LAYNE HEADLINES OCAA MEN'S SOCCER AWARDS

TORONTO - Sheridan College's Jevontae Layne (Brampton, Ont.) is the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Men's Soccer Player of the Year.

The second-year forward scored eight times in six matches during the regular season, helping lead Sheridan to an undefeated season and a South Division Championship. Layne was ranked second in overall scoring this season and is the South Division Scoring Champion. Along with being named South Division Player of the Year, Layne is a Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) All-Canadian and an OCAA All-Star.

Luca Gasparotto (Ajax, Ont.) of Humber is the second of three CCAA All-Canadians from the OCAA. The fifth-year defender scored in a pair of games during the regular season, and was part of a last line of defence which allowed just six goals against as Humber won both the Central Division Championship and the Central Division Best Defensive Team. Along with being named Central Division Player of the Year, Gasparotto is an OCAA All-Star.

Fanshawe's Mike Sneddon (Mount Brydges, Ont.) is also a CCAA All-Canadian. The fourth-year striker scored seven goals in six matches, including a hat trick in a key 5-0 win over St. Clair on Oct. 12 which clinched the West Division Championship for Fanshawe. Sneddon is the West Division Scoring Champion, West Division Player of the Year and an OCAA All-Star.

Skylar Grey (Ajax, Ont.) of Durham is the East Division Player of the Year. The second-year striker is also the East Division Scoring Champion tallying six goals in six matches, helping lead Durham to an East Division Championship. Grey is also an OCAA All-Star.

Jalen Loague (London, Ont.) of Fanshawe is the OCAA Rookie of the Year. The midfielder/striker scored five times in six matches, including a pair against Conestoga on Sept. 29. The West Division Rookie of the Year is also an OCAA All-Star. Other nominees for the OCAA Rookie of the Year award were East Division Rookie of the Year Isaac Moniz (Pontypool, Ont.) of Durham; Central Division Rookie of the Year Abubaker Hussein (Toronto, Ont.) of George Brown; and South Division Rookie of the Year Jaedyn Bell Saunders (Brampton, Ont.) of Sheridan.

Sheridan's Andrew Seuradge is the OCAA Coach of the Year and a nominee for CCAA Coach of the Year. The South Division Coach of the Year led his Sheridan squad to a regular season championship, outscoring opponents 22-9 en route to a 5-0-1 record. Sheridan also earned honours as the Best Defensive Team in the division. Other nominees for the OCAA Coach of the Year award were East Division Coach of the Year Carlo Cannovan of St. Lawrence; Central Division Coach of the Year Drew Johnson of Sault; and West Division Coach of the Year Rob Pereira of Fanshawe.

Humber's Karamvir Mehmi (Brampton, Ont.) is the OCAA and Central Division Scoring Champion, leading all players with nine goals in five matches.

Individuals are also honoured for their defensive efforts. Co-East Division Defensive Players of the Year are Mcabner Aristide (Pickering, Ont.) of Centennial and Trenden Mason (Oshawa, Ont.) of Durham; Central Division Defensive Player of the Year is Aaron Toniolo (Toronto, Ont.) of Seneca; South Division Defensive Player of the Year is Grant Slater (Hamilton, Ont.) of Mohawk; and co-West Division Defensive Players of the Year are Bradley Heath (Markham, Ont.) of Fanshawe and Patrick Maheux (Amherstburg, Ont.) of St. Clair. In addition to Humber and Sheridan, Fanshawe and St. Lawrence were named Best Defensive Team of their respective divisions.

Several OCAA All-Stars are also celebrated. In addition to Layne, South Division All-Stars include Kalimar Russell (Hamilton, Ont.), Slater and AJ Zangrilli (Mississauga, Ont.) of Mohawk; Mateo Sutic (Mississauga, Ont.) of Redeemer; and Francis Ameyaw (Brampton, Ont.) and Anthony Wright (Brampton, Ont.) of Sheridan.

Along with Gasparotto, Central Division All-Stars include Federico Leal (Ottawa, Ont.), Marcos Nunes (Brampton, Ont.) and Luca Uccello (Markham, Ont.) of Humber; and Anthony Gurrieri (Maple, Ont.), Daylin Martin (Scarborough, Ont.), Nick Spittle (Toronto, Ont.) and Toniolo of Seneca.

Joining Sneddon and Loague as West Division All-Stars are Ian Anderson-Mckenzie (Waterloo, Ont.) and Malachi Ramsay (Cambridge, Ont.) of Conestoga; Heath and Brandon Mendes (London, Ont.) of Fanshawe; and Evan Mendonca (Wallacetown, Ont.) and Jonathan Rondinelli (Windsor, Ont.) of St. Clair.

In addition to Grey, East Division All-Stars include Justin Alvarez (Scarborough, Ont.) and Aristide of Centennial; Garrett Werner (Ajax, Ont.) of Durham; and Tim Balfour (Kingston, Ont.), Ryan Kiers (Kingston, Ont.) and Johnny McDonald (Odessa, Ont.) of St. Lawrence.

2021 OCAA MEN'S SOCCER AWARDS

OCAA Men's Soccer Player of the Year
Jevontae Layne, Sheridan

CCAA Men's Soccer All-Canadians
Luca Gasparotto, Humber
Jevontae Layne, Sheridan
Mike Sneddon, Fanshawe

OCAA Men's Soccer Rookie of the Year
Jalen Loague, Fanshawe

OCAA Men's Soccer League Scoring Champion
Karamvir Mehmi, Humber

OCAA Men's Soccer Coach of the Year
Andrew Seuradge, Sheridan

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Player of the Year
Skylar Grey, Durham

OCAA Men's Soccer Central Division Player of the Year
Luca Gasparotto, Humber

OCAA Men's Soccer South Division Player of the Year
Jevontae Layne, Sheridan

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Player of the Year
Mike Sneddon, Fanshawe

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Rookie of the Year
Isaac Moniz, Durham

OCAA Men's Soccer Central Division Rookie of the Year
Abubaker Hussein, George Brown

OCAA Men's Soccer South Division Rookie of the Year
Jaedyn Bell Saunders, Sheridan

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Rookie of the Year
Jalen Loague, Fanshawe

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Scoring Champion
Skylar Grey, Durham 

OCAA Men's Soccer Central Division Scoring Champion
Karamvir Mehmi, Humber

OCAA Men's Soccer South Division Scoring Champion
Jevontae Layne, Sheridan

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Scoring Champion
Mike Sneddon, Fanshawe

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Coach of the Year
Carlo Cannovan, St. Lawrence

OCAA Men's Soccer Central Division Coach of the Year
Drew Johnson, Sault

OCAA Men's Soccer South Division Coach of the Year
Andrew Seuradge, Sheridan

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Coach of the Year
Rob Pereira, Fanshawe

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Defensive Players of the Year
Bradley Heath, Fanshawe
Patrick Maheux, St. Clair

OCAA Men's Soccer South Division Defensive Player of the Year
Grant Slater, Mohawk

OCAA Men's Soccer Central Division Defensive Player of the Year
Aaron Toniolo, Seneca

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Defensive Players of the Year
Mcabner Aristide, Centennial
Trenden Mason, Durham

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Best Defensive Team
St. Lawrence Surge

OCAA Men's Soccer Central Division Best Defensive Team
Humber Hawks

OCAA Men's Soccer South Division Best Defensive Team
Sheridan Bruins

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Best Defensive Team
Fanshawe Falcons

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division All-Star Team
Justin Alvarez, Centennial
Mcabner Aristide, Centennial
Tim Balfour, St. Lawrence
Skylar Grey, Durham
Ryan Kiers, St. Lawrence
Johnny McDonald, St. Lawrence
Garrett Werner, Durham

OCAA Men's Soccer Central Division All-Star Team
Luca Gasparotto, Humber
Anthony Gurrieri, Seneca
Federico Leal, Humber
Daylin Martin, Seneca
Marcos Nunes, Humber
Nick Spittle, Seneca
Aaron Toniolo, Seneca
Luca Uccello, Humber

OCAA Men's Soccer South Division All-Star Team
Francis Ameyaw, Sheridan
Jevontae Layne, Sheridan
Kalimar Russell, Mohawk
Grant Slater, Mohawk
Mateo Sutic, Redeemer
Anthony Wright, Sheridan
AJ Zangrilli, Mohawk

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division All-Star Team
Ian Anderson-Mckenzie, Conestoga
Bradley Heath, Fanshawe
Jalen Loague, Fanshawe
Brandon Mendes, Fanshawe
Evan Mendonca, St. Clair
Malachi Ramsay, Conestoga
Jonathan Rondinelli, St. Clair
Mike Sneddon, Fanshawe

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