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HAMILTON, Ont. - A pair of Mount Allison Mounties were named Canadian Interuniversity Sport football first-team all-Canadians yesterday.

Inside receiver Gary Ross and free safety Callan Exeter both received first team selections. Ross was also named a second team all-Canadian as a returner.

Laval Rouge et Or quarterback Benoit Groulx won the Hec Crighton Trophy as Canadian university football's most outstanding player. Mount Allison quarterback Kelly Hughes was the Atlantic University Sport football conference nominee for the award.

Ross, a third-year player from Windsor, Ont., led the AUS in receiving (675) and all-purpose yards (1,601) in just seven games. His 47 receptions in a single season were a new Mount Allison school record and one shy of the conference record of 48.

Exeter, a sophomore from Ajax, Ont., led the country in total tackles (77.5) and solo tackles (63). He smashed the AUS record for tackles in a single season. The previous record was 62.5.

Groulx is the first Rouge et Or player to claim the Hec Crighton Trophy and just the second winner from a Quebec-based university, joining McGill fullback Dave Fleiszer, who won the prize in 1969. The fourth-year education student from Montreal enjoyed a record-breaking season in which he completed 75.2 per cent of his passes (185 of 246) to better the previous CIS mark of 70.4 set by Alberta's Garry Smith in 1962, leading his team to the fourth 8-0 finish in school history.

Other major award winners were Queen's linebacker Thaine Carter (Presidents' Trophy as the county's top defensive player), Waterloo linebacker Jordan Verdone (Peter Gorman Trophy as rookie of the year), Laval defensive tackle Etienne Legare (J.P. Metras Trophy as outstanding down lineman) and Toronto quarterback David Hamilton (Russ Jackson Award for combining academics, athletics and citizenship).