NOTABLE ALUMNI OF CHEETAH TEAMS
THESE VANIER ATHLETES WENT ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS

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button Former Cheetah Flag Football star Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer went on to being a starting quarterback for the Daytona Beach Barracudas Women’s Professional Football Team and then in 2009 was selected as a Chief in the Mowhawk Council of Kahnawake. Click for more.
Former Vanier wrestler and current Vanier Phys Ed teacher Martine Dugrenier cemented her reputation as one of Canada's top women wrestlers when she won her THIRD consecutive World Championship at the 2010 Senior World Wrestling Championships, held in Moscow on September 11, 2010. Click for more.
Athletic alum Karine Sergerie won a silver medal in Taekwando at the Olympics in Beijing on August 23rd. Sergerie, the 2007 world champion, was one of the favourites in her category and coincidentally had been picked by Sports Illustrated to win a silver medal. Read about her medal performance. Here's a second medal article.
Two of Vanier's best wrestling prospects from past years, David Zilberman and Martine Dugrenier both competed for Canada at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, with Martine narrowly missing out on winning a medal. Martine then went on to win a Gold Medal at the 2008 World Championships held in Japan in October. Both wrestlers have been particularly busy AND successful at international meets over the past few years. Click for more.
Football alumnus Kevin Challenger made a big splash with his team the Boston College Eagles as they tore up the highly competitive NCAA league. Read his story from October 2007. Click here. He was recently signed by our very own Montreal Aouettes of the CFL. Find out the latest.
Football star quarterback Liam Mahoney who led the Cheetahs to a Bol d'Or title in 2006 has been very successful playing for the Concordia Stingers. In 2007, he won the award for Rookie of the Year of Canadian Inter-university Sport football, presented in November. Read more.
No fewer than three Cheetah Football alumni played in the 2005 Grey Cup game between Montreal and Edmonton on November 27, 2005. Read more.
AAA Basketball alumnus Pascal Jobin was the head coach of the new professional basketball team in Montreal, the Montreal Matrix. Read more.
AAA Football alumnus Shaun Diner was signed by the Montreal Alouettes in December 2004 for a two year contract. He was a starting QB for the Cheetahs in 2000 and also played for Team Canada that year. Since then, he has been a top wide receiver for UNH. Read more.
Women's Basketball alumnus, Vanessa Luciani was favourably mentioned in an online article from the Greeneville Sun of December 3rd, 2004. She played for Tusculum College. Read the article in its entirety. Read more.
Lunzaya Nlandu: Former Cheetah basketball star went on to a successful run with the Catamounts of the University of Werstern Carolina. He was just announced as a finalist for the prestigious John Wooden Trophy. Read more.
Sandro Grande: Former Cheetah soccer star went on from a career in European Soccer leagues to playing a pivotal role in helping the Montreal Impact win the 2004 Championships. Read more.
Patrick Kabongo: Defensive tackle for the University of Nebraska Huskers. Patrick, a bruising 6'6", 320 lbs, was selected to the American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team. In October 2003, he was awarded the Brook Berringer Memorial Endowed Scholarship. He was also featured in a Montreal Gazette article from July 2003. Patrick went on to sign with the Edmonton Eskimos where he won a Grey Cup with the team in 2005.
Tim Biakabutuka: Running back with the NFL's Carolina Panthers. "Touchdown Tim" signed a seven-year, 12.7 million dollar contract with the Panthers in 1996.
Brad Collinson: Defensive end with the Montreal Alouettes, Brad won a starting role with the Als in the 2003 training camp. He can play guard and centre and is also an excellent long snapper.
Alex Gravel: Former Lady Cheetah basketball star went on to break the school scoring record at the University of Texas Pan-American. Read more...
Kelly Wiltshire: Linebacker for the Edmonton Eskinmos. While a member of the Als, Kelly led the team in 2000 in both total tackles as well as defensive tackles. He has played on three Grey Cup winning teams: Edmonton in 2005, Montreal in 2000 and Toronto in 1997.
Andrew Walker: A former Vanier Football star from 1997-1999, Andrew is now a highly successful actor currently starring in sitcoms and movies in the USA and Canada. Read more...
Phil Yeboah-Kodie: A linebacker who lead Penn State in total tackles in 1992, Phil played in the NFL with the Denver Broncos, Indiannapolis Colts and the Carolina Panthers. His sisters Elizabeth and Victoria are part of a family tradition for sports excellence at Vanier. Read more.
Richard Mercier: After a highly successful college stint with the Miami Hurricanes, Richard, an offensive linebacker, was selected by the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. At Miami, he was selected as No. 1 offensive guard in the nation. (As named by The Sporting News)
Randy Chevrier: A defensive lineman and long snapper, Randy started his career in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys.
Steve Zatylny played with the Cheetahs during the 1984 and 1985 seasons. From Bishops University, he went on to win a Grey Cup with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as a wide receiver and kick returner. He ran the 40 in 4.3!
Hicham El-Mishtoub: An offensive lineman, Hicham had a highly successful stint at the University of Arizona where he received All-American accolades. He went on to an NFL career with the Houston Oilers & the Kansas City Chiefs.
Keith Coffin: One of our most successful basketball coaches ever, Keith led the Cheetahs to the Nationals 3 times, winning two Provincials Championships as well as a National title in 1987. In 1989 Keith was named Canada's College Basketball Coach of the Year.
Debbie Ruiz: Guard with the High Point University basketball team. Debbie was the recipient of the Al Silverman Award, one of the most prestigious awards in Canadian Women's Basketball, honoring her as one of the top 5 players in the entire country.
Jessica Koury: Forward with the Bishop Gaiters basketball team. Jessica was just named Pilsen-Gaiter athlete of the week after scoring 37 points and grabbing 25 rebounds in the Concordia Invitational Tournament. She's also a past winner of our Lloyd Elder Scholarship and the Vanier College AAA Basketball League Academic Award.
Rudy Hage: Originally a defensive end at for the University of Colorado Buffaloes, Rudy was picked up because of stats like these: in his last year at Vanier he had 64 tackles, 24 for losses including 10 sacks, along with recovering four fumbles, forcing two, and breaking up six passes. He went on to play for the Alouettes and was featured in an RDS story. Read more.
Marwan Hage: (6'3" / 290 lbs) An offensive lineman for the University of Colorado Buffaloes, was selected with his brother Rudy for the U of Colorado team. Also, read more on the Hage Brothers in this story from Vanier Students In The News. He was more recently featured in a July 2003 Gazette article.
David De La Perrelle played for the Ottawa Renegades of the Canadian Football League. David played with the 1994 and 1995 Cheetahs before moving on to the Kentucky Wildcats.
John C. Lefebvre: A former Vanier swim team captain, John is presently pursuing a distinguished career as a Psychology professor at Wofford College in South Carolina.
 


VANIER COLLEGE SPORTS HALL OF FAME


Vanier College student athletes who went on to play pro football:

Jabari Arthur Calgary
Anthony Barrette Montreal
Ray Bernard Ottawa, Montreal
Claudio Bertone Toronto
Tim Biakabutuka Carolina
Tristan Black Saskatchewan, Calgary, Toronto
Marc-Olivier Brouillette Montreal
Marc Calixte Calgary
Craig Carr Edmonton, Montreal
Obed Cétoute Sakatchewan
Kevin Challenger Edmonton, Montreal
Randy Chevrier Cincinnati, Edmonton, Calgary
Andre Clarke Montreal
Brad Collinson Montreal
Adrian Davis Calgary
David De La Peralle Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary
Danny Desriveaux Montreal
Mike Dibatista Saskatchewan
Shaun Diner Montreal
Farrel Duclare Calgary, Winnipeg
Darnell Edwards Sakatchewan
James Eggink Montreal
Hicham El-Mishtoub Houston, Tennessee, Edmonton
Pascal Fils Edmonton
Alton Francis Saskatchewan
Angelo Filosa Montreal
Robert Forrest Ottawa
Greg Fournier Saskatchewan
Obed Genaille Calgary
Rahsaan Giddings Montreal
Warren Grant Ottawa
Marwan Hage Hamilton
Rudy Hage Montreal
Erico Hakim Hamilton
Mike Hendricks Ottawa
Andrew Henry Winnipeg, Calgary, Toronto,                              Saskatchewan, Ottawa
Patrick Kabongo Edmonton
Paul Lambert Hamilton, Montreal
Shawn Mayne Hamilton, Montreal, Winnipeg
Richard McCrory Ottawa
Richard Mercier Cleveland
Tom Monios Saskatchewan, Toronto
James Monroe Ottawa, Saskatchewan
Curtis Nash Winnipeg, Saskatchewan
Sammy Okro, Edmonton
John Petrella Montreal
Bob Pantaleidis Calgary, Winnipeg
George Savard Ottawa
Nigel Smith Calgary
Larry Titley Montreal
Paul Vajda Saskatchewan
Cory Watson Winnipeg
Kelly Wiltshire Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Edmonton
Frank Yeboah-Kodie Ottawa, Toronto
Phil Yeboah-Kodie Indianapolis, Carolina
Steve Zatylny Winnipeg

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