# Lois and Doug Mitchell U Sports Athletes of the Year Awards

The Lois and Doug Mitchell U Sports Athletes of the Year Awards, formerly known as the Lieutenant Governor Athletic Awards, Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG) Awards, and Howard, Mackie Awards, are given annually to top male and female athletes in Canadian universities that are members of U Sports. Each of the 56 member schools nominate a female and male athlete of the year which are further narrowed down to representatives from each of the four athletics conference of U Sports (Atlantic University Sport, Canada West Universities Athletic Association, Ontario University Athletics, and Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec). The eight nominees each receive a commemorative durilium ring and the two winners receive $10,000 post-graduate scholarships and are awarded the Doug and Lois Mitchell Trophy. The nominees must have participated in their sport for at least two years and cannot win the award more than once.

## History

The awards were founded in 1993 by Douglas Mitchell who wanted to provide more recognition for Canadian university athletes. They were initially named after Mitchell's law firm Howard, Mackie in Calgary, Alberta. After a merger of law firms in 2000, the awards were renamed the BLG Awards after the new law firm Borden Ladner Gervais. The awards were further rebranded as the Lieutenant Governor Athletic Awards in 2019 while continuing to be championed by Mitchell and his wife, Lois Mitchell, the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. The women's winner was awarded the Jim Thompson Trophy as of 2003 and the men's winner was awarded the Doug Mitchell Trophy as of 2009. Starting in 2020, both winners are awarded Doug & Lois Mitchell Trophies while the Jim Thompson Trophy is now given to a distinguished alumni beginning in 2021. The awards were rebranded again in 2021 as the Lois and Doug Mitchell U Sports Athletes of the Year Awards.

## List of past winners

| Year | Female | Female | Female | Male | Male | Male |
| Year | Athlete | Sport | School | Athlete | Sport | School |
| 1992-93 | Diane Scott | Volleyball | University of Winnipeg | Andy Cameron | Volleyball | University of Calgary |
| 1993-94 | Sandra Carroll | Basketball | University of Winnipeg | Tim Tindale | Football | University of Western Ontario |
| 1994-95 | Linda Thyer | Track and field | McGill University | Bill Kubas | Football | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| 1995-96 | Justine Ellison | Basketball | University of Toronto | Don Blair | Football | University of Calgary |
| 1996-97 | Terri-Lee Johannesson | Basketball | University of Manitoba | Curtis Myden | Swimming | University of Calgary |
| 1997-98 | Foy Williams | Track and field | University of Toronto | Titus Channer | Basketball | McMaster University |
| 1998-99 | Corinne Swirsky | Ice hockey | Concordia University | Alexandre Marchand | Track and field | Université de Sherbrooke |
| 1999-2000 | Jenny Cartmell | Volleyball | University of Alberta | Michael Potts | Soccer | University of Western Ontario |
| 2000-01 | Leighann Doan-Reimer | Basketball | University of Calgary | Kojo Aidoo | Football | McMaster University |
| 2001-02 | Elizabeth Warden | Swimming | University of Toronto | Brian Johns | Swimming | University of British Columbia |
| 2002-03 | Kim St. Pierre | Ice hockey | McGill University | Ryan McKenzie | Track and field | University of Windsor |
| 2003-04 | Joanna Niemczewska | Volleyball | University of Calgary | Adam Ens | Volleyball | University of Saskatchewan |
| 2004-05 | Adrienne Power | Track and field | Dalhousie University | Jesse Lumsden | Football | McMaster University |
| 2005-06 | Marylène Laplante | Volleyball | Université Laval | Osvaldo Jeanty | Basketball | Carleton University |
| 2006-07 | Jessica Zelinka | Track and field | University of Calgary | Josh Howatson | Volleyball | Trinity Western University |
| 2007-08 | Laetitia Tchoualack | Volleyball | University of Montreal | Rob Hennigar | Ice hockey | University of New Brunswick |
| 2008-09 | Annamay Pierse | Swimming | University of British Columbia | Joel Schumaland | Volleyball | University of Alberta |
| 2009-10 | Liz Cordonier | Volleyball | University of British Columbia | Erik Glavic | Football | University of Calgary |
| 2010-11 | Jessica Clemençon | Basketball | University of Windsor | Tyson Hinz | Basketball | Carleton University |
| 2011-12 | Ann-Sophie Bettez | Ice hockey | McGill University | Marc-André Dorion | Ice hockey | McGill University |
| 2012-13 | Shanice Marcelle | Volleyball | University of British Columbia | Kyle Quinlan | Football | McMaster University |
| 2013-14 | Justine Colley | Basketball | Saint Mary's University | Philip Scrubb | Basketball | Carleton University |
| 2014-15 | Korissa Williams | Basketball | University of Windsor | Ross Proudfoot | Cross country Track and field | Guelph University |
| 2015-16 | Kylie Masse | Swimming | University of Toronto | Andrew Buckley | Football | University of Calgary |
| 2016-17 | Arielle Roy-Petitclerc | Soccer | Université Laval | Philippe Maillet | Ice hockey | University of New Brunswick |
| 2017-18 | Marie-Alex Bélanger | Volleyball | University of Montreal | Kadre Gray | Basketball | Laurentian University |
| 2018-19 | Kiera Van Ryk | Volleyball | University of British Columbia | Mathieu Betts | Football | Université Laval |
| 2019-20 | Kelsey Wog | Swimming | University of Manitoba | Aboubacar Sissoko | Soccer | University of Montreal |
| 2021-22 | Sophie de Goede | Rugby Basketball | Queen's University | Tre Ford | Football Track and field | University of Waterloo |
| 2022-23 | Sarah Gates | Basketball | McMaster University | Gabriel Mastromatteo | Swimming | University of Toronto |
| 2023-24 | Audrey Leduc | Track and field | Université Laval | Jonathan Sénécal | Football | Université de Montréal |