Fifth-year veteran Alicia Brown won three gold medals in leading the Varsity Blues women’s track and field team to a silver-medal finish at the 2013 CIS championships at the University of Alberta this past weekend (March 7-9).
The Ottawa native helped Toronto’s 4x200 relay team to a new CIS and Canadian record, running a 24.1 second split to cross the finish line in 1:36.53. Brown then anchored the 4x400m relay team to a first-place finish, also on Saturday night, finishing in a time of 3:42.90.
Brown opened the weekend with a gold medal in the women’s 300m on Friday night, crossing the finish line in 38.28 seconds.
Honourable mentions: Nicole Kesteris (Hockey) Grace Gao/Michelle Li (Badminton).
MBNA believes that with personal drive and the right kind of support, someone who thrives on the playground can one day ascend the podium. MBNA is a long standing affinity partner of the University of Toronto, providing the U of T MasterCard® to over 50,000 students and alumni. Congratulations to the MBNA Athletes of the Week.
