OUA ANNOUNCES FOOTBALL ALL-STARS

HAMILTON - As the 98th Yates Cup championship approaches, Ontario University Athletics is pleased to announce the 2005 football all-stars, as voted by the league's coaches.

The defending Yates Cup champion Laurier Golden Hawks completed their second consecutive perfect regular season (9-0 overall including playoffs) and are well represented in the first and second all-stars teams. In total, third-ranked Laurier has 14 all-star selections.

Western Mustangs wide receiver Andy Fantuz was voted to the first team for the fourth consecutive year, a season in which the Chatham, ON broke the all-time Canadian Interuniversity Sport receptions record and led the nation with 12 receiving touchdowns. Fantuz now holds the CIS records for most catches (189), most yards (4,123) and most touchdowns (41) by a receiver.

Fifth-year Laurier defensive halfback Ian Logan, Windsor Lancers inside receiver Arjei Franklin and McMaster Marauders linebacker Jason Pottinger, the 2004 President's Trophy winner, each made their third all-star teams. After two straight seasons of being voted to the second team, Laurier guard Mitch Zappitelli earned a well-deserved appearance on the first team in 2005. McMaster inside receiver Vaughan Swart made the first team for the second time in his career. Laurier quarterback Ryan Pyear made his second straight first team, as did York Lions defensive end Ricky Foley.

Some of the first-time all-stars include Guelph Gryphons wide receiver Jeff Keegan, the CIS receiving yardage leader with 936, Jordan Kozina, a rookie running back on the Marauders who passed the 1,000-yard rushing mark in his first season and Laurier running back Nick Cameron. Cameron joins last year's Norm Marshall Trophy winner Daryl Stephenson on the first team after enjoying a career year with 1,025 rushing yards, fifth in the country, and eight touchdowns. Second-year Ottawa Gee-Gees quarterback Joshua Sacobie is also a first-time all-star after throwing for 2,094 yards and 18 touchdowns passes.

A full list of all-stars appears below. The 2005 major award winners will be announced at a press conference Thursday, November 10, at the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in Hamilton, ON.


FIRST TEAM ALL-STARS
OFFENSE
Centre - Kevin Kelly, Ottawa
Guard - Kyle Koch, McMaster
Guard - Mitch Zappitelli, Laurier
Tackle - Chris Best, Waterloo
Tackle - Kyle Weston, Laurier
Inside Receiver - Arjei Frankin, Windsor
Inside Receiver - Vaughan Swart, McMaster
Wide Receiver - Andy Fantuz, Western
Wide Receiver - Jeff Keegan, Guelph
Running Back - Daryl Stephenson, Windsor
Running Back - Nick Cameron, Laurier
Quarterback - Ryan Pyear, Laurier
Punter - Derek Schiavone, Western
Place Kicker - Brian Devlin, Laurier

DEFENSE
Defensive Tackle - Andrew Jones, McMaster
Defensive Tackle - Adrian Houwer, Laurier
Defensive End - Brandon Keks, Laurier
Defensive End - Ricky Foley, York
Linebacker - Jason Pottinger, McMaster
Linebacker - Joe Barnes, Ottawa
Linebacker - Ian Hazlett, Queen's
Defensive Halfback - Ian Logan, Laurier
Defensive Halfback - Sasha Glavic, Windsor
Cornerback - Anthony Plante-Ajah, Ottawa
Cornerback - Drew Haynes, Waterloo
Free Safety - Jeff Smeaton, Laurier
Returner - Joel Wright, Laurier
Rush/Cover - Ian Logan, Laurier


SECOND TEAM ALL-STARS
OFFENSE
Centre - Sean O'Donnell, Queen's
Guard - Brian Jones, Windsor
Guard - Andreas Antoniou, Western
Tackle - Mike Dougherty, Guelph
Tackle - Scott Nason, Western
Inside Receiver - Adam Nicholson, Ottawa
Inside Receiver - Brad Smith, Queen's
Wide Receiver - Joel Wright, Laurier
Wide Receiver - Ricardo Hudson, York
Running Back - Randy McAuley, Western
Running Back - Jordan Kozina, McMaster
Quarterback - Joshua Sacobie, Ottawa
Punter - Brian Devlin, Laurier
Place Kicker - Derek Schiavone, Western

DEFENSE
Defensive Tackle - Bryan Jones, Western
Defensive Tackle - Tom Dolezel, Western*
- Janson Kenny, York*
Defensive End - Nick Binder, McMaster
Defensive End - David Montoya, Laurier
Linebacker - Yannick Carter, Laurier
Linebacker - Justin Anania, Western
Linebacker - Cheelor Lindor, Ottawa
Defensive Halfback - Byron Dinter, McMaster
Defensive Halfback - Andrew Oosterhuis, Guelph
Cornerback - Sean Riley, Guelph
Cornerback - Dan Hall, Ottawa
Free Safety- Jon Chard, McMaster
Returner - David Crane, Ottawa
Rush/Cover - Kevin Scott, Queen's

* - denotes tie

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