2019-20 YEARBOOK
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SCOTT BARKER The 2019-20 season marked another historic year for varsity athletics at Ontario Tech University. As we went into this season, the university and campus community was excited to unveil our new logos and brand. The athletic department was also excited to launch men’s and women’s varsity basketball as the newest sport on campus. The years of planning came to fruition on November 3 as we played our first game against the Queen’s Gaels in front of a near-capacity crowd. We witnessed a record number of individual athletic accomplishments both provincially and nationally. Collectively, over 80% of our teams competed in provincial championships with Ontario Tech hosting the OUA lacrosse championship at Vaso’s Field. In the classroom we are extremely proud that almost 30% of our student-athletes are academic all-Canadians. Your accomplishments this year have been amazing and something that you should all be extremely proud of. Whether it be as a team or individually, as a Ridgeback athlete you are true ambassadors to the university and are fortunate enough to have a special connection at Ontario Tech through sport. We thank you for the value you bring to the brand and the commitment you give to ensuring that we are competing at the highest level provincially and nationally. Your hard work demonstrates the greatest personal values of a university student leader, which I hope you carry with you throughout your university career and life after graduation. Our collective vision as a university athletic program is to always be among the elite in the country. To do this, we will never stop challenging you to be the best you can be academically, athletically and in the community. We are a department based on integrity and fair play with a collective philosophy to support team success. We want you to love every moment of your athletic experience as it is my strong belief that those moments will be what creates the lasting memories of your university career. Congratulations on another great season. Go Ridgebacks! Sincerely, Scott Barker Director - Athletics and Recreation
PRESIDENT & VICE-CHANCELLOR
DR. STEVEN MURPHY
Dear Ridgeback Athletes, My heartfelt thank you to each and every one of you on your dedication to both your sport, and our institution. To be a student-athlete takes commitment, time management, training, skill and, above all, passion, and you have demonstrated all of these over the past year. You serve as ambassadors of our school and our brand. Athletics forms a cornerstone of the university experience. You are the focal point of our school spirit, and you allow us to become part of your successes and your challenges, all while balancing the academic side of campus life. These skills will serve you in the years ahead - the ability to balance multiple objectives, competitive drive, time management and commitment are all skills that will propel you forward in life. The dedication to your sport and skill have given us so much to celebrate over the past year. This has been an exciting year as we introduced a new varsity sport for both men and women and continued to celebrate and cheer on all our teams’ achievements. Our varsity athletes continue to demonstrate excellence both in their sport and in the classroom. A truly remarkable accomplishment! I want to personally congratulate and thank all of our student athletes, our teams, and our coaches on a tremendous 2019-20 season and on your personal and team achievements. Sincerely, Dr. Steven Murphy President and Vice-Chancellor
GOLF
HEAD COACH
JAKE MCNULTY
assistant COACH
BOSTON COPPINS
award winners mvp Justin Posteraro rookie of the year Brendan Smith leadership Justin Posteraro
BILL BATH
AARON ELLWOOD
JUSTIN POSTERARO
BRENDAN SMITH
CORY WILLIAMS
DANCE
HEAD COACH
JASLYN ETELI
student trainer
nicole pinto
award winners mvp DORAIANNA FILIPPO rookie of the year NATALIE BATES leadership DANIELLE BATES
DANIELLE BATES
NATALIE BATES
BRIANNA CHUNG-KELLY
DORAIANNA FILIPPO
NOT PICTURED sahana miller SAM LATTA
KATRINA MCINTOSH
OLIVIA NORRIS
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
HEAD COACH
LIANE CHORNOBAY
assistant COACH assistant COACH assistant COACH student trainer student trainer
TESSA LAM KRISTIN EASTGATE RACHEL MCKINNON Chloe Aird-Tousignant Danielle Collins
award winners mvp Nicole Martindale rookie of the year CAITLYN COTE leadership Dale Wilson
offensive mvp rookie of the year coach of the year first team all-star first team all-star PEAK PERFORMER
Nicole Martindale caitlyn cote liane chornobay Nicole Martindale caitlyn cote Nicole Martindale
HANNAH BRAGG
CAITLYN BRAIN
AYDEN BRIGGS
KEANNA BROWNE
ALEX CAFIK-IRWIN
CAITLYN COTE
AMANDA DI MASCIO
SAMANTHA GATES
ABIGAIL GIESBRECHT
STEPHANIE GUAY
MOLLY HOWE
NICOLE MARTINDALE
BRIANNA NICOLAS
ANNA TWOHEY
VICTORIA UCHIDA
CATHERINE VINKOVIC
DALE WILSON
LAUREN YOUNG
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
HEAD COACH
JUSTIN CARUANA
associate COACH assistant COACH assistant COACH assistant COACH head scout goaltending COACH stregnth & conditioning EQUIPMENT MANAGER student tHERAPIST student tRAINER
tom st. james jessica pinkerton brittany st. james mikaeli cavell will van den oetelaar carson bird jeff watson SAM KEANe ELLY KIBERD SARAH NORMAN
award winners mvp natalie wozney rookie of the year nicole escano leadership Nicole Zabel
first team all-star natalie wozney all-rookie nicole escano
ALL-ROOKIE
nicole escano
bLAIRE ALLISON
JILLIAN BANKS
JAMIE BULLEID
SOPHIA CHRISTOPHERSON
EMILY DAVIS-TOPE
GRACE DONALDSON
BROOKLYN DUFF
NICOLE ESCANO
KASSIDY FORD
ALEX FRIGON
KATONA GOOSNEY
KATIE HEATH
BRIAR HUGHES
MEGAN JOHNSTON
MARISSA MURPHY
HANNAH POLONSKY
MIA ROGERS
ERIN ROSS
MADELINE SCHRODER
CELINE TESSIER
BROOKE VIAL
NATALIE WOZNEY
NICOLE ZABEL
MEN’S HOCKEY
HEAD COACH
CURTIS HODGINS
associate COACH assistant COACH assistant COACH hockey operations life COACH stregnth & conditioning EQUIPMENT MANAGER student tHERAPIST student TRAINER
brad gauld paul ranger matthew bourgeois sean meyers rod rudd jeff watson KEVIN PALMA EMILY BRENNAN NIC MUTTON
award winners MVP ROOKIE OF THE YEAR LEADERSHIP
ALEX YUILL NOAH MCMULLIN JOSH MAGUIRE
FIRST TEAM ALL-STAR MOST SPORTSMANLIKE
AUSTIN EASTMAN AUSTIN EASTMAN
KARI BELEC
JAKE BRICKNELL
MICHAEL BULLION
RYAN CULLEN
AUSTIN EASTMAN
MATTHIEU GOMERCIC
CODY GRANT
BRETT HARASYMUK
LEIF HERTZ
KEATON HOLINATY
KYLE LOCKE
PIERRE LUC LURETTE
JOSH MAGUIRE
TYSON MCCONNELL
NOAH MCMULLIN
JACK PATTERSON
JORDAN ROSS
SEAN ROSS
BRENNAN ROY
FEDOR RUDAKOV
NOT PICTURED riley collins LIAM HURLEY NICOLAS TARDIF
JC THIVIERGE
TUCKER WHITE
ALEX YUILL
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
HEAD COACH
CHRISTA ENIOJUKAN
assistant COACH Assistant Coach & Mental Performance Consultant assistant COACH MANAGER athletic therapist student trainer
CHRIS SKINNER NAOMI JAMES COLLEEN KEANE EMMA BLIZZARD jenna dibblee DANIELLE BATES
award winners mvp DalyssA Fleurgin rookie of the year Vanessa Budimunda leadership Alyssa Carin
jolesha allen-brown
vanessa budimunda
alyssa carin
sara esongola biango
dalyssa fleurgin
hadeza ismaila
bilan khadar
rhiannon kissel
alexanne l’heureux
katherine onunkwo
aprille whyne
christine yogaretnam
L A R U G U A IN L L A B T E K S BA S E M A G sunday, november 3, 2020 ontario tech vs. queen’s
THE ONTARIO TECH ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT MARKED THIS SPECIAL OCCASSION WITH NUMEROUS SPECIAL E IN GUESTS FROM CAMPUS AND AROUND THE PROVINC ATTENDANCE, INCLUDING: dr. Steven Murphy - Ontario Tech University Olivia Petrie - Ontario tech university Scott Barker - Ontario tech university Owen Davis - Ontario tech student union Jessica Nguyen - Ontario tech student union Tiffany Best - Ontario tech student union Kate Cinco - Ontario tech student union Glen Grunwald - Canada Basketball Lou Walsh - Ontario Basketball Lisette Johnson Stapley - U Sports Chris Critelli - Ontario University Athletics Kate Beirness - TSN Sportscaster, Alum John Henry - Regional Chair Jason Jansson - Ontario Basketball Graham Brown - U Sports Gord Grace - Ontario University Athletics
MEN’S BASKETBALL
HEAD COACH
GREG FRANCIS
assistant COACH assistant COACH assistant COACH assistant COACH assistant COACH assistant COACH athletic therapist student trainer
Deluxshan pathmanathan bill crowdis emil o’neill iad kadlec samayet hassan rob bristonas jenna dibblee Faheem Hack
award winners mvp ammar hassan rookie of the year graddy kanku leadership Rahsean Neil-Simpson
all-rookie
graddy kanku
MATTHEW BARDOEL
AJ CUMMINGS
D’ON DUNCAN
AMMAR HASSAN
NELLY HUSSEIN
JESUS ILLONGA
GRADDY KANKU
JANATH KUMAR
PATRICK-OLIVIER MPOYI
RAHSEAN NEIL-SIMPSON
LEVI OGBANNA
CHRIS OGIE
TENI THOMPSON
BADMINTON
HEAD COACH
PETER ARNOTT
MALE award winners mvp Joel Nyenhuis rookie of the year Zain ul abideen leadership Nicholas Magee
FEMALE award winners assistant COACH assistant COACH assistant COACH SPARRING PARTNER Student trainer
SHENG CHEN ZHIYI CHEN JONAS ALBAIRA ANGELA LI Joshua De Genio
mvp leadership
Alyssa Wong Alyssa Wong
EMILEE CARMICHAEL
KATIE CHUNG
ASHLEY SUN
ALYSSA WONG
BRITTNEY YIU
SHUYU ZHANG
CURTIS BLACK
NICHOLAS MAGEE
PRAVEEN MANICKAVEL
JOEL NYENHUIS
ROY WALES
NORBERT WOJDYLO
ZAIN UL ABIDEEN
TIANJIAN ZHANG
KYLE ZHENG
MEN’S CURLING
HEAD COACH
Debbie Fischer
assistant COACH
Jonathan Giancroce
award winners mvp Nick Mayede rookie of the year Treyton Cowell leadership Colin Shaw
Robert Andersen
Treyton Cowell
Matthew Mepstead
Colin Shaw
Danton Kellington
Nick Mayede
WOMEN’S CURLING
HEAD COACH
Debbie Fischer
assistant COACH
EMILY GORDON
award winners mvp Morgan Typhair rookie of the year Hannah Woods leadership Kylie Kellington
Cassandra Leblanc
KYLIE KELLINGTON
MORGAN TYPHAIR
HANNAH WOODS
MEN’S ROWING
HEAD COACH
Jenn Durward
novice head coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach
christie attwood Ian Morrison Keely Smith Daria Vantfoort Diane Martin Rachel Goodman Jim Jack Brad Semenick Rhiannon Dearman Cole Kestaloot
award winners OARSMAN OF THE YEAR Brett Hall NOVICE OARSMAN OF THE YEAR Ryan Crawford leadership Adam Stone
Jabez Abraham
IYANUOLUWA ADEBIYI
ARDA CELIK
RYAN CRAWFORD
JASKARAN GILL
PIERRESEN GRANT
BRETT HALL
MICHAEL JULES
JONAH KING
TANNER LITTLE
BABAJIDE MARTINS
OWEN MILBERRY
SEYED MOOSAVI
ALEX MOTYKA
BRENDAN O’CONNOR
PRABHAV PATEL
ISAK STAHLSCHMIDT-KAH
ADAM STONE
LEONARDO WANG
E-HERN YUEN
WOMEN’S ROWING
HEAD COACH
Jenn Durward
novice head coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach
christie attwood Ian Morrison Keely Smith Daria Vantfoort Diane Martin Rachel Goodman Jim Jack Brad Semenick Rhiannon Dearman Cole Kestaloot
award winners OARSWOMAN OF THE YEAR NOVICE OARSWOMAN OF THE YEAR leadership
Kierstyn Hawke Jessica Leishman Sara Mathew
TARA BLACK
CRISTINA CHUNG
RIANA COSTA
AMRUTHA ELANKO
LAURA ENGLAND
RACHEL GEDDES
KIERSTYN HAWKE
SARA KALDAS
KENNEDY LATOUR
JESSICA LEISHMAN
ALEXIE LINARDATOS
SARA MATHEW
EMMELINE MEENS MILLER
TAYLOR RUZGYS
MITCHELLE TAM
NEGIN VAZIRI NOT PICTURED VITHUSA VITHIYALAKAN
WOMEN’S SOCCER
HEAD COACH
ramin mohammadi
assistant COACH assistant COACH assistant COACH assistant COACH goalkeeper COACH Student Therapist Student Trainer
rhese chambers
Siamac Kavianpour Sara Voisin Richard Bucciarelli Mike Ridout Volen Parashkevov Isabelle Veilleux Alexia Heaslip
alicia chisholm
award winners mvp Mikaela Tierney rookie of the year Christina Coroado leadership Julia Listro
first team all-star mikaela tierney
christina coroado
michele dell’aquila
rheanna flynn
sarah foster
caylin gracie
taijah henderson
melanie hoekstra
alexis kirton
Ashlynne Koly
julia listro
alyssa nikkel
madison o’donnell
katrina pappas
Nicole Paraskevopoulos
mya parr
lauren rea
marlene siwula
leah storms
mikaela tierney
olivia tierney
jordan tortolo
brogyn tracey
stephanie viviano
georgia wilder
kyah wildman
MEN’S SOCCER
HEAD COACH
ramin mohammadi
assistant COACH assistant COACH assistant COACH assistant COACH goalkeeper COACH Student Therapist Student Trainer
jean paul ajala-alexis
Siamac Kavianpour Sara Voisin Richard Bucciarelli Mike Ridout Volen Parashkevov David Langford Nick O’Rourke
noah antenucci
award winners mvp christopher campoli rookie of the year fadi salback leadership nicholas miller first team all-star first team all-star second team all-star second team all-star rookie of the year scoring champion ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
fadi salback christopher campoli JP Ajala-Alexis Jacob Begley fadi salback fadi salback fadi salback
ALL-ROOKIE scoring champion
fadi salback fadi salback
alex atherley
jacob begley
taidgh burton
adrian butters
christohper campoli
genti como
carlos edic
bilal ejaz
sadra entesari
cameron galea-andrews
justin irwin
christopher jaggarnath
elijah lorenc-clarke
mateo marques
brolin masuhara
matthew mattila
jordan melo
nicholas miller
matthew perovic
alessandro prataviera
danial rafisamii
nicholas romanick
nathaniel sadler
NOT PICTURED jacob sooklal fadi salback
masoom saromie
tyler sukovski
quintyn walcott
GRADUATING SENIORS
jabez abraham rowing
danielle bates dance
curtis black badminton
keanna browne lacrosse
alex cafik-irwin lacrosse
emilee carmichael badminton
arda celik rowing
boston coppins golf
grace donaldson hockey
aaron ellwood golf
doraianna filippo dance
kassidy ford hockey
emily gordon curling
pierresen grant rowing
kierstyn hawke rowing
taijah henderson soccer
sara kaldas rowing
rhiannon kissel soccer/basketball
kyle locke hockey
nicole martindale lacrosse
nick mayede curling
matthew mepstead curling
alex motyka rowing
sarah norman soccer
olivia norris dance
sara mathew rowing
joel NyenhUis badminton
lauren rea soccer
nicholas romanick soccer
colin shaw curling
mikaela tierney soccer
georgia wilder soccer
dale wilson lacrosse
norbert wojdylo badminton
alex yuill hockey
NOT PICTURED vithusa vithiyalakan nicole zabel hockey
shuyu zhang badminton
tianjiao zhang badminton
ATHLETIC THERAPY
CERTIFIED ATHLETIC THERAPIST
SAUL BEHRMAN
CERTIFIED ATHLETIC THERAPIST
JENNA DIBBLEE
CERTIFIED ATHLETIC THERAPIST
JESSICA SALT
student trainer of the year sarah norman women’s hockey
STUDENT TRAINERS & THERAPISTS
josh del Genio badminton
faheem hack men’s basketball
danielle bates women’s basketball
nicole pinto dance
nic mutton men’s hockey
sarah norman women’s hockey
elly kiberd women’s hockey
chloe aird-tousignant women’s lacrosse
danielle collins women’s lacrosse
kale morton rowing
nick o’rourke men’s soccer
david langford men’s soccer
sam lupi men’s/women’s soccer
hristos traikos men’s/women’s soccer
alexia heaslip women’s soccer
isabelle veilleux women’s soccer
2019-20 AWARD WINNERS Men’s badminton Mvp Leadership Rookie of the Year
Joel Nyenhuis Zain Ul Abideen Nicolas Magee
women’s badminton MVP Leadership
men’s basketball
women’s basketball
men’s curling
women’s curling
MVP Leadership Rookie of the Year
MVP Leadership Rookie of the Year
dance
MVP Leadership Rookie of the Year
men’s hockey MVP Leadership Rookie of the Year
Ammar Hassan Rahsean Neil-Simpson Graddy Kanku
Nick Mayede Colin Shaw Treyton Cowell
Doraianna Filippo Danielle Bates Natalie Bates
Alex Yuill Josh Maguire Noah McMullin
MVP Leadership Rookie of the Year
MVP Leadership Rookie of the Year
GOLF
MVP Leadership Rookie of the Year
women’s hockey MVP Leadership Rookie of the Year
men’s rowing
women’s rowing
men’s soccer
women’s soccer
Oarsman of the Year Brett Hall Leadership Adam Stone Novice Oarsman of the Year Ryan Crawford
MVP Leadership Rookie of the Year
Christopher Campoli Nicolas Miller Fadi Salback
women’s field lacrosse MVP Leadership Rookie of the Year
Nicole Martindale Dale Wilson Caitlyn Cote
Alyssa Wong Alyssa Wong
Dalyssa Fleurgin Alyssa Carin Vanessa Budimunda
Morgan Typhair Kylie Kellington Hannah Woods
Justin Posteraro Justin Posteraro Brendan Smith
Natalie Wozney Nicole Zabel Nicole Escano
Oarswoman of the Year Leadership
Kierstyn Hawke Sara Mathew Novice Oarswoman of the Year Jessica Leishman
MVP Leadership Rookie of the Year
Mikaela Tierney Julia Listro Christina Coroado
male athlete of the year
female athlete of the year
fadi salback
nicole martindale
male freshman of the year
female freshman of the year
graddy kanku
nicole escano
Gary Polonsky male Leadership Award josh maguire - men’s hockey Danielle Bates - dance
James-Baun Cup Matthieu Gomercic - men’s hockey Megan Johnston - women’s hockey
ETS Captain’s Award Rahsean Neil-Simpson - men’s basketball Alex Cafik-Irwin - women’s lacrosse
Nustadia Recreation Award Carlos Edic - men’s soccer Jolesha Allen-Brown - Women’s Basketball
Rob Millikin Award sara mathew - women’s rowing
Athletic Therapy Student Trainer of the Year sarah norman
Sase Narayan Unsung Hero Award shaun mcleod
team of the year women’s lacrosse
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