University of Toronto Varsity Blues soccer veterans Mario Kovacevic and Kilian Elkinson were honoured during the all-Canadian banquet at Hotel Rodd Royalty in Charlottetown Wednesday night.

 

Kovacevic won the student-athlete community service award, while Elkinson was named a CIS first team all-Canadian.

 

A team co-captain, Kovacevic is the first U of T player to claim the student athlete community service award since its inception in 2005.
 
In his fifth and final season with the team, the Woodbridge, Ont., native ranked second on the Varsity Blues with eight goals in 13 league games and earned his fourth straight OUA all-star nod.

Kovacevic has been actively involved as a student-leader in the greater University community. He serves as the Co-Chair of the Varsity Board, works closely with the Council of Athletics and Recreation on campus and has spearheaded major events including Toronto's annual high school tournament and the National Soccer Coaching Conference that is now in its fourth year of operation. 
 
"Mario has been a true leader on our team for many years. He is everything we look for in a student-athlete at the University of Toronto," said head coach and manager of soccer operations, Anthony Capotosto. "Mario is not only an exceptional player on the field, he is actively involved in our U of T community and is an excellent student in the classroom. He has served as a great role model for our first-year players coming into the program. We are so proud that he receives this recognition in his final year with the team."
 
Elkinson, who was honoured as the OUA East MVP two weeks ago, led the Blues and ranked first in the OUA East with 11 goals in 10 games. The fifth-year striker from Toronto becomes the first Varsity Blue to earn all-Canadian honours since Darragh McGee in 2010 and 2011.
 
 
 
CIS MEN'S SOCCER: 2014 AWARDS & ALL-CANADIANS
 
Joe Johnson Memorial Trophy (player of the year): Justin Maheu, Cape Breton
Lou Bilek Award (rookie of the year): Chris Serban, UBC
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Mario Kovacevic, Toronto
Coach of the year: Carmine Isacco, York
 
First Team
 

Pos.     Athlete                                    University       Year    Hometown                  Academic Program   

 
G         Noah Pawlowski         Victoria            3          Victoria, B.C.             Humanities
D         Casey D'Mello            York                5          Mississauga, Ont.      Kin. & Health Sciences
D         Sandro Rajkovic          Cape Breton     3          Hamilton, Ont.           Business Admin.
M         Navid Maschinchi        UBC                5          Port Moody, B.C.      Business
M         Diego Padilha             UNB                2          Maceio, Brazil           Engineering
M         Adama Sissoko          Montreal          3          Bamako, Mali            Political Sciences
M         Brett Levis                  Saskatchewan  4          Saskatoon, Sask.     Arts & Science
S          Jarek Whiteman         York                3          Brampton, Ont.         Psychology
S          Justin Maheu             Cape Breton     2          Ottawa, Ont.             BACS
S          Armel Dagrou            UQAM             4          Montreal, Que.           Sociology
S          Kilian Elkinson          Toronto            5          Toronto, Ont.              Philosophy
 
Second Team
                                                                       
G         Nizar Houhou            UQAM             2          Meulon, France           Open Studies
D         Maxime Leconte        UQAM             2          Montreal, Que.            Literature
D         Paul Clerc                 UBC                5          Coquitlam, B.C.           Kinesiology
D         Kevin Cossette          Laval               4          Greenfield Park, Que.   Sports Intervention
D         Bryan Fong               UBC                3          Vancouver, B.C.          Kinesiology
M         Jonathan Lao            York                2          Unionville, Ont.            Liberal Arts
M         Ian Greedy               Cape Breton     4          Lower Sackville, N.S.   Business Admin.
M         Martin Dabrowski      Ryerson           4          Barrie, Ont.                 Business Management
S          Marcus Lees            UNB                2          Barrie, Ont.                 Kinesiology
S          Jared Agyemang      Guelph             3          Brampton, Ont.           Psychology
S          Amaury Fauvergue   Laval                2          Montbéliard, France     Management
 
About Canadian Interuniversity Sport
 
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada. Every year, over 11,500 student-athletes and 700 coaches from 56 universities and four regional associations vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. CIS also provides high performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships. For further information, visit www.cis-sic.ca or follow us on:
 
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/CIS_SIC  
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cissports
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/universitysport
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/CIS_SIC
 
-CIS-
 
For more information:
 
Michel Bélanger        
Manager, Communications & Media Relations
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Off: 613-562-5670 ext. 25
Cell: 613-447-6334
belanger@universitysport.ca
 
Ron Annear
Varsity Sport Coordinator
University of Prince Edward Island
Off: 902-566-0991
Cell: 902-628-7762
annear@upei.ca