Jonathan Langa, Saint Mary’s 2014 PRESIDENTS’ TROPHY (Outstanding Defensive Player)

Langa is the second Saint Mary’s standout to receive the Presidents’ Trophy, following Alex Eliopoulos in 1992. The fourth-year criminology student in his third year of CIS eligibility led the country in total tackles this season with 80 in eight games (62 solo and 36 assisted), a new AUS record. The previous mark was held by former Mount Allison star Callan Exeter, who posted 77.5 tackles in 2008. In an Oct. 18 game versus StFX, Langa posted 13.0 tackles, putting him in a four-way tie for fifth place in the AUS record books for most tackles in a single game. Following his third season with the Huskies, he currently sits in 11th place in the Atlantic conference all-time records for career tackles with 155.5. Named to the first all-Canadian team, Langa was also voted a league all-star for the third consecutive year. “Jay is not only a tremendous football player, he is an incredible young man,” said Huskies head coach Perry Marchese. “He is a team leader on and off the field. He is an extremely hard worker and gives 100 per cent effort every play, all the time. He is the heart and soul of the team and has an amazing future in whatever he decides to do.”