YORK LIONS SCHEDULE & STATS

2014 - 15 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE 2014 CIS FINAL STANDINGS DATE MEET LOCATION MEN WOMEN Nov. 20-21 Red & White Meet York 1. York, 103 points 1. Guelph, 96 points Nov. 29 Xmas Open York 2. Guelph, 97 2. , 93 Jan. 2 Guelph Season Opener Guelph 3. Windsor, 81 3. Trinity Western, 64 Jan. 3 Sharon Anderson Memorial Toronto 4. Sherbrooke, 52 4. Western, 59 Jan. 9-10 Can Am Classic Windsor 5. Victoria, 46 5. Saskatchewan, 50 Jan. 16-17 Fred Foot Pentathlon Toronto 6. Regina, 42 6. Victoria, 48 Jan. 23-24 McGill Team Challenge Montreal 7. Laval, 33 6. Calgary, 48 Jan. 31 York Open York 8. Ottawa, 31 8. Windsor, 47 Feb. 6-7 Akron Invitational Akron, Ohio 9. Western, 26 9. York, 41 Feb. 13 Windsor Team Challenge Windsor 10. Toronto, 25 10. Queen’s, 18 Feb. 20 Hal Brown Last Chance Toronto 11. Trinity Western, 22 T11. Alberta, 13 Feb. 27-28 OUA Championships York T12. Saskatchewan, 18 T11. Sherbrooke, 13 Mar. 12-14 CIS Championships Windsor T12. McGill, 18 13. Montreal, 12 14. Lethbridge, 16 14. Lethbridge, 11 T15. Dalhousie, 15 15. Laval, 10 T15. Calgary, 15 16. Regina, 9 2014 OUA FINAL STANDINGS 17. Manitoba, 12 17. Dalhousie, 8 18. Alberta, 10 18. Waterloo, 7 MEN WOMEN 19. Ottawa, 6 1. Windsor, 158 points 1. Guelph, 150.5 points 20. McGill, 5 2. Guelph, 153 T2. Toronto, 136 21. Moncton, 3 3. York, 137 T2. Western, 136 22. Manitoba, 2 4. Western, 84 4. Windsor, 101.5 5. Ottawa, 50 5. York, 69 6. Toronto, 49 6. Queen’s, 27 7. Waterloo, 9 7. Waterloo, 18 T8. McMaster, 7 8. Ottawa, 14 T8. Brock, 7 9. Laurentian, 5 10. Queen’s, 5 T10. McMaster, 1 11. Lakehead, 4 T10. Brock, 1

2014 CIS MEN’S TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONS SeasoN OuTLOOK

The York University Lions track and field program has become one of the best In addition to those new faces, transfers Nicholas Fyffe, Adrian Lawrence in the country and the squad is looking to continue that trend this year with and Ike Omoruna bring experience from other programs to the Lions. Omo - another season of tremendous performances. runa, in particular, is a major addition as he just missed out on a CIS medal in the 60m in 2013, finishing fourth while competing for the Western Mustangs. MEN For the first time in more than 30 years, the Lions enter the season as the WOMEN defending CIS champions after winning their first banner since 1984 in Ed- The Lions snuck into the top 10 at the CIS championships last year, finishing in monton last March. The team lost championship MVP Dontae Richards-Kwok ninth place, and are expecting another big jump this season. to graduation, but the squad remains deep across the disciplines. “This year we want to be in the top five,” said Inglis. “We have plenty of tal- “We definitely believe we can contend for the title again this year,” said head ented student-athletes on our team and are starting to build the depth we coach Colin Inglis, last year’s CIS coach of the year. “The guys last year need to challenge for the banner. We aren’t going to lose many over the next achieved the ultimate goal of winning the national banner, and now they couple of years, and I think we are set up to compete for the top in the com- know what it takes.” ing seasons.”

The challenge this year will be consistency, and getting everyone on the It will be hard for Khamica Bingham to top the three CIS gold medals, pro- same page when it counts the most. That’s what happened last year, espe- vincial and national meet records, championship MVP award and OUA female cially on the last day of competition when everyone stepped up to the plate. athlete of the year honour that highlighted her debut season with the Lions The veterans will need to show the way to the new guys.” last year, but the third-year sprinter is certainly capable of continuing to rewrite the record books. She is coming off a tremendous summer in which The Lions return nine members of the team who won medals at last year’s CIS she finished seventh in the 100m at the , becoming meet. The captain is David McKay, whose York career as a pole vaulter has the first Canadian woman since 2006 to reach the final and, at 20 years of already included three OUA gold medals and another two at the CIS level. He age, the youngest Canadian female to reach the final at the Games in more is poised to make another run at his third straight national title, and will be than 40 years. joined in the event by Vince Di Bacco, who previously competed for the Lions but took last year off. Di Bacco also has the potential to reach the podium at Fellow sprinters Sheereen Harris, who had a breakout season last year with the OUA and CIS championships. an individual OUA medal in the 300m, and Danielle Knight, a relay specialist, will join Bingham in the sprinting events, giving the Lions a potent combina- Thrower Eric Brathwaite had a career year last season, sweeping the throw- tion of talent and experience. ing events at the OUA meet en route to being named the field events most valuable performer, and winning gold and silver medals in the and In the field,Brittany Crew will look to build upon the CIS silver medal she won weight throw, respectively, at the CIS championships. Now in his fifth year, he in the shot put last year, her first with the Lions. She is coming off a big sum- will be looking to end his career with more hardware. mer in which she won a pair of bronze medals at the NACAC championships and has the potential to win medals in both the shot put and weight throw. Fellow throwers Chris Preece and Anojan Sivalingam also competed at the CIS meet last year and add give the Lions multiple scoring options in the She will be joined in the throwing events by Jacinta Cowan, a transfer from throwing events. the Windsor Lancers who competed at the OUA and CIS championships in the shot put in 2012. Even without Richards-Kwok the Lions have a number of talented sprinters who will continue to carry that portion of the team. Bismark Boateng and Cowan is not the only experienced new face on the roster, as the Lions will Jameel Brown both won individual medals last year – Boateng CIS bronze in also benefit from the talents of Christy Ihumaegbo, who has world scene the 60m and Brown OUA silver in the 300m – as well as gaining experience experience as a 400m runner for Nigeria at the world championships in 2007 on the relays, and they along with Ayo Agusto will be called upon to fill the and 2008. void left by Richards-Kwok. The Lions also welcome a strong recruiting class this season that includes The Lions also have depth in the jumping events, led by Richard Jansen and the versatile Courtney Dwyer, who finished sixth in the 200m at the OFSAA Charles Akomolafe. Jansen won the OUA gold medal in the triple jump and championships and has also excelled in the long jump, as well as sprinters just missed out on the podium at the CIS championships with a fourth-place Aurea Gordon and Shania Payne and jumps specialist Sharmila Thasarathan. result in the long jump, while Akomolafe was fifth in the triple jump.

The vets on the roster will be complemented by a strong group of athletes in their first years with the Lions that have the ability to make an immediate splash in the OUA and CIS. The guys last year achieved the ultimate goal Xavier Jehovah is coming off a silver-medal showing at the Canadian junior of winning the national banner, and now they championships in the 110m hurdles and will run the 60m hurdles for the Lions, and Lucas Watson travelled west to York from Nova Scotia, and he will add know what it takes. depth to the relays. COLIN INGLIS - HEAD COACH THE COACHES

COLIN INGLIS HEAD COACH Colin Inglis has been at the helm of the cross country and track and field programs at York University for 16 seasons. He is also currently serving as the track and field meet director for the Pan Am and Parapan American Games in Toronto in 2015. He is the reigning CIS coach of the year, claiming the 2014 award after leading the Lions to the CIS cham- pionship, their first in 30 years. He is also a two-time recipient of the Bob Vigars Award as OUA men’s track and field coach of the year (2007, 2009) and received the Sue Wise Award as OUA women’s track and field coach of the year in 2003. Since his arrival in 1999, Inglis has produced 164 OUA all-stars and 56-all-Cana- dians in cross country and track and field, and student-athletes on his teams have broken several meet, school and national records. A Level 3 NCCP coach in the sprints, hurdles and jumps, Inglis is working toward his Level 4 certification. Before coming to York, Inglis served as an associate head coach at the University of Windsor, where he helped lead the Lancers to three OUA track and field titles and two CIS women’s track and field champion- ships in 1996 and 1999. Inglis also served as Power Speed Coach for Canada at the 1999 Pan-American Proud sponsor of the Junior Championships in Florida, the 2000 under-21 NACAC in Mexico, the 2001 Francophone Games in Ottawa and the 2002 under-21 NACAC in Texas. As an athlete, Inglis was a three-time all-Canadian, 1992 MVP of the York track and field team and a New Brunswick team representative at the 1989 and 1994 Francophone Games. Inglis graduated from York University with a bachelor of science in Kinesiology & Health Science in 1992 and continued his education at the University of Maine, receiving a bachelor of education in 1994. In addition to his coaching duties, Inglis serves as a practicum teacher in York’s School of Kinesiology & Health Science. COLLEEN DOTSON ASSISTANT COACH Colleen Dotson joined the York track and field pro- gram in 2009 and specializes in the horizontal jumps, as well as running the York University Track & Field Club. In the 2013 she served as the jumps coach at the Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Que. Dotson came to York with significant experience in the sport as a coach, athlete and meet director. Before joining the Lions coaching staff, she was an assistant track and field coach at the University of Toronto with junior development athletes, where it was her responsibility to develop and apply training programs and supervise and conduct practice. She was also an assistant meet director for the Festival of Excellence, a world- class track meet hosted by the University of Toronto in June 2009 that fea- Proudly sponsored by tured several international athletes, including three-time Olympic gold medal- list Usain Bolt. While a student at Kent State University, where she graduated with a bachelor York University of arts degree in psychology, Dotson participated as an athlete from 2001-05. In those years she was a four-time Mid-American conference champion and a Food Services three-time NCAA qualifier in the triple jump. She also attended the University of Central Missouri, where she completed her graduate assistantship as an as- sistant coach and earned a master’s degree in sociology. THE COACHES

JENNA BELL RICHARD PARKINSON PENTATHLON THROWS Jenna Bell joined the Lions coaching staff in 2012. She Richard Parkinson joined the Lions coaching staff in spent one season as the full-time assistant and now 2007 and works exclusively with the throwers. In his works with the multi-event student-athletes while time years with the program, Parkinson has developed also working full-time as a teacher with the Toronto multiple OUA and CIS champions in the weight throw District School Board. and shot put. Bell came to York from the University of Toronto, A former thrower himself, Parkinson has seen national where she was the junior development coach for hur- team duty as both an athlete and a coach. A certified dles and jumps for four years. In addition to teaching math and science NCCP Level 3 coach in the throwing events, he was the throws coach curriculums with the TDSB, she coaches cross country and track and for the 2012 North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) field. Previously, she served as a camp coordinator and instructor at U23 championships in Guanajuato, Mexico, and the 2014 event in Ka- the University of Toronto and an assistant coach with the Ontario Youth mloops, B.C. He also served the same role at the 2014 world junior Legion Team. championships in Eugene, Oregon. His coaching career has included Bell was also a varsity student-athlete herself, winning a bronze medal stints as a volunteer coach at the University of Buffalo, Clemson Uni- in the pentathlon at the OUA championships in 2008 while competing versity and North Central College. He is also the throws coach for the for the University of Waterloo Warriors. She is a three-time academic York University Track Club. all-Canadian and was a national-level heptathlete for three years. Parkinson graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in ad- vertising and marketing and is a full-time senior marketing executive. TONy D’AGOSTINO SPRINTS ARyE ROSENOER Tony D’Agostino joined the Lions coaching staff in 2011 POLE VAULT to assist with one of the team’s strongest groups, its Arye Rosenoer joined the Lions coaching staff as the sprinters. pole vault coach in 2008 and has overseen the devel- He is currently also the track and field coach at Mary opment of several top pole vaulters in Canada. Before Ward Catholic Secondary School in Toronto, a role coming to York, he spent six seasons at the University he has held since 1986, and he is also the head of of Toronto. the physical education department since 2003. The school’s track and field program has won numerous medals at the TD- CAA and OFSAA championships in the last 10 years, most recently the girl’s team title in 2008. In addition to coaching track and field, he is DAVE WESTON the sport’s convenor for the TDCAA and OFSAA championships and has DISTANCE also been a junior girls hockey coach at a number of different levels. Dave Weston joined the Lions coaching staff in 2013 as a distance specialist. He previously served as the as- A multi-sport athlete himself who played for the University of To- sistant distance coach with the Windsor Legion Track ronto football team and then in the Canadian Italian Hockey League, and Field Club for three years (2007-10) and was an D’Agostino is a certified NCCP Level 2 coach and an NCCP instructor for assistant cross country coach with the Windsor Lanc- Level 1 coaching. ers in 2011. MATT LOISELLE Before becoming a coach, Weston had a tremendous running career of his own, including as a varsity athlete with the Lanc- DISTANCE ers. He was part of two CIS team track and field championships (2009 Matt Loiselle joined the Lions coaching staff in 2013. and 2011) and won two individual CIS bronze medals in the 3000m in He has an impressive running resume that includes 2008 and 2009. He is also a two-time CIS all-Canadian in cross country numerous achievements at national and interna- after a fourth-place finish in 2009 and an eighth-place result in 2007, tional events. While competing for Central Michigan and twice represented Canada at the FISU championships. Weston University, he qualified for the NCAA championships holds a bachelor of commerce degree in honours business administra- four times, twice in outdoor track and twice in cross tion from the University of Windsor. country. Paul Dennis – High Performance Coach He also represented Canada at the 2003 World Cross Country Champi- onships, the 2003 Pan Am Junior Championships and the 2009 World Jen Mark – Head Athletic Therapist Half Marathon Championships. He was also the Canadian half marathon Heather Douthwright – Head Student Therapist champion in 2009 and 2010 and was the first Canadian to cross the finish line at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 2012. Loiselle is cur- Thaddeus Taylor – Assistant Student Therapist rently a Brooks sponsored athlete focused on the marathon. Andy Chau – Assistant Student Therapist KEY ATHLETES

AYO AGUSTO JAMEEL BROWN CIS Championships CIS Championships 2014: Gold – 4x200m (1:27.82) … Gold – Team … 2014: Gold – 4x200m (1:27.82) … Gold – Team … 7th – 300m (35.35) … CIS first-team all-Canadian 9th – 300m (35.42) … CIS first-team all-Canadian 2013: Bronze – Team … 4th – 4x400m (3:19.47) … 12th – 4x200m (1:32.13) OUA Championships 2014: Silver – 300m (35.08) … Silver – 4x200m (1:29.17) … OUA Championships Bronze – Team … 4th – 4x400m (3:20.05) … OUA second- 2014: Silver – 4x200m (1:29.17) … Bronze – Team … team all-star 10th – 300m (35.88) 2013: 9th – 300m (36.16) … 14th – 60m (7.33)

CHARLES AKOMOLAFE VINCE DI BACCO CIS Championships OUA Championships 2014: Gold – Team … 5th – Triple Jump (14.48m) … 2012: 8th – Pole Vault (4.51m) 9th – High Jump (1.90m) 2011: 8th – Pole Vault (4.07m) 2010: 10th – Indoor Pentathlon (2534) OUA Championships 2014: Did not compete (injured)

BISMARK BOATENG RICHARD JANSEN

CIS Championships CIS Championships 2014: Gold – 4x200m (1:27.82) … Gold – 4x400m (3:16.76) … 2014: Gold – Team … 4th – Long Jump (7.18m) … Gold – Team … Bronze – 300m (34.86) … 7th – 60m (6.88) … 11th – Triple Jump (13.42m) CIS first-team all-Canadian 2013: Bronze – Team 2012: 6th – Triple Jump (14.07m) OUA Championships 2014: Bronze – 60m (6.81) … Bronze – Team OUA Championships 2014: Gold – Triple Jump (14.46m) … Bronze – Team … 4th – Long Jump (6.97m) … OUA first-team all-star 2012: Bronze – Team … 5th – Triple Jump (13.72m) … 7th – Long Jump (6.64m)

ERIC BRATHWAITE DAVID McKAy CIS Championships CIS Championships 2014: Gold – Shot Put (17.81m) … Gold – Team … 2014: Gold – Paul Vault (4.95m) … Gold – Team … CIS Silver – Weight Throw (18.41m) … CIS first-team all-Canadian first-team all-Canadian 2013: Silver – Shot Put (16.85m) … Bronze – Team … 2013: Gold – Pole Vault (4.90m) … Bronze – Team … 4th – Weight Throw (18.06m) … CIS second-team all-Canadian CIS first-team all-Canadian … York athlete of the year 2012: 5th – Weight Throw (17.58m) … 2012: 7th – Pole Vault (4.55m) … 9th – Shot Put (14.95m) York rookie of the year 2011: 4th – Weight Throw (16.57m) OUA Championships OUA Championships 2014: Gold – Pole Vault (4.91m) … Bronze – Team … 2014: Gold – Weight Throw (19.57m) … OUA first-team all-star Gold – Shot Put (17.28m) … Bronze – Team … OUA field 2013: Gold – Pole Vault (4.86m) … OUA first-team events most valuable performer … OUA first-team all-star all-star 2013: Bronze – Weight Throw (17.54m) … 2012: Gold – Pole Vault (5.00m) … Bronze – Team … 9th – Shot Put (14.18m) OUA first-team all-star … OUA rookie of the year 2012: Bronze – Weight Throw (18.16m) … Bronze – Team … 9th – Shot Put (14.35m) 2011: 6th – Weight Throw (16.58m) … 9th – Shot Put (13.53m) KEY ATHLETES

CHRIS PREECE MEIRA DHOLAKIA CHRIS PREECE OUA Championships CIS Championships 2014: 6th – 60m Hurdles (8.88) … 6th – 4x400m (4:01.20) 2014: Gold – Team … 7th – Weight Throw (17.56m) … 19th – 300m (42.37) 2013: Bronze – Team … 12th – Weight Throw (15.98m) 2012: 10th – Weight Throw (16.01m)

OUA Championships 2014: Bonze – Team … 4th – Weight Throw (17.82m) 2013: 7th – Weight Throw (16.06m) 2012: Bronze – Team … 5th – Weight Throw (16.21m)

ANOJAN SIVALINGAM SHEEREEN HARRIS CIS Championships CIS Championships 2014: Gold – Team … 11th – Shot Put (14.40m) 2014: Gold – 4x200m (1:38.53) … 8th – 300m (40.52) 2013: Bronze – Team … 13th – Shot Put (14.29m) … 12th – 60m (7.79)… CIS first-team all-Canadian … CIS academic all-Canadian honours for the 2012-13 academic OUA Championships year 2014: Bronze – Team … 4th – Shot Put (15.51m) … 2013: 11th – 4x200m (1:43.72) 7th – Weight Throw (14.97m) 2012: 8th – 4x200m (1:43.04) 2013: 7th – Shot Put (15.11m) OUA Championships 2014: Gold – 4x200m (1:39.95) … Bronze – 300m (39.74) … 6th – 60m (7.71) … 6th – 4x400m (4:01.20) … OUA first-team all-star 2013: 6th – 4x200m (1:44.25) … 7th – 4x400m (4:01.66) … 11th – 60m (7.88) 2012: 5th – 4x200m (1:43.75) … 8th – 4x400m (4:00.63) KHAMICA BINGHAM … 9th – 60m (7.89) … 12th – 300m (41.87)

CIS Championships 2014: Gold – 60m (7.26) … Gold – 300m (38.36) … Gold – 4x200m (1:38.53) … CIS championship most outstanding DANIELLE KNIGHT performer … CIS first-team all-Canadian CIS Championships OUA Championships 2014: Gold – 4x200m (1:38.53) … 2014: Gold – 60m (7.23) … Gold – 4x200m (1:39.95) … OUA CIS first-team all-Canadian track events most valuable performer … OUA first-team all-star OUA Championships 2014: Gold – 4x200m (1:39.95) … International OUA first-team all-star 7th – 100m: 2014 Commonwealth Games 6th – 4x100m: 2013 IAAF World Championships 4th – 100m: 2012 World Junior Championships

BRITTANy CREW HOLLY PITTERS

CIS Championships OUA Championships 2014: Silver – Shot Put (15.28m) … 7th – Weight Throw 2014: 5th – Long Jump (5.62m) (16.86m) … CIS second-team all-Canadian

OUA Championships 2014: Gold – Shot Put (15.80m) … 4th – Weight Throw (16.64m) … OUA first-team all-star

International: Bronze – Shot Put and Discuss: 2014 North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) U23 Championships KEY ROOKIES & TRANSFERS

NICHOLAS FyFFE JACINTA COWAN World Youth Championships CIS Championships 2011: 17th – Triple Jump (13.70m) 2012: 12th – Shot Put (12.66m)

British Columbia high school triple jump record holder OUA Championships 2012: 6th – Shot Put (13.14m)

XAVIER JEHOVAH COURTNEY DWyER Canadian Junior Championships OFSAA Championships 2014: Silver – 110m Hurdles (14.75) 2014: 6th – 200m (25.11 ... 11th – Long Jump (4.85m) 2012: 8th – 200m (25.89m) OFSAA Championships 2014: Silver – 4x100m (42.90) 2012: 6th – 300m Hurdles (41.87)

ERIC MOKRI CHRISTy IHUMAEGBO

Canadian Youth Championships 2012: 13th – 400m (51.96) World Indoor Championships 2008: Semifinals – 400m

World Championships 2007: Semifinals – 400m

LUCAS WATSON SHANIA PAyNE Canadian Senior Championships BC High School Championships 2014: 11th – 400m (48.72) 2013: 4th – 100m (12.58) 2012: Silver – 100m (12.46) ... Silver – 200m (25.51) Canadian Youth Championships 2014: 15th – 400m (52.26) DAVID MCKAy

Going for Gold By Aisan Fazeli David McKay, captain of the York Lions track and field team, is ap- “My first year I jumped five metres to win OUA’s, coming off a new proaching his fourth year as a varsity athlete and his career as a pole injury I never thought I would be able to break the five-metre barrier vaulter has been nothing short of amazing. so soon. My accomplishments really motivated me to continue to push beyond my limits.” McKay, a native of Victoria, started pole vaulting in grade nine and quickly fell in love with the sport. In that first season, McKay was recognized as an OUA first-team all- star, OUA rookie of the year and York’s rookie of the year, setting the “My first coach, Gerard Dumas, made it all very fun for me. He was very mark for an exceptional career that was yet to come. passionate for the sport and quickly instilled that in me, and he made me better every day. Gerard was a motivating factor as to why I stuck McKay’s success only continued in his second year as he won gold in with it.” the pole vault at both the OUA and CIS championships, while earning first-team OUA all-star and CIS all-Canadian honours. His year was After graduating from high school, McKay started his search for a place capped off by receiving the York athlete of the year award. he could compete at on a higher level, somewhere he could push his limits. He continued his run of gold medals in his next season, once again claiming gold in the pole vault at both major championships and helping A summer that was dedicated to recruitment proved to be a disheart- the Lions win the CIS team title, the program’s first since 1984. ening obstacle as he suffered a torn meniscus at a critical time that took six months to recover from. “My favorite memory to date was winning the CIS championships as a team last year. As a field event athlete you don’t get to win as a team “It was a hard summer recovering but then it led me to York. Coach so it was an incredible feeling. We are always happy for individuals but Arye Rosenoer is a highly-acclaimed coach who helps build national to win gold together and celebrate as a team was amazing.” champions and Olympians. I called him and we got along really well. Once I visited the campus and met all the coaches and teammates, it McKay says that last season was one of growth as a student-athlete was an easy decision to commit.” and the pressure only made him step up to accomplish all of his goals. He had to push his limits to contain his nerves in order to execute at It was not an easy transition for McKay living so far from home, but that the final event. didn’t stop him from breaking barriers early on in his career at York. McKay is a captain that believes in the importance of every individual’s role on the team. He takes pride in the team’s moral support.

“From my first year until now, we are a lot more connected and I only hope that continues to grow. Knowing people are standing there sup- porting you is important and that’s why we are so successful, because we stay together as a team.”

The Lions have turned into a family for McKay and he says the atmo- sphere of being surrounded by like-minded people who are aiming to accomplish the same things have created the strongest relationships.

As his fourth season with the Lions approaches, McKay is hoping to work past his recent shoulder injury in order to have his best season yet.

“I want to defend my OUA and CIS championship, beat my personal best and hopefully qualify for the this summer. I also know as a team we can defend the CIS men’s team title.”

Anyone who meets the young star can see he exudes what every coach looks for in an athlete. His hard work will be sure to pay off as he aims to reach new heights this season. MEN’S ROSTER

6’1 • 4th Year 6’4 • 2nd Year 5’7 • 1st Year 6’1 • 4th Year 5’9 • 2nd Year Ayo Charles Alexandre Matthew Brandon AGUSTO AKOMOLAFE ALLASRA BARCLAY BELAN Environmental Studies Health Studies Political Science Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Kinesiology & Health Science Toronto, Ont. Brampton, Ont. Moncton, N.B. Brampton, Ont. Espanola, Ont. Ridley College Harold Brathwaite S.S. St. Augustine C.H.S. / Humber College St. Benedict C.H.S.

5’10 • 3rd Year 6’5 • 5th Year 5’9 • 2nd Year 5’10 • 1st Year F • 5’3 • 5th Year Bismark Eric Jameel Joshua Esteban BOATENG BRATHWAITE BROWN CHING CLAVIJO Kinesiology & Health Science Urban Studies Geography Kinesiology & Health Science Kinesiology & Health Science Toronto, Ont. Brampton, Ont. Brampton, Ont. Scarborough, Ont. Maple, Ont. Msgr. Percy Johnson C.H.S. / Ryerson University Heart Lake S.S. Fletchers Meadow S.S. Agincourt C.I. St. Joan of Arc C.H.S.

5’10 • 3rd Year 6’0 • 5th Year 6’1 • 1st Year 6’1 • 1st Year 6’1 • 3rd Year Evander Vince Dereck Richard Matt COBBOLD DI BACCO DJAN EWEN FOUZIE History Kinesiology & Health Science Kinesiology & Health Science Business & Society Health Studies Scarborough, Ont. Woodbridge, Ont. Toronto, Ont. Mississauga, Ont. Kingston, Ont. Mary Ward C.H.S. Father Bressani C.H.S. Msgr. Percy Johnson C.H.S. Our Lady of Mount Carmel S.S. Sydenham H.S. / University of Ottawa

6’0 • 2nd Year 6’1 • 4th Year 6’3 • 1st Year 6’3 • 3rd Year 5’9 • 1st Year Nicholas Richard Xavier Harishan Adrian FYFFE JANSEN JEHOVAH KARUNENTHIRAN LAWRENCE Kinesiology & Health Science Mathematics for Education Kinesiology & Health Science Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Psychology Vancouver, B.C. Bradford, Ont. Toronto, Ont. Brampton, Ont. Scarborough, Ont. Vancouver College / Lamar University Holy Trinity H.S. Chaminade College School Chinguacousy S.S. Sir Wilfrid Laurier C.I. MEN’S ROSTER

6’0 • 1st Year 6’2 • 4th Year 6’0 • 2nd Year 6’1 • 4th Year 6’0 • 2nd Year Brock Justin Austin David Jordan MARTIN MASSAR MATHIEU MCKAY MILLER Kinesiology & Health Science Kinesiology & Health Science Criminology Environmental Studies Communications Grimsby, Ont. Anten Mills, Ont. Markham, Ont. Victoria, B.C. Toronto, Ont. Grimsby S.S. Elmvale District H.S. Markville S.S. Oak Bay S.S. Francis Liberman H.S.

6’2 • 1st Year 5’10 • 1st Year 5’8 • 4th Year 5’9 • 2nd Year 5’9 • 1st Year Eric Jared Sam Ike Franklyn Jalen MOKRI MORROW NEAL OMORUNA PIDLUBNY Accounting Electrical Engineering Biology Sociology SociologyBiologyLiberal Arts & Professional Studies Woodbridge, Ont. Burlington, Ont. Calgary, Alta. Brampton, Ont. Brampton,Calgary,Brampton, Alta. Ont. Ont. St. Jean de Brebeuf C.H.S. M.M. Robinson H.S. Dr. E.P. Scarlet S.S. Western University WesternDr.Mary E.P. Ward ScarletUniversity C.H.S. S.S.

6’0 • 4th Year 5’10 • 3rd Year 6’0 • 3rd Year 5’9 • 3rd Year 6’0 • 1st Year Chris Suraj Anojan Jamie Lucas PREECE SHARMA SIVALINGAM TARLING WATSON Environmental Studies Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Kinesiology & Health Science French Studies Kinesiology & Health Studies Cookstown, Ont. Brampton, Ont. Scarborough, Ont. Caledon, Ont. Truro, N.S. Nantyr Shores S.S. Chinguacousy S.S. Albert Campbell C.I. Humberview S.S. Cobequid Education Centre BRITTANy CREW

MAKING A NAME AT yORK By Aisan Fazeli Brittany Crew is a student-athlete to look out for this season as she “I really missed my family and needed a support system, so I came sets out to leave her mark in the CIS while looking to beat her own home. It was the best decision I could have made, because it led me school record in shot put. to York.”

Crew is young and hungry to break her own barriers as she enters her Competing for the Lions quickly proved to be the right decision; with second season with the York Lions. The second-year psychology major great coaches like Richard Parkinson and the support system from her was a natural in the sport from the beginning as she was picked out teammates, Crew quickly felt like part of the team. of a crowd to throw and admittedly did very well. That initial success has continued to now, where she has become one of the top throwers “We have a great team at York. I felt included and welcomed right away in the CIS. and bought into the ‘lion pride.’ Richard is a big part of my success, if anything goes wrong he is there for me. He cares about his athletes, “I originally played soccer, I was a striker and it was the first sport I fell and is always checking on me to make sure I am doing well.” in love with. Track is different though, I am always trying to beat myself instead of someone else. It is all about pushing my limits.” The support paid off as Crew broke the York shot put record in the sec- ond meet she competed in, at McGill, and that was just the beginning. After high school the highly sought-out athlete accepted a scholarship She went on to win gold at the OUA championships, earning first-team to Eastern Michigan University. Crew was one of the top four rookies all-star honours, and finished with a silver medal at the CIS champion- to enter the NCAA and she quickly proved it when she broke the school ships while being recognized as a second-team all-Canadian. It is unde- record in only her first year. niable that Crew left her mark on the CIS in just her first year as a Lion.

“I was doing so well, and that’s when it happened. I partially tore the “I think my injury was a good thing, it made me realize who I am. It UCL in my throwing arm. It was right before the conference champion- made me see how strong I can be and now I value everything I have and ships, I didn’t even know it was torn yet.” it makes me push that much harder.”

The injury called for surgery but Crew started rehabbing, not knowing At only 20 years old, the young star didn’t stop there as she competed if she would throw again. at the U23 North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) championships this past summer, winning two bronze medals in the discus and shot put.

“Having Richard as the national coach was the best edge I could have had. Without him I don’t think I would have done so well. He believes in me more than I believe in myself. The support from my family and friends also really motivated me to push harder because I didn’t want to disappoint them.”

Crew says representing Canada on the podium for the first time was indescribable and she looks forward to experiencing that once again.

“I know what I can do and if I perform like I know I can at nationals, I really hope to be competing at the Pan American Games this summer. My ultimate goal is to go to the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016. I know if I keep working hard, the sky is the limit for me.”

With her goals set high, Crew says the support system she has found at York is more like a family who is always by her side. She says the pres- sure to represent the Lions is what drives her to push harder.

There is no limit to what Crew can accomplish with the support of the program behind her. Aiming to break the CIS record in the shot put and get double gold at the CIS championships is something she hopes to ac- complish this season. With great coaches, a supportive team and her hard work, she is certainly capable of continuing to rewrite the record books. WOMEN’S ROSTER

5’7 • 2nd Year 5’3 • 3rd Year 5’8 •2nd Year 5’9 • 3rd Year 5’9 • 2nd Year Fatim Khamica Mikeisha Brittany Jacinta AMMOR BINGHAM BOBB CREW COWAN Education & Psychology Psychology Psychology Psychology Social Science Oakville, Ont. East York, Ont. London, Ont. East York, Ont. Bala, Ont. Birchmount Park C.I. / White Oaks S.S. BirchmountHeart Lake S.S.Park / C.I.University / Eastern of Michigan Toronto Sir Wilfrid Laurier S.S. St. Joseph’s C.H.S. / University of Windsor University Eastern Michigan University

5’7 • 2nd Year 5’11 • 1st Year 5’8 •2nd Year 5’0 • 1st Year 5’8 • 4th Year Meira Courtney Tracey Aurea Sheereen DHOLAKIA DWYER EDWARDS GORDON HARRIS Schulich School of Business Kinesiology & Health Science Biomedical Science Sociology Kinesiology & Health Science Richmond Hill, Ont. Orleans, Ont. Ottawa, Ont. Woodbridge, Ont. Toronto, Ont. Jean Vanier C.H.S. Glebe C.I. Canterbury H.S. Bill Crothers.S.S. Mary Ward C.H.S.

5’9 • 1st Year 5’8 • 2nd Year 5’10 • 5th Year 5’6 • 2nd Year 5’7 • 4th Year Christy Danielle Alix Maria Emily IHUMAEGBO KNIGHT MAHOOD MARKOVAC McGAUGH Kinesiology & Health Science Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Kinesiology & Health Science Kinesiology & Health Science Biomedical Science East York, Ont. Brampton, Ont. Toronto, Ont. Toronto, Ont. Brampton, Ont. Ansar-ru-deen Comprehensive H.S. Notre Dame S.S. Earl Haig S.S. Bishop Allen Academy Notre Dame S.S.

5’3 • 2nd Year 5’1 • 1st Year 5’8 •2nd Year 5’2 • 1st Year 5’4 • 1st Year Megan Shania Holly Sharmila Vaishnavy MUKAI PAYNE PITTERS THASARATHAN YOGARAJAH Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Psychology Kinesiology & Health Science Kinesiology & Health Science Kinesiology & Health Science Toronto, Ont. Maple Ridge, B.C. Mississauga, Ont. Scarborough, Ont. Brampton, Ont. St. Joseph Morrow Park C.H.S. Pitt Meadows S.S. Our Lady of Mount Carmel S.S. Lester B. Pearson C.I. Harold M. Brathwaite S.S. OUA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS FEBRUARY 27 – 28, 2015

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