CISBLG Awards CIS athlete of the year nominees announced Canada West OUA QSSF AUS Canada West OUA QSSF AUS CIS 5 Year Championship Schedule Womens Basketball Final 8 Round 1 East Regional Round 1 Central Regional Round 1 West Regional Mens Basketball Final 8 Cross Country Curling Womens Field Hockey Football Desjardins Vanier Cup Womens Ice Hockey Mens Ice Hockey University Cup Womens Rugby Womens Soccer Mens Soccer Swimming Track & Field Womens Volleyball Mens Volleyball Wrestling Basketball Cross Country Curling Field Hockey Ice Hockey Rugby Soccer Swimming Track & Field Volleyball Wrestling Basketball Curling Cross Country Football Ice Hockey Soccer Swimming Track & Field Volleyball Wrestling SSN Canada Website SSN Canada Webcast Schedule Le 5 Partant QSSF Basketball Show CIS Womens Hockey Weekly CIS Touchdown Football Show SSN Webcast Schedule Football Canada West OUA QSSF AUS Home Universiades FISU World University Championships StudentAthlete Info Members Info International Programs Committee About International Program Services International History Past Medalists Official BLG Website Past BLG Winners BLG Awards History History Past Winners Home Standings ScheduleResults Playoffs Stats Leaders Team Stats Ind Stats News BLG Awards CIS athlete of the year nominees announcedTORONTO (CIS) Canadian Interuniversity Sport and national business law firm Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) announced Tuesday the eight finalists for the 17th annual BLG awardsOfficial websitewwwblgcanadacomblgawardsThe BLG awards were established in 1993 to recognize the top female and male athletes from universities affiliated with CIS After 16 successful years in Calgary the BLG awards are coming to Toronto for the first time everOn Monday April 27 2009 the eight national nominees will be honoured with one female and one male winner receiving a $10000 postsecondary grant in front of more than 1000 BLG guests at the John Bassett Theatre in the Toronto Metro Convention CentreThe awards show will premier on TSN on Saturday May 16 at 2 pmIt will be our great pleasure to recognize these outstanding studentathletes along with our clients and guests at the 17th annual BLG awards in Toronto said Doug Mitchell National CoChairman BLG LLP Our goal in hosting these awards in Toronto is not only to focus attention on the importance of athletics at Canadian universities but also to shine a spotlight on the exceptional athletes produced right here in CanadaThe BLG awards recognize the best of the best of CIS studentathletes To be selected as a BLG nominee is a prestigious honour that all top athletes aspir...