Posted: Apr 09, 2026

Six Huskies selected to participate in 2026 U SPORTS East-West Bowl

Six members of the Saint Mary's Huskies football team - defensive back Onochie Amuta, offensive lineman Jackob Branton, defensive lineman Jahmari Brown, kicker Adam Johnston, receiver Chandler Zinck-Marier, and defensive backs coach Jermaine Gabriel - have been selected to participate in the 2026 U SPORTS East-West Bowl, scheduled to be played May 9 in Waterloo, ON.

Onochie Amuta, a third year defensive back out of Scarborough, ON, appeared in nine regular season and playoff games in 2025, recording 24.5 total tackles, two interceptions returned for 55 yards and one touchdown, 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack and two pass breakups. Over three seasons with the Huskies, Amuta has appeared in 23 games, recording 41.0 tackles, two interceptions returned for 55 yards and one touchdown, 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and four pass breakups.

Jackob Branton, a third year offensive lineman out of Gander, NL, started all nine regular season and playoff games in 2025, and was named an AUS All-Star at tackle. Over three seasons with the Huskies, Branton has started 25 games and was named the 2023-24 Saint Mary's Male Rookie of the Year, and Huskies Football Rookie of the Year.

Jahmari Brown, a third year defensive lineman out of Oshawa, ON, was named a 2025 AUS All-Star at defensive end. Brown started all nine regular season and playoff games in 2025, recording 9.5 tackles, four sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery returned for 48 yards, and a pass break-up. Over three seasons with the Huskies, Brown has recorded 17.0 tackles, four sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and two pass breakups.

Adam Johnston, a fourth year kicker out of Rothesay, N.B., was named a 2025 AUS All-Star at kicker. Over nine regular season and playoff games in 2025, Johnston led the AUS with 65 points, making 11/13 FG, 32/32 extra points, leading the AUS in both categories. After beginning his Huskies career as a running back, Johnston has started as kicker for the past two seasons, recording 122 points, making 27/32 FG, and 44/44 extra points.

Chandler Zinck-Marier, a third year receiver from Pleasantville, N.S., was named a 2025 U SPORTS Second Team All-Canadian and AUS All-Star at returner. Across nine regular season and playoff games combined, Zinck-Marier averaged 144.1 all-purpose yards per game, the most for a Huskies player since 2017. On offence, Zinck-Marier caught 23 passes for 335 yards and three touchdowns, and took seven carries for 42 yards. As a returner, Zinck-Marier returned 11 kicks for 308 yards, with his 28.0 yards per kick return average leading the AUS and ranking third in U SPORTS, and returned 37 punts for 428 yards for an average of 11.6 yards per return, leading the AUS in all three categories, and ranking fourth in U SPORTS in punt return yards. After football season, Chandler joined the Huskies track & field team and thrived, winning a silver medal at the AUS Championships in the 60 metre dash, posting an elite personal best time of 6.95 seconds, and anchoring a bronze medal in the 4x200m relay. He was named 2025-26 Saint Mary's Male Athlete of the Year.

The five Saint Mary's student-athletes are joined by Jermaine Gabriel, Huskies defensive backs coach. Gabriel joined the Saint Mary's coaching staff in April 2023, after a nine-year CFL career, including winning the Grey Cup in 2017 with the Toronto Argonauts. Since joining the Huskies, Gabriel has coached seven AUS All-Stars defensive backs (Logan Mendes 2x, Jassin States-McClean 2x, Ryan Butler, Kallon Edwards & Max Van Nieuwkoop), two U SPORTS All-Canadians (States-McClean, Butler) and coached a 2025 Huskies defence that led all of U SPORTS with 13 interceptions, 69 points allowd, 10 safeties, and ranked second in the country in both passing yards allowed (180.5) and total yards allowed (282.5) per game.

Read more info on the 2026 U SPORTS East-West Bowl below:

FULL RELEASE: University of Waterloo to host 2026 U SPORTS East-West Bowl

The full rosters and coaching staffs have been announced for the 2026 U SPORTS East-West Bowl, taking place at the University of Waterloo on Saturday, May 9.

The event features the top 107 Canadian university football players eligible for the 2027 CFL Draft as they look to showcase their skills to coaches, general managers, and personnel from the Canadian Football League. A minimum of three players in their third or fourth year from each of the 27 U SPORTS football programs will attend the game.

The Guelph Gryphons lead the field with six players participating in the game – five on Team West and one on Team East. Calgary, McMaster, Regina, Saint Mary's, Saskatchewan, STFX, Waterloo, and Windsor will send five players each.

Overall, this year's rosters feature 12 All-Canadians and 25 conference all-stars from the 2025 season.

The head coaching matchup will be a rematch of the 2025 Mitchell Bowl, as Saskatchewan Huskies Head Coach Scott Flory will lead Team West against Steve Snyder of the Queen's Gaels and Team East.

This year's East-West Bowl will feature a virtual coaches clinic on April 11 and 12, registration is still open. Read more about the clinic and the full list of East-West Bowl events here.

Kickoff is set for 12:30, Saturday, May 9 on Warrior Field. Tickets are available now.

WEST ROSTER

POS	PLAYER	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
DB	Cody Croucher	Acadia	Manotick, ON
LB	Matteo Trasolini	Alberta	Vancouver, ON
RB	Joe Murphy	Alberta	Vernon, BC
WR	Erik Torhjelm	Alberta	Calgary, AB
DL	Sylvester Ibelo	Calgary	Calgary, AB
DL	Darius Redhead	Calgary	Calgary, AB
FB	Evan Smith	Calgary	Calgary, AB
LB	Everett Schmuland	Calgary	Kelowna, BC
RB	Mathieu Clarke	Calgary	Brantford, ON
DB	Coslens Clairveaux	Concordia	Montreal, QC
DB	Kyle Simon-Guerin	Guelph	Brampton, ON
DB	Nate Slawter	Guelph	Cole Harbour, NS
LB	Jevaun Jacobsen	Guelph	Burnaby, BC
QB	Tristan Aboud	Guelph	Montreal, QC
WR	Willem Arseneau	Guelph	Calgary, AB
LB	Ethan Gregorcic	Laurier	Courtice, ON
LB	Jessie Wilkins-Flaricee	Laurier	Windsor, ON
OL	Kodi Blackshaw	Laurier	Kitchener, ON
WR	Ryan Hughes	Laurier	Mississauga, ON
OL	Sean Rowe	Manitoba	Winnipeg, MB
LB	Isaiah Shields	McMaster	Hamilton, ON
OL	Quinn Cassidy	McMaster	Brantford, ON
OL	Christian Cote	McMaster	Toronto, ON
P	Matthew Driver	Queen's	Kingston, ON
DB	Max Polischuk	Regina	Regina, SK
DB	Jacob Tkachuk	Regina	Regina, SK
DB	Brandon Wong	Regina	Port Coquitlam, BC
DL	Toryn Swystun-Bernes	Regina	Warman, SK
OL	William Templeton	Regina	Regina, SK
DB	Onochie Amuta	Saint Mary's	Scarborough, ON
K	Adam Johnston	Saint Mary's	Rothesay, NB
DB	Ethan Laing	Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, SK
DL	Riece Kack	Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, SK
DL	Reece McCormick	Saskatchewan	Yorkton, SK
WR	Daniel Kubongo	Saskatchewan	Calgary, AB
WR	Dawson Lennea	Saskatchewan	Martensville, SK
DL	Clark Leonard	UBC	Ottawa, ON
DL	Aaron Parker	UBC	Fort Saskatchewan, AB
OL	Navjot Pooni	UBC	Langley, BC
RB	Riley Michaud	UBC	Calgary, AB
FB	Elijah Pappin	Waterloo	Niagara Falls, ON
LB	Arden Martinez	Waterloo	Niagara Falls, ON
LB	Nate Mortenson	Waterloo	Windsor, ON
WR	Logan Heroux	Waterloo	Burlington, ON
OL	Reed Cloutier	Western	Ottawa, ON
OL	Philippe Cote	Western	Saint-Augustin, QC
RB	Ethan Dolby	Western	St. Thomas, ON
DL	Ahmad Taylor	Windsor	Pontiac, Michigan
OL	Kayleb Parker	Windsor	Westland, Michigan (USA)
QB	Nick Dimovski	Windsor	Belle River, ON
WR	Daniel Hector	Windsor	Mississauga, ON
WR	Evan Martin	Windsor	Farmington Hills, Michigan
LS	Maxime Sansfacon	York	Sherbrooke, QB
WR	Cairo Berry	York	Dartmouth, NS

EAST ROSTER

POS	PLAYER	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
OL	Andrew Pilichos	Acadia	Bedford, NS
WR	Xander Matheson	Acadia	Grand Prairie, AB
QB	Trey Reider	Alberta	Saskatoon, SK
DB	Mathieu Dery	Bishop's	Quebec City, QC
FB	Ismai Sansoucy	Bishop's	Victoriaville, QC
OL	Mikael Pattin	Bishop's	Beloil, QC
DB	Jake Henderson	Carleton	Ottawa, ON
DL	DeAndre McKenzie	Carleton	Toronto, ON
LB	Justin Belanger	Carleton	Ottawa, ON
QB	Elijah Barnes	Carleton	Ancaster, ON
DB	Mendel Joseph	Concordia	Montreal, QC
DL	Emilio Vidali	Concordia	Victoriaville, QC
WR	Oriola Poirier	Concordia	Montréal, QC
ATH	Marshall McCray	Guelph	Niagara Falls, ON
K/P	Felipe Forteza	Laval	Québec, QC
LB	Etienne Delisle	Laval	Victoria, BC
LB	Ndeki Garant-Doumambila	Laval	Rimouski, QC
RB	Mathieu Roy	Laval	Beauceville, QC
DL	Gavin Perkins	Manitoba	Thunder Bay, ON
DB	Thomas Angelin	McGill	Paris, France
DB	Mathis Pilon	McGill	Boucherville, QC
OL	Louis-Gabriel Hallé	McGill	St. Joseph de Beauce, QC
DL	Domenic Limanni	McMaster	Orangeville, ON
FB	Nate Denkers	McMaster	Hamilton, ON
DB	Nelson Kameni	Montreal	Yaoundé, Cameroun
OL	Mathis St-Germain	Montreal	Trois-Rivières, QC
RB	Lucas Dembele-Bertet	Montreal	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
WR	Simon Larose	Montreal	Montréal, QC
LB	Ben Michel	Mount Allison	Weyburn, SK
RB	Shamar Parkinson	Mount Allison	Chateauguay, QC
DL	Alias Amelin	Ottawa	Russell, ON
LB	Nassim Regragui	Ottawa	Pincourt, QC
OL	Zachary Seguin	Ottawa	Orleans, ON
RB	Soulemayne Camara	Ottawa	Chateauguay, QC
LB	DJ Ryan	Queen's	Maugerville, NB
OL	Alex Hurst	Queen's	Burlington, ON
WR	Cedric Smith	Queen's	Oakville, ON
DL	Jahmari Brown	Saint Mary's	Oshawa, ON
OL	Jackob Branton	Saint Mary's	Gander, NF
WR	Chandler Zinck-Marier	Saint Mary's	Pleasantville, NS
DB	Elischa Joseph	Sherbrooke	Saint-Jean sur le Richelieu, QC
WR	Marc-André Shaw	Sherbrooke	Chambly, QC
DB	Naijaun David	STFX	Dartmouth, NS
DL	Ryan Ford	STFX	Regina, SK
LS	Mark Linden	STFX	Georgetown, ON
WR	Payton Plesh	STFX	Barrie, ON
OL	Killian Kelly	STFX	Milton, ON
DB	Devon Crenshaw	Toronto	Coquitlam, BC
LB	Ryan Stewart	Toronto	King, ON
OL	Gavin Hemeon	Toronto	Thunder Bay, ON
WR	Chris Joseph	Toronto	Richmond, BC
DL	Dominique Walker	Waterloo	Oshawa, ON
LB	Riley Berfelo	York	Victoria, BC

WEST COACHING STAFF

Position	Coach	Team
Head Coach	Scott Flory	Saskatchewan
Offensive Coordinator	Mason Nyhus	Saskatchewan
Defensive Coordinator	Chris Anstey	Calgary
Special Teams Coordinator	Alex Penz	Windsor
Special Teams Asst	Sierra McPhail	Waterloo
Offensive Line Coach	Adam Blasetti	Calgary
Offensive Line Coach	Sean Jamieson	Western
Wide Receivers Coach	Jason Lambropoulos	Waterloo
Running Backs Coach	Joe D'Amore	Guelph
Running Backs Coach	Sierra McPhail	Waterloo
Quarterbacks Coach	Mark Surya	Guelph
Defensive Line Coach	Almondo Sewell	Alberta
Defensive Line Coach	Kyle Stroeder	Regina
Linebackers Coach	Conor Elliott	Western
Linebackers Coach	Kevin MacNeill	Waterloo
Defensive Backs Coach	Jordan Liberman	Alberta
Defensive Backs Asst	Mike Domanico	Windsor

EAST COACHING STAFF

Position	Coach	Team
Head Coach	Steve Snyder	Queen's
Offensive Coordinator	Jamie Cook	York
Defensive Coordinator	Will Mulligan	Mount Allison
Special Teams Coordinator	Mack Holliday	Carleton
Special Teams Asst	Nick Liberatore	Queen's
Offensive Line Coach	Dave Van den Heuvel	STFX
Offensive Line Coach	Zach Scotto	Laurier
Wide Receivers Coach	Micah Brown	Bishop's
Running Backs Coach	Dexter Janke	York
Running Backs Coach	Nick Liberatore	Queen's
Quarterbacks Coach	Stevenson Bone	Alberta
Defensive Line Coach	Charlie Taggart	Queen's
Linebackers Coach	Christian Kuriata	Laurier
Linebackers Coach	Paige Hamilton	McMaster
Defensive Backs Coach	Jermaine Gabriel	Saint Mary's
Defensive Backs Asst	Tunde Adeleke	Carleton