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 (in 6 sports)
Basketball arenaLady Beaverbrook Gym
Ice hockey arenaGrant-Harvey Centre
Soccer stadiumGrant-Harvey Turf Field
Other venuesOdell Park
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.

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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

Women's basketball

Men's basketball

Women's cross country

Men's cross country

Women's ice hockey

Women's rugby

Women's soccer

Men's soccer

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

Men's volleyball

Women's 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.

Football
Women's golf
Track and field

Other programs

Men's rugby

The Tommies men's rugby team operates at the club level and competes in the 2nd Division of the Atlantic Men's Univerity League. [7]

Athletes of the Year

YearFemale AthleteSportMale AthleteSport
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
2016-17Kelty AppersonIce hockeyStephane BlinnVolleyball
2017-18Deidra JonesVolleyballChristian ChristieVolleyball
2018-19Abby ClarkeIce hockeyKyle YearwoodSoccer
2019-20Vanessa SoffeeBasketballChristian ChristieVolleyball
2019-20Leadership awards given due to covid cancelled seasonLeadership Awards given due to covid cancelled season
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. [8]

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