BURLINGTON, Ont. – Ontario University Athletics (OUA) is pleased to announce the 2017 OUA football First and Second-Team All-Stars.

It was a tale of two seasons for the Queen's Gaels, but in their second half bounce back that led them to the postseason, the team was clicking on all cylinders. The offensive unit for the Gaels was practically unstoppable down the stretch, with one of the main reasons being the play of QB Nate Hobbs. The fourth-year QB racked up the stats this season, including an OUA-leading 2,570 yards passing and 21 touchdowns (both career highs), combined with just four interceptions. The big numbers translated into a Second-Team All-Star selection for the 6'2" Geography major, his first such accolade.

Helping Hobbs to secure his pace-setting stats was a strong receiving core, led by First-Team selection Chris Osei-Kusi. Osei-Kusi led the conference in receiving touchdowns (7) and was a shining star down the stretch, highlighted by a 226 yard, three touchdown game in the Gaels first win of the season.

To go along with the sizzling offence was a stout defence that wreaked havoc on the opposition, as shown in their three All-Star selections. Highlighting the bunch is LB Nelkas Kwemo (Montreal, Que.), who led the Gaels with 48 tackles on the year, to go along with four sacks and three interceptions, proving to be an ever-present threat to the opposing offence.

Kwemo is joined by fellow First-Team All-Star FS Wesley Mann (Almonte, Ont.), who was a man on a mission in his second consecutive All-Star season. The fourth-year player was a jack-of-all-trades on the gridiron, collecting 33.5 tackles, two interceptions, and one sack to pad the stat sheet. Earning a selection as a Second-Team All-Star for the Gaels, meanwhile, is Cam Lawson (Caledon, Ont.).

The complete list of the OUA's First-Team and Second-Team football All-Stars is as follows:

First Team
Offence
QB – Chris Merchant, Western
RB – Alex Taylor, Western
FB – David Mackie, Western
REC – Jacob Scarfone, Guelph
REC – Tyler Ternowski, Waterloo
REC – Chris Osei-Kusi, Queen's
REC – Kurleigh Gittens Jr., Laurier
C – Zach Annen, Carleton
T –David Brown, Western
T – Nolan McGreer, Carleton
G – Matt Bettencourt, Western
G – Andrew Pickett, Guelph

Defence
DT – Hassan Barry, McMaster
DT – Trevaughan James, Laurier
DE – Kene Onyeka, Carleton
DE – Mark Mackie, McMaster
LB – Jean Gabriel Poulin, Western
LB – Nelkas Kwemo, Queen's
SAM – Nicolas Vanin, Western
FS – Wesley Mann, Queen's
HB – Nick Parisotto, Guelph
HB – Jackson Bennett, Ottawa
CB – Jamie Harry, Ottawa
CB – Godfrey Onyeka, Laurier

Special Teams
P – TJ Morton, Toronto
K – Gabriel Ferraro, Guelph
RET – Kurleigh Gittens Jr., Laurier
RUSH – Fraser Sopik, Western

Second Team
Offence
QB – Nate Hobbs, Queen's
RB – Nathan Carter, Carleton
FB – Nikola Kalinic, York
REC – Daniel Petermann, McMaster
REC – Brentyn Hall, Laurier
REC – Harry McMaster, Western
REC – Phil Iloki, Carleton
C – Mark Wheatley, Western
T – Eric Starczala, Guelph
T – Chris Reddy, Laurier
G – KC Bakker, Carleton
G – Gregoire Bouchard, Western

Defence
DT – Cam Lawson, Queen's
DT – Jimmy Hawley, Western
DE – Robbie Smith, Laurier
DE – Rossini Sandjong-Djabome, York
LB – Fraser Sopik, Western
LB – Brandon Calver, Laurier
SAM – Kurtis Gray, Waterloo
FS – Jesse McNair, Western
HB – Isaiah Guzylak-Messam, Laurier
HB – Bleska Kambamba, Western
CB – Robbie Yochim, McMaster
CB – Hakeem Johnson, Western

Special Teams
P – Michael Domogala, Carleton
K – Marc Liegghio Western
RET – Jackson Bennett, Ottawa
RUSH –Godfrey Onyeka, Laurier