J. P. Metras Trophy
Appearance
![]() Arnaud Gascon-Nadon with the J. P. Metras Trophy in 2011 | |
Sport | Canadian football |
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League | U Sports |
Awarded for | Most outstanding down lineman in the league |
History | |
First award | 1974 |
First winner | Bart Evans, Manitoba Bisons |
Most wins | Mathieu Betts (3 times), Laval Rouge et Or |
Most recent | Theo Benedet, UBC Thunderbirds |
The J. P. Metras Trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding down lineman in U Sports football. The award was first initiated in 1974 and is named after John Pius Metras.[1]
Metras was a former coach of the Western Mustangs from 1939 to 1969 and was inducted to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1980.[2]
The American equivalent to the J. P. Metras Trophy is the Lombardi Award.
List of winners
[edit]Year | Athlete[3] | Team[3] |
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1974 | Bart Evans | Manitoba |
1975 | Mark Pothier | Saint Mary's |
1976 | Gerry Inglis | Alberta |
1977 | Dick Bakker | Queen's |
1978 | Dave Willox | Alberta |
1979 | Jim Muller | Queen's |
1980 | Scott McArthur | Calgary |
1981 | Tony Grassa | StFX |
1982 | Peter Langford | Guelph |
1983 | Jim DeSilva | Carleton |
1984 | Boyd Young | Ottawa |
1985 | Mike Schad | Queen's |
1986 | Louie Godry | Guelph |
1987 | Pierre Vercheval | Western |
1988 | Veron Stiliadis | Wilfrid Laurier |
1989 | Chris Gioskos | Ottawa |
1990 | Chris Morris | Toronto |
1991 | Jason Rauhaus | Manitoba |
1992 | Chris Konrad | Calgary |
1993 | Paul Chesser | Concordia |
1994 | Paul Connery | Bishop's |
1995 | Harry Van Hofwegen | Carleton |
1996 | James Repesse | Saskatchewan |
1997 | Mike Kushnir | StFX |
1998 | Garret Everson | Calgary |
1999 | Tyson St. James | UBC |
2000 | Randy Chevrier | McGill |
2001 | Carl Gourgues | Laval |
2002 | Israel Idonije | Manitoba |
2003 | Ibrahim Khan | Simon Fraser |
2004 | Troy Cunningham | Concordia |
2005 | Dominic Picard | Laval |
2006 | Chris Best | Waterloo |
2007 | Scott Evans | Wilfrid Laurier |
2008 | Étienne Légaré | Laval |
2009 | Matt Morencie | Windsor |
2010 | Arnaud Gascon-Nadon | Laval |
2011 | Arnaud Gascon-Nadon | Laval |
2012 | Ben D'Aguilar | McMaster |
2013 | Laurent Duvernay-Tardif | McGill |
2014 | Ettore Lattanzio | Ottawa |
2015[4] | David Onyemata | Manitoba |
2016 | Mathieu Betts | Laval |
2017 | Mathieu Betts | Laval |
2018 | Mathieu Betts | Laval |
2019[5] | Andrew Seinet-Spaulding | McGill |
2021 | Deionte Knight | Western |
2022 | Theo Benedet | UBC |
2023 | Theo Benedet | UBC |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sport Awards". U SPORTS. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "John P. Metras". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ a b "Past U Sports Award Winners". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17.
- ^ Kirk Penton, "Manitoba Bisons David Onyemata wins J.P. Metras trophy as top down lineman in CIS", Winnipeg Sun, November 26, 2015.
- ^ "Seinet-Spaulding becomes third player in McGill history to win elite Metras Trophy". McGill University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
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