Nathifa Weekes becomes first female all-Canadian baller in a decadeMcGill's Nathifa Weekes received second-team all-Canadian honours at the CIS women's basketball major award gala in St. John's, Nfld., Thursday. The 5'7" guard became the first McGill player to earn all-Canadian status since Anne Gildenhuys in 1997-98. It marks the 13th time that McGill has produced an all-Canadian basketball player but Weekes is just the seventh different McGill player to attain that honour. She led the league in both steals (3.2 per game) and assists (4.0). Weekes was also second in scoring with an average of 13.3 points per game. In 30 games overall, Weekes notched 106 steals, breaking the McGill single-season record of 99 set by Cheeka Mitchell in 2000-01. She is also the first McGill player to reach the century-mark for steals, assists and rebounds in the same season.
David Urquhart named to OUA hockey all-starsMcGill defenceman David Urquhart has been selected to the OUA East Conference men's hockey all-star team for the second time and also won the league nomination for the CIS Randy Gregg trophy as the player who best combines hockey with academics and citizenship.
Urquhart, a 6'0", 195-pound junior, led all OUA rearguards in assists and finished second in points with 27 in 28 regular season games. He also earned academic all-Canadian honours for achieving an average of more than 80 per cent. Urquhart has also spent significant time as a volunteer for numerous community service activities such as the McGill Skate-a-thon for Alzheimer's Research, the Raise a Reader Day and the Centraide March of 1,000 Umbrellas to name but a few.
Martlets dominate QSSF awardsThe top-ranked McGill Martlets hockey team ruled the regular season in Quebec and likewise, dominated the conference all-star and major awards in voting announced by the QSSF on Tuesday. McGill pulled off a clean sweep of all four major awards and took four of the six first-team all-star spots, in voting conducted by conference coaches and player representatives. The Martlets also had one second team all-star. Vanessa Davidson was voted player of the year as she captured the league scoring title by seven points, finishing with 15 goals and 16 assists in 17 games. Her teammate D Catherine Ward was selected rookie of the year. Ward, who missed two games while helping Team Canada win the Air Canada Cup under-19 world championship in Germany, was the second-leading defender in the nation-in 16 games, she posted 22 points, establishing single-season school records for most goals, assists and points by a defenseman. Both Davidson and Ward earned first-team all-conference status. McGill team captain Shauna Denis was selected to the second team and won the conference nomination for the CIS Marion Hilliard award as the student-athlete who best combines hockey prowess with academic success and community service. Joining Davidson and Ward on the first all-conference team were teammates F Christine Hartnoll and rookie G Charline Labonté.
Peter Smith rounded out the McGill landslide by earning coach-of-the-year honours for the third time in his eight seasons.
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