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Athletes of the Week

Tory Merrill

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    12/7/2009
  • Sport
    Women's Track & Field
  • Bio
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In the first major track and field competition of the year, Varsity Blues dual-sport standout Tory Merrill claimed the gold medal in the women’s pentathlon at the Cornell Relays on Saturday, December 5 in Ithica, N.Y.
 
In a talented field of 13 NCAA and CIS competitors, the fifth-year veteran and 2008-09 CIS pentathlon bronze medalist was first in the 800m (2:25.91) and 60m hurdles (9.14), second in the shot put (9.82m), fifth in the high jump (1.46m) and sixth in the long jump (4.83m).  

Merrill (Orangeville, Ont.), who is an OUA all-star in lacrosse, finished with an overall score of 3235 points, 84 points ahead of second-place Rosie DeFino from Binghamton University. Karen Shillinger of the host Cornell Big Red was third with 3086 points.  


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
1/19/2009 Rob Paris Men's Basketball
1/12/2009 Curtis Samuel Swimming
1/12/2009 Nicki Schutz Women's Basketball
12/1/2008 Ahmed Nazmi Men's Basketball
12/1/2008 Tara Kinnear Women's Basketball
11/24/2008 Nicole Brown Women's Water Polo
11/24/2008 Rob Paris Men's Basketball
11/17/2008 Heather Bansley Women's Volleyball
11/17/2008 Zack Chetrat Swimming
11/9/2008 Megan Brown Women's Cross Country
11/9/2008 Milos Radojcic Men's Water Polo
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