SHERBROOKE, Que. (CIS) – For the second time in three years and fourth time in school history, the University of Windsor Lancers captured both the men's and women's team titles at the 2011 Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) track and field team championships in Sherbrooke, Que.
Windsor extended its CIS record for the most team championships to 10 women's titles and seven in men's track and field.
Official website (complete results): http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/trackfield
"We scored points in everyone of the events that we were entered in," said an ecstatic Windsor head coach
Dennis Fairall, who was named CIS coach of the year following the meet. "We were in 16 of 17 events on the women's side and scored a lot of big points."
The Lancer women finished the three day meet with a new CIS record 151.50 points, 55.5 better than their closest competitors, the Guelph Gryphons. The University of Calgary Dinos finished third.
"On the men's side, our guys remember losing by one point last year to Guelph. Throughout the meet they faught to get every point possible and that dedication made the difference."
In the women's competition, the Blue and Gold entered the day with a 37.5 point lead over the Guelph Gryphons and was quickly extended when they finished first and third in the women's triple jump. Neb Zachariah tied Sherbrooke's Valérie Kodo-Ella with a distance of 12.49m, but earned the gold on a count-back. Jaideen Lowe also of Windsor won bronze with a jump of 12.40m
A day after finishing 1-2 in the 1000m event,
Melissa Bishop and
Raeleen Hunter teamed up again to win the gold and silver medals in the 600m race. Bishop captured gold in a time of 1:31.54, while Hunter crossed the finish line in 1:32.35. Rachel Aubry of Guelph was third in a time of 1:32.50.
In other women's track and field action, the University of Calgary won the women's 4x200m relay in a time of 1:38.62 while Guelph swept the podium in the women's 1500m event as Rachel Cliff stopped the timer at 4:28.98. She was followed by teammates Jennie Biewald (4:31.70) and Lydia Frost (4:32.37)
In the men's competition Windsor came into the final day with a slim 10-point advantage over the second place Guelph Gryphons.
Despite finishing first and third in the men's 1500m, the Gryphons lost key ground to the Lancers who put the meet away finishing second, fourth and fifth in the event. Guelph's Kyle Boorsma captured gold in a time of 3:47.57 followed by Windsor's
Matt Walters in a time of 349.08. Ross Proudfoot was third (3:49.68) but the Lancers picked up a key nine points as
Anthony Berkis and
Andrew Aguanno finishing fourth and fifth respectively.
It was a record setting day in the shot put as Saskatchewan's Andrew Smith established a new CIS record with a throw of 18.48m. The previous mark was set in 2004 by Chris Meisner of the University of Lethbridge. Tim Hendry was second with a distance of 17.23m, while Windsor's Andrew Yesbaert was third (16.88m)
Scott Leith of the University of Western Ontario captured gold in the men's 600m race in a time of 1:18.93. Toronto's Michael Trnkus was second (1:19.37) while
Dustin Eldridge of Windsor won the bronze (1:19.68).
In other men's events...
The University of Alberta topped their Canada West rivals from the University of Manitoba in the 4x200m relay. Alberta finished the fourth leg of the event in a time of 1:29.83 edging out the Bisons who ended the 800m sprint in 1:29.51. Queen's was third (1:30.86).
The Saskachewan Huskies took the top two positions in the men's pole vault as Lane Britnell cleared the bar at 5.15m, followed by Taylor Petrucha at 5.05m. Maxim Beaumont-Courteau of the McGill Redmen was third at 4.85m.
The men's triple jump was a heated competition with Windsor's Dwayne Harriott capturing the gold leaping 14.55m. David Walford of Regina was second with a jump of 14.49m while Kevin Honig of Guelph won the bronze at 14.24m
NOTEBOOK
Dennis Fairall was named the CIS men's and women's coach of the year for the double-championship.
Taryn Suttie of the Saskatchewan Huskies was named the female athlete of the meet, while Kyle Boorsma of the University of Guelph was recognized as the top male athlete at the championship.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS:
Women
1 University of Windsor 151.50
2 University of Guelph 96
3 University of Calgary 66.50
4 University of Alberta 54
5 University of Western Ontario 40
6 Universite de Sherbrooke 35
7 University of Ottawa 29
7 University of Saskatchewan 29
9 Universite de Montreal 22.50
10 Univ du Quebec a Montreal 22
11 University of Toronto 20
12 University of Regina 19
13 McMaster University 14
14 York University 10
14 Université Laval 10
14 McGill University 10
17 University of Lethbridge 8
18 University of Victoria 7
19 Dalhousie University 5
20 University of Manitoba 4.50
21 Queen's University 1
Men
1 University of Windsor 138
3) University of Regina 54
4) University of Western Ont 50
4) York University 50
6) University of Alberta 39
7) University of Saskatchewan 37
8) Dalhousie University 34
9) Universite de Sherbrooke 25
10) University of Manitoba 23
11) University of Ottawa 22
12) University of Toronto 19
13) University of Calgary 15
14) Université Laval 12
15) University of Victoria 11
16) Queen's University 9
17) Lakehead University 8
18) McGill University 6
19) McMaster University 4
20) University of Waterloo 1
INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS
Coach of the Year (M/W)
Athlete of the Meet (F)
Taryn Suttie - Saskatchewan
Athlete of the Meet (M)
Kyle Boorsma - Guelph
