BURLINGTON, Ont. – Ontario University Athletics (OUA) is excited to announce the 2015 football first-team and second-team all-stars.

The McMaster Marauders will be proudly represented by 11 first and second-team all-stars.  It was a season to remember for quarterback Asher Hastings (Regina, Sask.) who has been named a second-team all-star.  In just his first season as the starter, Hastings threw 31 touchdowns to break the CIS record of 30 touchdown passes held by Saint Mary's quarterback Chris Flynn set in 1989.  Hastings completed 203 of 284 attempts this season for a completion percentage of 71.5% which also broke the OUA record of 69.7 % set by Western's Finch two seasons ago.  The third-year psychology major averaged 323.3 passing yards per game, to rank him third in OUA.

With a 1-2 punch of receivers Danny Vandervoort (Barrie, Ont.) and Dan Petermann (Stoney Creek, Ont.), it's no wonder that Hastings and the Marauders were able to dominate through the air in the fashion they did.  Vandervoort is a first-team all-star for a second straight season, after being named a second-team all-star and winning the Norm Marshall Trophy as OUA Rookie of the Year in 2013.  Following in the footsteps of teammate, Petermann also won the Norm Marshall Trophy and is a second-team all-star in his second year in the league.  Both talented receivers appeared in all eight games this season for Mac.  Vandervoort led the conference in touchdown receptions with 11, while Petermann paced the league in receptions with 61.

A pair of all-stars on the offensive line have been named to the teams once again this season as guard Zach Intzandt (London, Ont.) joins Vandervoort on the first-team, while offensive tackle Sean Smith (St. Andrews West, Ont.) is a second-team all-star in back-to-back years.

You don't win three of the past four Yates Cup championships without having a strong defensive unit.  But even referring the Marauders as strong defensively might be an understatement, as McMaster led OUA in rushing (122.8) and passing yards (222.8) against this season.  Linebacker Jake Heathcote (Aldergrove, BC) and defensive end Mike Kashak (Courtice, ON) will represent McMaster on the first-team, while defensive tackle Kevin Aleinik (Lancaster, ON), defensive end Mark Mackie (London, ON) and rookie cornerback Robbie Yochim (Kelowna, BC) infuse the second-team with some maroon.

Heathcote, a third-year honours commerce student-athlete, led the Marauders defence this season with 36.5 tackles and four interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown.  The pair of all-star defensive tackles, Kashak and Mackie, terrorized opposing offences all season long.  Kashak finished fifth on the team in total tackles with 25 but led OUA with 8.5 sacks over the course of eight games, while Mackie had 18 tackles and four sacks of his own.  Aleinik, a fourth-year honours kinesiology major, appeared in all eight games for McMaster, recording 10.5 tackles.

When you think of the Marauders secondary in recent years the names Cupido or Ventresca might come to mind.  But if there is one name that you don't already know, get used to hearing Robbie Yochim (Kelowna, BC) for years to come.  Yochim, a 5-foot-10, 170 lbs cornerback, has been named a second-team all-star after the freshman finished second on the team with 28 tackles and 2 interceptions, trailing only Heathcote in both categories.  

On special teams, Mitch O'Connor (Kingston, Ont.) has been named a second-team all-star for the Marauders after he provided great coverage downfield, recording 10 solo and two assisted tackles for McMaster.

2015 OUA FOOTBALL ALL-STAR TEAMS

FIRST TEAM
Pos. - Athlete - University - Year - Hometown - Program

Offence
QB - Will Finch - Western - 4 - Burlington, Ont. - Social Science
RB - Dillon Campbell - Laurier - 5 - Whitby, Ont. - Kinesiology & PE
FB - Tom Marshall - Western - 4 - London, Ont. - Social Science
REC - Danny Vandervoort - McMaser - 3 - Barrie, Ont. - Sociology
REC - Ian Stewart - Ottawa - 5 - Burlington, Ont. - Finance
REC - Jacob Scarfone - Guelph - 3 - London, Ont. - Marketing Management
REC - Nathaniel Behar - Carleton - 3 - London, Ont. - Communications
C - Matt Van Praet - Western - 4 - London, Ont. - Kinesiology
T - Matthew Toppan - Guelph - 4 - Oakville, Ont. - Sociology
T - Eddie Meredith - Western - 3 - Toronto, Ont. - Social Sciences
G - Zach Intzandt - McMaster - 4 - London, Ont. - Justice, Political Philosophy & Law
G - Sean Jamieson - Western - 4 - Winnipeg, Man. - Kinesiology

Defence
DT - Rupert Butcher - Western - 4 - London, Ont. - Huron College
DT - Asante Mizan - Laurier - 5 - Brooklyn, N.Y. - Philosophy
DE - Kwaku Boateng - Laurier - 3 - Milton, Ont. - Business
DE - Mike Kashak - McMaster - 4 - Courtice, Ont. - Labour Studies & Political Science
LB - John Rush - Guelph - 5 - Niagara Falls, Ont. - Marketing Management
LB - Jake Heathcote - McMaster - 2 - Aldergrove, B.C. - Commerce
SAM - Matt Gayer - Windsor - 3 - Leamington, Ont. - Criminology
FS - Jesse McNair - Western - 3 - London, Ont. - BMOS
HB - Nick Parisotto - Guelph - 2 - Guelph, Ont. - Leadership and Organizational Management
HB - Nathaniel Hamlin - Carleton - 3 - Ottawa, Ont. - Communications
CB - Godfrey Onyeka - Laurier - 2 - Brampton, Ont. - Health Sciences
CB - Josh Woodman - Western - 3 - Chatham, Ont. - Social Sciences

Special Teams
P - TJ Morton - Toronto - 3 - Elkton, Md. - Communications
K - Gabriel Ferraro - Guelph - 2 - Mississauga, Ont. - Undeclared
RET - Tunde Adeleke - Carleton - 3 - Ottawa, Ont. - Economics
RUSH - Keith Graham - Carleton - 3 - Halifax, NS. - Psychology

SECOND TEAM
 
Offence
QB - Asher Hastings - McMaster - 3 - Regina , SK. - Psychology
QB - Derek Wendel - Ottawa - 4 - Belleville, Ont. - Human Kinetics
RB - Alex Taylor - Western - 2 - Winnipeg, Man. - Kinesiology
FB - Stefano Napolitano - Carleton - 3 - Stittsville, Ont. - Criminology
REC - Dan Petermann - McMaster - 2 - Stoney Creek, Ont. - Humanities
REC - Doug Corby - Queen's - 4 - Burlington, Ont. - Arts & Science
REC - George Johnson - Western - 4 - London, Ont. - King's College
REC - Kurleigh Gittens Jr. - Laurier - 1 - Ottawa, Ont. - Sociology
C - Matthew Nesbitt - Guelph - 5 - London, Ont. - Human Kinetics
T - Kadeem Adams - Western - 4 - Halifax, NS. - Social Science
T - Sean Smith - McMaster - 5 - St. Andrews West, Ont. - Social Sciences
G - Andrew Pickett - Guelph - 2 - Kitchener, Ont. - Human Kinetics
G - KC Bakker - Carleton - 2 - London, Ont. - Criminology
 
Defence
DT - Donnie Egerter - Guelph - 4 - Niagara Falls, Ont. - Sociology
DT - Kevin Aleinik - McMaster - 5 - Lancaster, Ont. - Kinesiology
DE - John Biewald - Western - 4 - Ottawa, Ont. - Social Science
DE - Mark Mackie - McMaster - 3 - London, Ont. - Kinesiology
LB - Curtis Newton - Guelph - 4 - London, Ont. - Sociology
LB - Nakas Onyeka - Laurier - 3 - Brampton, Ont. - Communications
SAM - Guillaume Caron - Carleton - 1 - Saint-Joseph-Du-Lac, Que. - Criminology
FS - Tristan Doughlin - Guelph - 4 - Toronto, Ont. - Arts
HB - Malcolm Thompson - Laurier - 2 - Windsor, Ont. - Sociology
HB - Malcolm Brown - Western - 4 - London, Ont. - King's College
CB - Robbie Yochim - McMaster - 1 - Kelowna, BC - Social Sciences
CB - D'Sean Thelwell - Carleton - 3 - London, Ont. - Communications

Special Teams
P - Dillon Wamsley - Queen's - 4 - London, Ont. - Arts & Science
K - Michael Domagala - Carleton - 3 - St. Catharines, Ont. - Criminology & Criminal Justice
RET - Ryan Nieuwesteeg - Guelph - 4 - Niagara Falls, Ont. - Sociology
RUSH - Mitch O'Connor - McMaster - 2 - Kingston, Ont. - Sociology
 
The 2015 OUA Football Major Award Winners will be announced starting at 11:00 a.m. ET on Nov. 12 at Yates Cup press conference in Burlington, Ont.