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McGill's Ben Thompson receives RSEQ all-star honours

Published: 2 November 2011

MONTREAL -- Benjamin Thompson, a fifth-year veteran lineman with the McGill University Redmen, has been named to the RSEQ football all-star team for the second consecutive season. The all-stars were announced Wednesday by the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec.

 

Thompson, a 6-foot-1, 275 defensive tackle from Fredericton, was the only McGill player selected.Despite being double-teamed every outing, he registered 36.5 tackles in nine games, including 27 solos, 12 for loss and two quarterback sacks.

 

Overlooked in the voting, conducted by the conference's six head coaches, was McGill punter Tomas Silva, who led the league with a 40.5 average per punt. Instead, the selection went to Sherbrooke's William Dion, who was third in the league with a 38.6 average.

 

Division-leading Laval topped all universities with nine picks, followed by Sherbrooke (7), Montreal (5), Concordia (5), Bishop's (2) and McGill (1).

 

The major award winners will be announced in a press conference on Monday (11 a.m.) at Tomlinson Hall in the McGill Sports Centre, 475 Pine Avenue West.

 

2011 RSEQ University Football All-Stars


Offence / Offensive
Quarterback / Quart Bruno Prud'homme %#
Jérémi Doyon-Roch%
Laval
Sherbrooke
Running Backs / Porteurs de ballon Sébastien Lévesque*# Laval
Rotrand Sené# Montreal
Inside Receivers / Receveurs inséré Alexander Fox Bishop's
Kristopher Bastien Concordia
Wide Receivers / Receveurs éloignée Simon Charbonneau-Campeau*# Sherbrooke
Julian Féoli-Gudino# Laval
Centre Pierre Lavertu*# Laval
Guards / Gardes Anthony Barrette# Concordia
Yannick Sage Sherbrooke
Tackles / Bloqueurs Karl Lavoie Laval
Alexis Rousseau-Saine# Montreal
Defence / Défensive
Ends / Ailiers Arnaud Gascon-Nadon*# Laval
Jonathan Pierre-Étienne Montreal
Tackles / Plaqueurs Ben Thompson# McGill
Jean-Alexandre Bernier Laval
Linebackers / Secondeurs Max Caron* Concordia
Jonathan Beaulieu-Richard Montreal
"Coverage" Linebacker / Secondeur de "couverture" Kevin Régimbald-Gagné*# Sherbrooke
Halfbacks / Demis defensives Harrison Maloney# Bishop's
Patrick Chénard%
Kris Robertson%
Sherbrooke
Concordia
Cornerbacks / Demis de coin Antoine Pruneau Montreal
Dominic Noël Laval
Safety / Maraudeur Jonathan Laliberté* Laval

 

Special Teams / Unités Spéciales

Place kicker / Botteur de précision William Dion * Sherbrooke
Punter / Botteur de dégagement William Dion * Sherbrooke
Return Specialist / Spécialiste de retour Kris Robertson Concordia

 

* unanimous selection

# repeat selection

% tie in the voting

 


SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

Communications Officer

McGill Athletics 7 Recreation

514-398-7012

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