After a sensational season, Brooke Rempel has been recognized as one of Canada's best women's rugby players.
Rempel was named a U SPORTS Second Team All-Canadian during the All-Canadian awards ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 30 in Vancouver, host of the 2025 CGIS U SPORTS Women's Rugby Championship presented by The Rec Room Granville.
"Brooke has made a massive impact on the field for every game this season," said head coach Adrian Brown. "She is a key player on offence and defence, and regularly making dominant plays for a full 80 minutes. She is an exceptional athlete that is well deserving of this recognition, and we are all very proud of her achievements."
During the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) regular season, Rempel, a third-year prop, scored nine tries and averaged over five broken tackles and line breaks. While on the defensive side, she delivered five tackles per game.
Her nine tries placed her second in the country among all front-row players.
Recently, the Ariss, Ont., product was named an OUA First Team All-Star, marking the second time in three seasons she has received provincial recognition.
For the third straight year, a Badger has earned U SPORTS All-Canadian honours, continuing the Brock women's rugby program's presence on the national awards stage.
The complete list of 2025 U SPORTS women's rugby award winners and All-Canadians is as follows:
MAJOR AWARDS
Player of the Year - Carissa Norsten, Victoria
Rookie of the Year - Grace Dingwall, Ottawa
Student-Athlete Community Service Award - Heavlyn Sekyere, Waterloo
Jim Atkinson Award (Fox40 Coach of the Year) - Brittany Waters, Victoria
FIRST TEAM ALL-CANADIANS
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Pos
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Athlete
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School
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Yr
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Hometown
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Academic Program
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P
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Sophie McDonald
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Ottawa
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4
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Ottawa, Ont.
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M.A. Political Science
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H
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Kiki Idowu
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UBC
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3
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Toronto, Ont.
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Kinesiology
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P
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Sierra Gillis
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Victoria
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3
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Victoria, B.C.
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Science
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L
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Maxie Grant
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Queen's
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4
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Halifax, N.S.
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Arts
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L
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Teya Ashworth
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UBC
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3
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Vancouver, B.C.
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Arts
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FL
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Brielynn Murrant
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Acadia
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3
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Port Caledonia, N.S.
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Community Development
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FL
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Lizzie Gibson
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Queen's
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5
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Kingston, Ont.
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M. Urban Planning
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No. 8
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Jiggy Schoenfeld
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Queen's
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3
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Ottawa, Ont.
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Kinesiology
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SH
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Corinne Fréchette
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Laval
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5
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Quebec City, Que.
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M. Educational Psychology
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FH
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Mahalia Robinson
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Concordia
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5
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Lac Brome, Que.
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Independent Student
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C
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Ngozi Mosindi
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Ottawa
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5
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Orleans, Ont.
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Criminology
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C
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Maggie Mackinnon
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Victoria
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3
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Sooke, B.C.
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Education
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Back 3 (W)
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Charity Williams
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UBC
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2
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Esquimalt, B.C.
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Arts
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Back 3 (FB)
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Corine Bellavance
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Laval
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2
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Quebec City, Que.
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Consumer Sciences
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Back 3 (FB)
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Carissa Norsten
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Victoria
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4
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Waldheim, Sask.
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Science
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SECOND TEAM ALL-CANADIANS
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Pos
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Athlete
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School
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Yr
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Hometown
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Academic Program
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P
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Jessie Penney
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STFX
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3
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Clarke's Beach, N.L.
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Human Kinetics
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H
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Marie-Léandre Laliberté-Desgagné
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Laval
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4
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Quebec City, Que.
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Secondary Education
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P
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Brooke Rempel
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Brock
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3
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Ariss, Ont.
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Kinesiology
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L
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Akwaima Akpan
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StFX
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3
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Halifax, N.S.
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Human Kinetics
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L
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Faith Tilley
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Victoria
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5
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Halifax, N.S.
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Social Sciences
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FL
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Sierra Hasse
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Carleton
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2
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St. Lazare, Que.
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Mathematics
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FL
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Sadie Gluvic
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UBC
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4
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Vancouver, B.C.
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Arts
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No. 8
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Abby Auger
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Guelph
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5
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Guelph, Ont.
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Neuroscience
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SH
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Justine Blatt-Janmaat
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Victoria
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5
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Wolfville, N.S.
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Science
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FH
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Ella O'Regan
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Victoria
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5
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Victoria, B.C.
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Social Sciences
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C
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Rowan Gallagher
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UPEI
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2
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Halifax, N.S.
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Chemistry
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C
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Madison Minnis
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Guelph
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1
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Barrie, Ont.
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Environmental Sciences
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Back 3 (W)
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Grace Dingwall
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Ottawa
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1
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Ottawa, Ont.
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Visual Arts
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Back 3 (W)
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Kennedi Stevenson
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Queen's
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2
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Glen Williams, Ont.
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Arts & Science
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Back 3 (W)
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Adia Pye
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UBC
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3
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Victoria, B.C.
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Biology
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