St. Thomas (Canada) Tommies

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St. Thomas Tommies
STU Tommies Logo.svg
University St. Thomas University
Association CCAA
Conference ACAA (primary)
AUS (women's hockey)
Athletic directorMeaghan Donahue Wies
Location Fredericton, New Brunswick
Varsity teams10 (4 men's, 6 women's)
Basketball arenaLady Beaverbrook Gym [1]
Ice hockey arenaGrant-Harvey Centre
Soccer stadiumGrant-Harvey Turf Field [2]
Volleyball arenaLady Beaverbrook Gym [1]
Rugby venueGrant-Harvey Turf Field
MascotTomkat
ColoursGreen and Gold
   
Website www.gotommies.ca

The St. Thomas Tommies are the college sports teams of St. Thomas University (STU) in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. The university fields six women's varsity teams and four men's varsity teams across six sports. Of the ten varsity teams, nine participate in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) as members of the Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association (ACAA), while the women's ice hockey team participates in Atlantic University Sport (AUS) of U Sports.

Contents

The STU men's soccer team hosted the 2024 CCAA Men's Soccer Championship at Grant-Harvey Turf Field during 6–9 November. [3]

The Tommies men's rugby team operates at the club level and competes in the 2nd Division of the Atlantic Men's University League. [4]

Nickname

The name “Tommies” derives from the Edwardian term for a British private or “Tommy”. These soldiers would be called upon across no-mans-land, if German soldiers wished to speak to a British soldier. “Tommies” were known for their bravery and courage while travelling through the most dangerous grounds of the war.[ citation needed ]

Varsity sports

Men's sportsWomen's sports
BasketballBasketball
Cross countryCross country
Soccer Ice hockey
VolleyballRugby
Soccer
Volleyball

Former programs

St. Thomas previously fielded teams in badminton, curling, men's ice hockey, field hockey, football, golf, tennis, and track and field.

Men's ice hockey

A men's ice hockey team at St. Thomas existed at least as early as 1916, though it is unclear if the earliest iterations of the team held varsity status. The squad suspended operations several times during the 20th century, but was in continuous operation from 1979 through the 2015–16 season, at which time the university selected to discontinue the program for budgetary reasons.

Championships and honors

keys
SportAssoc.TitlesWinning yearsRef.
Basketball (women's)CCAA
6
1993–94, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 [5]
Basketball (men's)ACAA
7
1993–94, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2011–12 [5]
Maine State
1
1987–88
NBCL
7
1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87
NBC
3
1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65
FootballNBC
1
1952–53
Golf (women's)ACAA
1
2009–10
Ice hockey (men's) AUS
1
2000–01
NBCC
1
1966–67
MIAA
1
1960–61
NB-PEI
2
1950–51, 1958–59
Ice hockey (women's)AUS
1
2018–19
Rugby (women's)ACAA
3
2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12
NB-PEI
2
1996–97, 1997–98
Rugby (men's)NBU
3
1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54
Soccer (men's)ACAA
2
2000–01, 2021–22
Soccer (women's)ACAA
3
1999–00, 2017–18
Track and fieldAUS
1
2014–15 [n 1]
Volleyball (men's)ACAA
10
2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2023-24
Volleyball (women's)ACAA
7
2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08
Notes
  1. ↑ Gold medal awarded to Jonathan Gionet (shot put).

Other honours

Men's basketball

Women's basketball

Women's ice hockey

Athletes of the Year

YearFemale athleteSpotMale athleteSportRef.
2010–11Heather AthertonBasketballMarc GagnonSoccer
2011–12Ashley BawnBasketballNathan MazurkiewiczBasketball
2012–13Kayla BlackmoreVolleyballNathan MazurkiewiczBasketball
2013–14Kelly VassBasketballJason CannonVolleyball
2014–15Marissa WalcottRugbyJason CannonVolleyball
2015–16 Kelty Apperson Ice hockeyMarc BlinnVolleyball
2016–17 Kelty Apperson Ice hockeyStephane BlinnVolleyball
2017–18Deidra JonesVolleyballChristian ChristieVolleyball
2018–19Abby ClarkeIce hockeyKyle YearwoodSoccer
2019–20Vanessa SoffeeBasketballChristian ChristieVolleyball
2020–21
Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22Vanessa SoffeeBasketballBrett SpringerSoccer
2022–23Abby LanteigneVolleyballGeoffrey LavoieBasketball
2023–24Ekaterina PelowichIce hockeyJosh OakesSoccer

Streaming

Tommies games are streamed on various platforms, including AUS TV, SportsCanada.TV, the Veo app, and ACAA TV. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 UNBSJ at St. Thomas February 4, 2024 box score
  2. ↑ Venues at gotommies.ca
  3. ↑ "2024 CCAA Men's Soccer Championship". Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Club: Men's Rugby". STU Tommies Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "ACAA Basketball Champions". Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  6. ↑ "2004 Basketball Championship - Men" (PDF). Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (in English and French). Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  7. ↑ "2012 Basketball Championship - Men" (PDF). Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (in English and French). Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  8. ↑ "2014 Basketball Championship - Women" (PDF). Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (in English and French). Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  9. ↑ "2012 Basketball Championship - Women" (PDF). Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (in English and French). Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Tommies TV". STU Tommies Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
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