2010 RSEQ football all-stars announced

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MONTREAL – The RSEQ (Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec) is pleased to announce its 2010 university football all-star team.
 
There are five unanimous picks to the 2010 Quebec University Football League (QUFL) all-star team, three of which come from the regular season champion Laval Rouge et Or. Veteran guard Pascal Baillargeon (St-Anselme, Que.), defensive end Arnaud Gascon-Nadon (Montreal) and kicker Christopher Milo (Montreal) are joined by Sherbrooke inside receiver Alexandre Poirier (Victoriaville, Que.) and linebacker Kevin Régimbald Gagné (Rouyn-Noranda, Que.) as unanimous selections by the six QUFL coaches for all-star nominations.
 
Poirier, a first-time all-star, made 57 catches this season, including four for touchdowns while racking up 760 yards in nine games to lead Sherbrooke to a third place finish in the conference. His teammate Kevin Régimbald Gagné earned the nod at linebacker for his 4.7 tackle per game average. Defensive end Arnaud Gascon-Nadon, who transferred to the Rouge et Or from Rice University, recorded 25 total tackles, including 19 solos and eight quarterback sacks in his first season in the QUFL. For the second straight year, kicker Christopher Milo was a unanimous selection to the all-star team after connecting on 22 of the 26 field goals attempted in 2010.
 
University football records fall in 2010

In addition to his impressive 84.6% success rate on field goals, Milo re-wrote the QUFL record book, establishing a trio of benchmarks including the most career field goals (69), career points (385) and conversions (155). Offensively, Sherbrooke receiver Simon Charbonneau-Campeau (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.) set a new single season mark for the most receiving yards with 1121, bettering the previous record of 1091 yards held by Jock Climie of Queen’s University. Climie set his record in 1988 when the season consisted of just seven games.
 
On the defensive side of the ball, all-star safety Julien Hamel (Boucherville, Que.) of the Montreal Carabins set the new conference record for interceptions in a game when he picked off four Concordia passes in a 21-14 loss on October 22.
 
The QUFL will hand out its individual awards next Monday morning at the Centre culturel on the campus of the Université de Sherbrooke. This year, the RSEQ will present the individual player and coach of the year awards at the event. The conference will be webcast live at www.sportetudiant.tv.
 
2010 ALL-STAR TEAM – OFFENCE

Position: Name, University, Program of Study, Year of Eligibility, Hometown, Last team

* Quarterback: Jean-Philippe Shoiry, Sherbrooke, MA - Finance, 5, Montreal, Cégep du Vieux Montréal***
* Quarterback: Bruno Prud’Homme, Laval, MA - Physiology Endocrinology, LaSalle, Que., Collège François-Xavier-Garneau 
Running back: Rotrand Sené, Montréal, Arts and Science, 2, Montreal, Cégep du Vieux Montréal*** 
Running back: Sébastien Lévesque, Laval, General Studies, 3, Brossard, Que., Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy
** Inside Receiver: Alexandre Poirier, Sherbrooke, Physical Education, 5, Victoriaville, Que., Cégep de Victoriaville
Inside Receiver: Liam Mahoney, Concordia, Film Studies, 4, Lachine, Que., Vanier College
Wide Receiver: Simon Charbonneau-Campeau, Sherbrooke, Biotechnical Engineering, 3, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., Cégep St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Wide Receiver: Julian Feoli Gudino, Laval, Industrial Relations, 4, San José, Costa Rica, Cégep du Vieux Montréal
Centre : Pierre Lavertu, Laval, Business Administration, 1, Quebec City, Collège François-Xavier-Garneau***
** Guard: Pascal Baillargeon, Laval, Multidisciplinary Studies, 4, St-Anselme, Que., Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon
Guard: Simon Légaré, Montréal, Arts and Science, 2, Montreal, Cégep du Vieux Montréal 
Tackle: Anthony Barrette, Concordia, History, 4, Verdun, Que., Vanier College
Tackle: Alexis Rousseau-Saine, Montréal, Medecine, 2, Montreal, Cégep du Vieux Montréal***  
 
2010 ALL-STAR TEAM – DEFENCE

Position: Name, University, Program of Study, Year of Eligibility, Hometown, Last team

** Defensive End: Arnaud Gascon-Nadon, U. Laval, General Arts, 2, Montreal, Rice University
Defensive End: David Ménard, Montréal, Kinesiology, 1, Chicoutimi, Que., Collège François-Xavier-Garneau*** 
Defensive Tackle: Benjamin Thompson, McGill, Management, 4, Fredericton, NB, Fredericton HS
Defensive Tackle: Gregory Alexandre, Montréal, Youth Social Worker, 4, Montreal, Cégep du Vieux Montréal***
Linebacker: Frédérick Plesius, Laval, General Studies, 2, Laval, Que., Baylor Bears
Linebacker: Felipe Fonseca, Sherbrooke, Business Administration, 3, Montreal, Collège Montmorency
**Coverage Linebacker: Kevin Régimbald Gagné, Sherbrooke, Multidisciplinary Cert., 3, Rouyn-Noranda, Que., Cégep  du Vieux Montréal
Defensive Back: Harrison Maloney, Bishop's, Business, 3, Thurso, Que., Champlain College (Lennoxville)
Defensive Back: Maxime Bérubé, Laval, MA - Marketing, 5, Valleyfield, Que., Collège François-Xavier-Garneau***
Corner Back: Nick Poloniato, Bishop's, Business, 5, Hamilton, Ont., St. Jean de Brebeuf H.S.
Corner Back: Olivier Turcotte-Létourneau, Laval, Business Adminisration, 4, Quebec, Collège François-Xavier-Garneau 
Safety: Julien Hamel, Montréal, Physical and Health Education, 5, Boucherville, Que., Cégep du Vieux Montréal  
 
2010 ALL-STAR TEAM – SPECIAL TEAMS

Position: Name, University, Program of Study, Year of Eligibility, Hometown, Last team

Punter: Christopher Milo, Laval, Multidiscipline Studies, 4, Montreal, Cougars de St-Leonard
** Placekicker: Christopher Milo, Laval, Multidiscipline Studies, 4, Montreal, Cougars de St-Leonard
Return specialist: Raphaël Gagné, à Sherbrooke, General Arts, 1, St-Jeanne-d'Arc, Que., Cégep de Jonquière
 
*Tied vote
** Unanimous choice
*** Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence bursary winner
 
The RSEQ is committed to the promotion and development of sport and physical activity in an educational setting from the grassroots level through to high performance sport. The RSEQ education and academic success as well as the health and well-being of young people.

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