QUEBEC CITY (November 22, 2018) - Three members of the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men's football team were recognized as U SPORTS All-Canadians on Thursday evening as the national award winners and All-Canadians were celebrated at the annual Vanier Cup gala.

Receiver Kurleigh Gittens Jr. of Ottawa, and defensive back Will Amoah of Kitchener, Ont., were named First Team All-Canadians, with Gittens Jr. earning the nod at both receiver and returner, while defensive lineman Trevaughan James of Whitby, Ont., was named to the second team.

It marks the fourth time in five seasons that three members of the purple and gold have earned All-Canadian recognition.

For Gittens Jr., he makes team history as he becomes the first Golden Hawk to be recognized as a First Team All-Canadian at multiple positions in the same season, one year after becoming the first Laurier player to be named to the first team and second team in the same year.

The dynamic fourth-year receiver had another outstanding season for Laurier in which he finished second in the country in receptions with 64 and fifth in receiving yards with 792. In the process, he set the OUA record for career receptions with 206 and became just the fifth player in U SPORTS history to eclipse 200 receptions in a career.

In the return game, Gittens Jr. finished second in the conference in punt return yards with 413 while adding 117 kickoff return yards to give him an OUA-best 1365 all-purpose yards for the season.

Joining Gittens Jr. as a First Team All-Canadian is Amoah, a third-year defensive back. The 2018 campaign was a breakout year for Amoah as he posted a career-best 27 tackles to go along with three pass breakups. Perhaps even more impressive was his five interceptions which tied him for second overall in the country this season.

Rounding out Laurier's All-Canadians is James who continued to be a dominating presence in the interior of the defensive line all year. He posted 17.5 tackles, including four for a loss, and 2.5 sacks while adding five pass breakups, the most of any defensive lineman in the OUA.

FIRST TEAM
Offence

Pos.    First Name    Last Name    School    Elig.    Hometown    Program
C    Samuel    Lefebvre    Laval    3    Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Que.    Business Administration
G    Samuel    Thomassin    Laval    4    Quebec City, Que.    Business Administration
G    David    Brown    Western    5    London, Ont.    Science
T    Logan    Bandy    Calgary    2    Calgary, Alta.    Kinesiology
T    Kétel    Assé    Laval    3    Quebec City, Que.    Teaching Physical & Health Education 
REC    Tyler    Ternowski    Waterloo    3    Hamilton, Ont.    Economics
REC    Trivel    Pinto    UBC    4    Toronto, Ont.    Arts
REC    Kurleigh    Gittens Jr.     Laurier    4    Ottawa, Ont.    Sociology
REC    Kaion    Julien-Grant    StFX    4    Toronto, Ont.    Human Kinetics
RB    Cedric    Joseph    Western    4    Montreal, Que.     King's College
RB    Tyler    Chow    Saskatchewan    5    Calgary, Alta.    Arts & Science
QB    Adam    Sinagra    Calgary    4    Pointe Claire, Que.    Arts

Defence

DT    Vincent    Desjardins    Laval    4    Quebec City, Que.    Civil Engineering
DT    Evan    Machibroda    Saskatchewan    4    Saskatoon, Sask.    Engineering
DE    Mathieu    Betts    Laval    4    Montreal, Que.     Teaching Physical & Health Education 
DE    Kene    Onyeka    Carleton    5    Brampton, Ont.    Mechanical Engineering
LB    Fraser    Sopik    Western    4    Toronto, Ont.    Social Science
LB    Ben    Hladik    UBC    2    Vernon, B.C.    Arts
LB    Brian    Harelimana    Montreal    3    Laval, Que.    Arts & Sciences
FS    Stavros    Katsantonis    UBC    4    Bakersfield, Calif.    Arts
HB    Marc-Antoine    Dequoy    Montreal    3    Île Bizard, Que.    Computer Science
HB    Will    Amoah    Laurier    3    Kitchener, Ont.    Arts
CB    Jamie    Harry    Ottawa    4    Lachine, Que.    Sociology
CB    Deane    Leonard    Calgary    2    Calgary, Alta.    Business

Special Teams

P    Brad    Mikoluff    Manitoba    5    Beausejour, Man.     General Studies
PK    Niko    DiFonte    Calgary    3    Winnipeg, Man.    Arts
RET    Kurleigh    Gittens Jr.     Laurier    4    Ottawa, Ont.    Sociology

SECOND TEAM
Offence

Pos.    First Name    Last Name    School    Elig.    Hometown    Program
C    Jonathan    Zamora    StFX    3    Toronto, Ont.    Business Administration
G    Mattland    Riley    Saskatchewan    3    Melfort, Sask.     Engineering
G    Jacob    Czaja    StFX    5    Sudbury, Ont.    Business Administration
T    Jesse    Gibbon    Waterloo    4    Hamilton, Ont.    Environmental Management
T    Carter    O'Donnell    Alberta    3    Red Deer, Alta.    Education
REC    Hunter    Karl    Calgary    4    Okotoks, Alta.    Arts
REC    Régis    Cibasu    Montreal    5    Kinshasa, Congo    Business
REC    Dylan    Schrot    Manitoba    5    Winnipeg, Man.    Arts
REC    Gordon    Lam    Waterloo    2    Kitchener, Ont.    Recreation & Leisure
RB    Jordan    Socholotiuk    StFX    5    Waterford, Ont.    Arts
RB    Gabriel    Polan    Sherbrooke    4    Montreal, Que.     Management
QB    Hugo    Richard    Laval    5    Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Que.    Mechanical Engineering

Defence

DT    Trevaughan    James    Laurier    4    Whitby, Ont.    Kinesiology / Physical Education
DT    Thomas    Grant    Acadia    4    Halifax, N.S.    Business Administration
DE    Joel    Van Pelt    Calgary    5    Lethbridge, Alta.    Science
DE    Tristian    Koronkiewicz    Saskatchewan    5    Regina, Sask.    Education
LB    Boston    Rowe    Calgary    5    Calgary, Alta.    Business
LB    Brad    Herbst    Saint Mary's    5    Ottawa, Ont.    Criminology
LB    Lukas    Korol    Guelph    5    Dundas, Ont.    Leadership & Organizational Management
FS    Daniel    Valente    Western    2    London, Ont.    Social Science
HB    Shae    Weekes    Manitoba    2    St. Adolphe, Man.    General Studies
HB    Nate    Rostek    Mount Allison    5    Stillwater Lake, N.S.    Psychology
CB    Émile    Chênevert    Laval    3    Quebec City, Que.    Medicine
CB    Bleska    Kambamba    Western    3    London, Ont.    Kinesiology

Special Teams

P    Marc    Liegghio    Western    3    Woodbridge, Ont.    King's College
PK    David    Côté    Laval    2    Quebec City, Que.    Teaching Physical & Health Education 
RET    Trivel    Pinto    UBC    4    Toronto, Ont.    Arts