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CIS track & field: Season awards announced
WINDSOR, Ont. (CIS) – The CIS individual award winners for
the 2009-2010 track and field season were announced Thursday
afternoon prior to the start of the national championships that
will run through Saturday at the University of Windsor’s St.
Denis Centre.
Championship website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/trackfield
On the women’s side, Noelle Montcalm of the defending
national champion Windsor Lancers was named the outstanding
performer of the year in track events, while Western
Ontario’s Jen Cotten received the same honour in field
events. Guelph’s Genevieve Lalonde was chosen rookie of the
year, with Alberta’s Amanda Schneck receiving the
Student-Athlete Community Service award.
The male recipients were Calgary’s Sam Effah, named season
MVP in track events for the third consecutive year, Ottawa’s
Christopher Greenaway, who was the choice in field events,
Guelph’s Jason Diston, named top freshman of the season, as
well as Queen’s Matt Hulse, who claimed the Student-Athlete
Community Service award.
Female athlete of the year (track events): Noelle Montcalm,
Windsor
A fourth-year kinesiology major from Windsor, Montcalm won three
gold medals at the OUA championships in the 60m hurdles, 300m and
4x200 relay. She added silver in the 60m sprint and led the Lancer
women to their fifth conference team title in six years.
A four-time medallist at last year’s CIS meet including gold
in the 4x200 relay, silver in the 60 hurdles and the 300, and
bronze in the 60 sprint, she is currently ranked first in CIS in
the 60 hurdles and 4x200 relay, second in the 300 and third in the
60m.
In addition to her performance on the track, Montcalm is a very
strong student in the Faculty of Human Kinetics as she holds an
11.5 GPA and was named a CIS Top 8 Academic All-Canadian for the
2008-09 academic year.
“Noelle is having a phenomenal season. Her win at Notre Dame
in the 300m combined with her silver-medal finish in the 200m ranks
her as one of the best in her event,” said Windsor head coach
Dennis Fairall. “This combined with the fact she is presently
the leading hurdler in CIS makes her one of the top
sprinters/hurdlers of all time.”
Female athlete of the year (field events): Jen Cotten,
Western Ontario
Cotten of Barrie, Ont., was named the top female performer at last
year’s CIS championships following her victories in the
pentathlon, long jump and 4x400 relay. She has medalled in the
pentathlon in each of her previous four appearances at the CIS meet
winning the event in 2009, 2008 and 2006, and finishing third in
2007.
The fifth-year senior was the most valuable female performer at
last month’s OUA championships where she earned gold in the
pentathlon, long jump and 4x400 relay, and took second place in the
60m hurdles. She is ranked first in CIS in both the pentathlon and
long jump heading into the national rendez-vous.
Female rookie of the year: Genevieve Lalonde, Guelph
Lalonde of Moncton, N.B., was the top female freshman at the OUA
championships thanks to a third-place finish in the 3,000. The
environmental biology student is ranked third in the country in the
event going into the CIS meet.
Female student-athlete community service award: Amanda
Schneck, Alberta
A native of Edmonton and the captain of the Pandas, Schneck won
gold in the pentathlon at the Canada West championships.
A two-time CIS Academic All-Canadian as an engineering student, she
is a tireless volunteer with the U of A student athletics board,
where she is Vice President. She maintains weekly sport updates,
athlete profiles and other relevant information on a varsity
information board, and acts as a team representative for the track
and field program in organizing varsity events and fundraising
activities. She also helps organize the end of the year awards
banquet for all University of Alberta varsity sports teams, sits on
the Engineering Student’s Society board as Associate Vice
President, and helps compile and edit The Bridge, a monthly
newsletter for all undergrad engineering students.
“Amanda is an exceptional individual who does everything with
a sense of pride and a spirit of excellence,” said Alberta
head coach Georgette Reed. “She was a walk-on student-athlete
who chose to undertake the pentathlon in her second year and
hasn’t looked back. In 2009, she was a Canada West medallist
and a CIS finalist, and this season she won the conference title
and set a school record. This is an amazing feat in itself but
combined with all of her scholastic and extra-curricular
activities, Amanda is a great inspiration to all of us who have a
drive and vision to succeed.”
Male athlete of the year (track events): Sam Effah,
Calgary
A fourth-year communications and culture student, Effah won gold in
both the 60 and 300-metre events at the Canada West championships
in Edmonton, where he was named the outstanding male performer
(track). He is the top seed for both the 60 and 300 at the CIS
championships. The 21-year-old is reigning two-time CIS gold
medallist in the 60, and was second a year ago in the 300 after
winning the race in 2008.
A native of Calgary, Effah represented Canada at both the 2009
Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia, as well as the IAAF world
championships in Berlin. In the 200-metre heats in Berlin, he ran
in the lane next to world record holder Usain Bolt and eventually
qualified for the quarter-final round. He was also part of the
Canadian team that finished fifth in the 4x100 relay in Berlin,
just 37 hundredths off the podium.
“There is no question that Sam is a gifted and amazing
athlete,” said Calgary head coach Doug Lamont. “But
what really sets him apart is that he is an outstanding person, a
leader, and a role model.”
Male athlete of the year (field events): Christopher
Greenaway, Ottawa
Greenaway of Brossard, Que., will compete in the long jump, triple
jump and 4x200m relay at the CIS championships. He missed last
year’s national meet due to
injuries.
The third-year criminology student was named the top male performer
at the OUA championships (field) after he broke an 11-year-old
conference record in the long jump (7.64) and claimed bronze medals
in the triple jump and the 4x200 relay. He finished fourth in the
long jump at the 2009 Francophonie Games in Beyrouth with a
personal-best leap of 7.72m.
Male rookie of the year: Jason Diston, Guelph
Diston, a human resources management student from Niagara Falls,
Ont., was named the top male freshman at the OUA championships as
well as an OUA all-star after winning the pentathlon with a score
of 3,620, which ranks him third heading into the CIS meet. Diston,
who was competing in the pentathlon for just the second time, also
placed fifth in the high jump at the conference championships.
Male student-athlete community service award: Matt Hulse,
Queen’s
Hulse was the male MVP in track events at the OUA championships,
where he captured gold in the 1,500m race and added silver medals
in both the 1000m and 4x800 relay.
The fourth-year physical and health education student from
Hartington, Ont., volunteers as the deputy officer for special
projects in the AMS (Queen’s student government)
sustainability office. He also travelled to Parliament Hill in
Ottawa on Oct. 24, 2009 to take part in the global action day known
as “350”, in which people in 170 countries around the
world gathered to demonstrate and let world leaders know their
opinions on climate change. Hulse also has a volunteer placement
working with a girl with cerebral palsy, helping her with exercises
and stretches.
While on student exchange at the University of Western Australia
in the winter of 2009, Hulse became involved in the Trinity College
residence community service and environment committee. He organized
and directed a college energy and water challenge: a competition
that took place over eight weeks between the five residential
colleges at the school. Throughout the eight weeks, he educated the
residents on various topics including water, energy, waste,
recycling, climate change, and composting.
CIS TRACK &
FIELD: 2009-2010 SEASON AWARDS
Women
Athlete of the year (track events): Noelle Montcalm, Windsor
Athlete of the year (field events): Jen Cotten, Western Ontario
Rookie of the year: Genevieve Lalonde, Guelph
Student-athlete community service award: Amanda Schneck,
Alberta
Men
Athlete of the year (track events): Sam Effah, Calgary
Athlete of the year (field events): Christopher Greenaway,
Ottawa
Rookie of the year: Jason Diston, Guelph
Student-athlete community service award: Matt Hulse,
Queen’s
CIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 11
14:00 Weight Throw (W) Final
15:15 60m Hurdles (W) Pentathlon
15:45 60m Hurdles (M) Pentathlon
16:00 High Jump (W) Pentathlon
16:30 Long Jump (M) Pentathlon
17:50 Shot Put (M) Pentathlon
18:50 Shot Put (W) Pentathlon
19:30 High Jump (M) Pentathlon
19:30 60m (W) Heats
19:45 60m (M) Heats
19:50 Long Jump (W) Pentathlon
20:00 600m (W) Heats
20:15 600m (M) Heats
20:30 60m (W) Final
20:40 60m (M) Final
20:50 800m (W) Pentathlon
21:00 1000m (M) Pentathlon
Friday, March 12
13:30 60m Hurdles (W) Heats
13:45 60m Hurdles (M) Heats
14:00 4x200m Relay (W) Heats
14:20 4x200m Relay (M) Heats
15:30 Weight Throw (M) Final
18:00 60m Hurdles (M) Final
18:00 Pole Vault (W) Final
18:05 High Jump (M) Final
18:10 Long Jump (W) Final
18:15 60m Hurdles (W) Final
18:30 300m (W) Heats
18:45 300m (M) Heats
19:00 1000m (W) Final
19:15 1000m (M) Final
19:30 3000m (W) Final
19:50 3000m (M) Final
20:00 Shot Put (W) Final
20:05 Long Jump (M) Final
20:30 300m (W) Final
20:35 300m (M) Final
21:00 4x800m Relay (W) Final
21:15 4x800m Relay (M) Final
Saturday, March 13
12:00 Triple Jump (W) Final
12:05 Shot Put (M) Final
13:00 Pole Vault (M) Final
13:30 600m (W) Final
13:45 600m (M) Final
14:00 High Jump (W) Final
14:00 4x200m Relay (W) Final
14:05 Triple Jump (M) Final
14:15 4x200m Relay (M) Final
14:45 1500m (W) Final
15:00 1500m (M) Final
15:30 4x400m Relay (W) Final
15:45 4x400m Relay (M) Final
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