CIS takes Rio: 158 athletes with CIS ties to compete at 2016 Olympic Games Aug. 15, 2016 TORONTO (CIS) – Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced Wednesday 158 athletes associated with CIS member schools will compete for Canada at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. The CIS contingent, which represents over half of the 314 athletes on the 2016 Canadian Olympic Team, includes 81 current, incoming or former CIS student-athletes, and 77 athletes who have either competed in non-CIS sports, or studied at CIS institutions. “We are extremely proud of all our athletes competing at the Rio 2016 Olympics with ties to university sports in Canada,” said Graham Brown, chief executive officer of CIS. “Each of them epitomize the dedication and passion of our student-athletes nationwide and we wish them the best of luck as they strive for gold.” Kylie Masse (LaSalle, Ont.), the 2016 BLG Award winner as CIS Female Athlete of the Year, is one of seven current or future CIS athletes heading to Rio this summer. Masse, a swimmer heading into her third year with the University of Toronto, represented Canada at the 2015 Summer Universiade and is the Canadian record holder in the 100-metre backstroke. Masse is joined at the Summer Games by fellow Varsity Blue Gabriela Stafford (Toronto, Ont.), who competes in track and field, York Lions track and field athlete Brittany Crew (East York, Ont.), and swimmers Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson (Ottawa, Ont.), Emily Overholt (West Vancouver, B.C.) and Markus Thormeyer (Tsawwassen, B.C.) of UBC, as well as Evan Van Moerkerke (Tillsonburg, Ont.) of Guelph. Overholt and Thormeyer, a pair of UBC recruits, have committed to join the Thunderbirds swimming program beginning in the fall. The Canadian Olympic Team is bolstered by 22 current or former coaches and support staff of official CIS sports. Lisa Thomaidis (Saskatoon, Sask.), head coach of the reigning CIS women’s basketball champion Saskatchewan Huskies, will lead the Canadian women’s Olympic basketball squad. Thomaidis captured a pair of gold medals last summer with Team Canada at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, as well as the FIBA Americas Championship. The Rio 2016 Olympic Games run Aug. 5-21. CIS takes Rio - By the Numbers Current*, future or former athletes and coaches of official CIS sports Conference Athletes Coaches/Staff Canada West 39 9 OUA 31 10 RSEQ 9 1 AUS 2 2 Sport Athletes Coaches/Staff Athletics 28 5 Basketball 1 5 Beach Volleyball 7 1 Modern Pentathlon 1 Rowing 1 Rugby Sevens 8 1 Soccer 2 Swimming 15 4 Triathlon 3 Volleyball 10 2 Wrestling 5 4 Athletes that have attended a Summer Universiade: 44 Coaches that have attended a Summer Universiade: 10 Current/Future CIS Athletes Name Sport University Hometown Brittany Crew Athletics York East York, Ont Gabriela Stafford Athletics Toronto Toronto, Ont. Kylie Masse Swimming Toronto LaSalle, Ont. Emily Overholt Swimming UBC West Vancouver, B.C. Erika Swimming UBC Ottawa, Ont. Seltenreich- Hodgson Markus Thormeyer Swimming UBC Tsawwassen, B.C. Evan Van Swimming Guelph Tillsonburg, Ont. Moerkerke *Competed during 2015-16 CIS season Former CIS Athletes Name Sport University Hometown Eric Gillis Athletics StFx Antigonish, N.S. Ben Thorne Athletics UBC Kitimat, B.C. Evan Dunfee Athletics UBC Richmond, B.C. Liz Gleadle Athletics UBC Vancouver, B.C. Lucas Bruchet Athletics UBC Vancouver, B.C. Maria Bernard Athletics UBC Calgary, Alta. Mike Mason Athletics UBC Nanoose Bay, B.C. Charles Athletics Laval Quebec City, Que. Philibert-Thiboutot Carline Muir Athletics Alberta Edmonton, Alta. Inaki Gomez Athletics Calgary Vancouver, B.C. Andrea Seccafien Athletics Guelph Guelph, Ont. Anthony Romaniw Athletics Guelph Hamilton, Ont. Krista DuChene Athletics Guelph Brantford, Ont. Marissa Kurtimah Athletics Guelph Guelph, Ont. Reid Coolsaet Athletics Guelph Hamilton, Ont. Geneviève Lalonde Athletics Guelph Moncton, N.B. Heather Steacy Athletics Lethbridge Lethbridge, Alta. Oluwasegun Athletics Ottawa Ottawa, Ont. Makinde Sekou Kaba Athletics Ottawa Ottawa, Ont. Taryn Suttie Athletics Saskatchewan Hanley, Sask. Alicia Brown Athletics Toronto Ottawa, Ont. Melissa Bishop Athletics Windsor Eganville, Ont. Noelle Montcalm Athletics Windsor Belle River, Ont. Kimberly Hyacinthe Athletics UQAM Terrebonne, Que. Mathieu Bilodeau Athletics UQTR Calgary, Alta. Khamica Bingham Athletics York Brampton, Ont. Miah-Marie Basketball Windsor Windsor, Ont. Langlois Chaim Schalk Beach Volleyball Trinity Western Red Deer, Alta. Jamie Broder Beach Volleyball UBC Victoria, B.C. Ben Saxton Beach Volleyball Alberta Calgary, Alta. Josh Binstock Beach Volleyball Toronto Richmond Hill, Ont. Kristina Valjas Beach Volleyball Toronto Toronto, Ont. Heather Bansley Beach Volleyball Toronto Waterdown, Ont. Sam Schachter Beach Volleyball Wilfrid Laurier Richmond Hill, Ont. Donna Vakalis Modern Toronto Toronto, Ont. Pentathlon Cristy Nurse Rowing Guelph Georgetown, Ont. Bianca Farella Rugby Sevens Concordia Montreal, Que. Ghislaine Landry Rugby Sevens StFx Toronto, Ont. Karen Paquin Rugby Sevens Laval Quebec City, Que. Britt Benn Rugby Sevens Guelph Napanee, Ont. Ashley Steacy Rugby Sevens Lethbridge Lethbridge, Alta. Kayla Moleschi Rugby Sevens Lethbridge Williams Lake, B.C. Natasha Rugby Sevens Ottawa Gatineau, Que. Watcham-Roy Kelly Russell Rugby Sevens Western Bolton, Ont. Josée Bélanger Soccer Sherbrooke Coaticook, Que. Desiree Scott Soccer Manitoba Winnipeg, Man. Martha McCabe Swimming UBC Toronto, Ont. Yuri Kisil Swimming UBC Calgary, Alta. Audrey Lacroix Swimming Montréal Pont-Rouge, Que. Katerine Savard Swimming Montréal Pont-Rouge, Que. Sandrine Mainville Swimming Montréal Boucherville, Que. Jason Block Swimming Calgary Calgary, Alta. Hilary Caldwell Swimming Victoria White Rock, B.C. Richard Weinberger Swimming Victoria Surrey, B.C. Ryan Cochrane Swimming Victoria Victoria, B.C. Stephanie Horner Swimming Victoria Beaconsfield, Que. Andrew Yorke Triathlon McMaster Caledon East, Ont. Amélie Kretz Triathlon Guelph Blainville, Que. Tyler Mislawchuk Triathlon Manitoba Oak Bluff, Man. Rudy Verhoeff Volleyball Trinity Western Calgary, Alta. Gord Perrin Volleyball Thompson Rivers Creston, B.C. Daniel Jansen Volleyball Trinity Western Langley, B.C. VanDoorn Steven Marshall Volleyball Trinity Western Abbotsford, B.C. Blair Bann Volleyball UBC Edmonton, Alta. Graham Vigrass Volleyball Calgary Calgary, Alta. Jay Blankenau Volleyball Calgary Sherwood Park, Alta. TJ Sanders Volleyball Manitoba London, Ont. Gavin Schmitt Volleyball Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Sask. Justin Duff Volleyball Winnipeg Winnipeg, Man. Michelle Fazzari Wrestling Brock Caledonia, Ont. Erica Wiebe Wrestling Calgary Stittsville, Ont. Jasmine Mian Wrestling Calgary Barrie, Ont. Korey Jarvis Wrestling Guelph Elliot Lake, Ont. Jillian Gallays Wrestling Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Sask. Athletes in non-CIS Sports & alumni of CIS institutions Name Sport University Hometown Crispin Duenas Archery Toronto Scarborough, Ont. Georcy-Stephanie Archery UQAM Montreal, Que. Thiffeault Picard Jessica O'Connell Athletics Calgary Calgary, Alta. Lanni Marchant Athletics Ottawa London, Ont. Hillary Stellingwerff Athletics Western Victoria, B.C. Michelle Li Badminton Toronto Markham, Ont. Martin Giuffre Badminton Western Calgary, Alta. Mandy Bujold Boxing Waterloo Kitchener, Ont. Arthur Biyarslanov Boxing York Toronto, Ont. Mark Oldershaw Canoe/Kayak Carleton Burlington, Ont. Kathleen “KC” Faser Canoe/Kayak Dalhousie Oakville, Ont. Adam van Koeverden Canoe/Kayak McMaster Oakville, Ont. Andréanne Langlois Canoe/Kayak Laval Quebec City, Que. Michael Tayler Canoe/Kayak Carleton Ottawa, Ont. Hugues Fournel Canoe/Kayak Laval Dorval, Que. Cameron Smedley Canoe/Kayak Carleton Dunrobin, Ont. Mark de Jonge Canoe/Kayak Dalhousie Halifax, N.S. Genevieve Orton Canoe/Kayak Laval Lake Echo, N.S. Raphaël Gagné Cycling Laval Québec City, Que. Catharine Pendrel Cycling Victoria Kamloops, B.C. Antoine Duchesne Cycling Laval Chicoutimi, Que. Tara Whitten Cycling Alberta Calgary, Alta. Allison Beveridge Cycling Calgary Calgary, Alta. Kate O'Brien Cycling Calgary Calgary, Alta. Kristi Lay Cycling Calgary Montreal, Que. Monique Sullivan Cycling Calgary Calgary, Alta. Laura Brown Cycling Victoria Vancouver, B.C. Roseline Fillion Diving Montréal Laval, Que. Amy Millar Equestrian Ryerson Perth, Ont. Belinda Trussell Equestrian Toronto Stouffville, Ont. Joseph Polossifakis Fencing McGill Montreal, Que. Maximilien Fencing McGill Montreal, Que. Van Haaster Adam Froese Field Hockey Trinity Western Abbotsford, B.C. Benjamin Martin Field Hockey UBC Vancouver, B.C. David Carter Field Hockey UBC Vancouver, B.C. Gordon Johnston Field Hockey UBC Vancouver, B.C. Matthew Sarmento Field Hockey UBC Vancouver, B.C. Taylor Curran Field Hockey UBC North Vancouver, B.C. Ellie Black Gymnastics Dalhousie Halifax, N.S. Jason Burnett Gymnastics Toronto Nobleton, Ont. Rosie MacLennan Gymnastics Toronto King City, Ont. Ecaterina Guica Judo Concordia La Prairie, Que. Sergio Pessoa Judo Concordia Montréal, Que. Antoine Bouchard Judo UQAM Jonquière, Que. Antoine Valois-Fortier Judo UQAM Québec City, Que. Melanie McCann Modern Carleton Mount Carmel, Ont. Pentathlon Matthew Buie Rowing Brock Duntroon, Ont. Tim Schrijver Rowing Brock Thedford, Ont. Carling Zeeman Rowing Laurentian Cambridge, Ont. Kate Sauks Rowing Laurentian Owen Sound, Ont. Nicholas Pratt Rowing Ryerson Kingston, Ont. Antje von Seydlitz Rowing UBC Smithers, B.C. Brendan Hodge Rowing UBC South Delta, B.C. Lesley Thompson- Rowing UBC London, Ont. Willi Lindsay Jennerich Rowing UBC Victoria, B.C.