HAMILTON, Ont. – Jen Cotten (Barrie, Ont.) was named as the most valuable female performer at last weekend's Ontario University Athletics (OUA) track and field championships, hosted by York Feb. 26-27
Cotten earned gold in the pentathlon with a score of 3,718 as well as the long jump with a distance of 5.85 metres. The fifth-year student-athlete was also the anchor of Western’s gold medal winning 4x400m relay team. Cotten earned silver in the 60m hurdles, was fifth in the 600m with a time of 1:34.21 and fifth with a high jump of 1.61 metres. Her pentathlon and long jump ranks her No. 1 in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). Cotten is awarded the Dr. Wendy Jerome Trophy.
All gold and silver medalists in individual competitions and gold medalists in relays earn OUA all-star status. All OUA all-stars are listed below and include the following Mustangs
MEN
Matt Brisson (St. Thomas, Ont.) - Western
Rob Gooch (Vancouver) - Western
Elias Granillo (London, Ont.) - Western
Andrew Judge (London, Ont.) - Western
Jason Kerr (Strathroy, Ont.) - Western
Scott Leitch (London, Ont.) - Western
WOMEN
Jen Cotten (Barrie, Ont.) - Western
Lisa Grieve (London, Ont.) - Western
Cara Marcantonio (Welland, Ont.) - Western
Jenessa Olson (Ilderton, Ont.) - Western
Jen Perrault (Burlington, Ont.) - Western
Mila Simulik (Ottawa) - Western
2010 OUA TRACK AND FIELD AWARD WINNERS
Most Valuable Male Performer (Hec Phillips Trophy): Christopher Greenaway (Ottawa)
Most Valuable Female Performer (Dr. Wendy Jerome Trophy): Jen Cotten (Western)
Field Events Most Valuable Male Performer: Mike Miller (Windsor)
Field Events Most Valuable Female Performer: Heather Hamilton (York)
Track Events Most Valuable Male Performer: Matt Hulse (Queen's)
Track Events Most Valuable Female Performer: Noelle Montcalm (Windsor)
Male Rookie of the Year: Jason Diston (Guelph)
Female Rookie of the Year: Genevieve Lalonde (Guelph)
Male Community Service Award: Matt Hulse (Queen's)
Female Community Service Award: Sarah Boyle (Toronto)
Men's Coach of the Year (Bob Vigars Award): Dennis Fairall (Windsor)
Women's Coach of the Year (Sue Wise Award): Dennis Fairall (Windsor)
TRACK AND FIELD ALL-STARS
Charelle Anobile (Tecumseh, Ont.) - Windsor
Cynthia Appiah (Toronto) - York
Melissa Bishop (Eganville, Ont.) - Windsor
Kyle Boorsma (Guelph, Ont.) - Guelph
Sarah Boyle (Scarborough, Ont.) - Toronto
Matt Brisson (St. Thomas, Ont.) - Western
Alicia Brown (Ottawa) - Toronto
Megan Brown (Guelph, Ont.) - Toronto
Rachel Cliff (Vancouver) - Guelph
Jen Cotten (Barrie, Ont.) - Western
Anthony Dandie (Etobicoke, Ont.) - Windsor
Mike Del Monte (Guelph, Ont.) - Toronto
Jason Diston (Niagara Falls, Ont.) - Guelph
Dustin Eldridge (Whitby, Ont.) - Windsor
Randolph Fajardo (Toronto) - York
Jason Goetz (Cambridge, Ont.) - Waterloo
Rob Gooch (Vancouver) - Western
Elias Granillo (London, Ont.) - Western
Christopher Greenaway (Brossard, Que.) - Ottawa
Lisa Grieve (London, Ont.) - Western
Tyrone Halstead (Mississauga, Ont.) - York
Heather Hamilton (Toronto) - York
Danielle Harrison (Leamington, Ont.) - Windsor
Shaneista Haye (Brampton, Ont.) - Guelph
Tim Hendry (Parry Sound, Ont.) - Guelph
Matt Hulse (Hartington, Ont.) - Queen's
Raeleen Hunter (Beaumont, Alta.) - Windsor
Andrew Judge (London, Ont.) - Western
Amanda Kanters (Windsor, Ont.) - Windsor
Adam Kellar (Hampton, N.B.) - Windsor
Jason Kerr (Strathroy, Ont.) - Western
Heather Kurpe (Grimsby, Ont.) - Windsor
Ben Lane (Markham, Ont.) - Windsor
Scott Leitch (London, Ont.) - Western
Mike Lopatowski (London, Ont.) - Guelph
Jaideene Lowe (Toronto) - Windsor
Cara Marcantonio (Welland, Ont.) - Western
Dustin McCrank (Haileybury, Ont.) - Guelph
Mike Miller (Windsor, Ont.) - Windsor
Noelle Montcalm (Windsor, Ont.) - Windsor
Kristin Obrochta (Mississauga, Ont.) - York
Jonathan Odumeru (Guelph, Ont.) - York
Olu Ogunde (Lagos, Nigeria) - York
Jenessa Olson (Ilderton, Ont.) - Western
Sarah Peirce (Aurora, Ont.) - Guelph
Jen Perrault (Burlington, Ont.) - Western
Elizabeth Petrov (Richmond Hill, Ont.) - York
Erika Reiser (LaSalle, Ont.) - Windsor
Dontae Richards-Kwok (Mississauga, Ont.) - York
Michael Robertson (Williamstown, Ont.) - Ottawa
Nicole Sassine (Windsor, Ont.) - Windsor
Mila Simulik (Ottawa) - Western
Chris Theriau (Kentville, N.B.) - York
Mitch Tome (Windsor, Ont.) - Windsor
Jess Vanhie (Ailsa Craig, Ont.) - Guelph
Danielle Villalta (Maple, Ont.) - York
Jeff Vukasovic (Port McNicoll, Ont.) - Windsor
Sarah Wells (Unionville, Ont.) - Toronto
Dave Weston (Windsor, Ont.) - Windsor
Natoya Whittingham (Toronto, Ont.) - Windsor
Jason Wurster (Stevensville, Ont.) - Toronto