//DATE: Nov. 27, 2009
//For Immediate Release

Scarcelli named first-team All-Canadian

QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced its individual award winners on Thursday night at the Quebec City Convention Centre, naming University of Regina fifth-year kicker Perri Scarcelli a first-team All-Canadian.

Scarcelli had a spectacular 2009 campaign for the Rams, becoming only the second player in Canada West history to kick at least 20 field goals in a single season. Scarcelli was successful on 20 of his 23 field goal attempts, giving him a team-record 87.0% completion rate for the season.

“Perri was outstanding for us all season long,” Rams head coach Frank McCrystal said. “He was a factor for us every time we played and came through for us time and time again over his five seasons with us.”

Scarcelli ends his five-year career with the Rams as the program’s all-time leader in extra points (104), extra point completion rate (98.1%), field goals made (56), field goal percentage (64.4%), and punts (334). His 53-yard field goal against Simon Fraser on Sept. 27, 2008 stands as the longest in U of R history.

Scarcelli becomes the ninth University of Regina football player to be named a first-team All-Canadian.

UNIVERSITY OF REGINA FIRST-TEAM ALL-CANADIANS
2001 - Jason Clermont, Jeff Zimmer
2002 - Jon Ryan
2003 - Jon Ryan
2005 - Steve Wilson
2006 - Chris Bauman, Chris Getzlaf, Teale Orban
2007 - Mat Nesbitt
2009 - Perri Scarcelli

UNIVERSITY OF REGINA SECOND-TEAM ALL-CANADIANS
2003 - Shane Ostapowich
2005 - Joel Lipinski
2006 - Steve Wilson
2007 - Brendon LaBatte

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Braden Konschuh
Sports Information Director
University of Regina
3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina, SK  S4S 0A2
Phone: (306) 585-5199
Fax: (306) 585-5693
braden.konschuh@uregina.ca
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