2016 Golden Hawk Newsletter - Vol. 17, Issue 1

Wilfrid Laurier University

GOLDEN HAWK NEWSLETTER

“Building Champions, Building Traditions”

V O L U M E 17, I S S U E 1 Laurier’s student-athletes are a shining example of what it means to live a life of leadership and purpose.

Our Golden Hawks were Dr. Max Blouw once again a source of immense pride for the university throughout the past academic year.

During 2015-16, we witnessed the many wonderful athletic accomplishments of our student-athletes. But what we aren’t able to see on the field, on the court, or on the ice are the accomplishments of our Golden Hawk athletes as dynamic leaders in the classroom and in the community.

Laurier athletes are widely known for their academic achievement and tireless volunteer work. These are individuals who develop into leaders at Laurier and go on to engage meaningfully in their careers, in their communities and in their personal lives.

This university takes great pride in our athletic programs and the people who make them possible – from the student athletes who balance their academics and volunteer work with their athletic pursuits to the coaches, managers, trainers and athletic staff who give so much of their time and energy to help the Golden Hawks succeed. It is thanks to their passion and dedication that Laurier is able to enjoy such a strong athletic tradition.

Congratulations to all of our athletes, coaches and athletic staff for their achievements

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S U M M E R 2016

Curling Hawks Golden in ‘15-16

The men’s curling team were OUA Champions for the second consecutive season, but traded in the CIS silver for gold as they became national champions.

The Golden Hawks had a bright 2015-16 year highlighting team improvements and individual successes. The height of athletic achievement this year was the men’s curling team bringing home two championship banners as they earned the gold at the OUA and CIS tournaments. The women’s curling team was the only other team to bring home a banner as they earned the OUA title for the second consecutive year. Although they missed out on the gold, the women’s soccer team had a taste of glory as they marched their way to the second tier and an OUA silver medal. The men’s football team saw improvement over their previous season too as the squad not only snatched up the final playoff spot, but also advanced to the semifinals with an outstanding upset victory that highlighted several athletic achievments for the team. Off the court, Laurier’s studentathletes excelled in the classroom as 37 Hawks earned CIS Academic honours and 14 earned OUA Academic honours. In the community, the Laurier Lettermen Club, led by their first female president Tamika Marks-Grant from women’s rugby, led the charge as studentathletes from teams across the department spread the Golden Hawk spirit throughout the Kitchener-Waterloo community. Here is a closer look at your Golden Hawk highlights for 2015-16.

Doubling up the hardware this year, the men’s curling team brought home the OUA Championship banner for the second consecutive year and soared to new heights at the CIS Championships. Avenging their defeat in last season’s gold medal game, the Golden Hawks defeated the Alberta Golden

The women’s curling team brought home the OUA banner for the third consecutive year and for the ninth time in program history.

Bears to earn the second gold CIS medal in program history. The achievement marks the end of a five year march up the podium for the team. Aaron Squires earned CIS First Team All-Canadian and OUA First Team All-Star status, Spencer Nuttall earned CIS Second Team All-Canadian and OUA Second Team All-Star status, Richard Krell also earned CIS Second Team All-Canadian honours, and Fraser Reid earned OUA First Team All-Star honours.

Assisting the men in earning the sweep of the OUA was the women’s curling team who went undefeated at the provincial championships, hosted in Guelph, to earn the gold medal in back-to-back years. Last year the women earned a national bronze, and went in to the CIS tournament hoping for an even better outcome, but struggled in the first few days and were eliminated from playoffs. Four women were honoured as OUA First Team All-Stars following the season: Evangeline Fortier, Brenda Holloway, Chelsea Brandwood, and Megan Arnold.

The Golden Hawks women’s soccer team stayed strong this season with a 12-2-2 conference record to achieve second place in the OUA West and third in the OUA overall.

With a three-game win streak concluding their regular season, the Hawks went into OUA playoffs with momentum on their side and took on the Windsor Lancers at home to kick off the post season. A 1-0 victory over Windsor, followed by a 2-1 victory in Ottawa over the OUA East first seeded Gee-Gees set the Hawk women up to take on fifthseeded Queen’s for the gold medal. The Gaels

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A Message from Peter Baxter “Raising the Bar” each year in the pursuit of excellence can be a challenge for an Athletic & Recreation Department.

Fortunately our people, including coaches, student-athletes, student leaders, and the student Peter Baxter body, continue to reach and surpass that “bar”.

This year Laurier won OUA Championships in men and women’s curling, with a CIS crown as well in men’s curling. Women’s soccer achieved silver at the OUA Championship while all hockey and basketball teams earned play-off berths in a highly-competitive OUA. Wilfrid Laurier men’s basketball head coach Peter Campbell, who announced his retirement at the end of last season, was honoured by Canadian Interuniversity Sport on Wednesday night as he was awarded the Jean-Marie De Koninck Coaching Excellence Award.

Coach Campbell led Laurier Basketball for 16 years and coached in the OUA for 31 years. The Jean-Marie De Koninck Award recognizes his outstanding contribution to university sport as demonstrated by longterm commitment and leadership as a coach at the local, provincial, and national level.

At Laurier, Peter Campbell holds the record as the all-time winningest men’s basketball coach in school history with 150 victories in 326 regular season games.

In April, Justin Serresse was appointed to build on Campbell’s legacy, as the new Manager of Men’s Basketball Operations and Head Coach of the Golden Hawks following a national search to fill the position.

Coach Serresse, 29, who has served as the lead assistant coach with the Ottawa Gee-Gees for the past five seasons, was successfully selected out of a pool of over 50 applicants to become the 10th head coach in the 53-year history of the Golden Hawks men’s basketball program.

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Laurier’s standing in sport and recreation has been strikingly consistent across our teams and programming. Ours is one of a handful of universities in Canada that measures up well across the spectrum of activities, sports, and leadership opportunities. This breadth and depth of excellence speaks volumes about our world-class coaches, gifted students, and dedicated staff. Our coaches and staff are a remarkably varied and energetic group, and we owe them all a huge debt of gratitude.

That is perhaps a useful segue to consider the variety of awards, prizes and distinctions earned by our Laurier Athletics and Recreation community— a great many of them by students which are highlighted in the contents of this newsletter. A most special achievement to be proud of is that 51 student-

athletes achieved OUA and CIS Academic All-Canadian status. Laurier student-athletes collectively have a higher graduation rate than the Laurier student population not involved in varsity athletics. Match this with the 45 OUA All-star selections and seven CIS All-Canadian honoured athletes and we truly do have exceptional people who “Inspire Lives of Leadership and Purpose!”

The accomplishments of members of Laurier Athletics and Recreation over the past year are all the more remarkable when one considers the landscape of university sport heading into 2016-17. The economic recession has forced deep cuts to athletic and recreation programs across Canada.

Laurier has not been immune to this reality.

Compounding the problem, Laurier’s student population has grown to 17,000 students and the demand by all fee-paying students for programs, services and facilities are at an all-time high. The global economy is still unsettled. Universities across Canada are facing deep cuts. As a result, there are rapid changes afoot in university sport.

The competition in recruiting the top gifted student-athletes has intensified. Other university alumni groups at Guelph, Queen’s and Western have stepped up to ensure that their programs have the resources to enhance these programs. There is no more important time within our history that we need our athletic alumni and supporters to step up also.

From my perspective, our ongoing success depends on sustaining timehonoured links to our alumni, sponsors, and friends. This spring, our Laurier students supported a contributed up to $750,000 to fund the replacement of our bleachers within the Athletic Complex gymnasium.

Student body investment, volunteerism, alumni donations, and corporate sponsorship have been cornerstones of the Golden Hawk tradition of excellence. Through their generosity— whether they have shared their time, their expertise, or their financial resources in whatever measure— individual students, alumni and friends, along with a range of local and national companies have helped enrich the student experience. They have helped build our buildings, mentor our students— they have built community. We are truly grateful for all this support.

I am sure that your experience at Laurier was an important time in your development as a leader. Laurier needs you now to help us remain the destination of choice for top prospective student-athletes. Please consider donating to your sport team where 100% of your donation will go to support our teams and you will be provided with a tax receipt for the full amount. With as little as $100 donated by each former athlete, this annually could raise well over $500,000 of which could help secure and enhance the student-athlete

experience at Laurier. I very much hope we can count on your continued involvement and support in the years ahead.

Wilfrid Laurier University continues to meet its mission of being the best Athletic & Recreation program in Canada – a fact confirmed as Laurier was awarded the CIRA Ontario’s Outstanding Intramural Recreation Achievement Award for the 9th consecutive year. A student-leader driven model, Laurier increased our intramural and club programs by 469 participants in 2015-16.

In addition, our ongoing success and continued striving to “raise the bar” depends on sustaining our honoured links to our alumni, sponsors, and friends. Through the generosity of volunteerism, philanthropy and corporate sponsorship, alumni, sponsors and friends have helped enrich the student experience at Laurier. Our student-athlete Adopt-a-Hawk program raised $180,000 which went directly to the teams donors wished to support. In a period of fiscal restraint at universities across Ontario, this type of support helps maintain Laurier’s tradition of excellence, something for which we are very extremely grateful. I very much hope we can count on your continued involvement and support in the years ahead.

Finally, this year’s Homecoming celebrations will mark the 50th Anniversary of our first football team to reach the “College Bowl”, the predecessor of the Vanier Cup, accomplished by the 1966 men’s football team. In addition, the first team to win a Vanier Cup in Laurier’s history, the 1991 men’s football team, will be celebrated for their victory over the Mount Allison Mounties before what is still the 2nd largest Vanier Cup attendance in history. Please join us both at the induction of the 1991 Teammate Hugh Lawson on Friday September 23rd at the Annual Laurier Golden Hawk Hall of Fame Dinner and at our Homecoming Football Game vs the Waterloo Warriors on Saturday September 24th to honour our 1966 College Bowl Finalists and 1991 Vanier Cup Championship Team.

The 2016-17 Golden Hawk year is beginning and I look forward to seeing you in the stands, be it at the field, gym or arena, to help support the Hawks.

Go Hawks!

Sincerely,

Peter Baxter M.A. Director Athletics and Recreation

2016 Golden Hawk Hall of Fame Inductees

This fall, the Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawk Hall of Fame will welcome eight new members as part of the 2016 induction class.

The induction ceremony is scheduled to take place on Friday, September 23 on the campus of Wilfrid Laurier University during Laurier’s annual Homecoming weekend.

Liz Knox heads into the Hall of Fame as Laurier women’s hockey’s all-time leader among goaltenders for shutouts, with 35, and minutes played, with 5,973, over her five-year career between 2006 and 2011.

Liz Knox An Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Champion during four of her five years, Knox was awarded the CIS Player of the Year in 2009-10 when she posted a 22-0-1 record with a sparkling 0.89 goals against average, a 0.960 save percentage and 11 shutouts. That same season she was also named a CIS First Team All-Canadian, the OUA Player of the Year, an OUA First Team All-Star, the recipient of Laurier’s President’s Award as top female athlete, the Outstanding Woman of Laurier Award and the Luke Fusco Academic Athletic Achievement Award. Over the course of her outstanding career, she was recognized as an OUA AllStar on three other occasions.

Alyssa Lagonia also enjoyed an outstanding career while suiting up with the women’s soccer team for four years.

A former member of Canada’s U20 national team, she was named the CIS Outstanding Player of the Year in her final season Alyssa Lagonia after orchestrating a Hawks’ offence that scored a then-team record 36 goals, including five of her own, and helping the purple and gold hold down the top spot in the CIS rankings for five consecutive weeks. That same season she also took home CIS First Team All-Canadian honours, was named the OUA West Most Valuable Player, an OUA West First Team All-Star and was the recipient of Laurier’s President’s Award. An OUA Champion in 2010, Lagonia was also named a First Team All-Canadian on one other occasion and an OUA First Team All-Star her three other seasons.

Joining Knox and Lagonia as CIS major award winners in this year’s class is Dillon Heap, a former receiver/returner with the men’s football team. Laurier’s all-time punt return yards leader with 2,071, Heap was the Dillon Heap recipient of the 2011 CIS Russ Jackson Award which recognizes excellence in football, academics and citizenship. The speedy receiver, who won the Yates Cup and Vanier Cup with the Hawks in his rookie season in 2005, was also a member of Laurier Football’s All-Century Team and in 2010 was the first Laurier athlete to be named to the CoSIDA/ESPN Academic All-American Team. Over the course of his five-year career, Heap was honoured as a CIS AllCanadian twice, an OUA All-Star six times, including twice in both 2009 and 2011 at different positions, Laurier’s Luke Fusco Academic Athletic Achievement Award twice and Laurier’s President’s Award in 2009-10.

Hugh Lawson, a member of the Golden Hawks men’s football team between 1988 and 1992, joins Heap in representing football this year. Lawson, who helped Laurier capture their first Vanier Hugh Lawson Cup championship in 1991, also guided the Hawks to the Yates Cup title that same season while being named an OUAA Second Team All-Star in the process. In his final season with the purple, Lawson was recognized as a CIAU Second Team All-Canadian, along with an OUAA First Team All-Star.

Lagonia’s former teammate Tania Pedron will also join the Hall of Fame in 2016. Arguably the top holding midfielder in program history, the five-time OUA All-Star anchored the Hawks to Tania Pedron OUA Championship titles in both 2010 and 2008. The 2010 campaign, one in which Laurier also captured a CIS silver medal, saw Pedron earn the OUA West Most Valuable Player award as Laurier posted an 11-1-2 record. That same season she was named a CIS First Team All-Canadian, the OUA Final Four MVP and Laurier’s President’s Award recipient.

In her final year with the Hawks in 2011, Pedron was once again recognized as a CIS All-Canadian while also earning a CIS Academic All-Canadian nod.

The final athlete in this year’s induction class is Danielle Inglis, who featured prominently in women’s curling for the Golden Hawks between 2007 and 2010. During her three years with the purple and gold, Inglis captured two CIS

Championships as a vice before taking home a silver medal as skip of her squad in 2010. She also helped the Hawks win the OUA Championship in her first season. In her final year with Laurier, Inglis was named a CIS Second Team Danielle Inglis All-Canadian and took home the CIS Sportsmanship Award. She also represented Laurier internationally as she won the silver medal for Team Canada at the 2009 FISU Winter Universiade in Harbin, China and a gold medal at the Kariuzawa International Bonspiel in 2010.

The 2001 men’s soccer team, which captured the second of back-to-back CIS Championships for Wilfrid Laurier University, will enter the Hall of Fame 15 years removed from their championship run. Guided by head coach Barry MacLean, and associate coach Mario Halapir, the powerful squad posted an impressive 9-1-0 record during the regular season with a lineup that featured six OUA First Team All-Stars.

2001 Men’s Soccer In the OUA playoffs, the Hawks posted victories over both the McMaster Marauders and the Toronto Varsity Blues to reach the OUA gold medal match and qualify for the CIS Championship for the second consecutive year.

Heading out East to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Laurier earned a 3-3 draw with the Saint Mary’s Huskies before defeating the UQTR Patriotes 4-1 to reach the gold medal match. Laurier would square off with the UBC Thunderbirds for CIS gold and were able to prevail as they won 2-1 to earn the second national championship in program history.

Peter Izzio enters the Hall of Fame in the Builders category thanks to his support of Laurier Football and the Athletics and Recreation department as a whole. A member of the Football Corporate Peter Izzio Dinner committee for the past 17 years, he also served on the search committee for the hiring of Head Coach of Laurier Football Michael Faulds and has been an active supporter of many other initiatives, including the Quarterback Club luncheon. A member of the football team between 1986 and 1989, Izzio served as a coach with the team in 1996 and now oversees Izzio Financial Soluntions Inc. under the Sun Life Financial umbrella.

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struck first on a turnover by the Hawks to score what would be the game-winning goal as the Hawks did not see a scoring opportunity for the rest of the game. The Golden Hawks earned the silver medal and headed west to Vancouver, B.C., for the CIS National Championships. The purple and gold played top-seeded Laval first in the quarter-finals, and a 1-0 loss to the tough Quebec team put the Hawks out of medal contention. The No. 6 Golden Hawks had six athletes recognized by the OUA West Division: Gagan Parhar, Rookie of the Year; Nicole Lyon and Emily Brown, First Team All-Stars; Julie Karn and Katie Bishop, Second Team All-Stars. Defender Jacky Normandeau was also honoured as a Second Team All-Star and the 2016 Outstanding Woman of Laurier award.

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held the Mustangs to their lowest point output of the year with a strong defence.

Godfrey Onyeka led the team in tackles with 11 on the day. Onyeka was honoured alongside teammate Dillon Campbell as

successful improvement and the addition of talent this season. Rookie defenceman Mac Clutsam shone in his first year with the Golden Hawks as he tallied four goals and 14 assists in regular season play. He also added two assists in the two playoff games for the Hawks and was named to the OUA All-Rookie team for 2016.

The men’s basketball team put a strong step forward to start the season and, although they could not keep the pace they started with, the Hawks improved to a 9-11-0 record. The team went into playoffs as the third seed in the OUA West division and celebrated their final year under head coach Peter Campbell. One of the highlighting Running back Dillion Campbell led Laurier to their first successes for the squad was the 76-71 playoff victory in five years with an OUA quarter-final overtime win over the Western Mustangs victory over the McMaster Marauders. during the regular season to defend their first round playoff victory from the season a CIS First Team All-Canadian and OUA prior. The men were eliminated in the first First Team All-Star, while fellow defensive round of playoffs this season by the Brock lineman Kwaku Boateng was honoured as Badgers. Will Coulthard earned OUA a CIS Second Team All-Canadian. Boateng Second Team All-Star status for the second was also recognized as OUA Lineman of consecutive year and his final season with the Year with the J.P Metras Trophy, as well the purple and gold, while Simon Mikre as an OUA First Team All-Star. Defensive was honoured as a member of the OUA lineman Asante Mizan was awarded OUA All-Rookie Team in his first year with the First Team All-Star status, while three Hawks. other Hawks were named OUA Second Team All-Stars, including receiver Kurleigh Meanwhile, the women’s basketball team Following a 12-2-2 regular season the Golden Hawks Gittens Jr., linebacker Nakas Onyeka, and followed up their their best regular season record in program history in 2014-15 with a charged into playoffs to earn the OUA silver medal and defensive back Malcolm Thompson. rebuilding year in 2015-16. The young team qualify for the CIS Championships.

On the rink, the women’s hockey team had got off to a slow start but rallied later in the a 10-3-2-9 regular season in 2015-2016 to season to earn a 9-11 regular season record On the gridiron, the Golden Hawks started finish seventh in the OUA standings before and a third seed finish in the OUA West out their season with a convincing 38-21 heading into playoffs. The Golden Hawks division going into playoffs. The women victory over the York Lions and were led by renewed their playoff rivalry with the went head-to-head against Windsor in the quarterback Eric Morelli who was standing Toronto Varsity Blues in quarterfinal action playoffs but were unable to knock off in for the injured Jamies Fracas. Despite the after suffering two losses to the Blues in the the five-time defending CIS Champions. strong start, the Hawks were hit with a few regular season. After a game one overtime Earning recognition for her contribution losses, including one to the eventual Yates loss, the Hawks managed to stand their on the court for the Hawks throughout Cup Champions, the Guelph Gryphons, ground defensively and held off the Blues the season was Nicole Morrison who as well as the Windsor Lancers at the for all three periods to force overtime yet was honoured as an OUA First Team AllHawks Homecoming game. The later half again. An overtime goal by Jessie Hurrell Star. Rookie guard Irena Rynkiewicz was of the season picked up for the Hawks, meant a 1-0 victory for the Golden Hawks also named to the OUA All-Rookie Team however, and the men’s football team and a winner-take-all game three. Both following her first season as she finished claimed victory over Waterloo, Ottawa, teams notched a goal each by the end of the with 5.6 points per game and 4.2 rebounds and Queen’s to finish the regular season third period, and the game went into triple per game. with a 4-4 record. The Hawks advanced to overtime before the Hawks finally notched playoffs for the second consecutive season the game-winner to send the purple and as they secured the sixth and final spot for gold on to the semifinals. The Hawks the post season. faced the top-seeded Guelph Gryphons in the semifinals but were eliminated In the greatest single-game performances of with back-to-back losses. Rookie Madison the year, the Golden Hawks scored a 29-15 MacCulloch had a strong first year for the victory over the McMaster Marauders to purple and gold as she was named to the advance to the OUA Semifinals. Dillon OUA All-Rookie team.

Campbell, a fifth year running back for the squad, was not done making headlines at The men’s hockey team improved on last that point and set the school single-game season as they recorded a split season playoff rushing record with 285 rushing with a 14-14-0 conference record. The yards, as well as the OUA record for most fourteen wins were enough to give the The women’s hockey team battled hard against the No. carries in a game with 40. Morelli, who Hawks the playoff eligibility they were 4 Varsity Blues, winning Games 2 and 3 in overtime to advance to the OUA semifinals. was making his first career playoff start, denied last season. The OUA West seventhalso found success passing throughout the seeded Hawks went into playoffs facing On the diamond, the men’s baseball team game and finished with 165 yards through the second seeded Western Mustangs. posted a 14-4 regular season record to the air. The team went on to compete The Mustangs proved their ranking with match last season’s success before heading against the No. 2 Western Mustangs, who two dominant victories that ended the into the OUA Championship. The Hawks held the purple and gold to a 32-18 loss to Hawks’ playoff stretch. Despite the early hit Toronto hard with a 13-3 victory in their end their post season. Despite the defeat, elimination from playoffs, the Hawks saw the game had some successes as the Hawks continued on page 5...

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first game, but lost back-to-back games against Western and Brock as they were eliminated in the double-knockout format.

Much of the success Laurier saw this season was thanks to ace pitcher Andrew Ziedens who was honoured as OUA Top Pitcher and first team all-star in his final season with the Golden Hawks. Outfielder Alex Kupchak was also honoured as a First Team All-Star in his final season. The team will also see three other top student athletes graduate from the program this season, Jordan Petruska, Adam McBride, and Adam Raithby. Catcher Ryley Davenport, second baseman John King and outfielder Jonathan Brouse were all honoured as OUA Second Team All-Stars.

Back on the pitch, the men’s soccer team had a season sprinkled with wins, losses and ties as they finished with a 4-8-4 record. A sixth seed in the OUA West was enough to make playoffs, although with momentum not on their side following a five-game skid to end the season. The Hawks faced the third-seeded McMaster Marauders in the first round of playoffs and were eliminated following a 2-0 loss.

Hawks defender Tahrik Rodriques was named an OUA West Second Team AllStar.

Kate Vanderbeek headlined for the Golden Hawks swim team once again in 201516. The third year backstroke specialist matched her best career finish with a bronze medal in the 50m backstroke at the OUA Championships. The finish qualified Vanderbeek for her third apperance at the CIS Championships where her best finish was 14th place in the 50m backstroke.

For the men, Andrew Beaton-Williamson

Including the nine regular season wins this season, Head Coach Peter Campbell concluded his career as the winningest men’s basketball coach in school history with 150 victories.

and Michael Neves shone in their season performances, particularily at the OUA Championships where the two competed in several ‘B’ finals. Laurier finished eighth overall in the provincial competitions.

The women’s lacrosse team featured a large rookie class this season, with 13 of their 23 players registered in their first season with the Hawks. Although the Hawks did not improve on last season’s record, their 6-7-0 record was an impressive one considering their collective experience combined with

Andrew Thomson, who led the Hawks scoring efforts for the year, earned his third consecutive OUA All-Star honours.

Backstroke specialist Kate Vanderbeek (right) picked up her second career bronze medal at the OUA Championships this year after a strong 2015-16 season.

a slow start on their season. In their postseason, the Golden Hawks edged out the Toronto Varsity Blues to advance to the semifinals, where a loss to Western set the team up with a battle for bronze against the Queen’s Gaels. The Hawks were denied the medal with an 10-8 loss. Three members of the team were honoured as OUA All-Stars: Torey Barfoot, Maddy Curtis, and Taylor Miller.

Middle distance saw some excellent performances this season, starting with the first event of the season where second year Joe Sheridan earned a first place finish.

Sheridan earned the gold in the 3000m race at the York Open. Rookie athlete Claire Fleming earned a fifth place finish in the same event while fellow first year Bettina Boucher earned a fourth place finish in the 1500m. Fifth year Adam Cornwall shone as he posted two top 10 finishes at the OUA Track and Field Championship as well as finishing 6th in the 3000m race at the CIS Track and Field Championship.

His participation was the first appearance by any Golden Hawk at the national championship.

Two senior Golden Hawks stood out on the cross country team this year: fifth years Elliot De Lange and Adam Cornwall. Both men had several races with top ten finishes throughout the season and assisted their

On the green, the men’s golf team kicked off their season travelling to London for the Western Invitational and earning a team silver at the even. The women’s team earned a fourth place finish at the Toronto Invitational, which would be their best team finish for the season. Shining for the golf teams this season were junior athletes Austin Ryan and Skylar Turkiewicz, who each won an individual gold at the Gryphon Invitational. Both teams went on to place fifth at the OUA Championships, marking an improvement over their 2014 Austin Ryan (L) and Skylar Turkiewicz (R) made Laurier finish. Second year golfer Jamie Wood golf history back in October each winning individual finished in tenth place and earned her gold at the Gryphon Invitational.

OUA Second Team All-Star recognition, the sole Laurier golfer to receive the league team to a ninth place finish at the OUA recognition.

Championships. Cornwall also went on to compete in the CIS Championships and The Golden Hawks women’s rugby team earned a best-ever finish at a national improved again this season as they recorded championship for the Hawks with a 45th a 3-2-0 season-- their best record since place rank. The men’s cross country team 2005. The team returned to playoffs for earned an 18th overall finish in the team their third consecutive season and, despite standings at the national competition. the steady march of improvement, they Serena Gill and Bettina Boucher showed were defeated by eventual OUA bronze- well for the women’s team this season, medalists, the Western Mustangs. Leading including their own top 20 finishes at the Laurier’s offence again this season was Brock Open to lead their team to a first fifth year athlete Jennifer Gilmour, who place ranking overall at the event. was recognized for her contributions with Shiels Division All-Star honours for the The Golden Hawks cheerleading team were third time in her career. Also recognized once again supporters of Laurier’s varsity were fifth year athletes Chloe Graves and teams as they were on the sidelines for both Kelly Martin. football and basketball games this season.

At the PCA National Championships, the The men’s team matched their previous Hawks were unable to defend their title in season record with a 3-5-0 finish which the all-girl division. Two members of the sent them back to playoffs for the second cheer team were selected to represent team consecutive season. A lost to the Mustangs Canada at the ICU World Cheerleading in the first round of playoffs put an end to Championships. fourth year Marley Gray the post-season for the purple and gold, and third year Jordyn Witmeyer assisted however, three Hawks were honoured with the Canadian team to a sixth place finish in All-Star status upon conclusion of their the all girl premier division. season. Andrew Quattrin and Mitch Shiels both earned OUA All-Star status while

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Golden Hawk Fall 2016 Home Schedule Men’s Football

Knight-Newbrough Field, University Stadium

Aug. 28 vs Queen’s - 1:00pm Sept. 5 vs York - 7:30pm Sept. 24 vs Waterloo - 1:00pm Oct. 14 vs Guelph - 11:00am Men’s Soccer

Knight-Newbrough Field, University Stadium

Aug. 27 vs Guelph - 3:15pm Sept. 4 vs Brock - 3:15pm Sept. 17 vs Windsor - 3:15pm Sept. 18 vs Western - 3:15pm Sept. 28 vs Waterloo - 8:15pm Oct. 2 vs York - 3:15pm Oct. 20 vs McMaster - 8:15pm Women’s Soccer

Knight-Newbrough Field, University Stadium

Aug. 27 vs Guelph - 1:00pm Sept. 4 vs Brock - 1:00pm Sept. 17 vs Windsor - 1:00pm Sept. 18 vs Western - 1:00pm Sept. 28 vs Waterloo - 6:00pm Oct. 2 vs York - 1:00pm Oct. 20 vs McMaster - 6:00pm Men’s Baseball Bechtel Park

Sept. 10 vs Waterloo - 12/3:30pm Sept. 17 vs Western - 12/3:30pm Sept. 25 vs Toronto - 12/3:30pm Oct. 2 vs Ryerson - 12/3:30pm Oct. 7 vs Brock - 2/5:30pm Women’s Lacrosse

Knight-Newbrough Field, University Stadium

Oct. 8 Tournament Host 8am-5 pm Men’s Rugby

Knight-Newbrough Field, University Stadium

Sept. 25 vs Brock - 1:00pm Oct. 1 vs Guelph - 1:00pm Oct. 15 vs Western - 1:00pm Women’s Rugby

Knight-Newbrough Field, University Stadium

Sept. 17 vs Trent - 7:00pm Oct. 7 vs Brock - 7:00pm

*Schedules subject to change. For winter sports, please visit www.laurierathletics.com

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Golden Hawk Corporate Partners From May 1, 2015-April 30, 2016

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HOMECOMING Weekend is September 23 - 25, 2016 For more information go to laurieralumni.ca/homecoming

Serresse Announced as Men’s Basketball Head Coach The retirement announcement of Peter Campbell after a 34-year coaching career put Laurier’s Department of Athletics and Recreation on a national search to fill his position. On May 5th, the department proudly announced the appointment of Justin Serresse as the new Manager of Men’s Basketball Operations and Head Coach of the Golden Hawks.

Serresse, 29, who served as the lead assistant coach with the Ottawa GeeGees for the past five seasons, was successfully selected out of a pool of over 50 applicants to become the 10th head coach in the 53-year history of the men’s basketball program.

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Justin Serresse (middle) was named the new head coach of the men’s basketball team in May

“I am very excited about joining the Golden Hawks family and taking on this new challenge,” said Serresse on his appointment. “Peter Campbell is a legendary coach who has done so much for the school and the men’s basketball program over the last 16 years. It’s truly an honor and privilege to take over the program from him and build upon his legacy.”

and the University of Ottawa, Serresse comes to Laurier having helped build the Gee-Gees into a nationalchampionship contender during his five years working with head coach James Drouin. Responsible for preparing Ottawa’s offensive strategy, Serresse has mentored a group that finished inside the Top 5 in the country in points per game in each of the last three years, including first overall in both 2013-14 and 2014-15.

An NCCP Level III certified coach and a graduate of both Laurentian University

Originally from Rouen, France, Serresse also has a number of coaching

experiences outside of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) basketball.

Since 2013 he has served as the head coach of the Next Level U19 and U14 teams with the Kanata Youth Basketball Association, where he has helped three players make the Ontario provincial team and one player move on to the Cadet national team. Within the past year, he has also worked as an assistant coach for Team Ontario’s U15 team and served as the Junior Academy High Performance Coach with Canada Basketball, where he helped identify the best U13 and U14 players in Ontario.

Normandeau named Outstanding Woman of Laurier Jacky Normandeau, a third year dual sport athlete who plays defence with both the women’s soccer and hockey teams, was named the 2016 Outstanding Women of Laurier award recipient on Wednesday evening during a dinner at Bingemans Conference Centre.

Normandeau, a native of Uxbridge, Ont., was one of three nominees for this year’s award which included women’s Outstanding Woman of Laurier Award winner Jackie soccer teammate Suzanne Boroumand of Normandeau (left) with Olympic gold medalist Kitchener, Ont., and women’s curling’s Jennifer Jones (right). anyone who has won it before. It’s amazing Evie Fortier of Ottawa. to be nominated and included in this award “Jacky is an incredibly deserving so it’s incredible.” recipient of this award,” said Peter One of the most reliable defenders for Baxter, Laurier’s Director of Athletics and Recreation. “Not only does she excel in not both the women’s soccer and hockey teams, one, but two different varsity sports here at Normandeau has been a presence on the Laurier, she is also an outstanding student field and ice since she came to Laurier for and still finds time in her busy schedule to the 2013-14 season. In her first year with the Golden Hawks, she helped both her volunteer her time in the community.” team’s capture an OUA Championship, “It’s incredible,” said Normandeau becoming the first athlete in school history who received her award in front of over to win to OUA titles in one season. For her 300 people, one of the largest crowds in outstanding contributions to both teams, the events’ 11-year history. “I still can’t she was named Laurier’s Rich Newbrough even believe it. Just being included in the Female Rookie of the Year at the end of the conversation with the other nominees and year.

Since then, she has continued to establish herself as a formidable defender with both teams and this season was recognized as an OUA Second Team AllStar in women’s soccer. Over the course of her career with the women’s soccer team, she has appeared in 48 regular season games recording six goals on 18 shots while also appearing in 56 games with the women’s hockey team, registering six assists.

Away from the field of play, the twotime CIS Academic All-Canadian is actively involved in the community, participating in hospital visits and volunteering for the Running and Reading program with the Laurier Lettermen Club, as well as coaching at a girl’s hockey camp during the summer months.

The event included an inspirational keynote address from Jennifer Jones, Olympic gold medalist and world champion curler. The event was hosted by Susan Cook-Scheerer, Host and Associate Producer of Waterloo Region’s daytime on Rogers TV.

Four Hawk Defenders Suit Up at the 2016 East West Bowl Four members of the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s football team played critical roles in helping the West prevail 29-14 over the East in the 14th annual CIS East-West Bowl at McGill University’s Percival Molson Memorial Stadium in May. Laurier’s four players, all on the defensive side of the ball, helped limit the East to just 295 yards of total offence, compared to the 472 posted by the West.

Highlighting the group was OUA J.P. Metras Award recipient Kwaku Boateng of Milton, Ont., who finished the game with 3.5 total tackles along with a pair of sacks which combined for a loss of eight yards.

Hawks linebacker Nakas Onyeka of Brampton, Ont., was also strong in the game as he led the West in tackles with 4.5 in the contest.

From left to right, Jalen Price, Nakas Onyeka, Brandon Calver and Kwaku Boateng all suited up for Laurier at the 2016 East West Bowl.

Defensive lineman Jalen Price of Hamilton, who was recognized as the West Defensive Player of the Week in the lead up to the game, finished with 1.5 tackles, including one for a loss, while linebacker Brandon Calver of London, Ont., recorded 2.5 total tackles.

Offensively, the West was led by the duo of McMaster quarterback Asher Hastings and Alberta receiver Tylor Henry.

Hastings finished the game completing 10 of 19 passes for 237 yards and two touchdowns, both of which were to Henry

who had six catches for 123 yards and two touchdown in the contest.

Both players benefitted from the play calling of Laurier offensive coordinator Mark Surya, who served as the West offensive coordinator over the course of the week. The West defence also had a familiar face calling plays as Hawks special teams coordinator Dwayne Cameron served as the team’s defensive coordinator.

Laurier head coach Michael Faulds was also a member of the West coaching staff, serving as quarterbacks coach.

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Elliot to Swim for Canada at Rio Paralympics Alexander Elliot, a Golden Hawk swimmer, participated in the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic trials in April and, with a time of 58.24 seconds, the Kitchener, Ont., athlete won the 100m butterfly trials to be nominated for the Olympics this summer in Rio. Elliot competes with a condition called syndactyly, but hasn’t let it slow him down. The 19 year old went to the 2015 Parapan Am games last year in Toronto where he placed third in the men’s 100m breaststroke, 100m butterfly, 400m freestyle, 200m individual medley, and 100m backstroke. He also qualified for the IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow,

Alexander Elliot (right) on the podium at the 2015 Parapan Am games with a bronze swimming medal.

Scotland and won four gold medals in the Speedo can Am Paraswimming champiionships the same year.

He first earned a place representing Canada in 2014 when he competed in the Pan Pacific Para-swimming Championships in Pasadena. Elliot would go on to earn silver medals in two events, including the 100m butterfly, as well as earning a bronze medal.

This season, Elliot sported the purple and gold at the Guelph Varsity/Club Invitational where he competed against varsity athletes from the University of Guelph and the University of Waterloo alongside fellow Golden Hawks from Wilfrid Laurier University. Elliot performed best in his 100m butterfly, a style he specializes in, with a second place finish overall and a time of 1 minute and 0.02 of a second. He also placed seventh in the 100m individual medley, and 13th in the 50m freestyle.

Squires and Men’s Curling to Represent Canada at FISU Aaron Squires (St. Thomas, Ont.), a fifth year skip for the Golden Hawks men’s varsity curling team, will head to Almaty in the Republic of Kazakhstan with his team in January of 2017 to participate in the Winter Universiade as Team Canada.

“I don’t think it’s really sunk in yet,” commented Squires on the chance to represent his country. “None of us have had that opportunity before and I think it will be pretty special to represent Canada and Laurier.”

Squires and his teammates, Richard Krell (London, Ont.), Spencer Nuttall (Toronto, Ont.), Fraser Reid (Ancaster, Ont.), and Russell Cuddie (London, Ont.), earned their spot wearing the red and white at the international university games after capturing the CIS Championship gold in March of this year. The gold medal completes a five-year march up the podium for the Golden Hawks, as the men’s team earned the silver medal in 2015 and the bronze in 2014 of the Canadian interuniversity tournament.

“It’s amazing,” said Squires of the victory. “It’s been a long time coming. We’ve worked really hard and to finally pull it off with

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this group of guys, it’s an amazing feeling. I can’t describe it in words.”

Squires and his rink become the fourth Golden Hawks curling team to represent Canada at the FISU Winter Games.

Strong Hawk Presence at ICU World Championships Two current athletes and two alumnae of the Golden Hawks the event in 2014 while Gray, Witmeyer and Sprout all represented cheerleading program represented Canada at the 2016 ICU World their country for the first time.

Cheerleading Championships in April.

In total, 16 Golden Hawk cheerleaders have now represented Marley Gray of Cambridge, Ont., and Jordyn Witmeyer of Oakville, Canada at the World Cheerleading Championships.

Ont., along with alum Bailey Sprout of Waterloo, Ont., and Courtney Whelan of Mississauga, Ont., donned the red and white as they competed in the All Girl Premier Division in April at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

The four Golden Hawks aimed to improve on Canada’s sixth place finish at the event last year when Mackenzie Harris represented the purple and gold.

Whelan, Gray, Whitmeyer, and Sprout alongside Team Canada finished in sixth place again this year in their division.

Whelan represented Canada for the second time after competing at

Homecoming at Laurier’s Waterloo Campus Friends, football, reunions, food and more – Homecoming 2016 is an unforgettable weekend with your alma mater and the Laurier event of the year.

Join us for Homecoming at Laurier’s Waterloo campus from Friday, Sept. 23 to Sunday, Sept.

25. “Stay Golden” features old favourites and new traditions that bring alumni and students together. So dust off your collection of purple & gold, come back to campus and show your Golden Hawk spirit at Homecoming 2016.

Begin Saturday with a free pancake breakfast, cheer the football team on to victory over the Waterloo Warriors and officially ring in Homecoming at Wilf’s or the Turret. Join your fellow alumni in the Alumni Endzone at the football game for an exclusive chance to reconnect and celebrate together. The Alumni Endzone will feature a cash bar, barbeque and a food truck. Purchase your tickets early for both the football game & the Alumni endzone as they sold out last year.

Tickets for Homecoming 2016 are now on sale. To purchase tickets, or for more information, please visit: laurieralumni. ca/homecoming And don’t forget, whether you’re a current student or alumnus, return to the campus not so far away.

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2015-16 Athletic Banquet

Message from Dr. Max Blouw ...continued from front page

this past year; I am confident that there are many more accomplishments to come for each of you.

As we get ready for another exciting year of Golden Hawk athletics, I would also like to thank our staff, faculty, students, alumni and donors for your ongoing passion, commitment and contributions. It is through your support and involvement that we are able to carry on Laurier’s athletic tradition for new generations to enjoy.

I look forward to seeing you in the stands as we cheer on our varsity athletes!

GO HAWKS GO! Dr. Max Blouw, President and Vice-Chancellor Wilfrid Laurier University

President’s Award (MVP) Men – Aaron Squires Women – Nicole Lyon

Major Award Winners

Dean Esther Brandon Female Contributing Most to Athletics Courtney Collard

Luke Fusco Academic Athletic Achievement Award Male – Kwaku Boateng Female – Jacky Normandeau Earle C. Shelley Unsung Hero Award Steph Klein

Fred Nichols Community Service Leadership Award Male – Robert Cini Female – Courtney Bruce Marty Wamsley Student Trainer of the Year Stephanie Romero

Tuffy Knight Award Peter Izzio

President’s Award Recipients: Aaron Squires and Nicole Lyon

Bill Haggstrom Male Contributing Most to Athletics Greg Nyhof

Rich Newbrough Rookie of the Year Award Male – Simon Mikre Female – Gagan Parhar Chuck Classen Team Manager of the Year Award Daniella Orsi Glenn Caroll Team of the Year Men’s Curling

2015-2016 Golden Hawk Rookies of the Year

Men’s Baseball - Ryley Davenport Men’s Basketball - Simon Mikre Women’s Basketball - Irena Rynkiewicz Cheerleading - Kennedy Senra Men’s Cross Country - Brendan Masters Women’s Cross Country - Emma Segato Women’s Curling - Kaitlin Jewer Men’s Curling - Jordie Lyon-Hatcher Men’s Football - Kurleigh Gittens Jr. Men’s Golf - Ben Whiteside Men’s Hockey - Christian Mroczkowski

Women’s Hockey - Madison MacCulloch Women’s Lacrosse - Emily Ferguson Men’s Middle Distance - Simon Gonsalves Women’s Middle Distance - Claire Fleming Men’s Rugby - Jackson Smith Women’s Rugby - Abby Stacey Men’s Soccer - Gurjinder Garcha Women’s Soccer - Ashley Almeida Men’s Swimming - Max Hughes Women’s Swimming - Bayley Dalbec

2015-2016 Golden Hawk Most Valuable Players

Newsletter Produced By: Golden Hawk Communications Office 75 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5 Phone: (519) 884-0710, ext. 3492 laurierathletics.com

Men’s Baseball - Andrew Ziedins Men’s Basketball - Will Coulthard Women’s Basketball - Courtney Bruce Cheerleading - Marley Gray Men’s Cross Country - Adam Cornwall Women’s Cross Country - Serena Gill Men’s Curling - Aaron Squires Women’s Curling - Chelsea Brandwood Men’s Football - Dillon Campbell Men’s Golf - Austin Ryan Women’s Golf - Jamie Wood

Men’s Hockey - Derek Schoenmakers Women’s Hockey - Jessie Hurrell Women’s Lacrosse - Maddy Curtis Men’s Middle Disance - Adam Cornwall Women’s Middle Distance - Bettina Boucher Men’s Rugby - Mitchell Shiels Women’s Rugby - Jennifer Gilmour Men’s Soccer - Tahrik Rodriques Women’s Soccer - Suzanne Boroumand Men’s Swimming - Andrew Beaton-Williamson Women’s Swimming - Kate Vanderbeek

2015-2016 Golden Hawk All-Stars Men’s Baseball Alex Kupchak OUA 2nd Team All-Star Andrew Ziedins OUA 2nd Team All-Star OUA Top Pitcher

Asante Mizan OUA 1st Team All-Star

Aaron Squires CIS 1st Team All-Canadian OUA 1st Team All-Star

Matt Williams OUA All-Rookie Team

Women’s Curling

Scott Hutter OUA All-Rookie Team

Jonathan Brouse OUA 2nd Team All-Star

Evangeline Fortier OUA 1st Team All-Star

Trevaughan James OUA All-Rookie Team

John King OUA 2nd Team All-Star

Brenda Holloway OUA 1st Team All-Star

Ryley Davenport OUA 2nd Team All-Star OUA Rookie of the Year

Chelsea Brandwood OUA 1st Team All-Star

Men’s Basketball

Megan Arnold OUA 1st Team All-Star

Simon Mikre OUA All-Rookie Team

Men’s Football

Will Coulthard OUA 2nd Team All-Star Women’s Basketball Irena Rynkiewicz OUA All-Rookie Team Nicole Morrison OUA 1st Team All-Star Men’s Curling Richard Krell CIS 2nd Team All-Canadian Spencer Nuttall CIS 2nd Team All-Canadian OUA 2nd Team All-Star

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Fraser Reid OUA 1st Team All-Star

Godfrey Onyeka CIS 1st Team All-Canadian OUA 1st Team All-Star Kwaku Boateng CIS 2nd Team All-Canadian OUA J.P. Metras Award OUA 1st Team All-Star Dillon Campbell CIS 1st Team All-Canadian OUA 1st Team All-Star Malcolm Thompson OUA 2nd Team All-Star Nakas Onyeka OUA 2nd Team All-Star Kurleigh Gittens Jr. OUA 2nd Team All-Star OUA All-Rookie Team

Jennifer Gilmour OUA 1st Team All-Star Men’s Rugby Andrew Thomson OUA 1st Team All-Star Mitchell Shiels OUA 1st Team All-Star

Golf

Andrew Quattrin OUA 1st Team All-Star

Jamie Wood OUA 2nd Team All-Star

Women’s Soccer

Men’s Hockey Mac Clutsam OUA West Division All-Rookie Team Women’s Hockey Madison MacCulloch OUA All-Rookie Team

Nicole Lyon CIS 2nd Team All-Canadian OUA 1nd Team All-Star Katie Bishop OUA 2nd Team All-Star Jacky Normandeau OUA 2nd Team All-Star

Women’s Lacrosse

Julie Karn OUA 2nd Team All-Star

Taylor Miller OUA 2nd Team All-Star

Emily Brown OUA 1st Team All-Star

Maddy Curtis OUA 1st Team All-Star

Gagan Parhar OUA West Division Rookie of the Year

Torey Barfoot OUA 1st Team All-Star Women’s Rugby Kelly Martin OUA 1st Team All-Star Chloe Graves OUA 1st Team All-Star

Men’s Soccer Tahrik Rodriques OUA 2nd Team All-Star