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For a comprehensive 17th Annual BLG Awards media kit including press release, fact sheet, list of past winners and biographies of this year's finalists, please click here.
The BLG Awards
The BLG Awards were established in 1993 to recognize the top male and female athletes from universities affiliated with Canadian Interuniversity Sport.
The BLG Awards are based on athletic accomplishments, outstanding sportsmanship and leadership. Each of 52 CIS schools selects one male and one female athlete of the year. From these nominees, one male and one female athlete are chosen within each of the four regional associations: Atlantic, Canada West, Ontario, and Quebec. To be eligible, a student-athlete must have competed in a CIS sport for a minimum of two years, and cannot be a previous recipient of a BLG Award.
Nominees receive a commemorative gold ring, and winners are presented with a trophy and a $10,000 scholarship to attend a Canadian University graduate school. Winners are selected by the Canadian Athletic Foundation, a not-for-profit Board established for the purpose of administering the BLG Awards and protecting the integrity of the selection process. The CAF Board of Trustees consists of 23 members from seven Canadian cities representing 19 major corporations from across the country who are committed to ensuring that Canadian University athletes receive the recognition they deserve.
BLG Award Winners
2007-08: Laetitia Tchoualack (Montreal volleyball), Rob Hennigar (UNB hockey)
2006-07: Jessica Zelinka (Calgary track & field), Josh Howatson (Trinity Western volleyball)
2005-06: Marylène Laplante (Laval volleyball), Osvaldo Jeanty (Carleton basketball)
2004-05: Adrienne Power (Dalhousie track & field), Jesse Lumsden (McMaster football)
2003-04: Joanna Niemczewska (Calgary volleyball), Adam Ens (Saskatchewan volleyball)
2002-03: Kim St-Pierre (McGill hockey), Ryan McKenzie (Windsor cross country & track)
2001-02: Elizabeth Warden (Toronto swimming), Brian Johns (UBC swimming)
2000-01: Leighann Doan (Calgary basketball), Kojo Aidoo (McMaster football)
1999-00: Jenny Cartmell (Alberta volleyball), Michael Potts (Western Ontario soccer)
1998-99: Corinne Swirsky (Concordia hockey), Alexandre Marchand (Sherbrooke track & field)
1997-98: Foy Williams (Toronto track & field), Titus Channer (McMaster basketball)
1996-97: Terri-Lee Johannesson (Manitoba basketball), Curtis Myden (Calgary swimming)
1995-96: Justine Ellison (Toronto basketball), Don Blair (Calgary football)
1994-95: Linda Thyer (McGill track & field), Bill Kubas (Wilfrid Laurier football)
1993-94: Sandra Carroll (Winnipeg basketball), Tim Tindale (Western Ontario football)
1992-93: Diane Scott (Winnipeg volleyball), Andy Cameron (Calgary volleyball)
About Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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About Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada. Fifty-two universities, 10,000 student-athletes and 550 coaches vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. The CIS also provides high performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, and 32 World University Championships. For further information, visit www.universitysport.ca.
For more information please contact:
Douglas H. Mitchell, C.M., A.O.E., Q.C.
Chairman, Board of Trustees, Canadian Athletic Foundation
National Co-Chairman, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Ph: (403) 232-9493
www.blgcanada.com
Michel Bélanger
Communications Manager
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Ph: (613) 562-5670 ext. 25
Cell: (613) 447-6334
belanger@universitysport.ca
www.universitysport.ca
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