WINNIPEG (U SPORTS) – Gaels captain Laura Callender was honoured as a first-team All-Canadian on Wednesday night, as the national award winners were celebrated at the annual All-Canadian Gala.
 
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In her fifth and final season with the Gaels, Callender earned OUA MVP and first team all-star honours after a standout performance for Queen's this season to go along with her All-Canadian selection. A central midfielder for most of her Queen's career, coach Dave McDowell moved Callender up to striker this season – a tactical change that paid off for the Gaels attack who notched 49 goals as a collective.

Callender championed the OUA with 13 goals in 16 games during the regular season as a go-to target for Queen's up front. A decorated veteran, Callender represented Team Canada at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei. The Ottawa native clocked 90 minutes in the starting lineup for matches against Ireland, Mexico and Brazil. This is the first time Callender has been honoured as an All-Canadian.
 
CHANTAL NAVERT MEMORIAL AWARD (Player of the Year): Jasmin Dhanda, UBC
Nominees
OUA: Laura Callender, Queen's
RSEQ: Emmanuelle Alcindor, Montreal
AUS: Ciera Disipio, Cape Breton
 
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Giulia Geraci, Western
Nominees
CW: Brooke Lang, Alberta
RSEQ: Dominique Fortin, Laval
AUS: Katelyn Fines, Dalhousie
 
STUDENT-ATHLETE COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD: Sarah-Kim Bergeron, Bishop's
Nominees
CW: Kristen Skrundz, MacEwan
OUA: Sarah Van Den Akker, Guelph
AUS: Claire Skanes, Memorial
 
Coach of the Year: Ness Timmons, Cape Breton
Nominees
CW: Liz Jepsen, Alberta
OUA: Martin Painter
RSEQ: Kevin McConnell, Montreal
 
2017 U SPORTS WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-CANADIANS
 
First Team
 

Pos.	First Name	Last Name	School	Eligibility	Hometown	Program
F	Jasmin	Dhanda	UBC	5	Surrey, B.C.	Kinesiology
F	Emmanuelle	Alcindor	Montréal	3	Montréal, Que.	Business Admin. (Bilingual)
F	Laura	Callender	Queen's	5	Nepean, Ont.	Master of Kinesiology
M	Ciera	Disipio	Cape Breton	3	Ottawa, Ont.	Community Studies
D	Jamie	Pasemko	Alberta	5	Edmonton, Alta.	Phys. Ed. & Rec
M	Tamara	Brown	Cape Breton	5	Whitby, Ont.	Arts
F	Nicole	Lyon	Laurier	4	Kitchener, Ont.	Arts
D	Jenna	White	Western	5	Winnipeg, Man.	Sciences
D	Mélissa	Roy	Laval	4	Lévis, Que.	Social Service (certificate)
D	Julia	Liguori	UQAM	2	Montreal, Que.	Accounting
GK	Puck	Louwes	Victoria	3	Utrecht, Netherlands	Social Science

 
 
Second Team
 

Pos.	First Name	Last Name	School	Eligibility	Hometown	Program
GK	Marie-Joëlle	Vandal	Laval	4	Quebec, Que.	Physiotherapy
D	Emily	Nickerson	Acadia	5	Berwick, N.S.	Independent
F	Jessie	Noseworthy	Memorial	5	St. John's, N.L.	Undeclared
F	Joëlle	Gosselin	Laval	4	Quebec, Que.	Graphic Design
M	Katherine	Bearne	Ottawa	3	Halifax, N.S.	Physics& Mathematics
D	Katherine	Koehler-Grassau	UOIT	4	Oshawa, Ont.	Applied & Industrial Mathematics
F	Aman	Shergill	UBC	5	Surrey, B.C.	Kinesiology
D	Elise	Butler	Victoria	5	Victoria, B.C.	Business
F	Taijah	Henderson	UOIT	3	Pickering, Ont.	Criminology & Justice
F	Keona	Simmonds	Cape Breton	4	Cookstown, Ont.	Business
M	Mélissa	Gougeon	Montreal	5	Laval, Que.	Medicine

 
All-Rookie Team

Pos.	First Name	Last Name	School	Eligibility	Hometown	Program
F	Giulia	Geraci	Western	1	Bradford, Ont.	Kinesiology
M	Dominique	Fortin	Laval	1	Quebec, Que.	Business. Admin.
GK	Katelyn	Fines	Dalhousie	1	Halifax, N.S.	Psychology
D	Brooke	Lang	Alberta	1	St. Albert, Alta.	Phys. Ed. & Rec
F	Catherine	Dupuis	Moncton	1	St-Mathias, Que.	Leisure Management, Sport & Tourism
D	Mireille	Patry	Laval	1	Québec, Que.	Psychology
F	Victoria	Watson	Ryerson	1	Scarborough, Ont.	Geographic Analysis
M	Harneet	Dadrao	Fraser Valley	1	Surrey, B.C.	Biology
M	Mégane	Sauvé	Montréal	1	St-Hyacinthe, Que.	Psychology
M	Katerine	Delev	Ottawa	1	Chelsea, Que.	Management
M	MJ	Miller	UNB	1	Hammonds Plains, N.S.	Arts