AUS:

Offensive Player of the Week
Name: Randy Roseway
University: St. Francis Xavier University
Position: Wide receiver
Hometown: Ottawa, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Fifth
Academic program: BA
Height and weight: 6’0”, 170lbs

Wide receiver Randy Roseway of the St. Francis Xavier X-Men is the Atlantic University Sport football offensive player of the week for the week ending Oct. 25, 2015.

A fifth-year arts student from Ottawa, Ont., Roseway caught the game-winning touchdown with just 13 seconds remaining in the game in Saturday’s7-5 victory over the Acadia Axemen in Antigonish, N.S.

Roseway led all receivers with eight receptions for 69 yards in the game. He also had one rush for one yard and collected six punt returns for 17 yards.

With the win, the X-Men remain in contention for first place in the AUS standings and the right to host the Subway AUS Loney Bowl. StFX will visit the Mount Allison Mounties this coming weekend. If the X-Men win by at least 11 points, they will secure first place.

Defensive Player of the Week
Name: Jesse St. James
University: Acadia University
Position: Defensive lineman
Hometown: Pincourt, Que.
Year of eligibility: Fourth
Academic program: BBA
Height and weight: 6’2”, 240lbs

Defensive lineman Jesse St. James of the Acadia Axemen is the Atlantic University Sport football defensive player of the week for the second consecutive week.

A fourth-year business student from Pincourt, Que., St. James had 5.5 tackles (four solo and three assisted) in Acadia’s 7-5 loss to the StFX X-MenSaturday.

These included 2.5 sacks for a loss of 14 total yards. With these, St. James moves into a tie for the most sacks in a single season in the AUS all-time record book with 11.0. The existing record was set by Axemen alumnus Karim Grant in 2001.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Name: Idahosa Yorke
University: Mount Allison University
Position: Returner/wide receiver
Hometown: Bomanville, Ont.
Year of eligibility: First
Academic program: BA
Height and weight: 5’7”, 160lbs

Returner and wide receiver Idahosa Yorke of the Mount Allison Mounties is the Atlantic University Sport football special teams player of the week for the second consecutive week.

A first-year arts student from Bomanville, Ont., Yorke posted nine punt returns for 95 yards in the Mounties’ 37-6 victory over the Saint Mary’s Huskies on Saturday.

Yorke also had five rushes for 26 yards in the win, including a rushing towndown. His stats also included seven receptions for 73 yards.

The freshman currently leads the conference in punt returns yards this season with 401 (average of 12.2).

RSEQ:

Montréal, October 26, 2015 – Concordia receiver Yanic Lessard, Laval defensive end Mathieu Betts and Laval returner Anthony Dufour are the RSEQ University Football student-athletes of the week for the period ending October 25, 2015.

Offensive Student-Athlete Yanic Lessard Receiver Team: Stingers University: Concordia Hometown: Ste-Julie, Québec Height: 6’1’’ Weight: 190 lbs Former team: Champlain College, Lennoxville Highlights: Rookie wide receiver Yanic Lessard caught nine passes for 144 yards and a touchdown to help the Concordia Stingers defeat the McGill Redmen 43-41 on Saturday afternoon at Molson Stadium in Montreal. The touchdown was his eighth of the season which is the highest number by any receiver in the RSEQ in 2015 and ranks him fifth in the CIS. The victory secured a playoff spot for the Stingers.

Defensive Student-Athlete Mathieu Betts Defensive end Team: Rouge et Or University: Laval Hometown: Montréal, Québec Height: 6’3’’ Weight: 250 lbs Former team: Cégep du Vieux Montréal Highlights: Mathieu Betts, a first-year defensive end, wreaked havoc on the Sherbrooke Vert & Or’s offensive line in his team’s 36-7 victory on Sunday. He had 5.5 tackles for losses including an impressive four sacks. Total yards lost on his tackles was 26. Betts has 11 sacks so far this season, 1.5 short of the RSEQ record set by former Montréal Carabin Jean-Samuel Blanc in 2012. The Laval freshman finished the game with six tackles and a forced fumble.

Special Teams Student Athlete Anthony Dufour Returner Team: Rouge et Or University: Laval Hometown: Québec, Québec Height: 6’0’’ Weight: 190 lbs Former team: Cégep Limoilou Highlights: Laval returner Antony Dufour is the RSEQ Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts in the 36-7 victory over the Sherbrooke Vert & Or on Sunday. He set the tone for the game by returning Sherbrooke’s first punt 74 yards for a touchdown. He had 108 yards on the day – two punt returns for a total of 74 yards and a kickoff return for 34 yards.

OUA:

Wendel, Brown and Wamsley named OUA Football Players of the Week

BURLINGTON, Ont. – The following athletes have been named Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Football Players of the Week for the period ending October 26th, 2015.

OFFENCE: Derek Wendel (Belleville, Ont.) – 5^th yr. – Ottawa

Ottawa Gee-Gees quarterback Derek Wendel is your OUA Offensive Player of the Week after capping off a tremendous season with an incredible performance against the University of Toronto Varsity Blues, taking home a 45-9 win along with a slew of records.

The human kinetics major snapping the OUA single-game record of yards thrown with his 564 yard performance, passing the old record of 561 set by Queen’s Tommy Denison in 2002. Wendel’s record sits second nationally, behind the baffling 627-yard outing by Calgary’s Greg Vavra against Saskatchewan on Oct. 7, 1983.

The 6’1″ Belleville native went 34 for 46 on passing attempts, connecting with his receiving corps for four touchdowns, while rushing for 53 yards and another score on the ground.

The passing performance brought him to 216 completions on 346 attempts for 3,136 yards and 24 touchdowns for the season. His excellence through the air broke the CIS completions, attempts, and yards thrown records, which were previously held by McGill’s Matt Connell (209 completions), and Bishop’s Jordan Heather (345 attempts and 3,132 yards) respectively.

DEFENCE: Malcolm Brown (London, Ont.) –4^th yr. – Western

Defensive back Malcolm Brown led the Mustang defence in win over the defending Yates Cup champion McMaster Marauders on his way to OUA Defensive Player of the Week honours.

The King’s College student-athlete had six tackles, broken up one pass, and an interception which he returned for a mind-blowing 111 yards and a touchdown.

With the touchdown, Brown, a 6’0″ 190 lbs defensive back, also contributed to some major records, as the Mustangs became the highest scoring team in CIS history, tallying 494 points during the regular season, surpassing Laval’s previous record of 481 set in 2003. Western also collected the most touchdowns in CIS history with 64, two better than Laval’s mark from 2003.

SPECIAL TEAMS: Dillon Wamsley (London, Ont.) – 4^th yr. – Guelph

Queen’s Gaels kicker Dillon Wamsley is the OUA Special Teams Player of the Week, after powering through windy conditions to contribute six points in the 49-26 loss to Laurier over the weekend.

Wamsley, a 5’11” 190 lbs kicker, connected on a 19 yard field goal to go along with three extra points, as well as five punts for 109 yards and five kickoffs for 196 yards with an average of 39.2 per kickoff.

Wamsley’s field goal brought the second-year arts & science major’s career total to 52 successful 3-pointers, just two shy of the school’s all-time record held by Dan Village.

CWUAA:

Top CIS prospect Onyemata, second-year Siemens and history maker Mark take home honours

Manitoba defensive lineman David Onyemata, Saskatchewan second-year quarterback Kyle Siemens, and Calgary kicker Johnny Mark are the Canada West Football Players of the Week for the period ending October 24.

Onyemata, who was ranked second in the CFL Scouting Bureau’s initial rankings behind Iowa receiver Tevaun Smith back in September, is the Canada West Defensive Player of the Week after registering a season-high 9.5 tackles, along with 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble and recovery in Manitoba’s 29-7 win over Alberta Friday night in Winnipeg.

Despite falling 41-36 to the UBC Thunderbirds over the weekend, the Saskatchewan Huskies got a big performance from Siemens, who is the Offensive Player of the Week. Taking the place of Drew Burko as the Huskies’ starter, Siemens went 44-of-67 for 520 yards and three touchdown passes. Siemens’ 44 completions set a Saskatchewan single-game record, while his 520 yards was the fourth most by a Huskies QB in a game.

Mark etched his name further into the CIS history books Saturday, going 3-for-5 on field goal attempts, taking sole possession of the CIS career field goal mark with a 16-yard kick in the second quarter. The win marks the third time this season the Calgary kicker has been named conference Special Teams Player of the Week.

DEFENCE – David Onyemata

Manitoba Bisons

Defensive Lineman

6-4, 295, 4th-year

Lagos, Nigeria

Manitoba Bisons defensive lineman David Onyemata, the top-ranked CIS player on the initial prospect list released by the CFL’s Scouting Bureau in advance of the league’s 2016 Canadian Draft, has continued his dominance during the 2015 conference season.

In the 29-7 home win by the No. 8-ranked Bisons over the Alberta Golden Bears on Friday, October 23, Onyemata continued to wreak havoc on defence with 9.5 tackles (two for losses), 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery, along with one break-up.

At nose tackle, the 6’4 fourth-year Bison was a run stopper all game, as he made six tackles on rushes. In addition, Onyemata created pass pressure, as he registered 1.5 sacks and also forced and recovered a fumble when Alberta was trying to a mount a comeback in the fourth quarter.

The Lagos, Nigeria native is now second in the conference with five sacks and is tied for first with 7.5 tackles for losses, while also sitting 11th in Canada West in total tackles with 36.5 after seven weeks of conference action.

Next up for Manitoba (5-2) is a showdown for second place and a first round home game in the Hardy Cup Playoffs when they travel to take on the UBC Thunderbirds (5-2) on Saturday, October 31 in the final regular season game of 2015. Kickoff is 3 p.m. CDT and can be seen on SHAW TV.

OFFENCE – Kyle Siemens

Saskatchewan Huskies

Quarterback

5-10, 179, 2nd-year

Saskatoon, SK

Second-year University of Saskatchewan Huskie quarterback Kyle Siemens had a first career start to remember Friday night in Saskatoon.

Siemens completed an all-time Huskie record 44 passes in 67 attempts in a tough 41-36 loss to the No. 9-ranked UBC Thunderbirds. The Saskatoon, Sask. native threw for 520 yards, the fourth best game by a Saskatchewan quarterback, and three majors.

With the Huskies down 41-29 late in the game, Siemens led the green and white on an eight-play, 68-yard drive for a touchdown to cut the lead to five. The T-Birds would run out the clock before Siemens and the Huskie offence could get another chance.

Saskatchewan travels to face provincial rival the Regina Rams Friday night at Mosaic Stadium (7 p.m. CST), where the Huskies will need a win to keep their playoff hopes alive.

SPECIAL TEAMS – Johnny Mark

Calgary Dinos

Kicker

6-8, 185, 5th-year

Peterborough, ON

With his 16-yard field goal at the 4:33 mark of the second quarter, Calgary kicker Johnny Mark took sole possession of the all-time CIS field goals record with his 85th. The previous record of 84, held by Tyler Crapigna, was set just one year ago.

Fittingly, Crapigna made history of his own on Saturday, notching his first career CFL field goal for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Mark, the fifth-year science student out of Peterborough, Ont., went on to add two more field goals on the day to bring the record up to 87 with one regular season game remaining in his career. He also extended his all-time CIS scoring record Saturday, becoming the first player in CIS history to record 500 points with that same field goal. He scored a total of 19 points in the game, extending the record to 515 points.

With 22 field goals on the season, Mark leads the nation in that category. He will have one more chance to add to his records on Saturday when the Dinos (7-0) wrap up the regular season at Foote Field in Edmonton against the Golden Bears (2-5) at 1 p.m. MDT.