Varsity Awards Up for Grabs, the Envelope, Please…
Varsity athletes have been nominated by their respective coaches for the following four major sports awards.
This coming Wenesday night (21 March) in Yeo Hall the annual varsity sport awards will be presented. The centre piece for the occasion will be four major awards. MVPs for each team and a number of other forms of recognizing outstanding excellence in sports achievements will also be announced.
A pretty standard and objective Awards Selection Process is in effect:
-coaches nominated athletes from their respective teams, based on the awards criteria
– a selection committee, made up this year of 5 individuals (two Ath Dept staff, one OCdt, one military pers and one Ex-Cadet), reviewed the nominations and cast their votes
-the votes were then tabulated, and winners were determined based on the results of these votes.
This has pretty well been the standard operating procedure for the past 10+ years.
• Kelly Gawne Memorial Cup (Female Athlete of the Year)
Instituted in 1989, in memory of 17333 Cadet KR (Kelly) Gawne who was killed as a result of a summer training accident at Chilliwack, BC in 1988. Kelly was an active and full participant with the RMC Fencing team for two years prior to her untimely and fatal accident. The cup is awarded annually to the best all-round Lady Cadet in athletics during the current college year.
• Tommy Smart Cup (Male Athlete of the Year)
The Tommy Smart Cup has been presented annually since 1927, the year after 1716 Thomas William Smart was killed in a tragic accident on the RMC football field. Smart is remembered as a man of tremendous moral and physical courage, with a cheerful attitude, a willingness to try anything, and a knack for winning friends. The Tommy Smart Cup, awarded in his memory, stands as “a symbol of involable courage and persevering endurance in athletic endeavour.”
• Captain Matthew Dawe Memorial Cup (ROTP varsity athlete who excels in all aspects of college life)
The Capt. Matthew Dawe Memorial Cup salutes the outstanding male or female ROTP varsity athlete who excels in all aspects of college life. The Cup is awarded in memory of Capt. Matthew Dawe who was killed in action while in Afghanistan in 2007, and is awarded annually to an outstanding Cadet athlete, of any academic year.
• HRH Prince of Wales Cup (athletic performance and excellence in the four components throughout their entire college years)
The HRH Prince of Wales Cup is perhaps the most sought after atheltic award at the College. It has been awarded annually since it was first presented to the Cadets by HRH the Prince of Wales in 1919. The Prince of Wales, impressed with the athletic and military displays staged for his benefit by the Cadets during his visit to the peninsula in that year, presented the cup to the College “to be competed for each year, and won by the best all-round cadet.” Each individual who receives the Cup lives up to the high ideals expressed by the Prince on the occasion of his visit in 1919, and justifies the confidence he expressed in the continued strong performance of the College.
Kelly Gawne Memorial Cup (Female Athlete of the Year) – Nominees:
Katie Porter – Fencing
-Katie won a team silver medal and an individual bronze medal at the 2012 OUA Finals, and was recently selected to represent Canada at the Junior World Championships this April in Russia
Melissa McCoy – Volleyball
-Melissa was voted to the OUA 2nd All-Star Team by the league coaches, as she led the Paladins with an impressive 3.46 points per game average
Tommy Smart Cup (Male Athlete of the Year) – Nominees:
Steven Morris – Fencing
-Steven enjoyed a very successful season, which culminated with a bronze medal victory in sabre at the 2012 OUA Championships
Jhordan Dorrington – Soccer
-Jhordan became the first player in the history of the RMC men’s soccer team to be selected to the OUA All-Star Team, as he was named top keeper in the East Division
Jason Song – Taekwondo
-member of the 2011 Canadian national Universiade team that competed in Shenzhen China this past August, Jason, who is currently ranked 5th in Canada in the male lightweight division, went undefeated in university league competition this past year, going a perfect 13-0
Captain Matthew Dawe Memorial Cup (awarded annually to the outstanding male or female ROTP varsity athlete, of any year, who excels in all aspects of College life at RMC) – Nominees:
Landon Lavictoire – Men’s Hockey
-team captain was successfully able to balance the demands of his role as Cadet Wing Commander in the fall while leading the hockey team both on and off the ice
Kim Archibald – Women’s Soccer
-a young influential leader who understands what it takes to work with and lead people, Kim has been involved in numerous RMC activities outside of varsity
Thegne Rathbone – Men’s Volleyball
-Thegne was one of the vocal leaders of the men’s volleyball team, while also being involved with both the RMC rowing and swim clubs
HRH Prince of Wales Cup (athletic performance and excellence in the four components throughout their entire college years) – Nominees:
Chantal Boucher – Fencing
-in her 3 years at RMC (having done one year at CMRSJ), Chantal has excelled in the athletic component while balancing this with solid academic accomplishments, successfully meeting the language component in her 1st year, and contributing to the cadet leadership of the college
Landon Lavictoire – Men’s Hockey
-has been one of the leaders on the hockey team over the past four seasons, and his dedication to the program is no more evident than when he volunteered to play goalie in a regular season game (which RMC won) in his first year
Aaron Barry – Men’s Rugby
-the two time OUA All-Star has been team captain for the past two seasons, and held the position of Deputy Cadet Wing Commander in the fall of 2011
Kim Archibald – Women’s Soccer
-team captain has been loyal and dedicated member of the women’s soccer team the past four years, and helped establish the standards and expectations for team members
Past Recipients of These Awards
The following is a list of past recipients of the HRH Prince of Wales Cup, the Tommy Smart Cup, and the Kelly Gawne Memorial Cup:
HRH Prince of Wales Cup
1920 Cpl T.F. Ruddy
1921 CSM A.C. Price
1922 BSM C.D.T. Mundell
1923 CSM C.E.F. Jones
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1924 L/SGT J.E.T. Nelson; 1925 UO W.S. Hargraft; 1926 JUO W.P.C. Le Boutillier; 1927 UO K.H. Tremain
1928 CSM B.P. Francis; 1929 L/SGT C.J.S. Michel; 1930 JUO G.F. Rainnie; 1931 CSM J.L. McAvity
1932 CPL J.G. Bigelow; 1933 JUO J.S. Irvin; 1934 H.H. Peck & J.H.R. Gagnon; 1935 A.K. Wickson, J.H. Ready,& W.R. MacBrien; 1936 D.W.M. Cooper; 1937 SGT W.D. Whitaker; 1938 BSM C.H. Drury;
1939 BSM M.D. MacBrien; 1940 No award; 1941 No award;1942 Cpl’s J Martin & F.T.B. Winslow
1943 to 1951- No Competition
1952 CSL P. Kiars;
1953 CFL S.A. Lundell
1954 CFL E.A. Tromanhauser
1955 CFL E.H. Gerrard
1956 CFL P.G. Howe
1957 CSC I.K. Steuart
1958 CFL H.G.B. Hallas
1959 C.P. Carr
1960 M.B.M. Ellis
1961 R.B. Blake
1962 L.T.C. East
1963 FRN McDonnell & AT Tucker
1964 J.R.L.B. Veilleux
1965 J.L. Adams & D.R.G. Carrier
1966 R.P.W. Mason
1967 D.D. Dorman
1968 B.L. Welling
1969 K. Benoit
1970 J.J.P.M. Garneau
1971 A.W. Maddox
1972 D.R. Douglas
1973 C.C. Duimet
1974 G.L. Griffen
1975 D.W. Read
1976 J.M. Czich
1977 M. Czich
1978 No award
1979 M.D. Campbell
1980 J.P. Normand
1981 P.I. Weatherall
1982 L.E. Aitken
1983 D.J. Masters
1984 M. Vachon
1985 P. Cowie
1986 G.F. Plue
1987 C. Menzies
1988 S. Molaski
1989 G.J. Clarke
1990 A.M.R. Lopes
1991 A. Fitzgerald
1992 A. Ross
1993 P.F. Johnson
1994 C.M.C. Menard
1995 N. Birgentzen
1996 D. McNaughton
1997 C. Wicks
1998 D. Giguere
1999 E. Haevens
2000 B. Achim
2000/01 S. Bailie
2001/02 C. Desormeaux
2002/03 D. Holsworth
2003/04 M. Dawe
2004/05 M. Lafortune
2005/06 P. Leblanc
2006/07 L. West
2007/08 C. Gray
2008/09 N. St-Amant
2009/10 J. Oke
2010/11 C. Pumphrey
Tommy Smart Cup
1928 W.W.G. Darling
1929 G.F. Rainnie
1930 J.L. McAvity
1931 R.W. Armstrong
1932 S.S. Blanchard
1933 S.S. Blanchard & F.E. White
1934 H.H. Peck
1935 P.F. Birks
1936 J.G. Stephenson
1937 E.G. Brooks
1938 M.C. Sutherland Brown
1939 R.M. Dundas
1940 No Award
1941 No Award
1942 L/Cpl. A.P. Boyd
1943 to 1948- No Award
1949 R.A. White
1950 W.R. Scott
1951 W.R. Scott
1952 S.A. Lundell
1953 W.R. Scott
1954 I.R. Ballantyne
1955 P.D. Manson
1956 R.M. Burleigh
1957 D.D. Brown
1958 C.P. Carr
1959 W.V. Steiner
1960 H.A. Cunningham
1961 H.A. Cunningham
1962 J.L. Adams
1963 R.J. Lawson
1964 R.E. Savin & F.R. Sutherland
1965 J.G.W. Carswell
1966 J.G.G. Nappert & R.P.W. Mason
1967 L.W. Bentley
1968 F.K.C. King
1969 K. Benoit
1970 B.R. Wheeler
1971 W.T. Kennedy
1972 D.R. Douglas
1973 C.C. Ouimet
1974 R.C. Anderson
1975 T.D. Howard
1976 J.M. Czich
1977 D. Hall
1978 D. Toril
1979 J.R. De Rosenroll
1980 J.J. St. Pierre
1981 M.D. Fabro
1982 A.A. Scott
1983 F.J. Kaustinen
1984 M.P. Chartier
1985 T.M. Haig
1986 J.H.M. Litjens
1987 B.T. Collict
1988 J. Perry
1989 J.C. McPhail
1990 A.P. Fitzgerald
1991 M.A. Campbell
1992 B. Gillis
1993 D. Riis
1994 C.A. Austin
1995 G. Lawless
1996 D. Giguere
1997 R. Latinovich
1998 D. Giguere
1999 P. Hungler
2000 P. Hungler
00-01 K. Dulude
01-02 K. Dulude
02-03 K. Dulude
03-04 K. Dulude
04-05 J. Kim
05-06 T. McTavish
06-07 M. McLeod
07-08 Brendan Kilburn
08-09 Paul Bradley
09-10 F. Kesserwan
10-11 C. O’Rourke
Kelly Gawne Memorial Cup
1989 Sharon Donnelly
1990 L.D. McAllister
1991 J.K. Howe
1992 C. Chouinard
1993 C. Menard
1994 N.Y. Birgentzlen
1995 C. Ensing
1996 K. Baker
1997 A. Chayer
1998 R. Laakso
1999 C. Bramma
2000 C. Bramma
2001 Mylene Proulx
2001/02 Claire Bramma
2002/03 Melissa Haggart
2003/04 Sarah Spence
2004/05 M. Lafortune
2005/06 N. Jones
2006/07 J. Donofrio
2007/08 J. Donofrio
2008/09 V. Larochelle-Meilleur
2009/10 L. Gray
2010/11 L. Gray
Matt Dawe Award:
2007-08 Mathieu Lorrain – Volleyball
2008-09 Anna Dupuis – Basketball
2009-10 Ian Wookey – Volleyball
2010-11 David Bernatchez – Running