±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s Thompson wins Alouettes football scholarship
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MONTREAL - Ben Thompson, a lineman with the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Redmen, is among eight university football players, to receive an athletic excellence scholarship, valued at $1,500, from the Montreal Alouettes Bursary Program within the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence.
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The 6-foot-1, 275-pound defensive tackle is aÌý 21-year-old marketing senior from Fredericton. Thompson earned CIS all-Canadian second-team status in 2010, finishing third in the Quebec league with 45.5 total tackles, 36 of them solos. He was also credited with 10.5 tackles for loss, one quarterback sack and two fumble recoveries. He was subsequently invited to the 2011 Canadian Football League's Draft Evaluation camp,
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Last year, the Alouettes announced an investment of $115,000 towards the Foundation's bursary program, renewing the organization's commitment to amateur football through 2013.
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"Football continues to grow in the province of Quebec, both among fans and among players," said Ray Lalonde, a ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ graduate who now serves as president and CEO of the Alouettes. "High school, CEGEP and university teams province-wide are all having increasing amounts of success on the national scene. This bursary program touches on two aspects that are very important to the Alouettes, as it supports not only good football players, but also good students."
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The Alouettes first announced a three-year $75,000 investment in 2004, effectively getting the program on its feet. Through the plan, the team hands out bursaries annually to student athletes who excel in a recognized secondary, collegiate or university-level football program. Several types of bursaries are distributed to highlight excellence in both sports and academics, for perseverance in education, and for leadership and participation in the community. In 2007, the Alouettes announced the renewal of their partnership with the Foundation by investing $90,000 through 2010.
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2011 UNIVERSITY RECIPIENTS OF AN ALOUETTES
BURSARY
Simon Charbonneau Campeau, Sherbrooke
Harrison Maloney, Bishop’s
Terrance Morsink, Concordia
Frédéric Plessius, Laval
Rotrand Sené, Montréal
Ben Thompson, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥
Alexis Rousseau-Saine,
Montréal
Guillaume Saliah, Montréal
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For more information about the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence:
For more information about Football Quebec:
For more information about the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec:
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
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