The Western Mustangs were dominant once again in the pool after the second day at the 2011 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) swimming championships at the W.F. Mitchell Athletic Centre at the University of Guelph.
The Mustangs lead the women's competition with 512.5 points ahead of second place Toronto (487.5) and McMaster (401).
On the men's side the University of Western Ontario is in second place with 424.5 points. The University of Toronto leads with 547 points and McMaster holds the third sport with 408.5 points.
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In an exciting opening event of the night, rookie Shannon Nell (London, ON) took the gold medal in the women’s 200m individual medley. From lane one, Nell held on in the freestyle leg to finish the race strong.
In the women’s 100m freestyle, Hayley Nell (London, ON) dominated the final heat with a time of 55.71, defending her gold medal title.
In the men's 1500m freestyle event, the Mustangs swept all three medals. Robert Wise (Dorchester, ON) captured the gold with a time of 15:31.98. Teammates, David Hatch (North York, ON) finished second and Eric Dolan (Woodbridge, ON) was third. Hatch improved on his bronze medal performance from last season.
In the women's 200 backstroke Heather Martin (Etobicoke, ON) earned a bronze medal.
In the men’s 100m breastroke, teammates Bryn Jones (Newmarket, ON) and Jake Armstrong of Western battled for the gold medal spot. Bryn Jones out-touched Armstrong and finished with a record breaking time of 1.01.17 to defend his gold medal title. Armstrong (1.01.87) also finished second at last year’s competition.
The Toronto Varsity Blues won the gold medal in the women’s 400m medley relay with a time of 4.12.59, well below the CIS qualifying time and breaking the OUA record, previously held by Western. The Mustangs (Heather Martin, Katie Bell, Shannon Nell and Haley Nell) were their toughest competition, finishing milliseconds behind with a time of 4.12.78.
In the men's 400m medley relay, Western (Trevor Nicholas, Jake Armstrong, Bryn Jones and Miguel Lozano) claimed silver in a time of 3:42.85.
The OUA swimming championships resume on Saturday beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Team Standings – Day 2
Women
1. Western – 512.5
2. Toronto – 487.5
3. McMaster - 401
4. Ottawa - 317
5. Guelph - 186
6. Brock - 149
7. Laurier - 145
8. Laurentian - 114
9. Waterloo - 82
10. Queens - 71
11. Trent - 40
12. Carleton – 27
13. York - 10
Men
1. Toronto - 547
2. Western – 424.5
3. McMaster – 408.5
4. Ottawa – 370.5
5. Guelph - 308
6. Waterloo – 161.5
7. Laurentian - 98
8. York - 92
9. Laurier - 37
10. Queens - 16
11. Brock - 12
RESULTS – DAY 2
Women’s 200m IM
1. Shannon Nell, Western – 2:16.73
2. Paige Schultz, Toronto – 2:16.88
3. Eryn Weldon, Ottawa – 2:18.27
Men’s 200m IM
1. Cameron Bailey, McMaster – 2:02.99
2. Zach Summerhayes, Toronto – 2:04.22
3. Jeremie Holdom, Toronto – 2:04.91
Women’s 100m Freestyle
1. Hayley Nell, Western – 55.71
2. Chantique Payne, Guelph – 56.80
3. Jen Piper, Laurentian – 57.08
Men’s 100m Freestyle
1. Wil Wright, Guelph – 50.46
2. Taylor Bond, Toronto – 51.59
3. Michael McDonald, McMaster – 51.65
Men’s 1500m Freestyle
1. Robert Wise, Western – 15:31.98
2. David Hatch, Western – 15:50.18
3. Eric Dolan, Western – 15:56.96
Women’s 200m Backstroke
1. Andrea Jurenovskis, Toronto – 2:13.41
2. Rebecca Sharpe, Toronto – 2:15.12
3. Heather Martin, Western – 2:15.58
Men’s 200m Backstroke
1. Matt Hawes, Ottawa – 1:54.89 – MEET RECORD
(Previous Record: Sean Sepulis, Guelph – 1:58.53 – 2001)
2. Adam Best, Ottawa – 2:00.00
3. Ben Stubbs, McMaster – 2:00.70
Women’s 100m Breaststroke
1. Whitney Rich, Laurier – 1:11.63
2. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto – 1:12.19
3. Erin Macfadyen, McMaster – 1:12.23
Men’s 100m Breaststroke
1. Bryn Jones, Western – 1:01.17 – MEET RECORD
(Previous Record: Brad Creelman, Western – 1:01.71 – 1992)
2. Jake Armstrong, Western – 1:01.87
3. Wesley Greig, Waterloo – 1:02.88
Women’s 50m Butterfly
1. Chantique Payne, Guelph – 27.79
2. Andrea Jurenovskis, Toronto – 28.17
3. Sarah Taylor, McMaster – 28.25
Men’s 50m Butterfly
1. Mike Smerek, Toronto – 24.78 – MEET RECORD
(Previous Record: Brad Vanderkam, Western – 24.83 – 2004)
2. Wil Wright, Guelph – 24.89
3. Philippe Bastien, Ottawa – 25.13
Women’s 800m Freestyle Relay
1. Pamela Ruksys, Toronto – 8:44.13 – MEET RECORD
(Previous Record: Julie Gravelle, Toronto – 8:44.50 – 2000)
2. Heather Maitland, Toronto – 8:45.60
3. Molly Grove, Toronto – 8:54.33
Women’s 400m Medley Relay – MEET RECORD
1. Toronto – 4:12.59 (Andrea Jurenovskis, Vanessa Treasure, Paige Schultz, Julia Boron)
(Previous Record: Western – 4:15.87 – 2010)
2. Western – 4:12.78 (Heather Martin, Katie Bell, Shannon Nell, Hayley Nell)
3. McMaster – 4:16.28 (Natasha Strass-Hundal, Alexandra Vanommen, Sara Thompson, Meg Sloan)
Men’s 400m Medley Relay
1. Guelph – 3:42.67 –
MEET RECORD (Ben Roberts, Matt Stephenson, Wil Wright, Troy Baxter)
(Previous Record, Toronto, 3:44.81 – 2010)
2. Western – 3:42.85 (Trevor Nicholas, Jake Armstrong, Bryn Jones, Miguel Lozano)
3. Ottawa – 3:45.77 (Matt Hawes, Bernard Joosten, Philippe Bastien, Matt Harding)
RESULTS – DAY 1
Women’s 200m Freestyle Relay
1. McMaster – 1:46.54 – (Brooke Buckland, Sarah Taylor, Meg Sloan, Natasha Strass-Hundal)
2. Toronto – 1:46.75 – (Joyce Guo, Samantha Poon, Andrea Jurenovskis, Paige Schultz)
3. Western – 1:47.15 (Katie Fox, Ashleigh Dunnington, Amber Hutchinson, Melissa Loyzar)
Men’s 200m Freestyle Relay
1. Toronto – 1:33.88 – (Steven Hibberd, Peter Kruzyk, George Soules, Luke Hall)
2. McMaster – 1:34.02 (Matthew Vogelzang, David Landry, Cameron Bailey, Jeff Braches)
3. Guelph – 1:34.30 (Chad Johnson, Troy Baxter, Chris Miller, Jordan Duggan)
Women’s 400m Freestyle
1. Pamela Ruksys, Toronto – 4:15.46
2. Hayley Nell, Western – 4:18.92
3. Molly Grove, Toronto – 4:19.46
Men’s 400m Freestyle
1. Zack Chetrat, Toronto – 3:51.59 – MEET RECORD
(Previous Record: David Shemilt, Brock, 3:53.22 – 1985)
2. Frank Despond, Toronto – 3:55.01
3. Robert Wise, Western – 3:55.63
Women’s 100m Backstroke
1. Andrea Jurenovskis, Toronto – 1:00.63 – MEET RECORD
(Previous Record: Julie Howard, Toronto, 1:01.90 – 2001)
2. Jennifer Trung, Western – 1:02.87
3. Heather Martin, Western – 1:03.01
Men’s 100m Backstroke
1. Matt Hawes, Ottawa – 54.16
2. Benjamin Roberts, Guelph – 55.40
3. Adam Best, Ottawa – 55.93
Women’s 200m Breaststroke
1. Erin Macfadyen, McMaster – 2:33.51
2. Paulyne Kilty, Western – 2:34.89
3. Margo Bacher, Queens – 2:35.32
Men’s 200m Breaststroke
1. Bryn Jones, Western – 2:13.44 – MEET RECORD
(Previous Record: Matt Mains, Waterloo, 2:13.72 – 2004)
2. Wesley Greig, Waterloo – 2:15.15
3. Jake Armstrong, Western – 2:15.77
Women’s 200m Butterfly
1. Shannon Nell, Western – 2:14.33
2. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto – 2:14.93
3. Alysia Harricharan, Guelph – 2:17.90
Men’s 200m Butterfly
1. Zack Chetrat, Toronto – 1:59.25 – MEET RECORD
(Previous Record: Zack Chetrat, Toronto, 2:00.27 – 2009)
2. Curtis Samuel, Toronto – 2:01.43
3. Ben Stubbs, McMaster – 2:02.68
Women’s 50m Freestyle
1. Hayley Nell, Western – 25.88
2. Sarah Taylor, McMaster – 26.24
3. Chantique Payne, Guelph – 26.34
Men’s 50m Freestyle
1. Matt Vogelzang, McMaster – 23.43
2. Cameron Bailey, McMaster – 23.64
3. Wil Wright, Guelph – 23.65
Women’s 800m Freestyle Relay
1. Toronto – 8:18.62 (Heather Maitland, Molly Grove, Melanie Davis, Pamela Ruksys)
2. Ottawa – 8:22.00 (Eryn Weldon, Nicole Lachance, Kara Demers, Chantelle Boduel)
3. Western – 8:33.94 (Heather Martin, Paulyne Kilty, Elisa Colantonio, Jasmin Gow)
Men’s 8000m Freestyle Relay
1. Toronto – 7:27.15 (Curtis Samuel, Frank Despond, Andy Townsend, Zack Chetrat)
*MEET RECORD (Previous Record: 7:29.57, McMaster – 1991)*
2. Ottawa – 7:31.93 (Matt Hawes, Adam Best, Stefan Ruksys, Sean Dawson)
3. McMaster – 7:34.15 (Michael McDonald, Glendon Brown, Cameron Bailey, Nathan Cox)
OUA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE
W.F. Mitchell Athletic Centre
Saturday, February 11
Preliminaries: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
W/M 200 freestyle
W/M 50 breaststroke
W/M 50 backstroke
W/M 100 butterfly
W/M 400 Individual Medley
Finals: 6 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
W/M 4x50 Medley Relay
W/M 200 freestyle
W/M 50 breaststroke
W/M 50 backstroke
W/M 100 butterfly
W/M 400 Individual medley
W/M 4x100 freestyle relay
Awards