ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - The Western University women and Brock University men were crowned the 2014 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Rowing Champions at the St. Catharines Henley Island Saturday.
The Western women dominated the races Saturday, as they finished with 532 points, hoisting the Mrs. W. Lathrop Challenge Trophy for the 23rd time in the program's history. Queens (326 pts) captured silver and Brock (167 pts) took home bronze.
The Mustangs women won a total of six of the eight events; including the Lightweight 1x, Lightweight 2x, Lightweight 4, Lightweight 8, Heavyweight 4 and Heavyweight 8. They also captured silver in the Heavyweight 1x and Heavyweight 2x.
Queen's captured gold in the women's Heavyweight 2x and Laurentian was victorious in the Women's Heavyweight 1x.
The Brock men (410) finished 38 points ahead of second place Western (372) and third place Queens (201), raising the P.C. Fitz-James Trophy for their 10th OUA title in school history.
The Badgers captured three gold in total, winning the Lightweight 4, Lightweight 8 and Heavyweight 4. Brock also captured silver medals in the Lightweight 1x, Heavyweight 2x and Heavyweight 8.
Western men finished with two gold winning the Heavyweight 8 and Heavyweight 2x. The Mustangs also finished with silver medals in the Lightweight 4, Lightweight 8 and Heavyweight 4.
Carleton took home gold in both the Men's Lightweight 2x and Lightweight 1x, while Queen's won the Men's Heavyweight 1x.
OUA Major Awards
OUA Female Athlete of the Year - Jill Moffat (Western)
OUA Male Athlete of the Year - Matthew Fournier (Carleton)
OUA Men's Coach of the Year - Ed Fournier (Carleton)
OUA Women's Coach of the Year - Stu McKenzie (Ottawa)
OUA Novice Men's Coach of the Year - John Lewis (Western)
OUA Novice Women's Coach of the Year - Daren Barber, Terry Kelly (Trent)
Men's Final Standings
Gold - Brock (410 pts)
Silver - Western (372 pts)
Bronze - Queens (201 pts)
Women's Final Standings
Gold - Western (532 pts)
Silver - Queens (326 pts)
Bronze - Brock (167 pts)
Source: Brock Badgers
