Bishop’s QB Justin Quirion named AUS Most Valuable Player for second consecutive year

Bishop’s University quarterback Justin Quirion has been named Atlantic University Sports’ Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row.

The fourth-year student from Saint Georges, Que., completed 62 percent of his passes for 1,959 yards, 15 touchdowns, and seven interceptions in eight games for the Gaiters, leading the AUS in all major passing categories. He also ran for 86 yards.

Quirion will now become the conference’s nominee for the Hec Crighton Trophy, which is awarded to the top player in U Sports. No AUS player has won the award since Saint Mary’s quarterback Erik Glavic in 2007.

St. FX linebacker Owen Watrych received the Tony Proudfoot Trophy as the conference’s top stand-up defensive player after leading the nation with 73.5 total tackles and will now vie for the President’s Trophy. Saint Mary’s offensive lineman Cailob Allaby will be a finalist for the J.P. Metras Trophy as the conference’s top down lineman, while Bishop’s receiver and wildcat quarterback Mathieu Bellavance is up for the Peter Gorman Trophy as the country’s top rookie.

Additionally, Saint Mary’s head coach Steve Sumarah has been put forward for Coach of the Year, St. FX defensive backs coach Bryce Fisher was nominated as for the Gino Fracas Award as the nation’s top assistant, and Saint Mary’s punter Cameron Brown is up for the Russ Jackson Award for outstanding student-athlete community service.

The conference also unveiled it’s all-star selections, headlined be 15 players fromthe Saint Mary’s Huskies. The full list can be read below.

2025 AUS Football All-Stars:

Centre: Evan Reece, Saint Mary’s (2^nd year – Smithville, Ont.)
Guard: Dalton Cox, Saint Mary’s (2^nd year – Newmarket, Ont.)
Guard: Antony Roy, Bishop’s (2^nd year – Lévis, Que.)
Tackle: Cailob Allaby, Saint Mary’s (2^nd year – Dartmouth, N.S.)
Tackle: Jackob Branton, Saint Mary’s (3^rd year – Shearwater, N.S.)
Receiver: Cherokee Robinson, Saint Mary’s (3^rd year – Halifax, N.S.)
Receiver: Devaughn Blackwood, STFX (4^th year – Kanata, Ont.)
Receiver: Zachary Houde, STFX (4^th year – Falardeau, Que.)
Receiver: Joey Julien, Bishop’s (3^rd year – Joliette, Que.)
FB/TE/H-Back: Brad MacDonald, Saint Mary’s (2^nd year – Lewis Lake, N.S.)
Running Back: Malcolm Bussey, STFX (4^th year – Hammonds Plains, N.S.)
Running Back: O’Shae Ho-Sang, Bishop’s (5^th year – Montreal, Que.)
Quarterback: Justin Quirion, Bishop’s (4^th year – Saint-Georges, Que.)

Defensive Tackle: David McGill, STFX (4^th year – Powassan, Ont.)
Defensive Tackle: Westley Johnsen-MacDuff, Saint Mary’s (2^nd year – Edmonton, Alta.)
Defensive End:  Rory Litt, Acadia (3^rd year – Upper Tantallon, N.S.)
Defensive End: Jahmari Brown, Saint Mary’s (3^rd year – Oshawa, Ont.)
Linebacker: Owen Watrych, STFX (2^nd year – Yorkton, Sask.)
Linebacker: Owen O’Neal, Mount Allison (5^th year – Sackville, N.B.)
Linebacker: Isaiah Okoli, Saint Mary’s (5^th year – Surrey, B.C.)
Free Safety: Ryan Butler, Saint Mary’s (4^th year – Mississauga, Ont.)
Halfback: Alex MacDonald, Bishop’s (4^th year – Eastern Passage, N.S.)
Halfback: Kallon Edwards, Saint Mary’s (4^th year – Toronto, Ont.)
Cornerback: Naijaun David, STFX (3^rd year – Dartmouth, N.S.)
Cornerback: Logan Mendes, Saint Mary’s (2^nd year – Quispamsis, N.B.)

Punter: Malcolm Cameron, STFX (1^st year – Coquitlam, B.C.)
Place Kicker: Adam Johnston, Saint Mary’s (4^th year – Rothesay, N.B.)
Kick Returner: Chandler Zinck-Marier – Saint Mary’s (3^rd year – Bridgewater, N.S.)
Rush/Cover: Liam Legge, Saint Mary’s (2^nd year – Stewiacke, N.S.)

The Saint Mary’s Huskies will host the St. FX X-Men in the 2025 Bell AUS Loney Bowl on Saturday, November 8 at 1:00 p.m. EST.