Varsity Blues men and women crowned OUA champions

The Toronto Varsity Blues won both the men's and women's team titles at the 2015 Ontario University Athletics Championships, hosted at the University of Ottawa. The Blues men have now won the conference meet for 12 straight seasons, while the women defended their 2014 title. 

The Western Mustangs stood second in both the men's and women's standings but were well back of the defending champions. The Mustangs had a strong final day of competition, winning four gold medals, five silver, and one bronze. The Guelph Gryphons edged out McMaster by three points to take third place in the women's rankings, with the Marauders in third on the men's side.

Rookie sensation Kylie Masse took the meet by storm. She received the Dr. Jeno Tihanyi award for individual medley excellence and was honoured as both the female rookie and swimmer of the year. Masse won four individual titles, all in OUA record time, sweeping the 50, 100 and 200 backstroke events, while also winning the 200 IM. She was a member of U of T's record-breaking 400 medley relay team and also helped the Blues to a first-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay. 

On the men's side, second-year standout Hochan Ryu garnered OUA swimmer of the year honours as well as the Dr. Jeno Tihanyi award. Ryu capped off the three-day meet winning the 400 IM title, to add to his 200 IM and 200 butterfly titles.

U of T's Oliver Straszynski garnered male rookie of the year honours, ending the meet with the 200 freestyle gold medal. 

Byron MacDonald earned OUA coach of the year honours on both the men's and women's sides for the second straight year.

McMaster's Konrad Bald won the 50-metre breaststroke, making him a four time OUA Champion in that event. That was McMaster's only gold on Day Three, with four swimmers claiming silver.

The University of Ottawa swimmers had success in their home pool, winning two gold medals on the final day of competition to finish with five overall golds and 17 medals. 

The coaches also had the opportunity to recognize graduating student-athletes with special Awards of Dinstinction. This year seven athletes were recognized: McMaster's Eric Anderson, Konrad Bald and Ben Stubbs, Ottawa's Eryn Weldon, Toronto's Paige Schultz and Vanessa Treasure, and Western's Emma Sproule.

Full results are available here.

Women
Swimmer of the year: Kylie Masse, Toronto
Rookie of the year: Kylie Masse, Toronto
Coach of the year: Byron MacDonald & Linda Kiefer, Toronto
Dr. Jeno Tihanyi Awards for Individual Medley Excellence: Kylie Masse, Toronto
Awards of Distincton:

Toronto: Paige Schultz, Vanessa Treasure

Western: Emma Sproule

Ottawa: Eryn Weldon

Men
Swimmer of the year: Hochan Ryu, Toronto
Rookie of the year: Oliver Straszynski, Toronto
Coach of the year: Byron MacDonald & Linda Kiefer, Toronto
2014 Dr. Jeno Tihanyi Awards for Individual Medley Excellence: Hochan Ryu, Toronto
Awards of Distinction:

McMaster: Konrad Bald, Ben Stubbs

DAY 3 INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS (Saturday)

W 200 Medley Relay
1. McMaster, 1:55.269
(Kieran Liew, Olivvya Chow, Natasha Strass-Hundal, Emily Fung)
2. Toronto, 1:56.72
(Kate Lyne, Alexandra Kalman, Sherry Patel, Jennifer Tapley)
3. Western, 1:57.75
(Charis Huddle, Sophie Cieplucha, Amber Baird, Katie Keeping)

M 200 Medley Relay
1. Toronto, 1:40.61
(Kyle Haas, Eli Wall, Matt Dans, Steven Hibberd)
2. McMaster, 1:40.66
(Eric Anderson, Konrad Bald, Mohamed Eldah, Corey Helie-Masters)
3. Western 1:44.47
(Gordon Barkwell, Patrick Sheppard, Mark Loyzer, Brent Waddell)

W 200m Free
1. Paige Schultz, Toronto, 1:59.98
2. Emma Sproule, Western, 2:00.77
3. Melanie McDonald, Toronto, 2:01.33

M 200m Free
1. Oliver Straszynski, Toronto, 1:49.66
2. Hochan Ryu, Toronto, 1:50.40
3. Matthew Myers, Toronto, 1:50.90

W 50m Breast
1. Audrey Prayal Brown, Ottawa, 32.62
2. Sophie Cieplucha, Western, 33.27
3. Carolyne Godon, Ottawa, 33.36

M 50m Breast
1. Konrad Bald, McMaster, 28.29
2. Chris Manning, Toronto, 28.34
3. Jonathan Ramkissoon, Waterloo, 28.69

W 50m Back
1. Kylie Masse, Toronto, 28.02 OUA Record
2. Emily Anzai, Guelph, 29.17
3. Kieran Liew, McMaster, 29.20

M 50m Back
1. Aaron Rode, Western, 25.79
2. Robert Wise, Western, 26.03
3. Kyle Haas, Toronto, 26.06

W 100m Fly
1. Paulina Bond, Western, 59.80
2. Jennifer McNaughton, Western, 1:02.15
3. Sherry Patel, Toronto, 1:02.79

M 100m Fly
1. Gamal Assaad, Western, 54.36
2. Robert Bonomo, Ottawa, 54.66
3. Matt Dans, Toronto, 54.71

W 400 IM
1. Eryn Weldon, Ottawa, 4:46.18
2. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto, 4:47.90
3. Sarah Asselin, Western, 4:52.69

M 400 IM
1. Hochan Ryu, Toronto, 4:18.59
2. Ben Stubbs, McMaster, 4:21.1
3. Montana Champagne, Ottawa, 4:23.16

W 400 Free Relay
1. Western, 3:46.50
(Emma Sproule, Katie Keeping, Kelly Hotta, Paulina Bond)
2. McMaster, 3:49.42
(Emma Mittermaier, Hannah Dvorski, Olivvya Chow, Emily Fung)
3. Toronto, 3:50.69
(Jennifer Tapley, Melanie McDonald, Victoria Radounski, Margot Cunningham)

M 400 Free Relay
1. Toronto 3:22.54
(Kent Kikot, Oliver Straszynski, Matthew Myers, Edward Liu)
2. McMaster, 3:23.22
(Eric Anderson, Marc Muise, Kurt Schubert, Mohamed Eldah)
3. Guelph, 3:24.32
(Philip Cranic, John Carroll, Evan Van Moerkerke, Myles Zagar)

DAY 2 INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS (Friday)

W 200 IM
1. Kylie Masse, Toronto, 2:12.78 OUA Record
2. Eryn Weldon, Ottawa, 2:14.68
3. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto, 2:15.44

M 200 IM
1. Hochan Ryu, Toronto, 2:00.48 
2. Montana Champagne, Ottawa, 2:03.62
3. Graeme Kemp, Waterloo, 2:05.64
 
W 100m Free
1. Paige Schultz, Toronto, 55.10 OUA Record
2. Paulina Bond, Western, 55.52
3. Emma Mittermaier, McMaster, 56.52

M 100m Free
1. Evan Van Moerkerke, Guelph, 49.55
2. Chris Manning, Toronto, 49.91
3. Oliver Straszynski, Toronto, 50.43

M 1500m Free
1. Robert Wise, Western, 15:43.11
2. Jake Silverthorn, Western, 15:46.46
3. Alex Paulins, Western, 15:52.32

W 200m Back
1. Kylie Masse, Toronto, 2:09.80 OUA Record
2. Emma Sproule, Western, 2:12.05
3. Emily Anzai, Guelph, 2:12.14

M 200m Back
1. Robert Bonomo, Ottawa, 1:58.16
2. Matthew Myers, Toronto, 1:59.25
3. Ben Stubbs, McMaster, 1:59.47

W 100m Breast
1. Sophie Cieplucha, Western, 1:10.74
2. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto, 1:11.01
3. Audrey Prayal Brown, Ottawa, 1:12.25

M 100m Breast
1. Eli Wall, Toronto, 1:01.90
2. Konrad Bald, McMaster, 1:02.17
3. Jonathan Ramkissoon, Waterloo, 1:02.36

W 50m Fly
1. Paulina Bond, Western 27.28
2. Paige Schultz, Toronto, 27.53
3. Sherry Patel, Toronto. 28.07

M 50m Fly
1. Robert Bonomo, Ottawa, 24.83
2. Edward Liu, Toronto, 24.89
2. Gamal, Assaad, Western, 24.89

W 800m Free
1. Bridget Coley, Toronto, 8:46.44
2. Lisa van Breugel, Toronto, 8:50.42
3. Caitlin Hodge, Ottawa, 8:54.15

W 400 Medley Relay
1. Toronto 4:10.06 OUA Record
(Kylie Masse, Vanessa Treasure, Sherry Patel, Jennifer Tapley)
2. Western 4:12.85
(Charis Huddle, Sophie Cieplucha, Hayley Hess, Jennifer McNaughton)
3. McMaster 4:15.66
(Kieran Liew, Olivvya Chow, Hannah Dvorski, Emma Mittermaier)

M 400 Medley Relay
1. Toronto, 3:41.77
(Matthew Myers, Eli Wall, Matt Dans, Mitch Ferraro)
2. McMaster, 3:42.28
(Ben Stubbs, Konrad Bald, Mohamed Eldah, Marc Muise)
3. Ottawa, 3:47.14
(Robert Bonomo, Connor Michie, Montana Champagne, Sam McLean)

DAY ONE INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS (Thursday)

Women 200 Free Relay
1. Toronto 1:44.44
(Melanie McDonald, Kylie Masse, Kate Lyne, Paige Schultz)
2. Western 1:45.01
(Katie Keeping, Paulina Bond, Hayley Hess, Kelly Hotta)
3. McMaster 1:45.34
(Emma Mittermaier, Hannah Dvorski, Jacqueline McDonald, Emily Fung)

Men 200 Free Relay
1. Toronto 1:31.85
(Edward Liu, Mitch Ferraro, Steven Hibberd, Chris Manning)
2. Western 1:33.17
(Aaron Rode, Louis Wong, Mark Loyzer, Brent Waddell)
3. McMaster 1:33.48
(Kurt Schubert, Ali Rizk, Konrad Bald, Corey Helie-Masters)

Women 400m Free
1. Emma Sproule, Western, 4:13.92
2. Caitlin Hodge, Ottawa, 4:14.42
3. Bridget Coley, Toronto, 4:17.81

Men 400m Free
1. Robert Wise, Western, 3:54.20
2. Oliver Straszynski, Toronto, 3:55.91
3. Jake Silverthorn, Western, 3:56.38

W 100m Back
1. Kylie Masse, Toronto, 59.15 OUA Record
2. Emily Anzai, Guelph, 1:01.73
3. Emma Sproule, Western, 1:02.01

M 100m Back
1. Robert Bonomo, Ottawa, 54.88
2. Matthew Myers, Toronto, 55.38
3. Eric Anderson, McMaster, 55.68

W 200m Breast
1. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto, 2:28.95 OUA Record
2. Eryn Weldon, Ottawa, 2:29.70
3. Sophie Cieplucha, Western 2:32.10

M 200m Breast
1. Eli Wall, Toronto, 2:12.14 OUA Record
2. Connor Michie, Ottawa, 2:13.38
3. David Riley, Toronto, 2:17.97

W 200m Fly
1. Jennifer McNaughton, Western, 2:14.15
2. Sarah Asselin, Western, 2:17.66
3. Melanie McDonald, Toronto, 2:18.23

M 200m Fly
1. Hochan Ryu, Toronto, 1:58.05
2. Ben Stubbs, McMaster, 2:00.26
3. Gamal Assaad, Western, 2:01.79

W 50m Free
1. Paige Schultz, Toronto, 25.53
2. Emma Mittermaier, McMaster, 25.94
3. Paulina Bond, Western, 26.15

M 50m Free
1. Chris Manning, Toronto, 22.54
2. Evan Van Moerkerke, Guelph, 23.09
3. Matthew Schouten, Laurentian, 23.26

W 800 Free Relay
1. Toronto, 8:10.69
(Victoria Radounski, Bridget Coley, Vanessa Treasure, Paige Schultz)
2. Western, 8:13.48
(Kelly Hotta, Jennifer McNaughton, Victoria Munro, Emma Sproule)
3. Ottawa 8:24.65
(Eryn Weldon, Nicole Lachance, Caitlin Hodge, Mackenzie Finkbeiner)

M 800 Free Relay
1. Toronto, 7:27.65 
(Kent Kikot, Hochan Ryu, Oliver Straszynski, David Riley)
2. Western, 7:28.43
(Robert Wise, Gamal Assaad, Jake Silverthorn, Alex Paulins)
3. Guelph, 7:29.47
(Philip Vranic, Evan Van Moerkerke, John Carroll, Myles Zagar)

Source: Ottawa Gee-Gees with files from Toronto Varsity Blues