MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Nov. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Nissan Canada announced the second annual Nissan All-Canadian TITAN team, comprised of 70 notable high school football athletes from 49 communities and nine provinces across Canada.
The 2019 Nissan All-Canadian TITAN team, selected as part of the sixth annual Nissan Kickoff Project, will travel to Calgary for a four-day sporting opportunity to experience the 107th Grey Cup festivities. As part of their experience, the high school student-athletes will meet and train with peers from across Canada, attend the 2019 CFL Awards, play in an exhibition game on November 23 at Shouldice Athletic Park, and watch the 107th Grey Cup Championship game live at McMahon Stadium.
“Nissan Canada recognizes the invaluable influence sports have on athletes from a young age, and how football can nurture leadership qualities that athletes then take off the field and into their classrooms and communities,” said Steve Rhind, director of marketing, Nissan Canada Inc. “The Nissan All-Canadian TITAN team celebrates individual football athletes who were nominated by members of their own community for exemplifying admirable ‘TITAN’ values, and we’re excited to welcome these players from across Canada and reward them with a memorable Grey Cup experience.”
The 2019 Nissan All-Canadian TITAN team were nominated by players, coaches, family and friends for demonstrating the following TITAN values on their team, in the classroom, and throughout their community:
- Tough: Striving for excellence under all conditions, and using their mental and physical toughness to face challenges head-on and drive toward success
- Innovative: Having the imagination to envision outcomes beyond expectations, seeing an innovative path to that vision and inspiring others to follow
- Tenacious: Demonstrating the tenacity to push through when faced with a roadblock and encouraging those around them to do the same
- Ambitious: Embracing hard work with a clear vision, staunch commitment, hard work and desire to succeed
- Notable: Standing out, rising above the norm, staying true to themselves and inspiring followers with their authenticity, bravery and boldness
After reviewing the nomination submissions, the players selected to join the 2019 Nissan All-Canadian TITAN team were chosen by a four-person celebrity judging panel that included: Brodie Lawson, CFL Host; Bryan Baeumler, HGTV Host; Jesse Lumsden, former CFL player and three-time Olympian; and Travis Lulay, former CFL player and BC Lions Business Operations.
2019 Nissan All-Canadian TITAN team:
| PLAYER NAME | HIGH SCHOOL | HOMETOWN |
| Alberta | ||
| Riley Dixon | Wetaskiwin Composite High School | Wetaskiwin |
| Kalem Stuermer | Fort Saskatchewan High School | Bruderheim |
| Matthew Watson | Ross Sheppard High School | Edmonton |
| Jared Hess | RF Staples High School | Westlock |
| Alexander Wetsch | Catholic High School | Edmonton |
| Charlie Pearce | Cold Lake High School | Cold Lake |
| Said Mostafa | Lillian Osborne High School | Edmonton |
| Dylan Sieben | Peace Wapiti Academy | Grande Prairie |
| Kevin Davies | Winston Churchill High School | Lethbridge |
| Alan Xiang | John G Diefenbaker High School | Calgary |
| Daniel O'Blenes | John G. Diefenbaker High School | Calgary |
| Hunter Kessel | Holy Trinity Academy | Okotoks |
| Charlie DeLand | Saint Francis High School | Calgary |
| Will Moir | Lindsay Thurber Comp. High School | Red Deer |
| British Columbia | ||
| Cody McMahon | Mission Senior Secondary | Mission |
| Nathan Beauchemin | Kelowna Senior Secondary | Kelowna |
| Demetri Patterson | Rockridge Secondary | West Vancouver |
| Samuel La Roue | Earl Marriott Secondary | Surrey |
| Thomas Iverson | Eric Hamber Secondary | Vancouver |
| Tristin Brochu | Kelly Road Secondary | Prince George |
| Luke Lee | Eric Hamber Secondary | Vancouver |
| Dean Meurrens | Earl Marriott Secondary | Surrey |
| Byron Ruvalcaba | Earl Marriott Secondary | Surrey |
| Orly Pajarillaga | Carson Graham Secondary | Vancouver |
| Denzel Mountali-Johnstone | Jules Verne Secondary | Vancouver |
| Amar Dawood | Richmond Raiders | Richmond |
| Manitoba | ||
| Landon Colburn | River East Collegiate | Winnipeg |
| De’von Young | West Kildonan Collegiate | Winnipeg |
| Meadow Bjorklund | Springfield Collegiate Institute | Hadashville |
| Aashanti Tshiovo | Manitoba Fearless | Winnipeg |
| Adamo Urciuoli | Maples Collegiate | Winnipeg |
| Evan Rollwagen | Miles Macdonell Collegiate | Winnipeg |
| Phoenix Lautt | Dauphin Regional Comprehensive Secondary School | Dauphin |
| Chase Kaminski | St. John's High School | Winnipeg |
| New Brunswick | ||
| Pierce Sweeney | Miramichi Valley High School | Miramichi |
| Sean Preston | Riverview High School | Riverview |
| Jory Parsons | Tantramar Regional High School | Sackville |
| Nova Scotia | ||
| Cole Potter | North East Kings Educational Centre | Kentville |
| Garrett Horne | Dartmouth High School | Dartmouth |
| Cody Kearley-Smith | Halifax West High School | Halifax |
| Ontario | ||
| Kaeden Jajal | Oakridge Secondary | London |
| James Piper | West Ferris Intermediate and Secondary School | North Bay |
| Owen Steele | Superior CVI | Thunder Bay |
| Seth Cabezas | Westmount Secondary | Hamilton |
| Logan Young | M.M. Robinson High School | Burlington |
| Austin Kaus | Huron Heights Secondary | Kitchener |
| Dayton Tyler | Jacob Hespeler Secondary | Cambridge |
| Anthony Ejupi | Lawrence Park Collegiate | Toronto |
| Ryan Ogilvie | Cardinal Newman | Stoney Creek |
| Daniel Hocevar | Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary | Stoney Creek |
| Carter Blad | Assumption College School | Scotland |
| Michael Zuzek | Bishop Allen Academy Catholic Secondary | Toronto |
| Ty Gilmour | Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary | Hamilton |
| Liam Harrison | Sir Winston Churchill Secondary | Hamilton |
| Jerry An | Iroquois Ridge High School | Oakville |
| Jesse Murphy | Saint Paul High School | Niagara Falls |
| Nico Burton | St. Theresa's Catholic High School | Waubaushene |
| Michael Harquail | Michael Power/St. Joseph Catholic High School | Etobicoke |
| Tyler Putzu | Resurrection Catholic Secondary School | Kitchener |
| Andrew James Knox | M.M. Robinson High School | Burlington |
| Prince Edward Island | ||
| Colin Walsh | Bluefield High School | Cornwall |
| Quebec | ||
| Thomas Pilon | Collège Charles-Lemoyne | Boucherville |
| Kenzy Paul | Collège Charles-Lemoyne | Boucherville |
| Jean-Simon Verreault | Collège Charles-Lemoyne | Boucherville |
| Saskatchewan | ||
| Shanelle Rioux | Estevan Comprehensive School | Estevan |
| John Stoll | Melville Comprehensive School | Melville |
| Sydney Schenn | Moosomin Generals Football Club | Moosomin |
| Anthony Leipert | Sheldon Williams Collegiate | Regina |
| Josh Haczkewicz | Yorkton Regional High School | Yorkton |
| Rhett Vavra | Swift Current Comprehensive High School | Swift Current |
Nominations for the chance to join the 2019 Nissan All-Canadian TITAN team as part of the Nissan Kickoff Project were accepted between May and September 2019, where members of players’ communities could nominate them for exemplifying TITAN values on their team, in the classroom, and in their communities.
For more details about the Nissan Kickoff Project or the 2019 Nissan All-Canadian TITAN team, visit www.nissankickoffproject.ca.
About Nissan Canada Inc.
Nissan Canada Inc. (NCI) is the Canadian sales, marketing and distribution subsidiary of Nissan Motor Limited and Nissan North America, Inc. NCI was the first Japanese-based automaker to incorporate in Canada in 1965, and now directly employs 306 full-time staff across offices in Vancouver (BC), Mississauga (ON), and Kirkland (QC). There are 210 independent Nissan dealerships, including 84 that also act as Nissan Commercial Vehicles dealers, 123 electric vehicle-certified dealers, and 40 INFINITI retailers across Canada.
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About Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
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