Lois and Doug Mitchell U Sports Athletes of the Year Awards

The Lois and Doug Mitchell U Sports Athletes of the Year Awards, formerly known as the Lieutenant Governor Athletic Awards, Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG) Awards, and Howard, Mackie Awards, are given annually to top male and female athletes in Canadian universities that are members of U Sports. Each of the 56 member schools nominate a female and male athlete of the year which are further narrowed down to representatives from each of the four athletics conference of U Sports (Atlantic University Sport, Canada West Universities Athletic Association, Ontario University Athletics, and Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec).[1] The eight nominees each receive a commemorative durilium ring and the two winners receive $10,000 post-graduate scholarships and are awarded the Doug and Lois Mitchell Trophy.[1][2] The nominees must have participated in their sport for at least two years and cannot win the award more than once.[1]

Lois and Doug Mitchell Awards
Lieutenant Governor Athletic Awards Logo
LeagueU Sports
SponsorMakadiff Sports
First awarded1993 to Diane Scott and Andy Cameron
Most recent2023 to Sarah Gates and Gabriel Mastromatteo
Websiteusports.ca/en/awards/athletes-of-the-year

History

The awards were founded in 1993 by Douglas Mitchell who wanted to provide more recognition for Canadian university athletes.[3] They were initially named after Mitchell's law firm Howard, Mackie in Calgary, Alberta. After a merger of law firms in 2000, the awards were renamed the BLG Awards after the new law firm Borden Ladner Gervais.[1] The awards were further rebranded as the Lieutenant Governor Athletic Awards in 2019 while continuing to be championed by Mitchell and his wife, Lois Mitchell, the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.[4] The women's winner was awarded the Jim Thompson Trophy as of 2003 and the men's winner was awarded the Doug Mitchell Trophy as of 2009.[1] Starting in 2020, both winners are awarded Doug & Lois Mitchell Trophies while the Jim Thompson Trophy is now given to a distinguished alumni beginning in 2021.[1] The awards were rebranded again in 2021 as the Lois and Doug Mitchell U Sports Athletes of the Year Awards.[5]

List of past winners
Year Female Male
Athlete Sport School Athlete Sport School
1992-93[1] Diane ScottVolleyballUniversity of Winnipeg Andy CameronVolleyballUniversity of Calgary
1993-94[1] Sandra CarrollBasketballUniversity of Winnipeg Tim TindaleFootballUniversity of Western Ontario
1994-95[1] Linda ThyerTrack and fieldMcGill University Bill KubasFootballWilfrid Laurier University
1995-96[1] Justine EllisonBasketballUniversity of Toronto Don BlairFootballUniversity of Calgary
1996-97[1] Terri-Lee JohannessonBasketballUniversity of Manitoba Curtis MydenSwimmingUniversity of Calgary
1997-98[1] Foy WilliamsTrack and fieldUniversity of Toronto Titus ChannerBasketballMcMaster University
1998-99[1] Corinne SwirskyIce hockeyConcordia University Alexandre MarchandTrack and fieldUniversité de Sherbrooke
1999-2000[1] Jenny CartmellVolleyballUniversity of Alberta Michael PottsSoccerUniversity of Western Ontario
2000-01[1] Leighann Doan-ReimerBasketballUniversity of Calgary Kojo AidooFootballMcMaster University
2001-02[1] Elizabeth WardenSwimmingUniversity of Toronto Brian JohnsSwimmingUniversity of British Columbia
2002-03[1][6] Kim St. PierreIce hockeyMcGill University Ryan McKenzieTrack and fieldUniversity of Windsor
2003-04[1] Joanna NiemczewskaVolleyballUniversity of Calgary Adam EnsVolleyballUniversity of Saskatchewan
2004-05[1] Adrienne PowerTrack and fieldDalhousie University Jesse LumsdenFootballMcMaster University
2005-06[1] Marylène LaplanteVolleyballUniversité Laval Osvaldo JeantyBasketballCarleton University
2006-07[1] Jessica ZelinkaTrack and fieldUniversity of Calgary Josh HowatsonVolleyballTrinity Western University
2007-08[1] Laetitia TchoualackVolleyballUniversity of Montreal Rob HennigarIce hockeyUniversity of New Brunswick
2008-09[1] Annamay PierseSwimmingUniversity of British Columbia Joel SchumalandVolleyballUniversity of Alberta
2009-10[1] Liz CordonierVolleyballUniversity of British Columbia Erik GlavicFootballUniversity of Calgary
2010-11[1] Jessica ClemençonBasketballUniversity of Windsor Tyson HinzBasketballCarleton University
2011-12[1] Ann-Sophie BettezIce hockeyMcGill University Marc-André DorionIce hockeyMcGill University
2012-13[1] Shanice MarcelleVolleyballUniversity of British Columbia Kyle QuinlanFootballMcMaster University
2013-14[1] Justine ColleyBasketballSaint Mary's University Philip ScrubbBasketballCarleton University
2014-15[1] Korissa WilliamsBasketballUniversity of Windsor Ross ProudfootCross country
Track and field		Guelph University
2015-16[1][7] Kylie MasseSwimmingUniversity of Toronto Andrew BuckleyFootballUniversity of Calgary
2016-17[1][8] Arielle Roy-PetitclercSoccerUniversité Laval Philippe MailletIce hockeyUniversity of New Brunswick
2017-18[1] Marie-Alex BélangerVolleyballUniversity of Montreal Kadre GrayBasketballLaurentian University
2018-19[1] Kiera Van RykVolleyballUniversity of British Columbia Mathieu BettsFootballUniversité Laval
2019-20[1][2] Kelsey WogSwimmingUniversity of Manitoba Aboubacar SissokoSoccerUniversity of Montreal
2021-22[1][9] Sophie de GoedeRugby
Basketball		Queen's University Tre FordFootball
Track and field		University of Waterloo
2022-23[1] Sarah GatesBasketballMcMaster University Gabriel MastromatteoSwimmingUniversity of Toronto

References
  1. "Awards Athletes of the Year". U Sports. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  2. "Montreal's Sissoko, Manitoba's Wog capture 2020 Lieutenant Governor Athletic Awards Presented by Makadiff Sports". U Sports. June 25, 2020.
  3. "Mitchell marvels at longevity of BLG awards". The Calgary Herald. April 30, 2017.
  4. "BLG Awards relaunch with a new vision as Lieutenant Governor Athletic Awards". U Sports. April 18, 2019.
  5. "U Sports unveils rebranded Athlete of the Year Program in partnership with The Honourable Lois and Doug Mitchell". U Sports. April 12, 2021.
  6. "Kim St-Pierre". Team Canada - Official 2018 Olympic Team Website. 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  7. "Andrew Buckley caps off CIS career with BLG Award". Calgary Herald. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  8. "Laval's Arielle Roy-Petitclerc, UNB's Philippe Maillet named U Sports BLG Award winners". Montreal Gazette. 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  9. "Waterloo's Ford, de Goede of Queen's capture 2022 Lois and Doug Mitchell U Sports Athletes of the Year Awards Presented by Makadiff Sports". U Sports. May 25, 2022.
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