Collège Boréal Celebrates the Excellence of Its Athletes at the 2025 Vipères Gala
11 April 2025
This event featured scholarships and awards presented to Boréal students who excelled in sports in 2024-2025.
At yesterday’s annual Vipères Gala at Collège Boréal, 36 awards and scholarships were presented by the Student Life sector and the AGEE’s (general student association) sports sector.
The event celebrated the achievements of Collège Boréal athletes in both extramural and varsity sports, with the soccer, hockey, basketball, volleyball, and badminton teams honouring their players for an outstanding season.
Recreational Sports
Women’s Hockey
- Avery Jones (from Sault Ste. Marie, ON): Fair Play
– Police Foundations - Maryssa Mercier (from Cochrane, ON): Most Dedicated Player
– Fish & Wildlife Management Technology - Janique Lamoureux (from Chelmsford, ON): Most Valuable Player
– Massage Therapy
Men’s Hockey
- Zachary Betty (Verner, ON): Fair Play
– Police Foundations - Jérémy Séguin (from Noëlville, ON): Most Dedicated Player
– Electrical Techniques - Marc Smith (from Hanmer, ON): Most Valuable Player
– Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant
Women’s Basketball
- Brianna Potvin (from Chelmsford, ON): Fair Play
– Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Diplomas - Hilary Merveille Simdjoun Kenmogne (from Cameroon): Most Dedicated Player
– Practical Nursing - Bachiratou Kabore (from Burkina Faso): Most Valuable Player
– Architectural Technology
Men’s Basketball
- Beclomissa Anselme Desire Azane (from Ivory Coast): Fair Play
– Business - Yvan Wilfried Gakou Chendjou (from Cameroon): Most Dedicated Player
– Construction Engineering Technician -Civil - Hamza Cissé (from Angola): Most Valuable Player
– Construction Engineering Technician -Civil and Mining
Women’s Soccer
- Avery Jones (from Sault Ste. Marie, ON): Fair Play
– Police Foundations - Exaucée Kubuana Nkenko (from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo): Most Dedicated Player
– Business Administration-Accounting - Paule Auriane Tchuendem (from Cameroon): Most Valuable Player
– Medical Radiation Technology
Men’s Soccer
- Amon Ibrahim Gueye (from Ivory Coast): Fair Play
– Social Services Worker - Hamed Jordan Mounchigam Njikam (from Cameroon): Most Dedicated Player
– Agricultural Technician - M’Sso Yann Samuel Ekichi (from Ivory Coast): Most Valuable Player
– Business
Varsity Sports
Women’s Badminton
- Maryssa Mercier (from Cochrane, ON): Most Improved Player
– Fish & Wildlife Management Technology - Emilie-Ann Ingram (from Sturgeon Falls, ON): Top Rookie
– Medical Radiation Technology - Kristen Vane (from Timmins, ON): Most Valuable Player
– Architectural Technology
Men’s Badminton
- Arsene Mboutue (from Galim, Cameroon): Most Improved Player
– Agricultural Technician - Eric Leduc (from New Liskeard, ON): Top Rookie
– Fitness and Health and Promotion
Women’s Volleyball
- Shana Lessard (from Chelmsford, ON): Most Improved Player
– Business - Danelle Leclair (from Moonbeam, ON): Fair Play
– Welding Technician - Angelica Lapensée (from Chelmsford, ON): Top Rookie
– Child and Youth Care - Jayme Landry (from Sturgeon Falls, ON): Most Valuable Player
– Early Childhood Education
Men’s Volleyball
- Liam Patterson (from Val Caron, ON): Most improved Player
– General Arts and Science Program - Madrix Bouchard (from Dubreuilville, ON): Fair Play
– Business Administration-Accounting - D’Mitri Mantha (from Val Caron, ON): Top Rookie
– Plumbing Technician - Kalan Payzant (from Chelmsford, ON): Most Valuable Player
– Heavy Equipment Technician
Rookies of the Year:
- Angelica Lapensée (from Chelmsford, ON)
– Child Youth Care - Eric Leduc (from New Liskeard, ON)
– Fitness and Health Promotion
Athletes of the Year:
- Kristen Vane (from Timmins, ON)
– Architectural Technology - Kalan Payzant (from Chelmsford, ON)
– Heavy Equipment Technician
The Dennis-Dionne Fair Play Award was presented to Alyssa Gagné (from Val Caron, ON) from the Fish & Wildlife Management Technology program. Created in memory of the late Dennis Dionne, former badminton coach at Collège Boréal, this award is given annually to a student athlete who exemplifies outstanding team spirit.
Meanwhile, the Student Life Award was granted to Andréa Boyce for her exceptional dedication and continuous support of Boréal’s athletic endeavours.
I’m incredibly proud of our Vipères athletes, who not only reached new heights in Ontario’s recreational sports, but also overcame the intense pressures of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association to reach the podium. Their achievements, commitment, and courage make their success even more remarkable.
