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Winner of the Peter Gorman Trophy
QB Kyle Williams named CIS Rookie of the Year

Hamilton, Nov. 25, 2004 - (CIS) – Running back Jesse Lumsden, from the McMaster University Marauders, is the 2004 CIS football player of the year and Kyle Williams (Waterdown, Ont.) of Bishop’s, named rookie of the year.

Other award winners announced on Thursday night during the all-Canadian awards ceremony at the Hamilton Convention Center were Mickey Donovan (Laconia, N.H.) of Concordia, who claimed the Presidents Trophy as the nation’s best defensive player and Stingers teammate Troy Cunningham (Mallorytown, Ont.), presented with the J.P. Metras Trophy as the outstanding down lineman.

PETER GORMAN TROPHY (rookie of the year):
Kyle Williams, Bishop’s University Gaiters

19-year-old quarterback Kyle Williams becomes the first Gaiter to claim the Peter Gorman Trophy as rookie of the year, and the second straight winner from the Quebec conference following safety Maxime Gagnier of Montreal in 2003. Just one year out of Waterdown High School the 6-foot-2, 204-pound pivot from Waterdown, Ont. earned the Gaiters’ number-one spot during the training camp and promptly justified the decision by head coach Tony Addona in Bishop’s season opener against Sherbrooke. In his opening offensive drive Williams took the team 69 yards for a field goal, with the key play being a 35-yard pass to David Delaby. Williams, whose brother Drew, a receiver, is also on the Gaiters roster finished the season with 71 completions in 159 attempts for 1020 yards, three touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He was chosen Bishop’s offensive player of the year.

Offensive lineman Adam Rogers of Acadia, running back Daryl Stephenson of Windsor, and linebacker Braden Hobbs of UBC were the other finalists for the award.

Peter Gorman Trophy Winners:

2004 Kyle Williams Bishop’s
2003 Maxime Gagnier Montreal
2002 Andrew Fantuz Western
2001 Jeremy Steeves StFX
2000 J.-Frédéric Tremblay Laval
1999 Sébastien Roy Mt. Allison
1998 Kojo Aidoo McMaster
1997 Paul Carty StFX
1996 Jeff Johnson York
1995 Éric Lapointe Mt. Allison
1994 Andre Arlain StFX
1993 Jerome Pathon Acadia
1992 Sean Reade Western
1991 Domenic Zagari Manitoba
1990 Bill Kubas Laurier
1989 Chris Banton Ottawa
1988 Grant Keaney Mt. Allison
1987 Dan Farthing Saskatchewan
1986 Michael Soles McGill
1985 Mark Brown Carleton
1984 Jeff Funtasz Alberta
1983 Paul Nastasiuk Laurier
1982 Mike Fabilli Ottawa
1981 Glenn Steele UBC
1980 John Hutchinson Mt. Allison
1979 Joey Tynes StFX
1978 John Lowe Guelph
1977 Gord Goodwin Queen's
1976 Jim Reid Laurier

In the history, 7 Bishop’s Gaiter received a major awards at the university football level.

Peter Gorman Trophy (Rookie of the Year)
2004 Kyle Williams

Presidents Trophy (Outstanding defensive player)
2001 David Stipe
1991 Ray Bernard
1988 Leroy Blugh

Frank Tindall Trophy (Coach of the Year)
1992 Ian Breck
1986 Bruce Coulter

J.P. Metras Trophy (Outstanding down lineman
1994 Paul Connery

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Biography of Kyle Williams

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Position QB

Heigh 6'2"

Weight 204

Eligibility Years 1

Age 19

Program Education

Hometown Waterdown, Ontario (suburds Hamilton)

Place of birth Burlington, ON. At 6-years-old, his family moved to Waterdown

Last Team Waterdown High School (grade 9 to 12)

Kyle first started playing football at age 6 although his passion remained on the basketball court. Before settling into the position of quarterback, Kyle played on the offensive line. His coaches soon discovered that not only did Kyle have a fine arm but he also possessed the necessary attributes that go along with being a quarterback.

At Waterdown Secondary School , Kyle teamed up with brother Drew, an excellent receiver, to form an explosive
tandem. This season, the William's brothers were once again reunited as members of the Bishop's Gaiters and hope that the next few season's will once again feature successful Williams to Williams completions.

2004 Stats
Rushing
Kyle Williams: 136 yards in 42 attempts. Average of 3.2 yards per carries. He scored 3 TD on the ground.
He finished 3rd of his team with 136 yards in only 6 games.
Kyle finished with the best stats for a QB Rookie with 136 yards and 3 TD.

Passing
Kyle Williams: 6 games played
159 pass attempts
71 pass completed – Average of 11,8 pass completed per game (3rd in QUFL, Top Rookie in the country)
1020 passing yards
3 touchdown passes
170.0 average of passing yards per game (3rd in QUFL, Top Rookie in the country)
1156 total offense (rush + pass) (3rd in QUFL, Top Rookie in the country)

Punting
Kyle Williams: 5 punts for 154 yards. Average of 30.8 yards per punt (1st of his team). His longest punt was 43 yards.

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Lumsden, a third-year geography student from Burlington, Ont. who rewrote the CIS and OUA record books in his fourth season with McMaster, received the Hec Crighton Trophy presented annually to the most outstanding player. The 6-foot-2, 226-pound running back set new CIS single-season marks with 1816 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns, a new CIS career record with 47 touchdowns, and an OUA record with 4328 rushing yards.

HEC CRIGHTON TROPHY (oustanding player): Jesse Lumsden, McMaster University Marauders

Running back Jesse Lumsden is the fifth consecutive OUA player, and the third member of the Marauders in five years to receive the Hec Crighton Trophy as the outstanding player in the CIS. The Burlington, Ont. native succeeds back-to-back winner Tommy Denison of Queen’s, and former teammates Ben Chapdelaine (2001) and Kojo Aidoo (2000). Lumsden rewrote the record books in his fourth season with McMaster, eclipsing national and conference marks previously held by current CFL players.

He set a CIS single-season record with 1816 rushing yards, breaking Eric Lapointe’s (Mount Allison / Montreal Alouettes) mark of 1619 established in 1996; he set a CIS single-season record with 21 touchdowns, one more than Kojo Aidoo (McMaster / Hamilton Tiger-Cats) in 2000, a mark he had tied himself in 2003; he set a CIS career record with 43 touchdowns, two more than the 41 scored by Mike Bradley (Waterloo / Edmonton Eskimos) from 1997-2001; and he set an OUA career mark with 4328 rushing yards.

The 2003 and 2004 first team all-Canadian was named CIS offensive player of the week on four occasions this fall, while leading McMaster to a 7-1 regular-season record and a place in the OUA final. The son of former CFL star Neil will be eligible for the 2005 CFL draft.

Quarterbacks Steve Panella of Saint Mary’s and Steve Bilan of Saskatchewan, and running back Jeronimo Huerta Flores of Laval were the other finalists for the award.

PRESIDENTS TROPHY (outstanding defensive player): Mickey Donovan, Concordia University Stingers

Middle linebacker Mickey Donovan becomes the first member of the Concordia Stingers to capture the Presidents Trophy as most outstanding defensive player, and only the second representative of the Quebec conference to claim the award in the last 13 years. David Stipe of Bishop’s won the trophy in 2001. A first team all-Canadian in 2003 and 2004, the native of Laconia, New Hampshire was also the Quebec conference nominee for CIS defensive-player-of-the-year honours in 2003. The 6-foot, 230-pound fifth-year player, who transferred from the University of Maine and joined the Stingers in 2002, accumulated 41.5 tackles, including five for losses this fall despite being bothered by injuries and playing parts of only six games. His average of 6.9 tackles per game was third best in the conference. Donovan has drawn the attention of several professional teams over the last couple of years. NFL teams, most notably the Cleveland Browns, have sent scouts to see him. He has also worked out for the Detroit Lions.

Cornerback Eric Nielsen of Acadia, and linebackers Jason Pottinger of McMaster and David Lowry of Alberta were the other finalists for the award.

J.P. METRAS TROPHY (outstanding down lineman): Troy Cunningham, Concordia University Stingers

Defensive end Troy Cunningham is the second Stinger in history to claim the J.P. Metras Trophy as outstanding down lineman, after Paul Chesser in 1993. A first team all-Canadian in 2004 and 2004 and three-time QUFL all-star, the 6-foot-4, 270-pound defensive end set a Quebec conference single-season record this fall with 10.5 sacks, coming half a sack short of the national mark established by Karim Grant of Acadia in 2001. The Mallorytown, Ont. native picked up 54 tackles this season, good for second in the QUFL and seventh in the CIS – an unprecedented feat for a lineman. He had 19.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage. The B.C. Lions of the CFL drafted Cunningham in the fifth round, 40th overall last April. He was offered a spot on B.C.'s practice roster, which he declined to return to Concordia and finish his degree.

Defensive lineman Kyle Markin of Acadia, and offensive tackles Ryan Jeffrey of Laurier and Richard Yalowsky of Calgary were the other finalists for the award.