We are the champions!!
The Varsity Blues successfully defended their men’s and women’s swimming medals last weekend, despite stiff competition from the Western Mustangs. Both teams won gold medals again, showing that Toronto is still dominant in the pool.
Ian MacLeod was the man for the Blues, three gold medals and a bronze. Marco Monaco also had an impressive meet, claiming two gold, a silver, and a bronze.
A rookie paved the road to victory on the women’s side. First-year Blues swimmer Sasha Theron captured five gold medals and a silver and was declared swimmer of the meet.
Jen Porenta and Brittney Scott also collected medals for the Blues, and Toronto coaches Byron Macdonald and Linda Kiefer were given coach-of-the-year honours for their efforts. Stay tuned to the sports section after reading week to hear more on this fantastic group of athletes. Congratulations, ladies and gentlemen.
-MATT SOMERS
I am feeling very Olympic today
So, the Winter Olympics are upon us once more, and Canada is off to a fantastic start. Don’t worry If some of them athletes look just like someone you had a class with years ago, because they are the same people, as a variety of former U of T students are competing in Torino.
Two memebers of the dominant Canadian women’s hockey team at the Olympics are former students. Vicky Sunohara has a goal and an assist in three games for Canada and Jayna Hefford has five points (two goals, three assists) already.
Staying on the ice, Jeffrey Buttle of Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario, did not have the performance he envisioned in the men’s figure skating short program on Monday-he finished fifth after falling twice. The former U of T chemical engineering student will have a chance at redemption in today’s long program.
Heather Moyse of Summerside, P.E.I has a good chance to win a medal with driver Helen Upperton in the two-person bobsled at the Torino Games. The pair has already claimed four medals at World Cup events this season and are the reigning Canadian champions. Not bad for a rookie.
Moyse did her masters in occupational therapy at U of T.
-MS
We are all stars now, in the dope…err…volleyball show
Numerous Blues were honoured as the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) women’s volleyball awards were handed out on Wednesday. For right-side/setter Asya Danilova, this is becoming standard procedure.
Danilova was named a first-team all-star for the second year in a row. She was joined in that group by standout third-year student Mila Miguel, who is solid at all aspects of the game.
Leah Towell and Elodie Li Yuk Lo were named second-team all-stars. Also, Ali Greey was named the east division’s rookie of the year and Li Yuk Lo was given the east division award of merit.
The Blues (17-2) won their division again this year and will take on fourth-ranked Lakehead (7-12) in Saturday’s OUA quarterfinal at the AC. The game starts at 5 p.m. Toronto is the favourite to win the OUA championship this year.
-MS
