J. P. Metras Trophy

J. P. Metras Trophy
Arnaud Gascon-Nadon with the J. P. Metras Trophy in 2011
SportCanadian football
LeagueU Sports
Awarded forMost outstanding down lineman in the league
History
First award1974
First winnerBart Evans,
Manitoba Bisons
Most winsMathieu Betts (3 times),
Laval Rouge et Or
Most recentGiordano Vaccaro,
Manitoba Bisons

The J. P. Metras Trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding down lineman in U Sports football. The award was first initiated in 1974 and is named after John Pius Metras.[1]

Metras was a former coach of the Western Mustangs from 1939 to 1969 and was inducted to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1980.[2]

The American equivalent to the J. P. Metras Trophy is the Lombardi Award.

List of winners

Year Athlete[3] Team[3]
1974 Bart Evans Manitoba
1975 Mark Pothier Saint Mary's
1976 Gerry Inglis Alberta
1977 Dick Bakker Queen's
1978 Dave Willox Alberta
1979 Jim Muller Queen's
1980 Scott McArthur Calgary
1981 Tony Grassa StFX
1982 Peter Langford Guelph
1983 Jim DeSilva Carleton
1984 Boyd Young Ottawa
1985 Mike Schad Queen's
1986 Louie Godry Guelph
1987 Pierre Vercheval Western
1988 Veron Stiliadis Wilfrid Laurier
1989 Chris Gioskos Ottawa
1990 Chris Morris Toronto
1991 Jason Rauhaus Manitoba
1992 Chris Konrad Calgary
1993 Paul Chesser Concordia
1994 Paul Connery Bishop's
1995 Harry Van Hofwegen Carleton
1996 James Repesse Saskatchewan
1997 Mike Kushnir StFX
1998 Garret Everson Calgary
1999 Tyson St. James UBC
2000 Randy Chevrier McGill
2001 Carl Gourgues Laval
2002 Israel Idonije Manitoba
2003 Ibrahim Khan Simon Fraser
2004 Troy Cunningham Concordia
2005 Dominic Picard Laval
2006 Chris Best Waterloo
2007 Scott Evans Wilfrid Laurier
2008 Étienne Légaré Laval
2009 Matt Morencie Windsor
2010 Arnaud Gascon-Nadon Laval
2011 Arnaud Gascon-Nadon Laval
2012 Ben D'Aguilar McMaster
2013 Laurent Duvernay-Tardif McGill
2014 Ettore Lattanzio Ottawa
2015[4] David Onyemata Manitoba
2016 Mathieu Betts Laval
2017 Mathieu Betts Laval
2018 Mathieu Betts Laval
2019[5] Andrew Seinet-Spaulding McGill
2021 Deionte Knight Western
2022 Theo Benedet UBC
2023 Theo Benedet UBC
2024 Giordano Vaccaro Manitoba

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sport Awards". U SPORTS. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  2. ^ "John P. Metras". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  3. ^ a b "Past U Sports Award Winners". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17.
  4. ^ Kirk Penton, "Manitoba Bisons David Onyemata wins J.P. Metras trophy as top down lineman in CIS", Winnipeg Sun, November 26, 2015.
  5. ^ "Seinet-Spaulding becomes third player in McGill history to win elite Metras Trophy". McGill University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-02-07.


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