Varsity Blues sweep OUA swimming titles
The Blues men claim their 11th straight and an OUA-leading 62nd title since the Dougall Trophy was first presented in 1910. Toronto dominated the meet from start to finish, accumulating a combined team score of 959 points, ahead of the McMaster Marauders (746) and Western Mustangs (659)
Toronto’s women reclaim the provincial title for the first time since 2008, finishing with 823 points, 131 points ahead of the five-time defending champion Western Mustangs (692). It marks the 25th time, also an OUA best, U of T has won the women’s banner.
“Winning is never easy and it’s taken the women six years to get back on top of the OUA,” said Varsity Blues head coach Byron MacDonald. “I am especially pleased as the women have been a bit in the shadow of the men’s drive for their second national title, but now the women have a banner to boast too.”
Zack Chetrat and Vanessa Treasure were honoured as the 2014 male and female swimmers of the year. Chetrat swept the 50, 100 and 200 butterfly events and was awarded a Major Grand Slam award after winning his fifth OUA 200 butterfly title on Day 1. Treasure swept the 200 and 400 IM events and earned the Dr. Jeno Tihanyi award for individual medley excellence, while also winning the women’s 200 breaststroke event.
Hochan Ryu was named the OUA male rookie of the year, while Byron MacDonald was named both the men’s and women’s OUA coach of the year.
Teams are now set for the 2014 CIS swimming championships, February 20-22, hosted by the University of Toronto at Varsity Pool.
INDIVIDUAL HONOURS
Women
Swimmer of the year: Vanessa Treasure, Toronto
Rookie of the year: Caitlin Hodge, Ottawa
Coach of the year: Byron MacDonald & Linda Kiefer, Toronto
Dr. Jeno Tihanyi Awards for Individual Medley Excellence: Vanessa Treasure, Toronto
Graduating Athlete Award of Distinction:
Sarah Taylor, McMaster
Alexandra VanOmmen, McMaster
Alisha Harricharan, Guelph
Shannon Nell, Western
Men
Swimmer of the year: Zack Chetrat, Toronto
Rookie of the year: Hochan Ryu, Toronto
Coach of the year: Byron MacDonald & Linda Kiefer, Toronto
2013 Dr. Jeno Tihanyi Awards for Individual Medley Excellence: Cameron Bailey, McMaster
Graduating Athlete Award of Distinction:
Cameron Bailey, McMaster
Adam Best, Ottawa
Zack Chetrat, Toronto
Frank Despond, Toronto
David Hatch, Western
Rob Wise, Western
STANDINGS AFTER DAY 3
MEN
1. Toronto 959
2. McMaster 746
3. Western 659
4. Ottawa 349
5. Guelph 344
6. Waterloo 242
7. Laurentian 136
8. Laurier 132
9. Brock 100
10. Queen’s 99
11. York 79
WOMEN
1. Toronto 823
2. Western 692
3. McMaster 568
4. Guelph 457
5. Ottawa 454
6. Waterloo 192
7. Laurier 183
8. Laurentian 167
9. Brock 160
10. Queen's 116
11. York 56
DAY 3 INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS (Saturday)
W 200 Medley Relay
1. McMaster 1:55.23
(Kieran Liew, Alexandra Vanommen, Sarah Taylor, Emily Fung)
2. Western 1:58.03
(Morgan Singleton-Fookes, Hayley Hess, Shannon Nell, Katie Keeping)
3. Toronto 1:58.27
(Margot Cunningham, Alexandra Kalman, Cathy Phan, Kate Lyne)
M 200 Medley Relay
1. McMaster, 1:40.31 OUA Record
(Eric Anderson, Konrad Bald, Mohmed Eldah, Matthew Vogelzang)
2. Toronto, 1:40.31
(Ross Bennett, Chris Manning, Matt Dans, Steven Hibberd)
3. Western 1:44.29
(Gordon Barkwell, Daniel Benin, Gamal Assaad, Ryan Campbell)
W 200m Free
1. Paige Schultz, Toronto, 2:00.18
2. Emma Sproule, Western 2:00.42
3. Kelly Hotta, Western, 2:03.27
M 200m Free
1. Robert Wise, Western, 1:49.96
2. Cameron Bailey, McMaster, 1:50.29
3. Frank Despond, Toronto, 1:50.79
W 50m Breast
1. Alexandra Vanommen, McMaster, 32.88
2. Olivvya Chow, McMaster, 32.98
3. Erin MacFadyen, McMaster, 33.63
M 50m Breast
1. Konrad Bald, McMaster, 27.88 OUA Record
2. Chris Manning, Toronto, 28.18
3. Evan Van Moerkerke, Guelph, 28.68
W 50m Back
1. Kieran Liew, McMaster, 29.47
2. Neeley Arnott, Ottawa, 29.78
3. Kate Vanderbeek, Laurier, 29.83
M 50m Back
1. Robert Wise, Western, 25.76
2. Ross Bennett, Toronto, 25.79
3. Matthew Myers, Toronto, 25.84
W 100m Fly
1. Alisha Harricharan, Guelph, 59.53 OUA Record
2. Paulina Bond, Western, 59.90
3. Sherry Patel, Toronto, 1:00.94
M 100m Fly
1. Zack Chetrat, Toronto, 53.35 OUA Record
2. Eric Anderson, McMaster, 53.95
3. Hochan Ryu, Toronto, 54.59
W 400 IM
1. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto, 4:42.95
2. Eryn Weldon, Ottawa, 4:44.50
3. Jennifer McNaughton, Western, :46.81
M 400 IM
1. Ben Stubbs, McMaster, 4:21.71
2. Graeme Kemp, Waterloo, 4:24.51
3. Robert Bonomo, Ottawa, 4:24.85
W 400 Free Relay
1. Western 3:45.60 OUA Record
(Emma Sproule, Paulina Bond, Jennifer McNaughton, Kelly Hotta)
2. McMaster 3:47.48
(Emma Mittermaier, Sarah Taylor, Emily Fung, Olivvya Chow)
3. Guelph 3:52.22
(Erica Pate, Tess Wey, Kylie Weber, Alisha Harricharan)
M 400 Free Relay
1. Western 3:22.02
(Miguel Lozano, Robert Wise, Aaron Rode, Louis Wong)
2. Toronto 3:22.16
(Hochan Ryu, Steven Hibberd, David Riley, Matt Dans)
3. McMaster 3:23.50
(Eric Anderson, Marc Muise, Konrad Bald, Kurt Schubert)
DAY 2 INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS (Friday)
W 200 IM
1. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto, 2:14.21
2. Eryn Weldon, Ottawa, 2:14.72
3. Shannon Nell, Western, 2:16.67
M 200 IM
1. Cameron Bailey, McMaster, 2:00.81
2. Matt Myers, Toronto, 2:01.13
3. David Riley, Toronto, 2:01.36
W 100m Free
1. Paige Schultz, Toronto, 55.31 OUA Record
2. Paulina Bond, Western, 55.56
3. Sarah Taylor, McMaster, 56.66
M 100m Free
1. Evan Van Moerkerke, Guelph, 49.15
2. Chris Manning, Toronto, 49.24
3. Kent Kikot, Toronto, 50.06
M 1500m Free
1. Robert Wise, Western, 15:43.37
2. Jake Silverthorn, Western, 15:49.95
3. Samer Yaghmour, Toronto, 15:52.21
W 200m Back
1. Emma Sproule, Western, 2:09.95 OUA Record
2. Paige Schultz, Toronto, 2:10.92
3. Taylor Moore, Ottawa, 2:11.35
M 200m Back
1. Matthew Myers, Toronto, 1:57.47
2. Robert Bonomo, Ottawa, 1:59.04
3. Ben Stubbs, McMaster, 1:59.43
W 100m Breast
1. Alexandra Vanommen, McMaster, 1:11.33
2. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto, 1:11.37
3. Erin MacDadyen, McMaster 1:11.88
M 100m Breast
1. Konrad Bald, McMaster, 1:01.23
2. Jonathan Ramkisson, Waterloo, 1:02.46
3. Ian Blechta, McMaster, 1:02.74
W 50m Fly
1. Alisha Harricharan, Guelph, 26.86 OUA Record
2. Paulina Bond, Western, 26.97
3. Sherry Patel, Toronto. 27.35
M 50m Fly
1. Zack Chetrat, Toronto, 24.62
2. Matt Dans, Toronto, 24.69
3. Gamal Assaad, Western, 24.89
W 800m Free
1. Bridget Coley, Toronto, 8:46.44
2. Caitlin Hodge, Ottawa, 8:50.66
3. Emma Sproule, Western, 8:54.01
W 400 Medley Relay
1. Toronto 4:13.37
(Margot Cunningham, Vanessa Treasure, Sherry Patel, Jillian Stoyan)
2. McMaster 4:16.70
(Kieran Liew, Alexandra Vanommen, Natasha Strass-Hundal, Emma Mittermaier)
3. Ottawa 4:18.78
(Neeley Arnott, Eryn Weldon, Victoria Smith, Taylor Moore)
M 400 Medley Relay
1. Toronto 3:40.08
2. McMaster 3:41.83
3. Western 3:48.11
DAY 1 INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS (Thursday)
Women 200 Free Relay
1. Toronto 1:43.83
(Jennifer Tapley, Sherry Patel, Kate Lyne, Paige Schultz)
2. Western 1:43.99
(Paulina Bond, Katie Keeping, Shannon Nell, Hayley Hess)
3. McMaster 1:44.61
(Emma Mittermaier, Emily Fung, Sarah Taylor, Linda Chow)
Men 200 Free Relay
1. Toronto 1:30.83
(Peter Kruzyk, Steven Hibber, Matthew Myers, Chris Manning)
2. Western 1:32.78
(Louis Wong, Miguel Lozano, Aaron Rode, Ryan Campbell)
3. McMaster 1:32.82
(Matthew Vogelzang, Jeff Braches, Kurt Schubert, Corey Helie-Masters)
Women 400m Free
1. Bridget Coley, Toronto, 4:12.35
2. Emma Sproule, Western, 4:13.25
3. Jennifer McNaughton, Western, 4:15.29
Men 400m Free
1. Frank Despond, Toronto, 3:47.90
2. Zack Chetrat, Toronto, 3:52.38
3. Robert Wise, Western, 3:53.76
W 100m Back
1. Emily Anzai, Guelph, 1:02.51
2. Neeley Arnott, Ottawa, 1:03.26
3. Margot Cunningham, Toronto, 1:03.60
M 100m Back
1. Matthew Myers, Toronto, 54.70
2. Adam Best, Ottawa, 55.31
3. Robert Bonomo, Ottawa, 55.34
W 200m Breast
1. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto, 2:28.99 OUA Record
2. Eryn Weldon, Ottawa, 2:31.39
3. Bronwyn Kemp, Waterloo, 2:33.17
M 200m Breast
1. David Riley, Toronto, 2:14.93
2. Konrad Bald, McMaster, 2:15.20
3. Eli Wall, Toronto, 2:15.72
W 200m Fly
1. Alisha Harricharan, Guelph, 2:14.05
2. Shannon Nell, Western, 2:14.41
3. Rachel Nogard, Brock, 2:15.02
M 200m Fly
1. Zack Chetrat, Toronto, 1:56.52
2. Ben Stubbs, McMaster, 1:59.60
3. Hochan Ryu, Toronto, 1:59.90
W 50m Free
1. Paige Schultz, Toronto, 25.52 OUA Record
2. Paulina Bond, Western, 25.76
3. Sarah Taylor, McMaster, 25.98
M 50m Free
1. Chris Manning, Toronto, 22.46
2. Evan Van Moerkerke, Guelph, 22.76
3. Steven Hibberd, Toronto, 22.92
W 800 Free Relay
1. Toronto, 8:08.60 OUA Record
(Bridget Coley, Vanessa Treasure, Jennifer Tapley, Paige Schultz)
2. Western, 8:11.95
(Emma Sproule, Kelly Hotta, Victoria Munro, Jennifer McNaughton)
3. Ottawa 8:21.95
(Eryn Weldon, Nicole Lachance, Caitlin Hodge, Taylor Moore)
M 800 Free Relay
1. Toronto 7:23.84 Ties OUA Record
(Frank Despond, Kent Kikot, David Riley, Zack Chetrat)
2. McMaster 7:25.90
(Eric Anderson, Marc Muise, Martyn Siek, Cameron Bailey)
3. Ottawa 7:30.60
(Robert Bonomo, Adam Best, Jose Baylon, Stefan Ruksys)