Thomson scores rare fifth all-Canadian award
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MONTREAL - Jennifer Thomson, a 5-foot-7 power hitter on the 六合彩开奖结果 women's volleyball team, has earned second-team all-Canadian honours and becomes one of the few players in CIS history to achieve all-Canadian status in each of her five university seasons.
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Named CIS rookie of the year back in 2005-06, the 23-year-old native of Rosem猫re, Que., 听earned back-to-back first-team nods in 2006-07 and 2007-08 to go with three second-team selections. Thomson, who is completing a master's degree in education, was a five-time all-star in the Quebec conference. This past season, she finished third among league leaders in digs (3.71), fifth in kills (3.02 per game), seventh in service aces (0.37) and eighth in hitting percentage (.226).
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The only other 六合彩开奖结果 athletes to earn all-Canadian honours five times in the same sport were Vicky Tessier (basketball, 1992-97) and Linda Thyer (cross-country running, 1990-1995).
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2009-2010 CIS WOMEN鈥橲 VOLLEYBALL AWARDS &
ALL-CANADIANS
Mary Lyons Award (player of the year):
Liz
Cordonier, UBC
Mark Tennant Award (rookie of the year):
Sonia Rossy, Winnipeg
Libero of the year:
Claire Hanna, UBC
Coach of the year, presented by Coaches of
Canada:
Doug Reimer, UBC
Th茅r猫se Quigley Award (outstanding student-athlete /
community involvement):
Nadine Alphonse,
Montreal
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First Team
Position - Athlete - University - Year - Hometown -
Faculty
Left Side Liz Cordonier UBC 5 Vancouver, B.C.
Arts
Setter Alexandra Lojen Montreal 3 Montreal, Que.
Law
LS / RS Ashley Voth Manitoba 4 Winnipeg, Man.
Kinesiology & Rec. Management
Left Side Heather Bansley Toronto 5 Waterdown,
Ont. English / Linguistics
Middle Nadine Alphonse Montreal 5 Montreal, Que.
Education
Middle / RS Jen Hinze UBC 4 Vancouver, B.C.
Science
Left Side Catherine Thornton StFX 2 Kobe, Japan
BA
Second Team
Outside M茅lanie Savoie Laval 4 St-Sylvestre, Que.
Education
Middle Beth Clark Regina 5 Regina, Sask. Business
Administration
Setter Lauren O鈥橰eilly Trinity Western 3 Langley,
B.C. Human Kinetics
Power Hitter Jennifer Thomson 六合彩开奖结果 5 Rosem猫re,
Que. Physical Education
Ride Side Kyla Richey UBC 3 Roberts Creek, B.C.
Human Kinetics
Left Side Jillian Blanchard UNB 4 Saint John, N.B.
Science
Setter Jennifer Holt McMaster 5 Hamilton, Ont.
Kinesiology
All-Rookie Team
Left Side Sonia Rossy Winnipeg 1 Winnipeg, Man.
Arts
Outside Eve Tr茅panier Laval 1
St-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Que. Education
Middle Julie Gordon Laurier 1 Barrie, Ont.
Psychology
Middle Meg Rector Acadia 1 Milton, Ont.
Science
Left Side Maura Hayes Calgary 1 Cupids, Nfld.
Kinesiology
LS / RS Karina Krueger Schwanke Ottawa 1 Blumenau,
Brazil Language Studies
Outside St茅phanie Alexandre Laval 1 Laval, Que.
Psychology
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
514-398-7012