# St. Thomas (Canada) Tommies

The St. Thomas Tommies are the college sports teams of St. Thomas University (STU) in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. The university fields six women's varsity teams and four men's varsity teams across six sports. Of the ten varsity teams, nine participate in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) as members of the Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association (ACAA), while the women's ice hockey team participates in Atlantic University Sport (AUS) of U Sports.

## Nickname

The name “Tommies” derives from the Edwardian term for a British private or “Tommy”. These soldiers would be called upon across no-mans-land, if German soldiers wished to speak to a British soldier. “Tommies” were known for their bravery and courage while travelling through the most dangerous grounds of the war.

## Varsity sports
### Women's basketball

* CCAA Championship Silver (1): 2014
* CCAA Championship Bronze (1): 2012
* ACAA Champion (6): 1993–94, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14

### Men's basketball

* CCAA Championship Silver (1): 2004
* CCAA Championship Bronze (1): 2012
* ACAA Champion (7): 1993–94, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2011–12
* Maine State Champion: 1987–88
* New Brunswick Collegiate League Champion (7): 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87
* New Brunswick Collegiate Champion (3): 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65

### Women's ice hockey

* National Championship appearances (3): 2014, 2016, 2019
* AUS Champion (1): 2018–19

### Women's rugby

* ACAA Champion (3): 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12
* NB-PEI Champion (2): 1996–97, 1997–98

### Women's soccer

* ACAA Champion (3): 1999–00, 2017–18

### Men's soccer

* ACAA Champion (2): 2000–01, 2021–22
The STU men's soccer team will host the 2024 CCAA Men's Soccer Championship at Grant-Harvey Turf Field during 6–9 November.

### Men's volleyball

* ACAA Champion (10): 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2023-24

### Women's volleyball

* ACAA Champion (7): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08

### Former programs

St. Thomas previously fielded teams in badminton, curling, men's ice hockey, field hockey, football, golf, tennis, and track and field.

#### Men's ice hockey

* AUS Champion (1): 2000–01
* New Brunswick Collegiate Champion (1): 1966–67
* MIAU Champion (1): 1960–61
* NB-PEI Intercollegiate Champion (2): 1950–51, 1958–59
A men's ice hockey team at St. Thomas existed at least as early as 1916, though it is unclear if the earliest iterations of the team held varsity status. The squad suspended operations several times during the 20th century, but was in continuous operation from 1979 through the 2015–16 season, at which time the university selected to discontinue the program for budgetary reasons.

#### Football

* NB Collegiate Champion: 1952–53

#### Women's golf

* ACAA Champion (1): 2009–10

#### Track and field

* AUS Gold Medal: 2014–15 Jonathan Gionet (shot put)

## Other programs
### Men's rugby

* New Brunswick Union Champion: 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54
The Tommies men's rugby team operates at the club level and competes in the 2nd Division of the Atlantic Men's University League.

## Athletes of the Year

| Year | Female Athlete | Sport | Male Athlete | Sport | Ref. |
| 2010–11 | Heather Atherton | Basketball | Marc Gagnon | Soccer | |
| 2011–12 | Ashley Bawn | Basketball | Nathan Mazurkiewicz | Basketball | |
| 2012–13 | Kayla Blackmore | Volleyball | Nathan Mazurkiewicz | Basketball | |
| 2013–14 | Kelly Vass | Basketball | Jason Cannon | Volleyball | |
| 2014–15 | Marissa Walcott | Rugby | Jason Cannon | Volleyball | |
| 2015–16 | Kelty Apperson | Ice hockey | Marc Blinn | Volleyball | |
| 2016–17 | Kelty Apperson | Ice hockey | Stephane Blinn | Volleyball | |
| 2017–18 | Deidra Jones | Volleyball | Christian Christie | Volleyball | |
| 2018–19 | Abby Clarke | Ice hockey | Kyle Yearwood | Soccer | |
| 2019–20 | Vanessa Soffee | Basketball | Christian Christie | Volleyball | |
| 2020–21 | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021–22 | Vanessa Soffee | Basketball | Brett Springer | Soccer | |
| 2022–23 | Abby Lanteigne | Volleyball | Geoffrey Lavoie | Basketball | |
| 2023–24 | Ekaterina Pelowich | Ice hockey | Josh Oakes | Soccer | |

## Streaming

Tommies games are streamed on various platforms, including AUS TV, SportsCanada.TV, the Veo app, and ACAA TV.