December 2, 2005
LAVAL'S CONSTANTIN AND MT. ALLISON'S PARKER WIN CIS AWARDS
HAMILTON (CIS) - Glen Constantin, from the Laval University Rouge et Or, is the CIS football coach of the year for the 2005 season.
Other award winners announced on Friday morning during the Russ Jackson & CFL Coach of the Year Brunch at the Sheraton Hamilton Hotel include Dan Parker (Halifax) of Mount Allison, who received the Russ Jackson Award honouring the student-athlete who best combines football, academics and community involvement, and Richard Urbanovich (Winnipeg) of Manitoba, who claimed the Ginos Fracas Award presented by Football Canada for his outstanding work as a volunteer assistant coach.
Constantin received the Frank Tindall Trophy awarded annually to CIS' top football coach. The native of Quebec City has enjoyed tremendous success in his five seasons at the helm of the Rouge et Or, and the 2005 campaign proved no different. Two-time defending Desjardins Vanier Cup champion Laval kept a perfect 8-0 record in the regular season and captured its third straight Dunsmore Cup as Quebec conference champion, setting a CIS record of 19 consecutive overall victories (dating back to 2004) in the process.
Since behind appointed head coach on December 18, 2000 Constantin has led the Rouge et Or to four conference banners and as many Bowl appearances, and a pair of CIS championships in 2004 and 2003.
Acadia's Jeff Cummins, Wilfrid Laurier's Gary Jeffries, and Saskatchewan's Brian Towriss were the other nominees for the Frank Tindall Trophy.
"Glen is one of the most meticulous and hard-working individuals you'll ever meet," comments Laval athletic director, Gilles D'Amboise. "He is also widely recognized as one of the best football minds in Canadian university football."
"What characterizes him the most however is his human side, perceivable in every single one of his actions, whether with his players, coaching staff or members of the University personnel."
Parker, a fourth-year defensive end with the Mounties, maintained a 3.61 grade point average a year ago in his studies in commerce and economics, and has received numerous awards including the George Williams Memorial Scholarship, the Christine Milo Wilson Cruikshank Award, and the University Scholarship. Involved in many volunteer activities, the 21-year-old established the first ever University Chapter of the Canadian Liver Foundation.
Sherbrooke's Clovis Langlois-Boucher, Ottawa's Naim El-Far, and Manitoba's Ryan Zahara were the other finalists for the award.
"I am very proud to have Dan as a part of my team, he is definitely a positive influence on our program and the younger players," says Mount Allison head coach, Steve Lalonde. "Dan is a leader in the locker room and his well respected in the community. He is a very positive role model."
Urbanovich has coached football for 20 years, 15 of those as the Bisons defensive secondary coach. He has served under three head coaches, and is the longest-standing coach in Bison football history. He helped the team reach the Vanier Cup in 2001, and the No. 1 position in the national rankings in 2002. Urbanovich has seen 15 of his defensive backs make the jump to the CFL.
For all the info on the 2005 Desjardins Vanier Cup: www.vaniercup.com
FRANK TINDALL TROPHY (coach of the year): Glen Constantin, Laval University Rouge et Or
Quebec native Glen Constantin is the first member of the Laval Rouge et Or to capture the Frank Tindall Trophy as CIS football coach of the year.
This fall, the Rouge et Or kept a perfect 8-0 record in the regular season and claimed its third straight Dunsmore Cup as Quebec conference champion, setting a CIS record of 19 consecutive overall victories (dating back to 2004) along the way. Also acting as defensive coordinator, Constantin saw his troops concede a CIS-low 75 points in the regular campaign, marking the third straight year that Laval has led the nation for least points allowed.
Appointed as the third head coach in the program's history on December 18, 2000 the University of Ottawa graduate and former Gee-Gee all-star has enjoyed tremendous success in his five seasons at the helm, leading the Rouge et Or to four conference banners and as many Bowl appearances, and a pair of CIS championships in 2004 and 2003.
Constantin joined the Rouge et Or as defensive coordinator and director of recruiting in 1996, when the team played its first official CIS season following an exhibition campaign in 1995. He came to Laval after a one-year stint with the University of Houston Cougars, where he served as a graduate assistant in charge of linebackers. Prior to his season in Texas, Constantin spent four years as defensive lineman and linebackers coach at Bishop's, where he helped built the best defensive unit in the country for two consecutive years.
The Laval program continues to produce a number of all-Canadians every year. Five Rouge et Or members were named CIS all-stars this season including first-team members Dominic Picard, Jean-François Roméo and Michael Jean-Louis. Picard, a fourth-year centre, received the J.P. Metras Trophy as CIS' top down lineman.
As a recruiter, Constantin is proud of the five QUFL rookie of the year awards won by Rouge et Or players over the years, including receiver Jean-Frédéric Tremblay, named CIS rookie of the year in 2000.
RUSS JACKSON AWARD (athletics, academics, community involvement): Dan Parker, Mount Allison University Mounties
21-year-old Dan Parker of Halifax is the second Mountie to claim the Russ Jackson Award since the inception of the trophy in 1986. Andrew Allison was honoured in 1988.
A fourth-year defensive end, the economics major is the true definition of a student-athlete. He is an Academic All-Canadian and one of the top students in his program receiving many academic scholarships such as the George Williams Memorial Scholarship, Christine Milo Wilson Cruikshank Award, and University Scholarship. Among many volunteering activities he organized and developed the University Chapter for the Canadian Liver Foundation.
GINO FRACAS AWARD (volunteer assistant coach): Richard Urbanovich, University of Manitoba Bisons
Richard Urbanovich is the first member of the Bisons coaching staff to be honoured with the Gino Fracas Award. Named in honour of the legendary coach at the Universities of Alberta and Windsor, the award recognizes outstanding career service by a volunteer assistant coach.
Urbanovich has coached football for 20 years, 15 of those as the Bisons defensive secondary coach. During that tenure he has served under three head coaches and is the longest-standing coach in Bison football history. He has coached on Bison teams that went to the Vanier Cup in 2001 and were ranked No. 1 in the country in 2002. He has coached 15 defensive backs that have gone to the CFL as draft choices or free agents.
Urbanovich coached at both the community and high school levels before joining the Bison staff in 1991. He has coached the Under-19 provincial team at various times over the past decade during the CIS off-season and has guest coached with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the last two years at training camp and through the CFL exhibition schedule.
He is described as one of Bison Sports and the Winnipeg sports community's most respected individuals. His full-time job is at Unicity Integrated Logistics where he serves as warehouse shipping and receiving manager.
Urbanovich has presented at many coaching clinics and is highly recognized as being a technical coach and a great teacher, completing his Level 3 Technical and Practical components from the National Coaching Certification Program.
PAST WINNERS
FRANK TINDALL TROPHY (Coach of the Year)
2004 Jerry Friesen, Alberta
2003 Gary Jeffries, Wilfrid Laurier
2002 Chuck McMann, McGill
2001 Brian Dobie, Manitoba
2000 Greg Marshall, McMaster
1999 Blake Nill, Saint Mary's
1998 Larry Haylor, Western
1997 John Stevens, StFX
1996 Dan McNally, Guelph
1995 Rick Zmich, Wilfrid Laurier
1994 Brian Towriss, Saskatchewan
1993 Larry Uteck, Saint Mary's
1992 Ian Breck, Bishop's
1991 Rich Newbrough, Wilfrid Laurier
1990 Larry Haylor, Western
1989 Dave Knight, Waterloo
1988 Larry Uteck, Saint Mary's
1987 Frank Smith, UBC
1986 Bruce Coulter, Bishop's
1985 Peter Connellan, Calgary
1984 Steve Bruno, Mount Allison
1983 Doug Hargreaves, Queen's
1982 Bernie Custis, McMaster
1981 John Huard, Acadia
1980 Cam Innes, Ottawa
1979 Dave "Tuffy" Knight, Wilfrid Laurier
1978 Frank Smith, UBC
1977 Peter Connellan, Calgary
1976 Darwin Semotiuk, Western
1975 Don Gilbert, Ottawa
1974 Ron Murphy, Toronto
1973 Ed Hilton, UPEI
1972 Dave "Tuffy" Knight, Wilfrid Laurier
1971 Jim Donlevy, Alberta
1970 Frank Cosentino, Western
1969 Henry Janzen, Manitoba
RUSS JACKSON AWARD (athletics, academics, community involvement)
2004 Nathan Beveridge, UBC
2003 Curt McLellan, Queen's
2002 Lincoln Blumell, Calgary
2001 Josh Alexander, Wilfrid Laurier
2000 Carlo Panaro, Alberta
1999 Carlo Panaro, Alberta
1998 Jean-Philippe Darche, McGill
1997 Sam Stetsko, Alberta
1996 Sean O'Neill, Carleton
1995 Ted MacLean, Saint Mary's
1994 Steve Papp, McGill
1993 David Sykes, Saint Mary's
1992 David Sykes, Saint Mary's
1991 J.P. Veri, McGill
1990 J.P. Veri, McGill
1989 Jock Climie, Queen's
1988 Andrew Allison, Mount Allison
1987 Elio Geremia, Calgary
1986 Charlie Galunic, Queen's
GINO FRACAS AWARD (volunteer assistant coach)
2004 Ross Lemke, Montréal
2003 Rob Dalley, Wilfrid Laurier
2002 Barry Radcliffe, Saskatchewan
2001 Frank Gesztesi, McMaster
2000 Kevin Artichuk, StFX
1999 John Belmont, Alberta
1998 Mark Forsyth, McMaster
1997 Rita Sue Bolton, Queen's
1996 Peter Regimbald, Concordia
1995 Gary Kirchner, McGill
1994 Bill Miklas, Queen's
1993 Bob Mullen, Queen's
1992 Doug Smith, Toronto
1991 Clarke Samways, Western
1990 John MacNeil, Mount Allison
1989 Phil Hughes, StFX
1988 Morgan Clark, Windsor
-CIS-
For more information please contact:
Michel Bélanger
Communications Manager
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Ph: (613) 562-5670 ext. 25
Cell: (613) 447-6334
belanger@universitysport.ca
www.universitysport.ca
www.vaniercup.com
David DiCenzo
Communications and Media Relations Coordinator
Ontario University Athletics
Ph: (905) 540-5156
Cell: (905) 870-9773
Fax: (905) 540-5149
david.dicenzo@oua.ca
Other award winners announced on Friday morning during the Russ Jackson & CFL Coach of the Year Brunch at the Sheraton Hamilton Hotel include Dan Parker (Halifax) of Mount Allison, who received the Russ Jackson Award honouring the student-athlete who best combines football, academics and community involvement, and Richard Urbanovich (Winnipeg) of Manitoba, who claimed the Ginos Fracas Award presented by Football Canada for his outstanding work as a volunteer assistant coach.
Constantin received the Frank Tindall Trophy awarded annually to CIS' top football coach. The native of Quebec City has enjoyed tremendous success in his five seasons at the helm of the Rouge et Or, and the 2005 campaign proved no different. Two-time defending Desjardins Vanier Cup champion Laval kept a perfect 8-0 record in the regular season and captured its third straight Dunsmore Cup as Quebec conference champion, setting a CIS record of 19 consecutive overall victories (dating back to 2004) in the process.
Since behind appointed head coach on December 18, 2000 Constantin has led the Rouge et Or to four conference banners and as many Bowl appearances, and a pair of CIS championships in 2004 and 2003.
Acadia's Jeff Cummins, Wilfrid Laurier's Gary Jeffries, and Saskatchewan's Brian Towriss were the other nominees for the Frank Tindall Trophy.
"Glen is one of the most meticulous and hard-working individuals you'll ever meet," comments Laval athletic director, Gilles D'Amboise. "He is also widely recognized as one of the best football minds in Canadian university football."
"What characterizes him the most however is his human side, perceivable in every single one of his actions, whether with his players, coaching staff or members of the University personnel."
Parker, a fourth-year defensive end with the Mounties, maintained a 3.61 grade point average a year ago in his studies in commerce and economics, and has received numerous awards including the George Williams Memorial Scholarship, the Christine Milo Wilson Cruikshank Award, and the University Scholarship. Involved in many volunteer activities, the 21-year-old established the first ever University Chapter of the Canadian Liver Foundation.
Sherbrooke's Clovis Langlois-Boucher, Ottawa's Naim El-Far, and Manitoba's Ryan Zahara were the other finalists for the award.
"I am very proud to have Dan as a part of my team, he is definitely a positive influence on our program and the younger players," says Mount Allison head coach, Steve Lalonde. "Dan is a leader in the locker room and his well respected in the community. He is a very positive role model."
Urbanovich has coached football for 20 years, 15 of those as the Bisons defensive secondary coach. He has served under three head coaches, and is the longest-standing coach in Bison football history. He helped the team reach the Vanier Cup in 2001, and the No. 1 position in the national rankings in 2002. Urbanovich has seen 15 of his defensive backs make the jump to the CFL.
For all the info on the 2005 Desjardins Vanier Cup: www.vaniercup.com
FRANK TINDALL TROPHY (coach of the year): Glen Constantin, Laval University Rouge et Or
Quebec native Glen Constantin is the first member of the Laval Rouge et Or to capture the Frank Tindall Trophy as CIS football coach of the year.
This fall, the Rouge et Or kept a perfect 8-0 record in the regular season and claimed its third straight Dunsmore Cup as Quebec conference champion, setting a CIS record of 19 consecutive overall victories (dating back to 2004) along the way. Also acting as defensive coordinator, Constantin saw his troops concede a CIS-low 75 points in the regular campaign, marking the third straight year that Laval has led the nation for least points allowed.
Appointed as the third head coach in the program's history on December 18, 2000 the University of Ottawa graduate and former Gee-Gee all-star has enjoyed tremendous success in his five seasons at the helm, leading the Rouge et Or to four conference banners and as many Bowl appearances, and a pair of CIS championships in 2004 and 2003.
Constantin joined the Rouge et Or as defensive coordinator and director of recruiting in 1996, when the team played its first official CIS season following an exhibition campaign in 1995. He came to Laval after a one-year stint with the University of Houston Cougars, where he served as a graduate assistant in charge of linebackers. Prior to his season in Texas, Constantin spent four years as defensive lineman and linebackers coach at Bishop's, where he helped built the best defensive unit in the country for two consecutive years.
The Laval program continues to produce a number of all-Canadians every year. Five Rouge et Or members were named CIS all-stars this season including first-team members Dominic Picard, Jean-François Roméo and Michael Jean-Louis. Picard, a fourth-year centre, received the J.P. Metras Trophy as CIS' top down lineman.
As a recruiter, Constantin is proud of the five QUFL rookie of the year awards won by Rouge et Or players over the years, including receiver Jean-Frédéric Tremblay, named CIS rookie of the year in 2000.
RUSS JACKSON AWARD (athletics, academics, community involvement): Dan Parker, Mount Allison University Mounties
21-year-old Dan Parker of Halifax is the second Mountie to claim the Russ Jackson Award since the inception of the trophy in 1986. Andrew Allison was honoured in 1988.
A fourth-year defensive end, the economics major is the true definition of a student-athlete. He is an Academic All-Canadian and one of the top students in his program receiving many academic scholarships such as the George Williams Memorial Scholarship, Christine Milo Wilson Cruikshank Award, and University Scholarship. Among many volunteering activities he organized and developed the University Chapter for the Canadian Liver Foundation.
GINO FRACAS AWARD (volunteer assistant coach): Richard Urbanovich, University of Manitoba Bisons
Richard Urbanovich is the first member of the Bisons coaching staff to be honoured with the Gino Fracas Award. Named in honour of the legendary coach at the Universities of Alberta and Windsor, the award recognizes outstanding career service by a volunteer assistant coach.
Urbanovich has coached football for 20 years, 15 of those as the Bisons defensive secondary coach. During that tenure he has served under three head coaches and is the longest-standing coach in Bison football history. He has coached on Bison teams that went to the Vanier Cup in 2001 and were ranked No. 1 in the country in 2002. He has coached 15 defensive backs that have gone to the CFL as draft choices or free agents.
Urbanovich coached at both the community and high school levels before joining the Bison staff in 1991. He has coached the Under-19 provincial team at various times over the past decade during the CIS off-season and has guest coached with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the last two years at training camp and through the CFL exhibition schedule.
He is described as one of Bison Sports and the Winnipeg sports community's most respected individuals. His full-time job is at Unicity Integrated Logistics where he serves as warehouse shipping and receiving manager.
Urbanovich has presented at many coaching clinics and is highly recognized as being a technical coach and a great teacher, completing his Level 3 Technical and Practical components from the National Coaching Certification Program.
PAST WINNERS
FRANK TINDALL TROPHY (Coach of the Year)
2004 Jerry Friesen, Alberta
2003 Gary Jeffries, Wilfrid Laurier
2002 Chuck McMann, McGill
2001 Brian Dobie, Manitoba
2000 Greg Marshall, McMaster
1999 Blake Nill, Saint Mary's
1998 Larry Haylor, Western
1997 John Stevens, StFX
1996 Dan McNally, Guelph
1995 Rick Zmich, Wilfrid Laurier
1994 Brian Towriss, Saskatchewan
1993 Larry Uteck, Saint Mary's
1992 Ian Breck, Bishop's
1991 Rich Newbrough, Wilfrid Laurier
1990 Larry Haylor, Western
1989 Dave Knight, Waterloo
1988 Larry Uteck, Saint Mary's
1987 Frank Smith, UBC
1986 Bruce Coulter, Bishop's
1985 Peter Connellan, Calgary
1984 Steve Bruno, Mount Allison
1983 Doug Hargreaves, Queen's
1982 Bernie Custis, McMaster
1981 John Huard, Acadia
1980 Cam Innes, Ottawa
1979 Dave "Tuffy" Knight, Wilfrid Laurier
1978 Frank Smith, UBC
1977 Peter Connellan, Calgary
1976 Darwin Semotiuk, Western
1975 Don Gilbert, Ottawa
1974 Ron Murphy, Toronto
1973 Ed Hilton, UPEI
1972 Dave "Tuffy" Knight, Wilfrid Laurier
1971 Jim Donlevy, Alberta
1970 Frank Cosentino, Western
1969 Henry Janzen, Manitoba
RUSS JACKSON AWARD (athletics, academics, community involvement)
2004 Nathan Beveridge, UBC
2003 Curt McLellan, Queen's
2002 Lincoln Blumell, Calgary
2001 Josh Alexander, Wilfrid Laurier
2000 Carlo Panaro, Alberta
1999 Carlo Panaro, Alberta
1998 Jean-Philippe Darche, McGill
1997 Sam Stetsko, Alberta
1996 Sean O'Neill, Carleton
1995 Ted MacLean, Saint Mary's
1994 Steve Papp, McGill
1993 David Sykes, Saint Mary's
1992 David Sykes, Saint Mary's
1991 J.P. Veri, McGill
1990 J.P. Veri, McGill
1989 Jock Climie, Queen's
1988 Andrew Allison, Mount Allison
1987 Elio Geremia, Calgary
1986 Charlie Galunic, Queen's
GINO FRACAS AWARD (volunteer assistant coach)
2004 Ross Lemke, Montréal
2003 Rob Dalley, Wilfrid Laurier
2002 Barry Radcliffe, Saskatchewan
2001 Frank Gesztesi, McMaster
2000 Kevin Artichuk, StFX
1999 John Belmont, Alberta
1998 Mark Forsyth, McMaster
1997 Rita Sue Bolton, Queen's
1996 Peter Regimbald, Concordia
1995 Gary Kirchner, McGill
1994 Bill Miklas, Queen's
1993 Bob Mullen, Queen's
1992 Doug Smith, Toronto
1991 Clarke Samways, Western
1990 John MacNeil, Mount Allison
1989 Phil Hughes, StFX
1988 Morgan Clark, Windsor
-CIS-
For more information please contact:
Michel Bélanger
Communications Manager
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Ph: (613) 562-5670 ext. 25
Cell: (613) 447-6334
belanger@universitysport.ca
www.universitysport.ca
www.vaniercup.com
David DiCenzo
Communications and Media Relations Coordinator
Ontario University Athletics
Ph: (905) 540-5156
Cell: (905) 870-9773
Fax: (905) 540-5149
david.dicenzo@oua.ca
