ALL-CANADIAN TEAMS
The all-Canadian teams were also announced on Wednesday, with Guelph, UBC, Victoria and Toronto receiving three nominations apiece.
The 10 players joining Stairs on the first CIS squad were Saint Mary’s forward Mandy Avery of Halifax, Victoria midfielder Katie Collison of Duncan, B.C., UPEI forward Mikaela Ellis of Charlottetown, UBC defender Kristyn Harrington of West Vancouver, B.C., UBC forward Elise Milosevich of Duncan, UBC midfielder / forward Robyn Pendleton of Victoria, York midfielder Effie Petrou of Oakville, Ont., Alberta defender Jacqueline Trautman of Delta, B.C., Toronto defender Kaelan Watson of Richmond, Ont., and Guelph forward / midfielder Kristine Wishart of Hamilton.
Wishart, the CIS rookie of the year back in 2005, accomplished a rare feat as she became a five-time member of the first all-Canadian team. Petrou, the nation’s top freshman in 2006, is the only other returning member from last year’s first squad and is a four-time all-Canadian in four seasons, including a trio of first-team nods.
Second-team CIS all-stars for the 2009 campaign include York goalkeeper Brittney Blount of Manotick, Ont. , Saint Mary’s midfielder Arron Bonin of Halifax, Victoria midfielder / defender Perri Espeseth of Duncan, Dalhousie forward Alex Turriff of Vancouver, Alberta forward Bunny Hughes of Victoria, Guelph midfielder Angela Lancaster of Burlington, Ont., Toronto forward Kyesia O’Neale of Mississauga, Ont., Calgary defender Carolina Romeo of Calgary, Toronto midfielder Hannah Tighe of Penticton, B.C., Western Ontario forward Michelle Weber of Ilderton, Ont., and Victoria goalkeeper Kaitlyn Williams of White Rock, B.C.
Weber earned a fourth straight all-Canadian nomination. She was a first-team member the past two seasons.
2009 CIS WOMEN’S FIELD HOCKEY AWARDS & ALL-CANADIANS
Liz Hoffman award (player of the year): Brienne Stairs, Guelph
Joyce Slipp award (rookie of the year): Abigail Raye, UBC
Gail Wilson award (outstanding contributor): Jennifer Foster, Alberta
Marina van der Merwe award (coach of the year): Sharon Rajaraman, Saint Mary’s
First Team
Position Athlete University Year Hometown Faculty
Forward Mandy Avery Saint Mary’s 2 Halifax, N.S. Arts
Midfield Katie Collison Victoria 5 Duncan, B.C. Education
Forward Mikaela Ellis UPEI 5 Charlottetown, P.E.I. BBA
Defence Kristyn Harrington UBC 5 West Vancouver, B.C. Human Kinetics
Forward Elise Milosevich UBC 3 Duncan, B.C. Human Kinetics
Mid. / Forw. Robyn Pendleton UBC 3 Victoria, B.C. Human Kinetics
Midfield Effie Petrou York 4 Oakville, Ont. Health
Forward Brienne Stairs Guelph 3 Kitchener, Ont. Biomedical Science
Defence Jacqueline Trautman Alberta 2 Delta, B.C. Science
Defence Kaelan Watson Toronto 2 Richmond, Ont. Physical Education & Health
Forw. / Mid. Kristine Wishart Guelph 5 Hamilton, Ont. Mathematics
Second Team
Goalkeeper Brittney Blount York 5 Manotick, Ont. Sociology
Midfield Arron Bonin Saint Mary’s 3 Halifax, N.S. Arts
Mid. / Def. Perri Espeseth Victoria 4 Duncan, B.C. Fine Arts
Forward Alex Turriff Dalhousie 1 Vancouver, B.C. Early Modern Studies
Forward Bunny Hughes Alberta 5 Victoria, B.C. Education
Midfield Angela Lancaster Guelph 5 Burlington, Ont. Psychology
Forward Kyesia O’Neale Toronto 4 Mississauga, Ont. Engineering
Defence Carolina Romeo Calgary 2 Calgary, Alta. Engineering
Midfield Hannah Tighe Toronto 3 Penticton, B.C. European Studies
Forward Michelle Weber Western 5 Ilderton, Ont. Kinesiology
Goalkeeper Kaitlyn Williams Victoria 3 White Rock, B.C. Social Sciences
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