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Marauders headline OUA football awards<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n
Source: Ontario University Athletics\u2013\u00a0November 8, 2012 [<\/abbr><\/span>Hamilton Scores<\/abbr><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span>]<\/abbr><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

\nCanada\u2019s most efficient quarterback, Kyle Quinlan, is Ontario University Athletics\u2019 Most Valuable Player for 2012. And that honour makes the McMaster Marauders\u2019 ball tosser the OUA nominee for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport\u2019s Hec Crighton trophy, awarded to the country\u2019s top collegiate footballer.<\/span><\/div>\n

\"Marauder<\/p>\n

Hailing from South Woodslee, near Windsor, Quinlan spent this season re-writing the McMaster record book as he led the Marauders to an undefeated league record. In his final year of eligibility, he set an OUA record by completing 162 of 235 pass attempts for a completion percentage of 69%. He passed for 2,457 yards for a league leading 10.46 yards per completion average and also led the OUA with 19 touchdown tosses, against only two interceptions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Quinlan also displayed impressive rushing ability, and was McMaster\u2019s leading rusher with 550 yards on 55 carries for a 10-yard per carry average, while scoring seven touchdowns on the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n

He now holds McMaster single season records for most completions, most yards passing and most touchdown passes, as well as the Marauder career record for touchdown passes and was named a first team all-star. He is only the third Marauder to take home the prestigious award.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quinlan was one of four Marauders who carted off silverware on Thursday (Nov. 8) when the OUA announced its major award winners.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the second year in a row, a Marauder takes home the OUA standup defensive player of the year award. Aram Eisho (Hamilton) enjoyed a sensational year, leading the McMaster defence from his middle linebacker position.<\/span><\/p>\n

He registered 52.5 tackles in eight league games and led the OUA in solo tackles with 50. He also had three quarterback sacks. Eisho\u2019s award shouldn\u2019t surprise too many. Prior to joining the Marauders he was named Canada\u2019s top defensive player while playing junior football with the Hamilton Hurricanes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Behind Eisho\u2019s strong play, McMaster allowed the fewest yards rushing in the OUA in 2012, and had the top-ranked defence in overall yardage allowed and the fewest points scored against.<\/span><\/p>\n

A second-year social science student, Eisho has been stellar this season after being named the Outstanding Defensive Player in the 2011 Vanier Cup game. Eisho is the fourth Marauder of all time to take home the President\u2019s Award and he is also a first team all-star.<\/span><\/p>\n

The J.P. Metras Award for OUA lineman of the year went to McMaster defensive end Ben D\u2019Aguilar (Hamilton). D\u2019Aguilar terrorized OUA quarterbacks this season as the top pass rusher on the league-leading McMaster defence.<\/span><\/p>\n

From his dominating week one performance when he had three sacks against Guelph \u2013 McMaster plays the Gryphons this weekend in the Yates Cup \u2013 and was named the OUA Defensive Player of the Week, D\u2019Aguilar seemed destined to have a special season.<\/span><\/p>\n

D\u2019Aguilar set a single season CIS record for sacks with 12.5 over eight league games. He also registered 28 tackles, 11 tackles for a loss, one forced fumble, and one pass break-up.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the first prospect list posted by the CFL scouting combine in September, D\u2019Aguilar was ranked as the 10th best prospect for the 2013 CFL Draft. At the 2012 CIS East-West Bowl, he was the top defensive performer for the West team, with six solo tackles and one sack.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Stefan<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t only Marauder players who took home hardware on Thursday. Head coach Stefan Ptaszek was presented with the Dave \u201cTuffy\u201d Knight coach of the year award.. Ptaszek, in his seventh season with the team, guided the Marauders to a perfect 8-0 mark in regular season play.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2011, Coach Ptaszek completed the rare Vanier Cup trifecta of winning the big prize as a player in 1991 while at Wilfrid Laurier, an assistant coach in 2005 when he served as offensive coordinator for the Golden Hawks, and last season as a head coach, guiding McMaster to its first national championship.<\/span><\/p>\n

A three-time All-Canadian as a player at Laurier University, Ptaszek spent four years in the Canadian Football League, playing for the B.C. Lions, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Toronto Argonauts. After his CFL playing days, Ptaszek moved into the coaching ranks, serving as Special Team Coordinator at the University of British Columbia, before joining the staff at Laurier, and eventually taking over the McMaster program as Head Coach.<\/span><\/p>\n

A native of Burlington and graduate of Nelson high school, he holds an Honours Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Toronto and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from U.B.C.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Western Mustangs continued their outstanding recruiting at the running back position, as Yannick Harou, following in Tyler Varga\u2019s footsteps, took home the Normal Marshall rookie of the year award.<\/span><\/p>\n

A native of Gatineau, Quebec, Harou had an impressive freshman season with Western, finishing in the top ten for rushing yards and scoring four touchdowns.<\/span><\/p>\n

Harou was called upon late in the season to fill in for injured CIS-leading rusher Garret Sanvido. He proved to be a more than adequate replacement, rushing for 133 yards and scoring two touchdowns in Western\u2019s quarter-final victory over the Windsor Lancers.<\/span><\/p>\n

A product of the same St. Andrew\u2019s College Saints program that produced Mustang legend Michael Faulds, Harou was one of the top offensive recruits in the nation after two record-breaking seasons where he earned team MVP honours in both 2010 and 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Russ Jackson Nominee is a name put forward by the OUA for the award presented annually by the CIS to the player who best exemplifies the attributes of academic achievement, football skill, and citizenship. This year the award goes to Guelph Gryphon captain Zach Androschuk. Androschuk, a fifth-year senior, has always excelled both on the football field as well as in the classroom.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the field, the 6-foot-1, 195lb defensive back is a two-year captain of the special teams unit and a four-year starter who won the \u2018Kyle Walters Trophy\u2019 last year for being the \u2018best-prepared\u2019 player. This year during the Gryphons magical 2012 turn-around season, the veteran helped lead his team to a 7-1 regular season record. He was a crucial member of the special teams unit and finished the season with 30.5 total tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n

During his five years with the team, the Sarnia native has consistently been one of the Gryphons top performers in the classroom. He was named to the Dean\u2019s Honour Roll every year and is a four-time Academic All-Canadian. In 2011 he held an 84.6% GPA while majoring in Biomedical Studies and was named the University of Guelph\u2019s President\u2019s Award winner for excellence in the classroom and on the field. He graduated with distinction from Biomedical Sciences in April of 2012 and was accepted to the University of Western Ontario Medical School for September 2012. After much consideration, the talented student-athlete decided to defer his Medical School acceptance for one year and return for his last season on the Gryphons football team. He is currently completing a Neuroscience Minor at Guelph that will be completed this December.<\/span><\/p>\n

Androschuk also believes in being active in his community and has been instrumental in organizing the first Guelph Wheels in Action, a spinal cord injury fundraiser held at the University of Guelph. He\u2019s also volunteered as a Brain Day Director, which is an outreach initiative where university students present to grades 4-6 on brain and spinal cord anatomy. This was a nationwide event that Androschuk helped bring to Guelph in 2011. Other volunteer work includes volunteering with St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital spinal rehabilitation, acting as the Gryphon captain for the Big Brothers Bowl for Kids Sake fundraiser and working as a Believe to Achieve Motivational speaker traveling to local high schools to discuss the life and challenges of a varsity athlete.<\/span><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s volunteer coach of the year award winner is a long serving member of the Waterloo Warriors coaching staff. Dr. Tony Chris has been involved with the Warriors for 24 years. He began his foray into coaching under Tuffy Knight in 1988, when he started serving as team doctor. Over the next 15 years with the program, his role with the team expanded to include coaching, recruiting, fundraising and taking care of the medical needs of Waterloo\u2019s varsity programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Officials Award of Merit went to Jim Lindsay. The Referee in Chief for the Northern Football Conference, Lindsay dedicates his time to OUA football each season. He watches game tape in order to improve from game to game and for a number of years has stood out as one of the most elite officials in the league.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2012 OUA FOOTBALL MAJOR AWARD WINNERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Most Valuable Player \u2013 Kyle Quinlan (McMaster)<\/span>
\nPresident\u2019s Trophy (Stand-up Defensive Player) \u2013 Aram Eisho (McMaster)<\/span>
\nJ.P. Metras Trophy (Lineman of the Year) \u2013 Ben D\u2019Aguilar (McMaster)<\/span>
\nNorm Marshall Trophy (Rookie of the Year) \u2013 Yannick Harou (Western)<\/span>
\nRuss Jackson Nominee \u2013 Zach Androschuk (Guelph)<\/span>
\nDave \u201cTuffy\u201d Knight Award (Coach of the Year) \u2013 Stefan Ptaszek (McMaster)<\/span>
\nVolunteer Coach of the Year \u2013 Dr. Tony Chris (Waterloo)<\/span>
\nOfficials Award of Merit \u2013 Jim Lindsay<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some of my favorite football pics:<\/span><\/h4>\n

Football energizes me as a photographer and I am always looking forward to the next game. Congratulations to my home town McMaster Marauders for their awesome season\u00a0accolades. I feel that there may be more celebrations to come. I hope to be there and capture those moments.<\/span>
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