//DATE: March 20, 2008
//For Immediate Release

Orban named Sask Sport Male Athlete of the Year

REGINA, Sask. - Sask Sport Inc. named its 2007 award recipients at its annual banquet on Wednesday night, naming University of Regina fourth-year quarterback Teale Orban its Male Athlete of the Year.

Orban, who quarterbacked the Rams to their finest Canada West regular season in program history, led the nation with 22 touchdown passes and threw for a conference-high 2273 passing yards. He became Canada West's all-time leader in touchdown passes late in the season and set U of R single-season and single-game records in pass completions and pass attempts.

"Teale and his family were humbled and surprised at the selection," Rams head coach Frank McCrystal said. "We as a program feel very honoured that Teale was recognized out of this diverse group of talented athletes."

Also nominated for the award were University of Saskatchewan wrestler Jeff Adamson and national taekwondo champion Lucian Phillips.

Orban becomes the first football player to win the award since North Battleford's Rueben Mayes won consecutive honours in 1984 and 1985 before embarking on a six-season career in the National Football League with the New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks.

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Braden Konschuh
Sports Information Director
University of Regina
3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina, SK  S4S 0A2
Phone: (306) 585-5199
Fax: (306) 585-5693
braden.konschuh@uregina.ca
http://www.uregina.ca/cougars/