Jonathan Sénécal, a third-year quarterback for the Montréal Carabins, is the 2023-24 RSEQ nominee for the U SPORTS Male Athlete of the year award, after a season that saw him capture the Hec Crighton Trophy as the most outstanding player in Canada during the season, the Vanier Cup and the Ted Morris Trophy as the Vanier Cup most valuable player. Sénécal is only the third player to pull off that hat-trick of trophies, following Don Blair of Calgary in 1985 and Kevin Mital of Laval in 2022.
The 24-year-old finished atop all the major statistical categories in the RSEQ. He finished with 15 touchdown passes to lead the conference and setting a new program record. He threw for 2,215 yards, the second highest total in program history, while completing nearly 70 per cent of his passes, and throwing just four interceptions – the lowest total among RSEQ starting quarterbacks last year.
Sénécal also gained 394 rushing yards, the fourth highest total in the league and the highest among quarterbacks. The business student at HEC Montréal also ran for six touchdowns, none of which came on QB sneaks.
“Jonathan is a model player, and every coach would like to have him on their team,” said Marco Iadeluca, the Carabins head coach. “He is very humble, despite his exceptional results. He makes everybody better and more confident around him. When you have Jonathan on your team, you know that good things are going to happen, which helps the other players.”
For the second time in three seasons, the Collège André-Grasset alum led his team to a 7-1 regular season mark and first place in the RSEQ standings before marching to the Carabins’ second Vanier Cup title.
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