St. Thomas (Canada) Tommies

St. Thomas Tommies
University	St. Thomas University
Association	CCAA
Conference	ACAA (primary) AUS (women's hockey)
Athletic director	Meaghan Donahue Wies
Location	Fredericton, New Brunswick
Varsity teams	10 (in 6 sports)
Basketball arena	Lady Beaverbrook Gym
Ice hockey arena	Grant-Harvey Centre
Soccer stadium	Grant-Harvey Turf Field
Other venues	Odell Park
Colours	Green and Gold
Website	www.gotommies.ca

The St. Thomas Tommies are the college sports teams of St. Thomas University (STU) in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. The university fields six women's varsity teams and four men's varsity teams across six sports. Of the ten varsity teams, nine participate in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) as members of the Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association (ACAA), while the women's ice hockey team participates in Atlantic University Sport (AUS) of U Sports.

Nickname

The name “Tommies” derives from the Edwardian term for a British private or “Tommy”. These soldiers would be called upon across no-mans-land, if German soldiers wished to speak to a British soldier. “Tommies” were known for their bravery and courage while travelling through the most dangerous grounds of the war.

Varsity sports

Women's basketball

• CCAA Championship Silver (1): 2014
• CCAA Championship Bronze (1): 2012
• ACAA Champion (6): 1993–94, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14

Men's basketball

• CCAA Championship Silver (1): 2004
• CCAA Championship Bronze (1): 2012
• ACAA Champion (7): 1993–94, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2011–12
• Maine State Champion: 1987–88
• New Brunswick Collegiate League Champion (7): 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87
• New Brunswick Collegiate Champion (3): 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65

Women's ice hockey

Main article: St. Thomas (New Brunswick) Tommies women's ice hockey

• National Championship appearances (3): 2014, 2016, 2019
• AUS Champion (1): 2018–19

Women's rugby

• ACAA Champion (3): 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12
• NB-PEI Champion (2): 1996–97, 1997–98

Women's soccer

• ACAA Champion (3): 1999–00, 2017–18

Men's soccer

• ACAA Champion (2): 2000–01, 2021–22

The STU men's soccer team will host the 2024 CCAA Men's Soccer Championship at Grant-Harvey Turf Field during 6–9 November.

Men's volleyball

• ACAA Champion (9): 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2021–22

Women's volleyball

• ACAA Champion (7): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08

Former programs

St. Thomas previously fielded teams in badminton, curling, men's ice hockey, field hockey, football, golf, tennis, and track and field.

Men's ice hockey

Main article: St. Thomas (New Brunswick) Tommies men's ice hockey

• AUS Champion (1): 2000–01
• New Brunswick Collegiate Champion (1): 1966–67
• MIAU Champion (1): 1960–61
• NB-PEI Intercollegiate Champion (2): 1950–51, 1958–59

A men's ice hockey team at St. Thomas existed at least as early as 1916, though it is unclear if the earliest iterations of the team held varsity status. The squad suspended operations several times during the 20th century, but was in continuous operation from 1979 through the 2015–16 season, at which time the university selected to discontinue the program for budgetary reasons.

Football

• NB Collegiate Champion: 1952–53

Women's golf

• ACAA Champion (1): 2009–10

Track and field

• AUS Gold Medal: 2014–15 Jonathan Gionet (shot put)

Other programs

Men's rugby

• New Brunswick Union Champion: 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54

The Tommies men's rugby team operates at the club level and competes in the 2nd Division of the Atlantic Men's Univerity League.

Athletes of the Year

Year	Female Athlete	Sport	Male Athlete	Sport	Ref.
2010–11	Heather Atherton	Basketball	Marc Gagnon	Soccer
2011–12	Ashley Bawn	Basketball	Nathan Mazurkiewicz	Basketball
2012–13	Kayla Blackmore	Volleyball	Nathan Mazurkiewicz	Basketball
2013–14	Kelly Vass	Basketball	Jason Cannon	Volleyball
2014–15	Marissa Walcott	Rugby	Jason Cannon	Volleyball
2015–16	Kelty Apperson	Ice hockey	Marc Blinn	Volleyball
2016–17	Kelty Apperson	Ice hockey	Stephane Blinn	Volleyball
2017–18	Deidra Jones	Volleyball	Christian Christie	Volleyball
2018–19	Abby Clarke	Ice hockey	Kyle Yearwood	Soccer
2019–20	Vanessa Soffee	Basketball	Christian Christie	Volleyball
2020–21	Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22	Vanessa Soffee	Basketball	Brett Springer	Soccer
2022–23	Abby Lanteigne	Volleyball	Geoffrey Lavoie	Basketball
2023–24	Ekaterina Pelowich	Ice hockey	Josh Oakes	Soccer

Streaming

Tommies games are streamed on various platforms, including AUS TV, SportsCanada.TV, the Veo app, and ACAA TV.

References

• "Homepage". Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
• "STU Athletics Honours Top Tommies at Awards Ceremony". STU Tommies Athletics. March 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
• "Tommies Championship History". STU Tommies Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2024.