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Gaiters' Gore, Turner and Conn selected in CFL Draft

LENNOXVILLE, Que., May 2, 2010 – Shawn Gore (Toronto, Ont.), Steven Turner (Brampton, Ont.) and Justin Conn (New Maryland, N.B.) have been chosen in the 2010 Canadian Football League Draft. Gore was chosen in the second round, tenth overall, by the B.C. Lions, while Turner went in the 4th round, 30th overall by the Toronto Argonauts and Conn went in the sixth round (47th overall) to the Montreal Alouettes. This is the second consecutive year, and the 21st year overall, that the Gaiters have had multiple players selected in the CFL's annual selection meeting, and the first time since 1995 that three Gaiters have been chosen.

Gore, a 6'0 200 lb. slotback, was named the Bishop's University Male Athlete of the Year this year, after a season that saw him lead the Gaiters in the regular season with 32 catches for 496 yards and five touchdowns, and was third on the team with 7.0 special teams tackles (five solo, four assisted). In addition, he posted a career-high 114 yards on seven catches in the Gaiters' playoff loss at Montreal on November 7. Over his career, Gore has gained 1172 yards receiving on 72 catches in 29 regular-season games, and he currently has a 21-game pass catching streak.

Gore signed a tryout agreement with the Green Bay Packers last week.

Turner, a 5'9 185 lb. wide receiver and kick returner, is a three-time Quebec University Football League all-star at kick returner. He led Canadian Interuniversity Sport in punt returns last season with an average of 20.4 yards per return, including two touchdowns. The Brampton, Ont. native also led the QUFL with an average of 21.4 yards on kickoff returns.

Turner has scored six kick return touchdowns (three on kickoffs, three on punts) in his career, and he has amassed 2,379 career all-purpose yards. He averages 27.9 yards per kickoff return and 11.6 yards per punt return in his career. In 2007, he set a CIS record with three kickoff returns for touchdowns.

Turner signed a tryout agreement with the Chicago Bears earlier this week.

Conn, a 6'3 230 lb. linebacker, made 23 tackles last season (20 solo, six assisted), and has 51.5 tackles (46 solo, 11 assisted) in his career. He was second on the Gaiters with 5.0 tackles for loss last year, and has made three sacks in his career.

Conn has also performed some kicking duties with the Gaiters, and is 7-for-11 lifetime in field goal kicking with his longest being a 40-yarder. He scored his first career touchdown on October 24 as he caught a pass on a fake field goal attempt in the Gaiters' 21-16 win over then-No. 4 Montreal.

Including today’s selection of Gore, the B.C. Lions have drafted 11 Gaiters all-time, and three in the past two seasons. Last year, the Lions drafted both Jamall Lee (3rd overall) and James Yurichuk (4th overall) in the first round. In addition to Lee and Yurichuk, former Gaiter Dan McCullough is currently the Lions' starting long snapper. The Lions’ 11 selections are the second-highest of any CFL team, trailing only the 13 made by the Montreal Alouettes.

Turner is the seventh Gaiter all-time to be drafted by the Argonauts, and the first since linebacker Chris Wilson, who was picked in the 5th round (40th overall) in 1992. Turner will join former teammate Kyle Jones on the Argonauts. Jones signed with Toronto last season as a free agent.

Conn is the 13th Gaiter to be selected by the Alouettes, and the first since linebacker Francis Bellefroid was picked 45th overall (6th round) in 1997. The Alouettes 13 drafted Gaiters includes Larry Smith, the current Alouettes' President, who was the first overall pick in 1972 and Nick Arakgi, who was a territorial exemption in 1979.

The selection of Gore, Turner and Conn brings to 60 the number of Gaiters that have been selected in the CFL draft (including territorial exemptions). The Gaiters are one of only six teams to have had five or more players selected in the past two CFL drafts (Regina has had six picks, while Queen's, Simon Fraser, St. Francis Xavier and Montreal have each had five).

The Bishop's Gaiters open their 2010 season on Saturday, September 4 at 7 p.m. as they host the Concordia Stingers.

Gore, Turner et Conn des Gaiters sélectionnés à la Repêchage de la LCF.

LENNOXVILLE, 2 mai 2010 - Shawn Gore, Steven Turner et Justin Conn des Gaiters de Bishop's ont été parmi les joueurs sélectionnés lors de la Repêchage de la Ligue Canadien de Football. Gore a été choisi 10e (2e tour) par les Lions de la Colombie-Britannique, ainsi que Turner a été choisi 30^e (4^e tour) par les Argonauts de Toronto et Conn a été choisi 47^e (6^e tour) par les Alouettes de Montréal. Il s'agit de la deuxième année consécutive que les Gaiters ont eu plusieurs joueurs sélectionnés à la Repêchage, et la première fois depuis 1995 que trois Gaiters ont été choisis.

Gore, un demi-inséré qui mesure six pieds et pèsent 200 livres, a été nomme l’Athlète masculin par excellence à l’Université Bishop’s pour l’année 2009-10. Il était le leader des Gaiters avec 32 réceptions pour 496 verges et cinq touchés. Il était troisième à l’équipe avec 7.0 plaqués aux unités spéciales. En 29 matchs en carrière en saison régulière, il a amassé 1172 verges en 72 réceptions.

Gore a obtenu un essai avec les Packers de Green Bay de la NFL.

Turner, un receveur et spécialiste de retours qui mesure cinq pieds neuf et pèsent 185 livres, a été nomme a l’équipe d’étoiles de la LFUQ à trois reprises. Il a pris le premier rang de Sport interuniversitaire Canadien pour la moyenne de verges gagnes sur les retours de bottes de dégagement avec 20,4. Il a également inscrit deux touchés sur les retours de bottés. Son moyenne de 21,4 verges par retour de bottes d’envoi était le meilleur total au Quebec.

Turner a obtenu un essai avec les Bears de Chicago de la NFL.

Conn, un secondeur qui mesure six pieds trois et pèsent 230 livres, a réussi 23 plaqués (20 solo, six avec aide) cette saison et il a ressui 51,5 plaqués en carrière. Il était deuxième aux Gaiters l’année passé avec 5,0 plaques pour perte.

Conn a également était un botteur, et il a ressui sept de son 11 tentatives de placement. Le plus long placement de son carrière était de 40 verges. Il a marqué la première touche de son carrière le 24 octobre pendant la victoire de 21-16 pour les Gaiters sur Montreal (qui étaient classe 4^e au pays), lorsque il a capté un passe pendant en feint d’une tentative de placement.

Il y avait 60 Gaiters choisis par les équipes de la LCF (incluant les exemptions territoriales) depuis 1970. Les Gaiters sont un de six équipes d’avoir cinq joueurs choisis dans les dernières deux Repêchages (Régina 6; Queen’s, Simon-Fraser, Saint-Mary’s, St-Francis-Xavier et Montreal 5).

Les Gaiters débuteront leur saison samedi, le 4 septembre, à Coulter Field contre les Stingers de Concordia.

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