseph – Saskatchewan
U SPORTS Special Teams First Team All-Canadians
P – Aldo Galvin – Regina
PK – Ben Hadley – StFX
RET – Javonni Cunningham – Windsor
R/C – Charles-Eliot Boulianne – Montréal