Standing out on the wide field (college edition)

Prior to the weekend's festivities on the football field, the CFL and the CIS honoured those athletes that excelled in their respective leagues this season.

Both the pro game and the college game had many stand out moments this past season, featuring a collection of players that rose to the top of the lists from coast to coast.

The celebration of football excellence took place on Thursday night with a combined Awards show, recognizing the best in Professional and college football in Canada.

Looking at the potential stars of tomorrow for the CFL,  the CIS award nominees and winners were:

Hec Crighton Trophy
Player of the Year

Atlantic- Kyle Graves, QB, Acadia
RSEQ- Simon Charbonneau-Campeau, WR, Sherbrooke
OUA- Michael DiCroce, WR, McMaster
CWUAA-- Billy Greene, QB, UBC


Winner- Billy Greene, QB, (UBC)

Presidents' Trophy
Defensive Player of the Year

AUS- Tom Labenski, LB, Acadia
RSEQ- Max Caron, LB, Concordia
OUA- Ryan Chmielewski, LB, McMaster
CWUAA-- Sam Hurl, LB, Calgary

Max Caron, LB (Concordia)


J. P. Metras Trophy 
Outstanding down lineman

AUS- Jake Thomas, Defensive Tackle, Acadia
RSEQ- Arnaud Gascon-Nadon, Defensive End, Laval
OUA- Osie Ukwuoma, Defensive End, Queen's
CWUAA- Akiem Hicks, Defensive End, Regina

Winner-- Arnaud Gascon-Nadon (Laval)

Peter Gorman Trophy
Rookie of the Year

AUS- Jacob Leblanc, Defensive Tackle, Mount Alison
RSEQ- Jeremi Doyon-Roch, QB, Sherbrooke
OUA- Tyler Varga, Running Back, Western Ontario
CWUAA- Jordan Arkko, offensive lineman, Saskatchewan

Winner-- Tyler Varga, Running Back, Western Ontario


A full review of the College side of the Awards, including interviews with the nominees and winners can be found here.

The CIS also announced it's 2011 edition of the All Canadian Teams, that list can be found here.

The Province-- Hec Crighton Award winner: UBC's Billy Greene honoured with ...
Vancouver Sun-- UBC pivot Billy Greene claims Hec Crighton as CIS top player
Globe and Mail-- UBC's Billy Greene collects Hec Grighton Trophy
Ubyssey-- UBC pivot Billy Greene named CIS MVP wins Hec Crighton trophy
Toronto Sun-- Best in the CFL, CIS
TSN-- UBC Quarterback Greene wins Hec Crighton Trophy
Canada.com-- UBC's Greene named Hec Crighton winner
Toronto Star-- UBC pivot Greene wins Hec Crighton Trophy
The Score-- UBC's Greene wins Hec Crighton Trophy
24H Vancouver-- UBC's Greene wins Hec Crighton