October 29, 2022
Banner Season: Familiar faces prevail after racing wraps up at OUA championships
St. Catharines, Ont. - Saturday, October 29, 2022 at the Royal Henley Rowing Course in St. Catharines, Ontario, the Western Mustangs women and Brock Badgers men successfully defended their OUA titles and stood atop the final standings at the 2022 OUA Rowing Championships.
For the Western women, it was a dominant performance throughout the day, with the Mustangs finishing with 486 points (with Queen's the next closest school at 258 points). The Western women reached the OUA podium on seven occasions (3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze). The victory for the Mustangs marked their 9th consecutive OUA title in women's rowing, and 30th in program history.
The Brock men meanwhile earned back-to-back OUA titles, finishing 86 points ahead of second-place Western on the men's side for the 13th OUA title in program history for the Badgers men's rowing program. The Badger men were represented on the OUA podium six times (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze). Leading the way for Brock was Stephen Harris, a third-year economics major who was named the OUA Male Rower of the Year after capturing a pair of gold medals in the men's lightweight 2x and lightweight 8+. The OUA Women's Rower of the Year went to Trent's Grace Vandenbroek, who took home an OUA gold medal in the women's 1x, to go along with an OUA silver in the women's 2-.
OUA Award Winners
Rower of the Year (W) - Grace Vandenbroek, Trent
Rower of the Year (M) - Stephen Harris, Brock
Coach of the Year (W) - Mary Rao, Brock
Coach of the Year (M) - Tom Kent, Brock
Men's Standings
1. Brock - 488
2. Western - 402
3. Queen's - 266
4. McGill - 151
5. Carleton - 98
6. Trent - 80
7. Guelph - 79
8. Toronto - 66
9. McMaster - 61
10. Ottawa - 55
11. Waterloo - 47
12. Ontario Tech - 14
13. Nipissing - 8
Women's Standings
1. Western - 486
2. Queen's - 258
3. Brock - 254
4. Toronto - 180
5. Trent - 151
6. Ottawa - 146
7. Guelph - 137
8. McMaster - 132
9. Carleton - 62
10. McGill - 28
11. Waterloo - 17
12. Ontario Tech - 9
For the Western women, it was a dominant performance throughout the day, with the Mustangs finishing with 486 points (with Queen's the next closest school at 258 points). The Western women reached the OUA podium on seven occasions (3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze). The victory for the Mustangs marked their 9th consecutive OUA title in women's rowing, and 30th in program history.
The Brock men meanwhile earned back-to-back OUA titles, finishing 86 points ahead of second-place Western on the men's side for the 13th OUA title in program history for the Badgers men's rowing program. The Badger men were represented on the OUA podium six times (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze). Leading the way for Brock was Stephen Harris, a third-year economics major who was named the OUA Male Rower of the Year after capturing a pair of gold medals in the men's lightweight 2x and lightweight 8+. The OUA Women's Rower of the Year went to Trent's Grace Vandenbroek, who took home an OUA gold medal in the women's 1x, to go along with an OUA silver in the women's 2-.
OUA Award Winners
Rower of the Year (W) - Grace Vandenbroek, Trent
Rower of the Year (M) - Stephen Harris, Brock
Coach of the Year (W) - Mary Rao, Brock
Coach of the Year (M) - Tom Kent, Brock
Men's Standings
1. Brock - 488
2. Western - 402
3. Queen's - 266
4. McGill - 151
5. Carleton - 98
6. Trent - 80
7. Guelph - 79
8. Toronto - 66
9. McMaster - 61
10. Ottawa - 55
11. Waterloo - 47
12. Ontario Tech - 14
13. Nipissing - 8
Women's Standings
1. Western - 486
2. Queen's - 258
3. Brock - 254
4. Toronto - 180
5. Trent - 151
6. Ottawa - 146
7. Guelph - 137
8. McMaster - 132
9. Carleton - 62
10. McGill - 28
11. Waterloo - 17
12. Ontario Tech - 9
