General Information WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY Department of Athletics and Recreation 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5
Founded: 1911 Enrollment: 12,366 (full-time) President: Dr. Max Blouw Conference: Ontario University Athletics, OUA Colours: Purple and Gold Nickname: Golden Hawks Number of Intercollegiate Teams: 23 (15 sports) Phone: (519) 884-0710, ext. 2184 Fax: (519) 884-0203 Director of Athletics and Recreation: Peter Baxter ext. 2216 Manager, Communications & Business Operations: Ari Grossman ext. 6483 Coordinator, Communications & Technology: Mike Whitehouse ext. 2855 Coordinator of Interuniversity Sport: Wally Gabler ext. 3428
8 National Championships Basketball (1), Football (2), Hockey (1), Soccer (4) 50 Provincial Championships (Basketball, Curling, Field Lacrosse, Football, Hockey, Soccer)
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GOLDEN HAWK CURLING Women's Provincial Champions: 1985/86, 1995/96, 1998/99, 2007/08 Men's Provincial Champions: 1991/92, 1994/95, 1996/97, 2002/03, 2005/06, 2007/08
COACHING INFORMATION
Head Coach: Ken McCormack (4th Season Coaching Men's & Women's Teams) (519) 884-0710 ext. 2184 Assistant Coach: John Nicol Team Manager: Jeff Bennett
MEN'S TEAM INFORMATION Men's Skip: Mike Anderson Men's Regular Season Record: 6-1 Men's Post Season Record: 3-1
WOMEN'S TEAM INFORMATION Women's Skip: Hollie Nicol Women's Regular Season Record: 5-2 Women's Post Season Record: 4-2
KITCHENER-WATERLOO GRANITE CLUB Rink in the Park Opened: October 2003
99 Seagram Drive, Waterloo, ON Phone: (519) 742-4281
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2007-2008 SEASON IN REVIEW Starting the 2007-08 season, the Laurier men’s curling team would see several major roster changes from the previous seasons edition. Last year’s skip, Bill Francis would step down to the third position to let first year Mike Anderson take the skip and lead this Golden Hawks squad. Paul Arkilander would reprise his role as the team’s second, while rookie’s Matthew Mapletoft, Dave Kaun and Scott McGregor would round out the team’s roster. On the women’s side, Hollie Nichol would remain as the team’s skip while second year Danielle Inglis would step in the fill the shoes of departed fourth year veteran Stacey McCormack. Last season’s rookie of the year, Laura Hickey would play as the third and Hawks Erica Butler, Hilary McDermott, Tracy O’Leary and Alex Hughes would fill out the remainder of the team’s roster. Both team’s first competition of the season was at the East Sectional hosted by the University of Toronto at the High Park Curling Club. The women’s team drew the Trent Excalibur and played a very close game. With Trent scoring a four-ender in the second end, the Hawks regrouped and stole the final end to win 8-7. The men’s draw was almost a mirror to the ladies as the boys also played Trent to a close, extra end finish to win 7-6. Both teams then took on the Queen’s Golden Gaels. The men came out strong scoring two in the first and steals of singles in the second and third. For the guys, the final score was a 7-3 for a win. The ladies also took on the Gaels and Queen’s opened well, with a four-ender in the second end. Laurier responded with a three ender of their own and a steal in the fourth. The final score favored the Hawks 8-6. The final draw of the East Sectional for the teams was against the host Toronto Varsity Blues. For the Hawks, Erica Butler executed Laurier’s aggressive strategy to take a four-ender in the seventh to put the game out of reach for the Blues. The Lady Hawks pulled out the 9-5 win. For the men, the draw was back and forth for the first few ends. Laurier pulled away with a couple of deuces and skip Mike Anderson held off the Blues to give the Hawks a 6-4 victory. Both teams finished the tourney with 3-0 records. The Golden Hawks second tournament was the Crossovers hosted by Trent University. Both teams took on the Waterloo Warriors, Windsor Lancers, Western Mustangs and the Brock Badgers. In the first draw, the ladies took the Warriors to extra ends and won 4-3. Their second draw saw Laurier lose a four point lead as the Lancers skip made a challenging tap back to earn three in the final end for the 7-6 win. The Hawks third draw saw them lose to the undefeated Mustangs 7-5 in the final end. The ladies fourth and final draw started favorably with an early four-ender to earn an easy victory over the Badgers 9-1 and finish regular season competition with a 5-2 record. On the Men’s side the Hawks started off with a 9-3 loss to their cross-town rival Waterloo. The team would eventually find its groove and defeat the Lancers 9-5 with an early three-ender. Laurier continued to up the ante as they would take down the Mustangs 5-3 with some solid shot making. The final draw for the Hawks would be forfeited by the Badgers leaving the team with a league best 6-1 record on the season. With both teams qualifying for the OUA Championship, the squads made their way to Windsor for the event. The men’s team defeated Waterloo and Western in the first day’s draws and lost a close match to Queen’s to advance to the Gold medal game. For the Ladies, it took a one point win over Western, after losses to Queen’s and Trent, to force a tie breaker game the following day. The team regrouped over night and caught fire the next day defeating Western and Trent successively to get to the Gold medal game. With both teams vying for a championship, Laurier was ecstatic. The Ladies continued their hot streak taking Queen’s 8-5 and earning their first provincial championship since 1998. The men waited all day to find out their competition would be the Western Mustangs. Laurier hung an 8-5 loss on them to earn the team’s sixth championship. The two championships would be the first time Wilfrid Laurier has held both the men’s and women’s championships in the same sport, in the same season.
Road To The Nationals Men's East Sectionals W 7-6 (Trent) W 7-3 (Queen's) W 6-4 (Toronto) Crossovers L 3-9 (Waterloo) W 8-5 (Windsor) W 5-3 (Western) W 5-2 (Brock) OUA Championship W 7-3 (Waterloo) L 5-6 (Queen's) W 5-4 (Western) W 8-5 (Western) - Gold Women's East Sectionals W 8-7 (Trent) W 8-6 (Queen's) W 9-4 (Toronto) Crossovers W 4-3 (Waterloo) L 6-7 (Windsor) L 5-7 (Western) W 9-1 (Brock) OUA Championship L 8-9 (Queen's) L 4-6 (Trent) W 6-5 (Western) W 6-? (Western) W 6-3 (Trent) W 8-5 (Queen's) - Gold
OUA ALL-STARS AND AWARD WINNERS OUA Men's First Team All-Stars Paul Arkilander Bill Francis
OUA Women's First Team All-Stras Hilary McDermott
OUA Men's Second Team Rookies Mike Anderson
OUA Women's Second Team All-Stars Laura Hickey 3
2007-2008 GOLDEN HAWK ROSTER Men's Curling Team
NAME
HT
WT
ELIG. YR ACAD. YR
MAJOR
HOMETOWN
HIGH SCHOOL
Mike Anderson Paul Arkilander Bill Francis Dave Kaun Matthew Mapletoft Scott McGregor
6' 4 5' 10 6' 1 5' 10 5' 11 6' 3
205 200 175 165 135 160
1 1 1 1 1 1
Business Biology Geography Other Business Business
Markham Sudbury Toronto Fort Frances Wallaceburg Exeter
Markville SS Lockerby CS Lawrence Park CI Fort Frances HS Wallaceburg DSS South Huron DHS
1 3 5 1 1 1
Women's Curling Team
NAME
HT
ELIG. YR ACAD. YR
MAJOR
HOMETOWN
HIGH SCHOOL
Erica Butler Laura Hickey Alex Hughes Danielle Inglis Hilary McDermott Hollie Nicol Tracy O’Leary
5' 5 5' 7 5' 7 5' 3 5' 9 5' 9 5' 8
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Business Kin/Phys. Ed. Kin/Phys. Ed. Sociology Kin/Phys. Ed. Kin/Phys. Ed. Kin/Phys. Ed.
Georgetown Toronto Dundas Kleinburg Guelph Markham Ajax
Georgetown DHS Mary Ward CSS Highland SS Emily Carr SS St. James CHS Markham DHS Denis O’Connor CHS
3 2 1 2 2 3 2
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GOLDEN HAWK STAFF
Ken McCormack - Head Coach Ken is a Certified Level 2 NCP Curling instructor having had the opportunity to coach at 14 Ontario Provincial Championships. Entering his 4th year as our Varsity Curling Head Coach; the Golden Hawks have won Gold and Bronze with the Men and Silver and Bronze with the Women over the last 3 years. Ken is an active curler, curling out of North Halton Golf & Country Club. He is very involved in the local community and presently is a Director and Chair of Finance at the Bennett Center, a Long Term Care facility. Ken and Helen live in Georgetown with their two daughters.
John Nicol - Assistant Coach John is a certified Level 2 NCP curling instructor having coached competitive teams for the past 10 years. His teams have won Bantam Girls and Junior Ladies Ontario Provincial Championships as well as Gold and Silver medals at the Ontario Winter games. He and his wife Deborah reside in Markham and have two daughters.
Jeff Bennett - Team Manager Jeff is a certified Level 1 NCP Curling Instructor. He has played on the WLU Varsity Men’s Curling team for the past four years, and was a member of the OUA Gold medal team in 2006. He is an experienced curler, having previously played on the 2000 OCA Bantam Provincial Championship team. He is a graduate of the BBA program at Laurier, and currently is working towards his CA designation.
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GOLDEN HAWKS
Wilfrid Laurier University Women's Curling Roster
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GOLDEN HAWKS
Erica Butler Position: Lead Height: 5’5" Year: 3 Hometown: Georgetown, ON.
Program: Business
Quick facts: Erica has been a member of the Laurier curling team for three consecutive seasons. This year will be her second time participating in a National Championship through university curling. A former Golden Hawk Rookie of the Year in 2005-06, Erica was voted a tournament All-Star at Nationals in 2006.
Laura Hickey Position: Third Height: 5'7" Year: 2 Hometown: Toronto, ON.
Program: Kin/Phys. Ed.
Quick facts: Last seasons team rookie of the year, Laura has continued to develop her skills and was named an OUA Second Team All-Star this season. Hickey was a member of Team Ontario in 2007 at the Canadian Juniors and has been curling for 13 years.
Alex Hughes Height: 5’7" Year: 1 Hometown: Dundas, ON.
Program: Kin/Phys. Ed.
Quick facts: A veteran competitor on the Ontario Junior curling circuit., this rookie is a promising addition to the Golden Hawks squad. In 2006, Alex finished in third at the Bantum Girls Provincial Championship. In the same year, Hughes attended the Ontario Winter Games.
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GOLDEN HAWKS
Danielle Inglis Position: Second Height: 5’3" Year: 2 Hometown: Kleinburg, ON.
Program: Sociology
Quick facts: A skip for Team Ontario, Danielle has earned Gold at OFSAA in 2006 and was a Junior Provincial Gold medalist in 2008. Earning her first university provincial medal this season, Inglis brings a wealth of expereince to this Golden Hawks team.
Hilary McDermott Position: Fifth Height: 5'9" Year: 2 Hometown: Guelph, ON.
Program: Kin./Phys. Ed.
Quick facts: A curling veteran of 14 years, Hilary has represented her province on Team Ontario in 2007 and participated at the Canadian Juniors in 2004 at the U18 Optimist Internation. This season, Hilary was recognized as an OUA First Team All-Star.
Hollie Nicol Position: Skip Height: 5'9" Year: 3 Hometown: Markham, ON.
Program: Kin./Phys. Ed.
Quick facts: This veteran Golden Hawk represented her province in 2007 at the Canadian Juniors in St. Catherines. A two time team MVP and three time Laurier Athlete of the Week, Hollie has been the Golden Hawk skip for the past three seasons
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GOLDEN HAWKS
Tracy O’Leary Height: 5'8" Year: 2 Hometown: Ajax, ON.
Program: Kin./Phys. Ed.
Quick facts: Tracy represented Ontario as a second in 2008 at the Canadian Juniors in Sault Ste. Marie. A member of the 2008 Ontario Junior Curling Tour Championship team, she is currently in her second year with the Golden Hawks,
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GOLDEN HAWKS
Wilfrid Laurier University Men's Curling Roster
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GOLDEN HAWKS
Mike Anderson Position: Skip Height: 6’4" Year: 1 Hometown: Markham, ON.
Program: Business
Quick facts: Mike started his curling career at the Unionville Curling Club at age of six. Since then he has been a two time Ontario Champion (2006 Ontario Junior Mixed and 2002 Ontario Winter Games). In 2003, Anderson skipped team Ontario at the Canada Winter Games in Bathurst New Brunswick. This season Mike was named a OUA second team All-Star.
Paul Arkilander Position: Second Height: 5'10" Year: 3 Hometown: Sudbury, ON.
Program: Biology.
Quick facts: Paul is a third year biology student at Laurier. He competed in Victoria at the 2004 Junior National Championships for Northern Ontario. In addition to being on this year’s OUA championship team, Paul also played second on Laurier’s 2006 OUA curling championship team.
Bill Francis Position: Third Height: 6’1" Year: 5 Hometown: Toronto, ON.
Program: Geography
Quick facts: Bill Francis is a fifth year Geography student at Laurier and has been on the varsity team for the past five season, winning the OUA Championship twice. He is a two-time Ontario Junior Men’s champion, competing at the National Championships in 2004 (4th) and 2006 (3rd), being named to the all-star teams in both years. Bill has also won an Ontario Junior Mixed Championship (in 2005). Francis was named a OUA first team All-Star this season.
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GOLDEN HAWKS
Dave Kaun Height: 5’10" Year: 1 Hometown: Fort Frances, ON
Program: Philosophy, Poli Sci, & Economics
Quick facts: The Skip of the 2007 NWOSSAA Championship team, Dave combines the persuit of academic excellence with the chanllenge of competing in varsity athletics. As a vice, he participated in the Northern Ontario Provincial Junior Provincials in 2007.
Matthew Mapletoft Position: Lead Height: 5'11" Year: 1 Hometown: Wallaceburg, ON.
Program: Business
Quick facts: A skip of the 2006 Bantom Boys Provincial Champions, Matt brings poise and confidence to this years edition of the men's curling team. Most recently Matt participated in the 2008 Ontario Junior Provincial Championship.
Scott McGregor Position: Fifth Height: 6'3" Year: 1 Hometown: Exeter, ON.
Program: Business
Quick facts: Scott skipped his team to the 2006 GORE Mutual Schoolboy Provincial Championship. A veteran of the Ontario Junior Curling Tour, he provides the team with plethora of atributes that are integral to the cohesiveness of this Golden Hawk squad.
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ABOUT WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY Wilfrid Laurier is a smaller institution, with small class sizes and a sense of community second to none. Founded in 1911, Laurier is a premier university and renowned for a�racting students who want to succeed. The school offers an unparalleled academic experience. Our unique, interdisciplinary approach to learning allows students to combine majors in completely different fields. The faculty, among the finest anywhere, expand the horizons of our students, providing them with a broad perspective of the world that opens up new ways of thinking and seeing things. Laurier offers a broad range of full and part-time graduate and undergraduate degree programs to over 11,000 students through 7 faculties. Our Faculty of Arts is our largest faculty. Our Faculty of Music has the only Masters of Music Therapy program in Canada. Laurier’s Faculty of Science is one of Canada’s leading teaching and research institutions. Our School of Business & Economics is one of Canada’s largest Business schools, and also among the most respected. We also have a Faculty of Education, a Faculty of Social Work and a Faculty of Graduate Studies. Our Brantford Campus is dedicated to innovative programming within the liberal arts.
University Stadium, refurbished with $5 million in 2007 seats 6,500 people is the home to many Golden Hawk Varsity Teams.
Laurier is a place where the curious thrive, and where innovative programs and state of the art facilities give way to students who achieve success and results. Wilfrid Laurier offers a high quality undergraduate education in the Liberal Arts, Science, Business and Music. We pride ourselves on the strength of our graduates, which we feel reflect the quality of our university and its programs. Laurier grads get jobs, with 94.3% of our recent graduates securing employment within six months a�er graduating, Laurier’s employment rates are among the highest in the province. Our innovative programs a�ract the best and brightest students from across the world. In September 2006, our first year students had an incoming average of 81.4%. Our co-op programs within the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Science, and the School of Business and Economics, present students with the opportunity to pair quality work experience with their academics.
The John Aird Center, which acts as the main entrance to the campus, was built in 1988. Visit the Robert Langen Art Gallery for a touch of art and stop by the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall to hear the internationally renowned Penderecki String Quartet.
Wilfrid Laurier is known across the country as an institution with high quality students and professors, and a community environment that fosters academic and personal growth. We consistently come out strong in reputational surveys such as Maclean’s Annual Rankings of Universities and the Globe and Mail Rankings.
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HISTORY OF WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY In 1910 the Canada Synod and Synod of Central Canada of the Lutheran Church entered into an agreement to establish a Lutheran Seminary. Though the location first proposed for the Seminary was Toronto, Waterloo was selected when its citizens offered a tract of land on the boundary of the town. The choice of location was affected, too, by the fact that the majority of Lutherans in Ontario lived in the vicinity of Waterloo and Berlin (Kitchener). In 1911 the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada opened its doors. Facilities for pre-theological education were established in 1914 with courses leading to senior matriculation given in Waterloo College School. In 1924 the Waterloo College of Arts, providing courses in post-secondary education in a four year program, was established. In 1925 the Faculty of Arts, under the name of Waterloo College, affiliated with the University of Western Ontario. Waterloo College soon began to offer Honours degree programs in the arts. The affiliation with the University of Western Ontario ended in 1960 when the Seminary obtained a revised charter changing the name of the institution to Waterloo Lutheran University. On November 1, 1973, Waterloo Lutheran University became Wilfrid Laurier University, one of Ontario’s provincially assisted universities a�er Bill 178 was given Royal Assent by the Lieutenant Governor, former Wilfrid Laurier University Chancellor William Ross Macdonald.
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GOLDEN HAWK ATHLETICS Wilfrid Laurier University offers 23 varsity teams through 15 different sports including: Baseball (M) Basketball (M) (W) Cheerleading Cross Country (M) (W) Curling (M) (W) Figure Skating (W) Football (M)
Golf (M) Hockey (M) (W) Lacrosse (W) Rugby (M) (W) Soccer (M) (W) Swimming (M) (W) Tennis (W) Volleyball (M) (W)
GOLDEN HAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS CAPTURED
8 National Championships, 50 Provincial Championships Soccer Hockey 1980 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1982/1983 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1987 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1988/1989 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1989 (Women’s) - Provincial Championship 1989/1990 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1990 (Women’s) - Provincial Championship 1998/1999 (Women’s) - Provincial Championship 1992 (Women’s) - National Championship 2001/2002 (Women’s) - Provincial Championship 1993 (Women’s) - Provincial Championship 2003/2004 (Women’s) - Provincial Championship 1995 (Women’s) - National Championship 2004/2005 (Women’s) - Provincial Championship 1995 (Women’s) - Provincial Championship 2004/2005 (Women’s) - National Championship 2000 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 2005/2006 (Women’s) - Provincial Championship 2000 (Men’s) - National Championship 2006/2007 (Women's) - Provincial Championship 2001 (Men’s) - National Championship 2007/2008 (Women's) - Provincial Championship Basketball 1965/1966 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1966/1967 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1967/1968 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1967/1968 (Men’s) - National Championship 1968/1969 (Men's) - Provincial Championship 1969/1970 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1970/1971 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1971/1972 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship Football 1961 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1962 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1966 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1972 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1973 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1978 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1987 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1991 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1991 (Men’s) - National Championship 2004 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 2005 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 2005 (Men’s) - National Championship
Curling 1985 (Women’s) - Provincial Championship 1991 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1994 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1995 (Women’s) - Provincial Championship 1996 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 1998 (Women’s) - Provincial Championship 2002 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 2005 (Men’s) - Provincial Championship 2008 (Women's) - Provincial Championship 2008 (Men's) - Provincial Championship Field Lacrosse 2000/2001 (Women’s) - Provincial Championship 2003/2004 (Women’s) - Provincial Championship 2004/2005 (Women’s) - Provincial Championship 2005/2006 (Women’s) - Provincial Championship 2006/2007 (Women’s) - Provincial Championship 2007/2008 (Women's) - Provincial Championship
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