Lancers win 2011 OUA men's and women's track and field championships

The University of Windsor Lancers men's and women's track and field teams both repeated as Ontario University Athletics (OUA) champions on Saturday (Feb. 26) at the Toronto Track and Field Centre. 

Both squads dominated the team competition throughout the weekend. The women nearly doubled up the second-place University of Guelph Gryphons, amassing 224 points to 113 by Guelph. The men earned 220 points and the Gryphons were again second with 117.5.
The host York University Lions men's team finished fourth after a strong second day on the track, while the women grabbed sixth place.

The star of the day was third-year York sprinter Dontae Richards-Kwok of Mississauga, Ont., who earned three gold medals to go along with another he won on the opening day of competition. After winning the 300m on Friday, Richards-Kwok took top honours in the 60m with a time of 6.76 seconds.

He then teamed up with Ingvar Moseley of Pickering, Ont., Olu Ogunde of Lagos, Nigeria, and David Mayer of Picton, Ont., to win the gold medal in the 4 x 200m relay, and later in the day ran the anchor leg for the gold-medal winning Lions in the 4 x 400m relay. Joining him on that team were Moseley, Mayer and Birko Mertinat of Toronto.

The event proved to be a thrilling finish to the competition as the final race of the day. At the half-way point the Lions ran on par with both Queen's and Windsor, and heading into the final exchange Windsor runner Jordan Langridge of Wooler, Ont., edged ahead of Mayer. However, Richards-Kwok exploded from the line after the final handoff and drew well ahead Lancer Dustin Eldridge of Whitby, Ont., on the first turn. Eldridge nearly chased Richards-Kwok down by the finish line, with the Lions ultimately claiming victory by just .16.

Lancers runners Noelle Montcalm of Windsor, Ont., and Melissa Bishop of Eganville, Ont., both earned three gold medals at the meet in addition to the team championship. Montcalm finished atop the podium in the 60m and 60m hurdles and was also part of the gold-medal winning 4 x 200m team, while Bishop was the fastest in the 600m, 1000m and part of the 4 x 800m team that also crossed the finish line first.

Montcalm's victory in the 60m was part of a Windsor sweep in the event. Nicole Sassine of Windsor, Ont., and Camille Wallace of Toronto finished second and third, respectively. 
The Lancers men won three gold medals on Saturday. Dwayne Harriott finished first in the triple jump, Jake Pfaff of Amherstburg, Ont., won the pole vault and Eldridge crossed the line in the 600m first. Teammate Mitch Tome of Windsor, Ont., came in just behind in third place.
The day began with a victory for the host Lions as Cynthia Appiah of Etobicoke, Ont., won gold in the weight throw, adding to the silver medal she won in the shot put on Friday. Appiah's winning toss was recorded at 16.83m. Teammate Katie Klodnicki of Cranfield, Ont., also took a medal in her first OUA championship, claiming the bronze. 

York rookie Luke Durward of Port Perry, Ont., produced a surprise in the pole vault competition, earning the silver medal after entering the event as the fifth seed. His second-place height was 4.62m.

Next up for the track and field teams are the CIS championships, which take place in two weeks (March 10-12) at the University of Sherbrooke.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS 
 
Women
1. Windsor, 224 points
2. Guelph, 113
3. Western, 109
4. Ottawa 70
5. Toronto, 57
6. York, 43
7. McMaster, 28
8. Queen's, 14
T9. Laurentian, 2
T9. Laurier, 2 
 
Men
1. Windsor, 220 points
2. Guelph, 117.5
3. Western, 82.5
4. York, 70.5
5. Ottawa, 46
6. Toronto, 42
7. Queen's, 28
8. Waterloo, 25.5
9. McMaster, 14
10. Lakehead, 12
11. RMC, 3
12. Laurier, 1

DAY 2 INDIVIDUAL MEDALLISTS
 
Women's Weight Throw
1. Cynthia Appiah, York, 16.83m
2. Brittany Herd, Guelph, 16.35m
3. Katie Klodnicki, York, 15.52m
 
Women's 600m
1. Melissa Bishop, Windsor, 1:32.56
2. Rachel Aubry, Guelph, 1:32.90
3. Amanda Kanters, Windsor, 1:33.00 
 
Men's 600m
1. Dustin Eldridge, Windsor, 1:19.77
2. Michael Trnkus, Toronto, 1:19.80
3. Mitch Tome, Windsor, 1:20.33
 
Women's 60m
1. Noelle Montcalm, Windsor, 7.56
2. Nicole Sassine, Windsor, 7.64
3. Camille Wallace, Windsor, 7.82
 
Men's 60m
1. Dontae Richards-Kwok, York, 6.76
2. Justin Keating, Windsor, 6.84
3. Aaron Bowman, Windsor, 6.84
 
Women's 4x200m
1. University of Windsor, 1:40.81
2. University of Ottawa, 1:42.56
3. University of Western Ontario
 
Men's 4x200m
1. York University, 1:27.41
2. University of Windsor, 1:27.77
3. McMaster University, 1:30.68
 
Men's Triple Jump
1. Dwayne Harriot, Windsor, 14.68m
2. Kevin Honig, Guelph, 14.38m
3. Carl Shen, Western, 13.94m
 
Women's High Jump
1. Sarah Boyle, Toronto, 1.74m
2. Michelle Pierce, Windsor, 1.71m
3. Laura Maessen, Toronto, 1.68m
 
Men's Pole Vault
1. Jake Pfaff, Windsor, 4.77m
2. Luke Durward, York, 4.62m
3. Chris Erle, Western, 4.62m
 
Men's Shot Put
1. Drew Welch, Western, 16.69m
2. Andrew Ysebaert, Windsor, 16.63m
3. Tim Hendry, Guelph, 16.39m
 
Women's 1500m
1. Jennie Bieward, Guelph, 4:30.59
2. Jennifer Bays, Western, 4:31.59
3. Lydia Frost, Guelph, 4:31.59
 
Men's 1500m
1. Kyle Boorsma, Guelph, 3:49.32
2. Anthony Berkis, Windsor, 3:51.10
3. Ross Proudfoot, Guelph, 3:51.41
 
Women's Triple Jump
1. Neb Zachariah, Windsor, 12.62m
2. Alicia Smith, Western, 12.31m
3. Caroline Ehrhardt, Western, 12.24m
 
Men's High Jump
1. Charles Witmer, Toronto, 2.15m
2. Andrew Dandie, Windsor, 1.95m
3. Josh Edwards, Windsor, 1.89m
 
Women's 4x400 m
1. University of Windsor, 3:49.29
2. McMaster University, 3:51.26
3. University of Toronto, 3:56.00
 
Men's 4x400
1. York University, 3:19.72
2. University of Windsor, 3:19.88
3. Queens University, 3:22.44

DAY 1 INDIVIDUAL MEDALLISTS
 
Men's Weight Throw
1. Timothy Hendry, Guelph, 17.39m
2. Dustin Mccrank, Guelph, 17.11m
3. Brent Roubos, Guelph, 16.52m
 
Men's Long Jump
1. Guyson Kuruneri, Guelph, 7.30m
2. Christopher Greenaway, Ottawa, 7.29m
3. Sean Collette, Guelph, 7.01m
 
Women's 1000m
1. Melissa Bishop, Windsor, 2:49.23
2. Raeleen Hunter, Windsor, 2:49.78
3. Rachel Aubry, Guelph, 2:49.92
 
Men's 1000m
1. Anthony Berkis, Windsor, 2:25.87
2. Alastair Brown, Lakehead, 2:25.92
3. Mitch Tome, Windsor, 2:26.55
 
Women's 3000m
1. Rachel Cliff, Guelph, 9:50.52
2. Sara Giovannetti, McMaster, 9:58.41
3. Leah Larocque, Queen's, 9:59.50
 
Men's 3000m
1. Ross Proudfoot, Guelph, 8:16.95
2. Paul Janikowski, Windsor, 8:20.75
3. Matt Walters, Windsor, 8:22.51
 
Men's 60m Hurdles
1. Matt Brisson, Western, 8.21
2. Connor Fanning, Windsor, 8.29
3. Austin Roth, Windsor, 8.48
 
Women's 60m Hurdles
1. Noelle Montcalm, Windsor, 8.37
2. Ashlea Maddex, Ottawa, 8.59
3. Emily Coxhead, Western, 8.82
 
Women's 300m
1. Noelle Montcalm, Windsor, 39.57
2. Nicole Sassine, Windsor, 39.97
3. Cassandra McCaig, Western, 40.37
 
Men's 300m
1. Dontae Richards-Kwok, York, 33.88
2. Brendan Dills, Windsor, 34.19
3. Chris Reid, Windsor, 34.46
 
Men's 4x800m Relay
1. Windsor, 7:40.46
2. Queen's, 7:43.62
3. Guelph, 7:44.25
 
Women's 4x800m Relay
1. Windsor, 8:47.61
2. Guelph, 8:49.98
3. Toronto, 9:13.87
 
Women's Pole Vault
1. Erika Reiser, Windsor, 3.71m
2. Jenn Tomayer, Windsor, 3.66m
3. Erika Fiedler, Guelph, 3.66m
 
Women's Shot Put
1. Celine Freeman-Gibb, Windsor, 14.72m
2. Cynthia Appiah, York, 13.86m
3. Steffi Stephenson, Windsor, 13.27m
 
Women's Long Jump
1. Neb Zachariah, Windsor, 5.70m
2. Caroline Ehrhardt, Western, 5.67m
3. Mila Simulik, Western, 5.60m
 
Women's Pentathlon
1. Michele Krech, Ottawa, 3582 points
2. Danielle Villalta, York, 3388 points
3. Johanna Dobransky, Ottawa, 3331 points
 
Men's Pentathlon
1. Patrick Arbour, Ottawa, 3490 points
2. TJ Rodin, Windsor, 3434 points
3. Levi Dow, York, 3244 points

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