The Manitoba Bisons starts the 2015 Spring Camp to kick off the football season with meetings on Thursday, April 30 with the first practice on Friday, May 1 and the camp ends with a full team scrimmage on Sunday, May 3 at the University of Manitoba Turf Fields. There will be approximately 120 football players who received invites to the annual three day camp with a mix of returning, veteran Bison players and newcomers that will be on display from May 1-3 at the University of Manitoba campus.
The Bisons seek to build on the 2014 results of a Canada West conference championship after winning back-to-back road games while finishing with a 4-4 Canada West regular season record and advancing to the CIS Semi-Final Bowl game for the first time since winning the 2007 Vanier Cup Championship. The team finished in the Top 4 in the country and wants to remain as one of the top teams not only in Canada West but the whole country in the upcoming 2015 campaign.
BISON FOOTBALL - 2015 SPRING CAMP SCHEDULE (all times are Central)
Thursday, April 30: 6-9 p.m. Team and Positional Meetings at IGF
Friday, May 1: 6-8 p.m. Practice #1 – University of Manitoba Turf Fields
Saturday, May 2: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Practice #2 – University of Manitoba Turf Fields
2-4 p.m. Practice #3 – University of Manitoba Turf Fields
Sunday, May 3: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Practice #4 – University of Manitoba Turf Fields
4-6 p.m. Scrimmage – University of Manitoba Turf Fields
8 p.m. Team Together (TBA)
2015 Spring Camp Practices will be held at University of Manitoba Turf Fields (at University of Manitoba Fort Garry campus).
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MANITOBA BISONS FOOTBALL ROSTER SPRING CAMP 2015
* denotes not participating at Spring Camp
OFFENCE (56 players participating – 20 returning Bisons)
QB'S (5 participating)
Theo Deezar QB Bisons
Foster Martens QB Bisons
Ashton MacKinnon QB Bisons
Billy Hart QB De La Salle, Minneapolis, MN
Cody Hunter QB Parkwest Outlaws, Shoal Lake, MB
RB'S (9 participating)
Kienan LaFrance TB Bisons
Alex Christie TB Bisons
Brady Urbanovich FB Bisons
Jamel Lyles TB Lord Tweedsmuir, Surrey, BC
Benedict Muhima TB Valley Huskers, Winnipeg, MB
Cameron Fox RB Calgary Colts, Calgary, AB
Braydon Hansson RB Dryden, Dryden, ON
Tinotende Musengezi TB Bisons T&F
Blair Mattes RB Winnipeg Rifles, Winnipeg, MB
Terrell Okotcha RB St. Paul's, Winnipeg, MB
*Matt Hallock FB Bisons
*Andrew Barry FB Bisons
*Jayde Erasmo TB Bisons
REC'S (26 participating)
Bryden Bone SB Bisons
Akeeno Williams WR Bisons
Trysten Dyce WR Bisons
Stephen Ugbah WR Bisons
Anthony Dyck WR Bisons
Riley Harrison WR Bisons
Jacob Creasey WR Bisons
Ian Lee WR Bisons
Cassidy Obijiaku REC Vincent Massey, Brandon, MB
Malcolm Williams REC Langley Rams, Maple Ridge, BC
Patrick Bissonnette REC Eastman Raiders, Winnipeg, MB
Kai Madsen REC Jeanne Sauve, Winnipeg, MB
Cole Coyston REC St. Norbert, St, Norbert, MB
Dallas Opiola REC St. Paul's, St. Paul's, MB
Macho Bockru REC Dakota, Winnipeg, MB
Andre Ellison REC Oak Park, Winnipeg, MB
Jake McKee REC Manitoba T&F, Winnipeg, MB
Shai Ross REC St. Vital Mustangs, Winnipeg, MB
Niclas Bembenek REC Winnipeg Rifles, Winnipeg, MB
Cole McFadden REC Snohomish, Glacier Peak, WA
Sam Blakely REC Vincent Massey, Winnipeg, MB
Matt Martin REC River East, Winnipeg, MB
DeVon Shepard REC Winnipeg Rifles, Winnipeg, MB
Torin Lucyk REC Winnipeg Rifles, Winnipeg, MB
Quintin Chambers REC St. Vital Mustangs, Winnipeg, MB
Brandon Poulin REC Winnipeg Rifles, Winnipeg, MB
*Dustin Pedersen WR Bisons
*Alex Vitt SB Bisons
*Zach Regert WR Bisons
*Jesse Walker WR Mission, Mission, BC
*Lerenzo Ihanza REC St. Edmund Campion, Brampton, ON
OFF. LINE (16 participating)
Alex McKay T Bisons
Geoff Gray G Bisons
Jordan Medal G Bisons
Jeremy Williams G Bisons
Matt Clarkson G/T Bisons
Reid McMorris T Bisons
Braedan Cheang G/T Bisons
Braiden Watson OL Winnipeg Rifles, Winnipeg, MB
Randy Sanderson OL Sisler, Winnipeg, MB
Jake Enzminger OL Wayzata, Plymouth, MN
Brendon Sitko OL Edmonton Huskies, Fort McMurray, AB
Peter Oliver OL Winnipeg Rifles, Winnipeg, MB
Jesse Parisian OL North Winnipeg Nomads, Winnipeg, MB
Blake Park OL Portage, Portage, MB
KJ Whittaker OL Oak Park, Winnipeg, MB
Jeffrey Otoakhia OL Resides from Lagos, Nigeria
*Nevin Gamblin T Bisons
*Christian Krause G/T Bisons
*Myles Rose-Standish OL Champlain, Lennoxville, QC
*Easton Garard OL Mt. Douglas, Victoria, BC
DEFENCE (64 players participating – 29 returning Bisons)
DEF. LINE (20 participating)
David Onyemata T Bisons
Nick Westad E Bisons
Sonu Kainth E Bisons
Shahpour Birjandian T/E Bisons
Sam Kuyebi E Bisons
Josh Toledo E Bisons
Tyrone Afram T Bisons
Evan Foster T Bisons
James Nicholas E Bisons
Braden McCarthy E Bisons
Jared Lazarenko DL Murdoch MacKay, Winnipeg, MB
Tristan Bredin DL Murdoch MacKay, Winnipeg, MB
Derek Dufault DL Dakota, Winnipeg, MB
Stephan Paleniuk DL Edmonton Huskies, Camrose, AB
Patrick McMahon DL Winnipeg Rifles, Winnipeg, MB
Brendan Faykes DL St. Ignatius, Thunder Bay, ON
Austin Shaffer DL Turpin, Cincinnati, OH
Caleb Broyles DL Skipstone, Jackson, GA
Hayden Nellis DL Okanagan Sun, Winnipeg, MB
Brandon Roberts DL Winnipeg Rifles, Winnipeg, MB
*Kent Hicks T Bisons
*Michael West DL Terry Fox, Coquitlam, BC
LB'S (16 participating)
DJ Lalama M Bisons
James Mau M Bisons
Christian Turner S/W Bisons
Mitchell Harrison S Bisons
Brandon Barratt LB Bisons
Julian Luis LB Bisons
Houston Rennie LB Bisons
Colton Farago S/W Bisons
Diego Chacon LB Bisons
Brett MacFarlane LB Bisons
Logan Thacker LB Winnipeg Rifles, Winnipeg, MB
Mike Hart LB Sturgeon Heights, Winnipeg, MB
Seth Riojas LB Crockett, Austin, TX
Dona Danhoundo LB Manitoba T&F, Winnipeg, MB
Chris Friesen LB Calgary Colts, Winnipeg, MB
Donovan Gregoire LB Winnipeg Rifles, Winnipeg, MB
*Bami Adewale S/W Bisons
*Kyle Gordon LB West Kings, Kingston, NS
*Caleb Abraham LB Lord Tweedsmuir, Surrey, BC
DB'S (24 participating)
Tyler Fong S Bisons
Jayden McKoy CB/S Bisons
Cam Teschuk CB Bisons
Eric Plett CB/HB Bisons
Seth Gares S Bisons
Zack Sandulescu HB Bisons
Tanner Hamade CB Bisons
Ethan Diakow DB Oak Park, Winnipeg, MB
Garrett Sumka DB Dakota, Winnipeg, MB
Brenden Cowan DB Neepawa, Plumas, MB
Luc Catellier DB Edmonton Wildcats, Edmonton, MB
Chris Ruiz DB Vincent Massey, Winnipeg, MB
Tristan O'Meara DB Winnipeg Rifles, Thompson, MB
Matt Garfield DB Grant Park, Winnipeg, MB
Jonathan Bennett DB River East, Winnipeg, MB
Wyatt Garden DB Vincent Massey, Brandon, MB
Josh Onyebuchi DB Winnipeg Rifles, Winnipeg, MB
Tinaye Muza DB Vincent Massey, Winnipeg, MB
Ben Sharpe DB Langley Rams, Winnipeg, MB
Evinn Lyons-Keeley DB St. Paul's, Winnipeg, MB
Mike Penner DB Oak Park, Winnipeg, MB
Brandon Gates DB Kelvin, Winnipeg, MB
Jason Kelly DB Winnipeg Rifles, Winnipeg, MB
Nzanzu Mitayango DB Winnipeg Rifles, Winnipeg, MB
*Schneider Charles DB Montmorency, Montreal, QC
*Marquise Thompson DB W.F. Herman, Windsor, ON
KICKERS (4 participating)
Ryan Jones P/K Bisons
Matt Riley P/K Bisons
Matias Bueno K VI Raiders, Winnipeg, MB
Zach Esau K Langley Rams, Winnipeg, MB
OVERALL SPRING CAMP TOTAL:
120 players – 49 returning Bisons
BISON FOOTBALL COACHES/STAFF
Brian Dobie – Head Coach/20th season
Stan Pierre – Assistant Coach/Defensive Coordinator
Vaughan Mitchell – Offensive Coordinator
Richard Urbanovich – Defensive Backs
Mike Chalifoux – Defensive Backs
Tim Kist – Linebackers
Lance Glover – Defensive Line
Scott Barbour – Defensive Line
John Makie – Quarterbacks
Gerry Urbanovich – Running Backs
Blair Atkinson – Receivers
Stew Heaton - Receivers
Terry Watson – Offensive Line
Chris Clement – Running Backs
Denise Gill – Manager
