(Cornwall, ON-) Seneca College is host to the 2009 Big Kahuna/adidas Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) Men’s Soccer National Championships.  These National Championships have brought together and showcased the talents of Canada’s top collegiate soccer teams.  Soccer fans have been witness to exciting and intense play at Esther Shiner Stadium, in Toronto.

 “The competition has been great with two exciting finishes to yesterday's games. Seneca has been outstanding as host and are providing the athletes with an experience they will never forget." Ray Sarkis, VP of Programs, CCAA.

The 2009 Big Kahuna/adidas CCAA National Soccer Championships features the country’s top six men’s teams who will compete for the CCAA Soccer title as well as the hard earned right to call themselves nationals champions.

MEN’S DRAW
• ACAA – Holland College
• FQSE – Collège Francois-Xavier-Garneau
• ACAC- Mount Royal University 
• BCCAA – Douglas College
• OCAA – Algonquin College
• OCAA 2- Seneca College

The 5 day event kicked off on Tuesday, November 3rd with the CCAA All Canadian Awards Banquet commencing at 6:30pm at the Premier Ballroom and Conference Centre. 

COMPETITION RESULTS (Day 1):

GAME 1: Algonquin Thunder 1 vs. FX Garneau 2
Players of the Game: Mike Gagliano (Algonquin), Patrice Dion (FXG)

GAME 2: Douglas Royals 0 vs. Seneca Sting 1
Players of the Game: Reynold Stewart (Douglas), Fab Castiglione (Seneca)

The competition began Wednesday, November 4th and runs through Saturday, November 7th.  All games will be played at the Esther Shiner Stadium.  The closing ceremonies attended by all teams will be held Saturday, November 7th after the gold medal game has been completed at Esther Shiner Stadium. 

Seneca College is thrilled to bring you the latest news, results and developments within the 2009 Big Kahuna/adidas CCAA National Soccer Championships on the official website- www.senecasting.ca/CCAA

Make sure to visit their website and add the links to your Favourites page!

The CCAA and the Host Organizing Committee would like to thank our national sponsors for their support and efforts in making this Championship possible, including Big Kahuna Sports Co./adidas Canada – Title Sponsor and Official Soccer Sponsor of the CCAA and Sport Canada.

The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association is a national sport organization that enriches the lives of student athletes through intercollegiate competition.

For more information, please contact:
Ryan Kuhn
CCAA Promotions and Marketing Coordinator
Tel: 613.933.6080 ext. 2193 / Email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it