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KINGSTON, Ont. (June 20, 2015) - Queen's football head coach Pat Sheahan is pleased to announce the final  signing of recruits and transfers to the Gaels football program for 2015.

Joining Queen's are quarterback Mathew Duffy (Kanata, Ont.), receiver Rudy Uhl (North Vancouver, B.C.), defensive lineman Allen Champagne (Verdun, Que.), running back Joey McKiernan (Kanata, Ont.), tight end John Bews (Pointe-Claire, Que.), offensive lineman Etienne Bergeron (Lachine Que.), running back Brodie Latimer (Sydenham, Ont.) and Kurtis Schaefer (Stittsville, Ont.).

"This is a big day for Queen's and a big day for Queen's football," said head coach Pat Sheahan. "Not only is it a big day for the athletes but I understand the importance for the families as well. We have some great athletes from both near and far today with a good mix of some who are starting their careers and some who are finishing off their careers here at Queen's."

Unable to attend but also committing to the Gaels are receivers Ian Farrell (Halifax, N.S.), Ross Cameron (Peterborough, Ont), John Benson (Halifax, N.S.). linebackers Donte Dehaney (Brampton, Ont) and Richard Byrne (Gananoque, Ont), defensive backs Connor Gascoigne (Halifax, N.S), Tyler Satino (Brampton, Ont), Curtis Smith (Burlington, Ont) and defensive lineman Spencer Giffin (Kingston, Ont). 

See below for a detailed look at what these athletes have accomplished in their careers thus far.

The Queen's football Gaels begin their regular season when they welcome the Carleton Ravens to Kingston on Sunday August 30, 2015. Kick-off is set for 1pm at Richardson Stadium, for ticket info visit www.gogaelsgo.com/tickets.
 

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// Signees (Recruit Signing Day)

ETIENNE BERGERON // OL
	Awards and achievements: A two sport athlete playing both football and wrestling... Played with St. Paul's School in New Hampshire... Teammates with incoming recruit John Bews at St. Paul's School.

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JOHN BEWS // TE
	Awards and achievements: Member of Team Quebec in 2013 winning Gold in the Canada Cup... All-ISL member in 2013 with St. Paul's School... Teammate with Etiene Bergeron at St. Paul's School.

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ALLEN CHAMPAGNE // DL
	Awards and achievements: Played four years with North Carolina Tar Heels (NCAA)...Key special teams performer who appeared in all 12 regular season games in 2014...Valuable special teams contributor who saw action in all 12 games in 2013...Had a memorable tackle on punt coverage in the season opener against South Carolina ...Appeared in six games in 2012, primarily on special teams... Joined North Carolina as a walk-on in 2011...Recipient of UNC's prestigious Morehead-Cain Scholarship...Exercise and sport science and biology double major at UNC... Younger brother of Philippe who played for Queen's and was captain in 2004 becoming the first French Canadian to hold that role in team history.

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MATHEW DUFFY // QB
	Awards and achievements: OVFL Champions in 2013 & 2014...Team MVP with Myers Riders of OVFL... Finished with 2,292 yards and 26 TDs in 2014 with Myers Riders.

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KURTIS SCHAEFER // LB
	Awards and achievements: Played for the Bel Air Norsemen in NCAFA... Named an NCAFA All-Star and was the rookie of the year his first season.

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FULL LIST OF RECRUITS TO DATE:
 

Last Name	First Name	Hometown	Prov.	Program	Position	Height	Weight	High School/Previous School
Archambault	Philippe	Montreal	Que.	Arts	LB	6'1	205	Upper Canada College
Aref	Marco	Ancaster	Ont.	Arts	REC	5'10	180	Bishop Tonnos Catholic SS
Auld	John Benson	Halifax	N.S.	Arts	REC	5'11	150	Citadel SS
Bembenek	Niclas	Winnipeg	Man.	Kinesiology	REC	6'1	205	Vincent Massey HS
Bergeron	Etienne	Lachine	Que.	Arts	OL	6'2	285	St. Paul's School, N.H., USA
Bews	John	Pointe-Claire	Que.	Arts	TE	6'4	225	St. Paul's School, N.H., USA
Byrne	Richard	Gananoque	Ont.	Arts	LB	6'2	225	Gananoque SS
Cameron	Ross	Peterborough	Ont.	Kinesiology	REC	6'3	185	Crestwood SS
Causer	Ejaz	Mississauga	Ont.	Kinesiology	DB	5'10	180	Lorne Park SS
Champagne	Allen	Verdun	Que.	Ph.D	DL	6'4	275	North Carolina (NCAA)
Dehaney	Donte	Brampton	Ont.	Arts	LB	6'1	220	Villanova College
Duffy	Mathew	Kanata	Ont.	Geology	QB	6'2	225	Carleton (CIS)
Erskine	Braden	London	Ont.	Engineering	DB	6'1	210	Clarke Road SS
Farrell	Ian	Halifax	N.S.	Commerce	REC	6'1	210	Citadel HS
Gascoigne	Connor	Halifax	N.S.	Science	DB	6'5	200	Citadel HS
Giffin	Spencer	Kingston	Ont.	Arts	DL	6'1	225	Ernestown SS
Gouveia	Kyle	Brampton	Ont.	Science	QB	6'0	190	St Roch Catholic SS
Haggar	Cole	Manotick	Ont.	Con. Education	DB/REC	6'1	200	St Marks HS
Hebert	Louis Christophe	Quebec City	Que.	Commerce	REC	6'2	200	Upper Canada College
Henning	Paul	Kitchener	Ont.	Kinesiology	DB	5'10	170	Resurrection SS
Jones	Ron	Niagara Falls	Ont.	Sociology	LB	6'0	200	Saint Michael CHS
Kealy	Zackary	Almonte	Ont.	Physical Education	DB	6'0	180	Almonte & District HS
Latimer	Brodie	Sydenham	Ont.	Arts	RB	5'11	195	Sydenham HS
McKiernan	Joey	Kananta	Ont.	Arts	RB	5'10	195	Holy Trinity Catholic HS
McQuilkin	Connor	Burlington	Ont.	Arts	REC	6'1	185	Corpus Christi SS
Osei Kusi	Chris	Brampton	Ont.	Arts	REC	6'2	195	Cardinal Ambrozic SS
Pendergast	Jeremy	Kingston	Ont.	Engineering	REC	6'4	200	Holy Cross Cath SS
Puskas	Jake	Thunder Bay	Ont.	Science	RB	6'1	205	St Ignatius HS
Richards	Marquis	Brampton	Ont.	Science	FB	5'10	230	St Thomas Villanova College
Satino	Tyler	Brampton	Ont.	Arts	DB	5'11	195	Cardinal Ambrozic CSS
Schaefer	Kurtis	Stittsville	Ont.	Arts	LB	6'0	210	Sacred Heart HS
Smith	Curtis	Burlington	Ont.	Physical Education	DB	5'10	175	Corpus Christi SS
Stratton	Phil	Port Colborne	Ont.	Arts	LB	6'1	210	Lakeshore HS
Uhl	Rudy	North Vancouver	B.C.	Economics	REC	6'2	210	Thompson Rivers/UBC (CIS)
Woods	Tyler	Kitchener	Ont.	Arts	RB	5'9	190	Resurrection SS