Follow the link below to a video from Aloutettes Mini Camp in Florida. See Dino Mike Edem squaring off with new Alouette and former NFL Pro Bowler Chad "Ochocino" Johnson.
Edem vs. Ocho
Thursday, 24 April 2014
Saturday, 19 April 2014
DOC'S PRO DAY A SUCCESS
Here are links to the local media coverage:
Calgary Sun:
university-of-calgary-star-doctor-cassama-impresses-nfl-scouts-with-workout
Calgary Herald:
Dino+struts+stuff+Packers
Monday, 14 April 2014
DINOS 31st FOOTBALL DINNER ANOTHER SUCCESS
The 31st annual Dinos
5th Quarter football dinner was another unqualified success Thursday
evening, April 10 at Hotel Arts. Over 600 individuals attended the event that
featured Canadian Football League Hall of Fame quarterback Damon Allen as the
keynote speaker with former Dino football player and 2013 Calgary Booster Club
Sportsman of the Year Tony Spoletini serving as emcee.
Numerous auction items were sold
through the silent or live auction with proceeds going towards the Dinos 5th
Quarter. Just under $300,000 was raised at the annual event under dinner
chairman Harry Andersen and 5th Quarter President Greg Vavra.
Prize items included tickets to
high profile football games south of the border, fishing trip to BC, Calgary
Stampeders tickets, and oil industry service items to name a few that were
secured by prize committee chairman Jason Assen.
The evening also recognized the
contributions of two outstanding individuals that are part of the fabric in the
Calgary
football community.
Former St. Francis High School football head coach Gary De Man
received the Connellan TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More) Award for his
unwavering contribution to the program over a three decade span. Current
Defensive Coordinator Wayne Harris was the recipient of the Distinguished
Alumni Award for his contribution as a coach, mentor and clinician over the
three decades. The four graduating players who are not returning to the program
either due to eligibility or graduation were also recognized.
The 5th Quarter would like thank all those that
attended and sponsored the evening. What was extremely gratifying was to see
the large number of former players that attended the event including those that
have and currently playing the Canadian Football League.
Wednesday, 9 April 2014
DINOS FOOTBALL DOMINATES NIGHT OF THE DINO
It was a
banner night for the University of Calgary’s dominant team at the 47th
annual Night of the Dino held Tuesday evening at the Olympic Oval.
For the
third time in five years, a Dino football player was named winner of the Dennis
Kadatz Male Athlete of the Year, another football player was a Finalist for
Athlete of the Year thereby receiving the University of Calgary Athletic Award
of Merit, another football player was the recipient of the Calgary Booster Club
Scholar Athlete of the Year and Senate Award, Head Coach Blake Nill was
recognized as the University of Calgary Coach of the Year, and a member of the outstanding freshman class was a
finalist for the Bill Popplewell Rookie of the Year.
Timmis, a
second year Haskyane School of Business student was the Canada West MVP in 2013
after running through opposing defences for 1,157 yards this season to lead the
nation. Throughout the season, he found the end zone 19 times, 18 of which were
rushing touchdowns – both new Canada West records. No other player in the CIS
recorded more than 12 majors on the season. With 114 points, he became the
first non-kicker to lead the conference in scoring since UBC's Chris Ciezki in 2006
and tied teammate Johnny Mark and former Manitoba
kicker Jamie Boreham for the conference single-season scoring record. Timmis
averaged 6.9 yards per carry and 144.6 yards per game along the ground. He led
the nation in total rushing yards, rushing yards per game, and touchdowns and
was second in total carries with 167. Most importantly, he helped the Dinos win
a sixth-straight conference title and lead them to the 2013 Vanier Cup after
defeating the Western Mustangs 44-3 to win the Mitchell Bowl. Timmis was MVP of
both the Hardy Cup and the Mitchell Bowl.
Doctor
Cassama was a Finalist for the Male Athlete of the Year. Cassama became the
seventh Dino to capture the defensive MVP in the conference this season when he
moved from defensive back to linebacker. The Kristianstad, Sweden native
led the Dinos with 36 tackles, 30 solo and 12 assisted, averaging 4.5 per game.
Cassama played a key role in Calgary’s
3-4 defensive scheme and helped lead them to the Vanier Cup championship game.
Doc also received the Gauntlet extra effort award.
Quarterback
Andrew Buckley captured a pair of awards. The third year Kinesiology student
from Rundle College was named winner of the Calgary
Booster Club Male Scholar Athlete of the Year Award as well as the Senate
Service Award. The Senate Service Award annually recognizes a student-athlete
who shows strong community engagement by demonstrating direct community
involvement, representing the University of Calgary Senate’s vision of
“Students engaging community.”
Buckley boasts
an impressive resume of community involvement, as well as successful athletic
and academic performance that earned him the award as the third recipient. He
was named the winner of the prestigious Russ Jackson Award at the end of the
football season and has earned a spot on the Capital One Academic All America
Team.
In 2011, the
quarterback joined a group that travelled to Guatemala to build 500 efficient
wood-burning stoves for impoverished families with the Hearts and Hands
Foundation. The following year, he led the organization of a Dinos football
camp for underprivileged and foster children of Sudanese decent in the Calgary area. He also
remains actively involved volunteering for various senior citizens'
organizations, and is a home care volunteer with Alberta Health Services,
working with two Alzheimer's patients for 90 minutes per week.
On the
field, the graduate of Calgary's Rundle College took over as the team's
starting quarterback late in the season opener after standout Eric Dzwilewski
broke his foot and the Dinos barely skipped a beat with Buckley at the
controls, cruising to their first-ever 8-0 record. The 6-foot, 193-pound pivot
went on to pass for 2,184 yards and 12 touchdowns in eight contests and also
added four rushing majors en route to a selection as a conference all-star.
In the
classroom, Buckley is a two-time Academic All-Canadian with a career grade
point average of 3.93 in kinesiology and has plans to follow in his father's
footsteps and enter medical school following his undergraduate work. He has
received numerous academic awards since he arrived on the U of C campus,
including a University of Calgary President's Admission Scholarship and
Undergraduate Merit Award. He is actively involved in many research projects,
most recently making a presentation as part of the Faculty of Kinesiology's
Markin Undergraduate Student Research Program in October 2013 – right in the
middle of football season.
Football
Head Coach Blake Nill became the second winner of the Charlesglen Toyota Scion
Coach of the Year, an award introduced last season to honour a coach that
demonstrates excellence in coaching and leadership.
Nill was
named Canada West Coach of the Year for the third time in his career with the
Dinos this past season, and guided them to the Vanier Cup after defeating the
Western Mustangs in the Mitchell Bowl. The Dinos had the top offence in the
conference at nearly 550 yards and 42.4 points per game and they finished with
an 8-0 record for the first time in history. Eleven of Nill’s players earned conference
all-star status and the Dinos brought home four of the five major player
awards.
Receiver
Rashaun Simonise was a finalist for the Bill Popplewell Award as Male Rookie of
the Year. The graduate of Vancouver
College was named
Conference Rookie of the Year. The first year Arts student was a solid wide
receiver and specialty team player through the 2013 season. Rashaun started
every game recording 33 receptions for 481 yards.
De Man to Receive 2014 Connellan Team Award
The 2014 recipient of the
Connellan Team Award is one of the most respected High School football coaches
not only in Calgary and Alberta but in the country. A graduate of the University of Calgary, Coach Gary De Man coached the
St. Francis Browns for 32 consecutive years beginning in 1962 and culminating
in 1993.
Not only did Coach De Man win
numerous championships on the field, he influenced many young players coaching
them not only in football but educating and mentoring numerous young men having
a positive influence on their careers.
During his tenure at St. Francis
Coach De Man encouraged many of his players to pursue post-secondary education
at the University
of Calgary with numerous
becoming members of the Dinos football program. Several of his former players
have followed his steps and have become coaches both in community and high
school football programs in Calgary and surrounding area. When Gary De Man
recommended a player for post-secondary football, you knew you were getting a
player who had the fundamentals and came from a program with great values.
Some of the players that joined
the Dinos from St. Francis that were coached by Coach De Man included the Tom
and Tony Spoletini, the Geremia brothers, the Lewis brothers, Joe Stambene,
Remo Cardone, Dennis Mahony, Rod Monden, Shaun DeSantis, Marcello Rapini, Steve
Pozzi, Patrick Mosca, Rob Scrauth, Brian Baker, Dan Diduck, Chester Krala, J.P.
Izquierdo, and Rob Furlan to name a few.
Gary De Man earned numerous
honours throughout his career. He was the recipient of the Alberta Achievement
Award for Excellence in Community Service in 1981, the Alberta Amateur Football
Coach of the Year in 1971, 1981, and 1986, and the 3M Coach of the Year for Alberta in 1992. He was
given a life membership by Football Alberta
in 1993.
Coach De Man was honoured by the
Calgary Booster Club receiving a Distinguished Leader Award and in 2012 was
inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. His former players thought so
much of his contribution and influence that an endowed scholarship is in his
name for a St. Francis
High School graduate to attend the University of Calgary
was created in 2011. Recipients of this prestigious award include Steven
Lumbala and Carson Stambene.
WAYNE HARRIS DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI WINNER FOR 2014
A familiar name synonymous with
Calgary football is the recipient of the 5th Quarter Distinguished
Alumni Award for 2014, Wayne Harris, He has been involved with the Dinos
football program for the greater part of three decades as a player and coach.
Wayne played linebacker for the Dinos from
1977 through 1981 earning Conference all-star honours in his final three
seasons. He spent one season (1982) playing professionally with the Stampeders
before becoming a teacher with the Calgary Board of Education and becoming a
successful coach at the High School level. The peak of which was coaching Henry
Wise Wood High School to a city championship in 1992.
He assisted with various football
clinics and training camps before joining the coaching staff of the Dinos in
the 1990’s serving as a volunteer assistant coach. He was a member of the
coaching staff, serving as the linebackers coach in 1995 when the Dinos
captured the Vanier Cup under Head Coach Peter Connellan.
Wayne has been involved with the
Dinos since Blake Nill joined the program in 2006. He has been responsible for
coaching the linebackers and does the defensive play calling. He is regarded as
one of the top coaches in his area in Canadian university football. Wayne is known for his
attention to detail and preparation. He has been instrumental in coaching
numerous players that have gone on to play in the Canadian Football League.
In 2006 he was the recipient of
the prestigious Gino Fracas Award that goes to the volunteer assistant football
coach of the year in Canadian Interuniversity Sport.
Wayne’s son, James Harris played for the
Dinos for three seasons and helps coach with the Dinos on a volunteer basis as
well.
From a football family, Wayne is the son of
Canadian Football Hall of Famer Wayne Harris who played professionally with the
Stampeders for 12 seasons (1961 to 1972). Mr. Harris is regarded as greatest
Calgary Stampeder player in their history and is enshrined in the American
College Football Hall of Fame due to his stellar All-American career at the
University of Arkansas.
In 2012 the Harris Family
Linebacker Scholarship was created by the 5th Quarter recognizing
the contributions of the Harris family to the football fabric of Calgary. This endowed
award is presented annually to a linebacker on the Dinos football team.
The Dinos Football Team and the 5th
Quarter, would like to congratulate Wayne, on being the 2014 winner of the
Distinguished Alumni Award.
2014 Dinos Football Schedule
2014 Dinos
Football Schedule
Non-Conference
Saturday, August 30 @ Laval
Regular Season
Friday, Sept. 5 vs. Alberta, 5:30 p.m., McMahon
Stadium – KICKOFF 2014
Saturday, Sept. 13 @ UBC, 2 p.m. PT, Thunderbird
Stadium
Friday, Sept. 19 @ Saskatchewan, 7 p.m., Griffiths
Stadium
Friday, Sept. 26 vs. Manitoba, 6 p.m., McMahon
Stadium – HALL OF FAME GAME
Saturday, Oct. 4 vs. Regina, 2 p.m., McMahon Stadium
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ Alberta, 2 p.m., Foote Field
Saturday, Oct. 25 vs. UBC, 2 p.m., McMahon Stadium
Saturday, Nov. 1 @ Manitoba, 2 p.m. CT, Investors Group
Field
Playoffs
Saturday, Nov. 8: Canada West Semi-final
Saturday, Nov. 15: 78th Hardy Cup
Saturday, Nov. 22: CIS Uteck Bowl – Canada West @
Quebec
Saturday, Nov. 29: Vanier Cup
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