The Champlain Cavaliers held their annual Athletics Banquet on Tuesday, April 15th at the Sandman Hotel in Longueuil, officially wrapping up their 2013-14 seasons with an evening of celebration. Over 200 student-athletes from the Cavaliers’ 12 teams were in attendance, joined by the Mayor of Saint-Lambert, Mr. Alain Depatie and Campus Director Don Shewan. Along with the coaches, assistants and academic coaches, a great evening was enjoyed by all. 62 team awards were handed out, including awards for Academic Excellence, Most Valuable Athlete, Most Improved Athlete, the Unsung Hero Award and the Fairplay Award. In addition, the Cavaliers recognized the student-athletes named to their respective all-star teams as well as those recog nized as SIRC-CCAA Academic All-Canadians, RSEQ Academic-All-Stars and those graduating Cavaliers who have maintained and 80+ average during their years as a Cavalier. A complete list of award winners can be found at the end of this page. The 2013-14 Female Athlete of the Year nominees were Audrey-Ann Coughlan (Women’s Soccer), Jeanne Gaumont (Women’s Basketball) and Casey Benoit (Women’s Rugby), with Gaumont named the winner. Gaumont had a great season with the Women’s Basketball team: she was named an RSEQ 1st All-Star, was a SIRC-CCAA Academic All-Canadian and was her team’s MVP for the season. She finished her career at Champlain with 753 points in scoring over her 3 years, averaging 13.9 points per game. Her hard work and dedication has set the model for those who have come after her and she’s left her mark on the program and the team. Nominees for the Male Athlete of the year included SIRC-CCAA Academic All-Canadian Alex Paquin (Men’s Basketball) and Nassim Ennabaoui (Cross-Country Running), but and Julio Moncada Bogran from Men’s Soccer took the honors. Second in the tough RSEQ Division 1 league with 8 goals, he was named an RSEQ All-Star, RSEQ Player of the Year and a CCAA All-Canadian. In addition to being successful on the field, he was named a SIRC-CCAA Academic All-Canadian for a second consecutive year. With another year to come, Julio is hoping to lead his team to a Provincial and National title in 2014-15. The team with the best academic average was Cross-Country Running team, edging out Women’s Volleyball by .02% while the graduating Cavaliers with the highest academic standing was awarded to Véronique Saad from the Women’s Volleyball team. Images from the evening can be found at champlainphotos.com. Complete Award List: Graduating Cavalier with the Highest Academic Average: Véronique Saad Cavalier Team With Highest Average: Cross-Country Running Female Athlete of the Year: Jeanne Gaumont Male Athlete of the Year: Julio Moncada Bogran Badminton Academic Excellence: Audré-Anne Kieu Fair Play Award: Andy Fung Most Improved Athlete: Vadzim Blinnikau Most Valuable Athlete: Buddha Biswas Unsung Hero: Gabriella Kong Basketball (Men) Academic Excellence: Oren Hodes Fair Play Award: Kasheem Thomas Most Improved Athlete: Nicolas Noble Most Valuable Athlete: Alexandre Paquin Unsung Hero: Nicolas Harvey Basketball (Women) Academic Excellence: Cassandre Legault Fair Play Award: Isabelle Dion Most Improved Athlete: Sirah Diarra Most Valuable Athlete: Jeanne Gaumont Unsung Hero: Cindy Laliberté Cheerleading Academic Excellence: Anne Nguyen-Doan Fair Play Award: Alexandra Chevalier Most Improved Athlete: Célia Kingsbury Most Valuable Back: Neil Nandall Most Valuable Base: Danika Trudel Most Valuable Flyer: Mayela Zapata Cross-Country Running Academic Excellence: Benjamin Daunoravicius Fair Play Award: Benjamin Daunoravicius Most Improved Athlete: Marek Adamowicz Most Valuable Athlete: Nassim Ennabaoui Unsung Hero: Camilles Georges Football Academic Excellence: David Fauteux Adam Taylor Fair Play Award: Jason Ethier Most Valuable Defensive Player: Frédéric Vézina-Lavergne Most Valuable Lineman: Philippe Adam Most Valuable Offensive Player: Troy Trench Rookie of the Year: Troy Trench Rugby (Men) Academic Excellence: Jonathan Leblanc John Jones Fair Play Award: Phil Turgeon Most Improved Athlete: Walleed Mohamed Most Valuable Back: Laurent Jomphe Most Valuable Forward: Nicolas Dubé Mercier Rugby (Women) Academic Excellence: Sarah Nellis Fair Play Award: Chloé Vincent Most Improved Athlete: Catherine Alain Most Valuable Back: Casey Benoit Most Valuable Forward: Joanne Seenivasagam Soccer (Men) Academic Excellence: Charles Carrier-Côté Fair Play Award: Olivier Georges Most Improved Athlete: Olivier Marchand Most Valuable Athlete: Julio Moncada Bogran Unsung Hero: Raphael De Chantal Dumont Soccer (Women) Academic Excellence: Sabrina Morningstar Fair Play Award: Aurélie Beauchemin Most Improved Athlete: Valérie Rosenoff Most Valuable Athlete: Audrey-Ann Coughlan Unsung Hero: Frédérique Surprenant Volleyball (Men) Academic Excellence: Alexandre Comeau-Vermeersch Jimmy Chen Fair Play Award: Kevin Royce Most Improved Athlete: Gregory Spino Most Valuable Athlete: Ilias Elbekri Unsung Hero: Jeremy Bérard Volleyball (Women) Academic Excellence: Véronique Saad Fair Play Award: Jazceal Johnstone Most Improved Athlete: Claudie Lamarre Most Valuable Athlete: Sarah Ostiguy Unsung Hero: Raphaele Poitras