The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's and women's swimming teams each repeated as champions as the 2015 OUA championships wrapped up Saturday evening in Ottawa.
Champs Again Toronto's men won their 12th consecutive and OUA-leading 63rd provincial title in the Dougall Trophy was first presented in 1910. The Blues finished with a combined team score of 986.5 points, well ahead of the second-place Western Mustangs (613.50) and bronze medalist McMaster Marauders (586). Ottawa (402) and Guelph (393) placed fourth and fifth, respectively.
The Blues women claimed their second consecutive OUA title and 26th in program history since 1977. U of T accumulated 887 points, 115.5 points ahead of the Western Mustangs (771.5). The Guelph Gryphons placed third (473.5) with McMaster (470.5) and Ottawa (457) rounding out the top five finishers.
Award Winners 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.
Other Day 3 Titles Veteran freestyler Paige Schultz did it again, sweeping the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events for the second consecutive season. Schultz capped off the sweep on Day 3, winning the 200 event in 1:59.98.
U of T's men's 200 medley relay team of Kyle Haas, Eli Wall, Matt Dans and Steven Hibberd also garnered gold in a time of 1:40.61, while the men's 400 freestyle relay team of K
ent Kikot, Oliver Straszynski, Matthew Myers, Edward Liu also won in 3:22.54.
Day 1 Recap
http://varsityblues.ca/news/2015/2/5/MSWIM_0205154216.aspx Day 2 Recap
http://varsityblues.ca/news/2015/2/6/MSWIM_0206155305.aspx Final Team Standings Men:Toronto – 986.5 points
Western – 613.5
McMaster – 586
Ottawa – 402
Guelph – 393
Waterloo – 265
Laurentian – 185
Laurier – 149
Queen's 120
York – 73
Brock – 57
Carleton – 3
WomenToronto – 887 points
Western – 771.5
Guelph – 473.5
McMaster – 470.5
Ottawa – 457
Laurentian – 213
Waterloo – 178
Laurier – 158
Queen's – 94
Brock – 90.5
York – 64
Final Medal Tally (Gold/Silver/Bronze) Toronto 24/11/13
Western 10/14/7
Ottawa 5/6/6
McMaster 1/7/7
Guelph 1/3/3
Waterloo 0/0/3
Laurentian 0/0/1
OUA Major Award Winners Dr. Jeno Teyani Awards:Kylie Masse - Toronto
Hochan Ryu - Toronto
Rookies of the MeetKylie Masse – Toronto
Oliver Straszynski - Toronto
Swimmers of the MeetKylie Masse – Toronto
Hochan Ryu - Toronto
OUA Coach of the Year:Bryon MacDonald – Toronto (both men's and women's)
Awards of Distinction:McMaster: Eric Anderson, Konrad Bald, Ben Stubbs
Ottawa: Eryn Weldon
Toronto: Paige Schultz, Vanessa Treasure, Margot Cunningham
Western: Emma Sproule
DAY 3 INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS (Saturday)
W 200 Medley Relay1. 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 Relay1. 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 Free1. Paige Schultz, Toronto, 1:59.98
2. Emma Sproule, Western, 2:00.77
3. Melanie McDonald, Toronto, 2:01.33
M 200m Free1. Oliver Straszynski, Toronto, 1:49.66
2. Hochan Ryu, Toronto, 1:50.40
3. Matthew Myers, Toronto, 1:50.90
W 50m Breast1. Audrey Prayal Brown, Ottawa, 32.62
2. Sophie Cieplucha, Western, 33.27
3. Carolyne Godon, Ottawa, 33.36
M 50m Breast1. Konrad Bald, McMaster, 28.29
2. Chris Manning, Toronto, 28.34
3. Jonathan Ramkissoon, Waterloo, 28.69
W 50m Back1. Kylie Masse, Toronto, 28.02
OUA Record2. Emily Anzai, Guelph, 29.17
3. Kieran Liew, McMaster, 29.20
M 50m Back1. Aaron Rode, Western, 25.79
2. Robert Wise, Western, 26.03
3. Kyle Haas, Toronto, 26.06
W 100m Fly1. Paulina Bond, Western, 59.80
2. Jennifer McNaughton, Western, 1:02.15
3. Sherry Patel, Toronto, 1:02.79
M 100m Fly1. Gamal Assaad, Western, 54.36
2. Robert Bonomo, Ottawa, 54.66
3. Matt Dans, Toronto, 54.71
W 400 IM1. Eryn Weldon, Ottawa, 4:46.18
2. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto, 4:47.90
3. Sarah Asselin, Western, 4:52.69
M 400 IM1. Hochan Ryu, Toronto, 4:18.59
2. Ben Stubbs, McMaster, 4:21.1
3. Montana Champagne, Ottawa, 4:23.16
W 400 Free Relay1. 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 Relay1. 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 IM1. Kylie Masse, Toronto, 2:12.78 OUA Record2. Eryn Weldon, Ottawa, 2:14.683. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto, 2:15.44M 200 IM1. Hochan Ryu, Toronto, 2:00.48 2. Montana Champagne, Ottawa, 2:03.623. Graeme Kemp, Waterloo, 2:05.64 W 100m Free1. Paige Schultz, Toronto, 55.10 OUA Record2. Paulina Bond, Western, 55.523. Emma Mittermaier, McMaster, 56.52M 100m Free1. Evan Van Moerkerke, Guelph, 49.552. Chris Manning, Toronto, 49.913. Oliver Straszynski, Toronto, 50.43M 1500m Free1. Robert Wise, Western, 15:43.112. Jake Silverthorn, Western, 15:46.463. Alex Paulins, Western, 15:52.32W 200m Back1. Kylie Masse, Toronto, 2:09.80 OUA Record2. Emma Sproule, Western, 2:12.053. Emily Anzai, Guelph, 2:12.14M 200m Back1. Robert Bonomo, Ottawa, 1:58.162. Matthew Myers, Toronto, 1:59.253. Ben Stubbs, McMaster, 1:59.47W 100m Breast1. Sophie Cieplucha, Western, 1:10.742. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto, 1:11.013. Audrey Prayal Brown, Ottawa, 1:12.25M 100m Breast1. Eli Wall, Toronto, 1:01.902. Konrad Bald, McMaster, 1:02.173. Jonathan Ramkissoon, Waterloo, 1:02.36W 50m Fly1. Paulina Bond, Western 27.282. Paige Schultz, Toronto, 27.533. Sherry Patel, Toronto. 28.07M 50m Fly1. Robert Bonomo, Ottawa, 24.832. Edward Liu, Toronto, 24.892. Gamal, Assaad, Western, 24.89W 800m Free1. Bridget Coley, Toronto, 8:46.442. Lisa van Breugel, Toronto, 8:50.423. Caitlin Hodge, Ottawa, 8:54.15W 400 Medley Relay1. 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 Relay1. 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 1 INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS (Thursday)
Women 200 Free Relay1. 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 Relay1. 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 Free1. Emma Sproule, Western, 4:13.922. Caitlin Hodge, Ottawa, 4:14.423. Bridget Coley, Toronto, 4:17.81Men 400m Free1. Robert Wise, Western, 3:54.202. Oliver Straszynski, Toronto, 3:55.913. Jake Silverthorn, Western, 3:56.38W 100m Back1. Kylie Masse, Toronto, 59.15 OUA Record2. Emily Anzai, Guelph, 1:01.733. Emma Sproule, Western, 1:02.01M 100m Back1. Robert Bonomo, Ottawa, 54.882. Matthew Myers, Toronto, 55.383. Eric Anderson, McMaster, 55.68W 200m Breast1. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto, 2:28.95 OUA Record2. Eryn Weldon, Ottawa, 2:29.703. Sophie Cieplucha, Western 2:32.10M 200m Breast1. Eli Wall, Toronto, 2:12.14 OUA Record2. Connor Michie, Ottawa, 2:13.383. David Riley, Toronto, 2:17.97W 200m Fly1. Jennifer McNaughton, Western, 2:14.152. Sarah Asselin, Western, 2:17.663. Melanie McDonald, Toronto, 2:18.23M 200m Fly1. Hochan Ryu, Toronto, 1:58.052. Ben Stubbs, McMaster, 2:00.263. Gamal Assaad, Western, 2:01.79W 50m Free1. Paige Schultz, Toronto, 25.532. Emma Mittermaier, McMaster, 25.943. Paulina Bond, Western, 26.15M 50m Free1. Chris Manning, Toronto, 22.542. Evan Van Moerkerke, Guelph, 23.093. Matthew Schouten, Laurentian, 23.26W 800 Free Relay1. 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 Relay1. 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)
