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Thomson scores rare fifth all-Canadian award

Published: 7 March 2010

MONTREAL - Jennifer Thomson, a 5-foot-7 power hitter on the McGill 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.

Named CIS rookie of the year back in 2005-06, the 23-year-old native of Rosemère, Que., 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).

The only other McGill 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).

2009-2010 CIS WOMEN’S 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

Thérèse Quigley Award (outstanding student-athlete / community involvement):
Nadine Alphonse, Montreal

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 Mélanie Savoie Laval 4 St-Sylvestre, Que. Education
Middle Beth Clark Regina 5 Regina, Sask. Business Administration
Setter Lauren O’Reilly Trinity Western 3 Langley, B.C. Human Kinetics
Power Hitter Jennifer Thomson McGill 5 Rosemère, 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 Trépanier 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 Stéphanie Alexandre Laval 1 Laval, Que. Psychology