SCHEDULE & STATS 2017-18 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
2016-17 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
DATE
OPPONENT
TIME
DATE
OPPONENT
SCORE
Fri. Oct. 27 Sat. Nov. 4 Sun. Nov. 5 Fri. Nov. 10 Fri. Nov. 17 Sat. Nov. 18 Sun. Nov. 26 Sat. Jan. 13 Sun. Jan. 14 Fr. Jan. 20 Sat. Jan. 21 Sat. Jan. 27 Sun. Jan. 28 Sat. Feb. 3 Fri. Feb. 9 Sun. Feb. 11 Fri. Feb. 16 Sun. Feb. 18 Sun. Feb. 25
at Nipissing at RMC at Queen’s vs. Ryerson vs. Guelph vs. Waterloo vs. Trent vs. Queen’s vs. RMC at Ryerson at Toronto at Windsor at Western at Lakehead vs. Brock vs. McMaster vs. Nipissing at Trent vs. Toronto
6pm 1pm 1pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 4pm 12pm 2pm 6pm 3pm 12pm 1pm 2pm 6pm 2pm 6pm 4pm 2pm
Fri. Oct. 28 Fri. Nov. 4 Sat. Nov. 5 Sat. Nov. 12 Sun. Nov. 13 Sat. Nov. 19 Sat. Nov. 26 Sun. Nov. 27 Sat. Jan. 14 Sat. Jan. 15 Fri. Jan. 27 Sat. Jan. 28 Sat. Feb. 4 Sat. Feb. 11 Sun. Feb. 12 Sat. Feb. 18 Sun. Feb. 19 Fri. Feb. 24 Sat. Feb. 25
vs. Lakehead vs. Nipissing at McMaster at Ryerson at Toronto at Trent vs. Queen’s vs. RMC vs. Ryerson vs. Trent at Waterloo at Guelph at Nipissing at Brock vs. Toronto at Queen’s at RMC vs. Windsor vs. Western
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3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-2 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-1 3-2 3-0 3-1 3-2
2016-17 PLAYOFF RESULTS DATE
OPPONENT
SCORE
Sat. Mar. 4
at McMaster
L 3-0 #
# OUA Quarter-finals FINAL REGULAR-SEASON RECORD: 10-9 FINAL PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
2016-17 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS #
Name
SP
K/S
SA
B/S
A/S
D/S
PTS/S
13 15 7 9 3 8 12 5 4 2 16 14 1 11 6 10
Celeste Witzell Melissa Monkhouse Sarah Williams Melissa Smillie Heather Setka Rachel Adams Kayla Clennon Keeva MacLeod Kirsten Dillon Cadence Currie Theresa Skubic Tara Leithead Mimi Demski Sabah Kalim Carley Flemmer Justine Jones
71 66 59 51 52 41 42 40 65 48 2 6 48 30 65 20
2.48 2.17 2.29 1.89 1.71 1.24 1.60 0.53 0.37 0.50 0.50 0.33 0.13 0.03 0.00 0.00
33 21 8 11 15 8 3 9 14 14 0 0 11 0 0 0
0.82 0.35 0.25 0.19 0.44 0.68 0.19 0.40 0.40 0.08 0.00 0.17 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.13 0.06 0.15 0.07 0.08 0.05 0.12 0.07 7.77 0.04 0.00 0.33 3.31 0.37 0.46 0.00
0.87 1.55 2.14 2.11 1.65 0.63 1.40 0.30 1.65 1.35 1.00 0.67 0.85 1.90 3.26 0.30
3.5 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.3 1.9 1.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
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YORK LIONS
SEASON OUTLOOK The York Lions women’s volleyball team had a strong end to the 2016-17 campaign and they are looking to build off that performance as they head into the new season. The Lions ended last year with three straight victories, including a triumph in the finale over the No. 10 nationallyranked Western Mustangs that assured a playoff berth in the OUA East Division, their first in three seasons. The year ended with a loss to the eventual champion McMaster Marauders in the quarter-finals, but the strong finish laid the groundwork for what head coach John May hopes will be an even more successful season. “Fundamentally it’s all about confidence,” he says about what his team learned from last year’s experience. “We certainly have the skills, and now it’s about building their confidence in themselves. As a team last year we focused on building our collective consciousness around how we felt about our capabilities, and this season going forward we are drilling down to the individual.” The core of the team has been together for multiple seasons now, and the projected starting line-up will feature all players in at least their third year with the program. Those strong relationships, and the foundation of unity and collective commitment, are what the Lions are built on and May believes that will prove to be the biggest strength of the squad as the Lions look to move up from their fourthplace showing. Leading the offence will be fourth-year setter Mimi Demski, who takes over the starting role this season after three years behind former OUA all-star Kirsten Dillon. Demski is the key to quarterbacking the offence and has put in the work necessary to excel in the starting job. She will have plenty of weapons to set to, beginning with outside hitter Celeste Witzell, who is coming off a career year in which she finished eighth in OUA scoring en route to being named a first-team all-star for the first time. A versatile athlete, she gives the Lions plenty of options after finishing among the conference’s top 20 in kills, blocks and service aces per set. Former OUA all-rookie team member Sarah Williams, as well as fellow third-year outside hitter Kayla Clennon, will also be counted on to provide the scoring. Williams was third in team scoring last season and has averaged more than 2.5 points per set over the first two years of her career.
The offence will also benefit from the return of fifth-year outside hitter Melissa Smillie, who missed the end of last season with an injury but is healthy again and ready to make an impact. Like the setting position, the starting libero is also a player who will step in to the leading job for the first time. After two years as the back-up at her position, Sabah Kalim will be the go-to defensively and aiming to improve upon her 1.9 digs per set last year. May has high expectations for his veteran-laden squad. “Last year, we took the perspective that we wanted to make the playoffs, and now that we’ve achieved that we want to go for a deep run. I think this team is capable of accomplishing whatever is put in front of them, there is nothing that would hold this group back of the ultimate success. As coaches, we want to help them garner the confidence and belief in themselves that they can accomplish great things, and by building that it is going to have a great impact on the team and our overall performance.” The OUA East is a tough division and the Lions will need to get past several strong teams, but they too have a talented roster that has the potential to be equal to the task. If the players can believe in themselves the way May believes in the team, the sky is the limit for what they can accomplish.
We certainly have the skills, and now it’s about building their confidence in themselves. JOHN MAY, HEAD COACH
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HEAD COACH JOHN MAY
HEAD COACH
John May became the fifth head coach in program history after being selected as coach of the York women’s volleyball team prior to the 2016-17 season. A former star on the men’s volleyball team and Sport York Hall of Fame member, May graduated from York with a bachelor of arts in sociology and coached at the club level for a number of years before beginning his CIS coaching career at the University of Toronto, where he led the women’s team to their first ever OUA championship in 1987. Following his coaching stint at U of T, he became involved with coaching beach volleyball at the national level and was named head coach of the men’s beach volleyball Olympic team for the 2004 Athens Olympics.
ranked 75th in the world when May took over as coach in 2013 and under his guidance have grown into a top-10 ranked team in the world and qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics. In addition to coaching, May’s volleyball resume includes becoming president of Amotion Productions Inc., Canada’s leader in the development and promotion of beach volleyball, serving as president of the FIVB’s Marketing Commission and overseeing the execution of the beach volleyball event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He also developed Crush Volleyball, one Canada’s most prolific volleyball clubs, which has developed a number of international-calibre players. As a player, May led York to the CIAU national championship tournament three times and won three OUA championships. He was named an OUA first-team all-star twice and was inducted into the Sport York Hall of Fame in 2008.
Most recently, May has been serving as the personal coach of the team of Kristina Valjas and Jamie Broder, one of Canada’s top-ranked female beach teams. The team was
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ASSISTANT COACHES MELISSA MONKHOUSE
MELISSA HUMANA-PAREDES
ASSISTANT COACH
ASSISTANT COACH
Melissa Monkhouse joined the Lions coaching staff in 2017, remaining with the team where she spent four seasons as a player. She first joined the team in 2011, helped the program win an OUA silver medal in 2012-13 and, last season, finished second in team scoring with a career-high 2.7 points per set.
Melissa Humana-Paredes was added to the Lions coaching staff in 2017. She and her family have been synonymous with the York volleyball programs for decades. She previously played for four years for the Lions, her brother Felipe was a five-year member of the men’s team and their father Hernan was a long-time coach of both teams.
Monkhouse is completing a double major in kinesiology and health science and sociology at York while coaching with the Lions.
REED MAY DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Reed May joined the Lions coaching staff in 2017 to join his father on the bench. He will look after the defence for York and brings a wealth of experience as a defensive specialist after playing libero throughout his varsity career. He started at libero for four years for the powerhouse Alberta Golden Bears, winning a national medal in each season with two U SPORTS championships to go along with a silver and a bronze. He also spent many years with the Crush Volleyball Club, winning multiple national championships.
After a tremendous career with the Lions that included three OUA all-star honours, a CIS second-team all-Canadian selection and York’s female athlete of the year award in 2012, Humana-Paredes turned her attention to the beach and has become one of Canada’s top players. This past season, her and her partner, Sarah Pavan, finished fourth at the world championships and Humana-Paredes was named the FIVB’s most improved player. She won back-to-back bronze medals at the U23 world championships, competed at the 2015 Pan Am Games, the FISU Games in 2013, and toured around the world to compete at the FIVB and NORCECA events, winning numerous medals in the process.
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THE PLAYERS RACHEL ADAMS
M • 6’0 • 2nd Year
8 • OUA East all-rookie team honours • Ranked sixth in team scoring with 1.9 points per set • A great blocker and attacker up the middle • Helped her club team win back-to-back provincial medals
KAYLA CLENNON
Sociology Stouffville, Ont. Stouffville District S.S.
Year 2016-17 Total
Year 2015-16 2016-17 Total
SP K D B PTS 41 51 26 28 77 41 51 26 28 77
CHIARA DA SILVA
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• An extremely athletic setter with very fast foot speed • Has already demonstrated rapid adjustment from the club level to varsity • Participated in the OFSAA championships in both volleyball and track and field S • 5’8 • 1st Year
Kinesiology & Health Science Toronto, Ont. Bishop Allen Academy
SABAH KALIM
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• Stepping into the starting libero role this season after two years as the back-up • Two-time U SPORTS academic all-Canadian • A talented libero who is capable of defensive wizardry and delivers tremendous energy to the team • Won gold and silver LIB • 5’6 • 3rd Year medals with club Communications Studies teams at provincial Toronto, Ont. championships Sir Oliver Mowat C.I. • Won four straight city Year SP D A SA PTS championships with high school team and 2015-16 34 150 5 2 20.5 participated in the 2016-17 30 57 11 0 1 OFSAA tournament Total 64 207 16 2 21.5 each year
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• Ranked seventh in team scoring with 1.8 points per set • An aggressive right side hitter who is becoming a dominant attack from both pins • Helped high school team win the AAA silver medal at the OFSAA championships in 2015
OH • 5’10 • 3rd Year
Communications & Film Orangevile, Ont. Orangeville District S.S.
SP 33 42 75
K 51 67 118
12
D B 67 5 59 8 126 13
PTS 56.5 74.5 131
• Takes over the starting setter job this season after three years as the back-up • Dedicated to excellence on and off the court • Very involved with the PAWS mentorship program and York Sport Council S • 5’8 • 4th Year initiatives Civil Engineering • Brings a positive Etobicoke, Ont. attitude to the lineEtobicoke School for the Arts up and is a great Year SP A D SA PTS teammate 2014-15 25 106 35 4 9 • Former volleyball 2015-16 30 74 24 2 6 team MVP in high 2016-17 48 159 41 11 19 school Total 103 339 100 17 34
TARA LEITHEAD
M • 6’1 • 3rd Year Social Work / Education Etobicoke, Ont. Silverthorn C.!.
Year 2015-16 2016-17 Total
SP 16 6 22
K 16 2 18
D 25 4 29
B 4 1 5
Kinesiology & Health Science Scarborough, Ont. Sir Oliver Mowat C.I.
14
• Switching to middle blocker this season after two years as a setter • U SPORTS academic all-Canadian • Has a dangerous serve and is very committed to excellence • Captain of the Etobicoke Titans volleyball club and team MVP • Four-time volleyball team MVP in high PTS school 22.5 2.5 25
SP K 33 29 72 133 48 24 153 186
D B 54 6 211 11 65 4 330 21
PTS 34 157.5 40.5 232
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JUSTINE JONES
• Two-time U SPORTS academic all-Canadian • A versatile player who contributes as a setter, libero and serving specialist • Earned high school’s athlete of the year award and was the volleyball team MVP • Brother, Andrew, is a rookie on the Lions men’s volleyball team • Father, Paul, and uncle, Mark, are both former members of the Yeomen men’s basketball team and are in York’s Sport Hall of Fame
S • 5’6 • 175 • 3rd Year Kinesiology & Health Science Newmarket, Ont. Sir William Mulock S.S.
Year 2015-16 2016-17 Total
SP 3 10 13
A 0 20 20
D 2 6 8
SA 1 0 1
PTS 1 0 1
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KEEVA MacLEOD
• A great blocker and a tough server who is developing a threatening attack • Spent four seasons with Ottawa Fusion club team, earning best defensive player and most improved player awards • Earned high school volleyball team MVP award.
M • 5’11 • 3rd Year Psychology Ottawa, Ont. Nepean H.S.
Year 2015-16 2016-17 Total
SP 51 40 91
K 57 21 78
D 32 12 44
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• An outstanding defensive player with a potent serve and a high volleyball IQ • Won U18 provincial gold medal in beach volleyball in 2014, her fifth straight title • Won back-to-back national gold medals with Scarborough Titans club team
OH • 5’11 • 4th Year
Year 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total
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MIMI DEMSKI
CADENCE CURRIE
B 37 16 53
PTS 92.5 39 131.5
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JORDAN NEELY
HEATHER SETKA
• Ready to compete this season after redshirting last year • An explosive jumper who is athletic and has a strong base in defensive skills • Helped high school team win the LOSSA championship OH • 5’10 • 4th Year
OH • 5’9 • 1st Year Law & Society Whitby, Ont. Henry Street H.S.
Criminology / Marketing Winnipeg, Man. Dakota Collegiate
Year 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total
MELISSA SMILLIE
OH • 5’11 • 5th Year Communications Studies White Rock, B.C. Elgin Park S.S.
Year 2012-13 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total
SP 6 7 10 27 51
K 0 5 10 51 67
D 1 11 29 57 98
B 0 2 1 5 8
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SP 7 42 52 101
K 3 80 89 172
D 6 99 86 191
• Ranked fifth in team scoring with 2.3 points per set • A very explosive and tactical attacker who never gives up on the ball • Demonstrates great competitiveness • Won Manitoba provincial championship with club team • Earned provincial all-star honours after helping high B PTS school team win zone 1 3.5 championship in 2014 19 99.5 23 118 43 221
SARAH WILLIAMS
• Ranked fourth in team scoring with 2.4 points per set • A powerful left side who can hit the ball extremely hard • Former member of the BC provincial team • Won back-to-back provincial championOH • 5’10 • 3rd Year ships with club team Communications Studies and a national silver Oakville, Ont. medal in 2011 Abbey Park H.S. • Two-time Fraser Year SP K D B Valley all-star and PTS 2015-16 59 131 216 7 provincial all-star in 0 2016-17 59 135 126 15 high school 7.5 Total 118 266 342 22 14.5 65 88
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PTS 147.5 153.5 301
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• Ranked third in team scoring with 2.6 points per set • Former OUA all-rookie team member • A stabilizing force for the team who is strong as an attacker and defender • Won provincial silver medal and finished fifth at nationals with Leaside Lightning club team • Won back-toback OFSAA championships with high school team (2014-15)
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THERESA SKUBIC
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• A competitive outside hitter with a great arm swing • Has a strong foundation of technical skill and a great passing platform • Earned volleyball team MVP honours in high school OH • 5’10 • 2nd Year Professional Writing London, Ont. St. Thomas Aquinas C.S.S.
Year 2016-17 Total
SP K D B 2 1 2 0 2 1 2 0
PTS 1 1
CELESTE WITZELL
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• OUA East first-team all-star last season • Tied for seventh in OUA scoring with 3.5 points per set, fourth in service aces, sixth in total blocks and 16th in kills per set • Provides a big block at the net and is a big offensive threat OH • 6’1 • 4th Year • Brings a calm Commerce, Marketing demeanor to the court Kitchener, Ont. that balances the mix St. Mary’s H.S. of high intensity on Year SP K D B PTS the floor 2014-15 12 4 6 2 5 • Won CWOSSA 2015-16 73 143 72 41 191.5 championship in 2013 2016-17 71 176 62 58 248 with high school team Total 156 323 140 101 444.5
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YORK LIONS
PLAYER PROFILE HEATHER SETKA Heather Setka fell into the sport of volleyball by fluke as a 13-year old but quickly grew to love it. Several years later, she is nearing graduation as a varsity athlete and has become a key piece on a team poised for success this year. An athlete involved in many different sports while growing up in Winnipeg, it was actually her ringette teammates that encouraged her to try a new sport. “A lot of girls on my team also played volleyball so they told me I should go to tryouts with them. I was tall so I made the team right away, and ever since then I fell in love with the sport and continued to play until it became my main sport.” Setka joined a club team and began to blossom in volleyball. Playing for some of Manitoba’s top-ranked clubs, she won a provincial championship and three medals overall and had her best result with the Shock Volleyball Club, winning a national bronze medal. As her high school and club career progressed, she started thinking ahead to what might come next. Also a talented track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump – she won a junior varsity provincial gold medal in the event – her true love was on the volleyball court and she set her sights on playing at the next level.
“When I was younger, we used to go watch the Manitoba Bisons play and I would look at the players and think it would be the dream to one day play at that level, but I didn’t think it was achievable at that point. Once I got to the 16U and 17U levels I started to believe it was attainable.” The desire to live in a new city and be close to extended family in southern Ontario led Setka to focus on this area of the country, and a former club coach who used to coach in the GTA connected her with the schools in the area. She got in touch with a couple of them and then flew out to get a better sense of what each could offer her both athletically and academically. “I toured two schools out here and when I was at York, I loved the players on the team, the atmosphere and the campus. Everything felt like home from the start and it was an easy decision.” Setka is poised for a breakout campaign in her fourth and final season with the Lions. She saw limited playing time as a rookie but has since become a regular starter at outside hitter. Last year she set career highs in sets played, points, kills, blocks and service aces while ranking fifth in team scoring, and her experience as a veteran player with the squad will be invaluable as the Lions look to advance further in the playoffs this season. Setka came to York to study criminology but is now minoring in marketing and sees herself settling into a career in that field after graduation. For now, she is focused on making her final season the best yet as a major contributor to the Lions women’s volleyball team.
GETTING TO KNOW HEATHER If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be? Eggs benedict with smoothies What is one thing on your life’s bucket list? Live on every continent for a period of time to experience the culture What was your favourite TV show growing up? Hannah Montana Do you have any strange phobias? Butterflies
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HISTORY U SPORTS / CIS AWARDS U SPORTS / CIS BRONZE MEDALS 1990-91, 1989-90, 1984-85, 1983-84, 1981-82
U SPORTS / CIS COACH OF THE YEAR 1984-85 – Merv Mosher
2000-01 – Dana Haan 1998-99 – Laura Wells 1997-98 – Jennifer Langley 1989-90 – Cheryl Guay
OUA COACH OF THE YEAR
2011-12 – Nick Tran 2008-09 – Arif Nathoo U SPORTS / CIS FIRST-TEAM 2004-05 – Hernan Humana ALL-CANADIANS 1998-99 – Hernan Humana 1994-95 – Sue Lesage 1997-98 – Hernan Humana 1993-94 – Vicki Gallagher 1995-96 – Merv Mosher 1992-93 – Susan Craig 1994-95 – Merv Mosher 1991-92 – Susan Craig 1992-93 – Merv Mosher 1990-91 – Christine Pollitt, Susan Craig 1990-91 – Merv Mosher 1989-90 – Christine Pollitt 1988-89 – Merv Mosher 1987-88 – Christine Pollitt 1987-88 – Merv Mosher 1984-85 – Donna Kastelic 1985-86 – Merv Mosher 1983-84 – Donna Kastelic 1984-85 – Merv Mosher 1982-83 – Jill Graham
U SPORTS / CIS SECOND-TEAM ALL-CANADIANS 2012-13 – Brandie Wilkerson 2011-12 – Melissa HumanaParedes, Brandie Wilkerson 2002-03 – Gilah McHugh 2001-02 – Gilah McHugh 1999-00 – Lindsay Wells 1998-99 – Lindsay Wells 1996-97 – Kirsten Manley-Casimir 1994-95 – Kirsten Manley-Casimir 1988-89 – Christine Pollitt 1986-87 – Christine Pollitt 1983-84 – Marla Taylor 1981-82 – Donna Kastelic, Marla Taylor
U SPORTS / CIS ALL-ROOKIE TEAM 2010-11 – Brandie Wilkerson 2008-09 – Thinesa Sriskandarajah
OUA AWARDS OUA CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES 2008-09, 1996-97, 1994-95, 1993-94, 1992-93, 1991-92, 1990-91, 1989-90, 1987-88, 1986-87, 1984-85, 1983-84, 1982-83, 1981-82, 1978-79
OUA EAST LIBERO OF THE YEAR AWARD 2008-09 – Antonia Stathakos 2007-08 – Antonia Stathakos
OUA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 2010-11 – Brandie Wilkerson 2008-09 – Thinesa Sriskandarajah
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OUA AWARD OF MERIT 2014-15 – Jennifer Black 2010-11 – Sarah Sutton
OUA FIRST-TEAM ALL-STARS 2016-17 – Celeste Witzell 2014-15 – Brittney Hopley 2013-14 – Michelle Pierce 2012-13 – Melissa HumanaParedes, Michelle Pierce, Brandie Wilkerson 2011-12 – Melissa HumanaParedes, Brandie Wilkerson 2010-11 – Sarah Sutton, Kristina Vlcek 2009-10 – Sarah Sutton, Kristina Vlcek 2008-09 – Candice Paulsen, Nadia Reider, Thinesa Sriskandarajah 2006-07 – Elizabeth Salas-Chavez, Antonia Stathakos 2005-06 – Nicole CarletonBurnham 2004-05 – Dana Haan, Cara Patterson, Elizabeth Salas-Chavez 2003-04 – Dana Haan, Gilah McHugh 2002-03 – Gilah McHugh, Laura Wells 2001-02 – Jennifer Langley, Gilah McHugh 2000-01 – Colleen MacDonald, Miranda Vandenberg 1999-00 – Jessica Dell, Laura Wells, Lindsay Wells 1998-99 – Angie Shen, Lindsay Wells 1997-98 – Cathy Garrington, Sasha Klunder
1996-97 – Christy Goodfellow, Kirsten Manley-Casimir, Sue Lesage 1995-96 – Christy Goodfellow, Kirsten Manley-Casimir 1994-95 – Christy Goodfellow, Kirsten Manley-Casimir, Sue Lesage 1993-94 – Vicki Gallagher, Christy Goodfellow 1992-93 – Susan Craig, Kendra Irwin 1991-92 – Susan Craig, Cheryl Guay, Mary Van Soelen 1990-91 – Susan Craig, Christine Pollitt 1989-90 – Susan Craig, Christine Pollitt 1988-89 – Susan Craig, Megan Hurst, Christine Pollitt, Bente Rasmussen 1987-88 – Megan Hurst, Cheryl Piper, Christine Pollitt 1986-87 – Cheryl Piper, Christine Pollitt 1985-86 – Cheryl Piper 1984-85 – Mary Ann Boyles, Jill Graham, Donna Kastelic 1983-84 – Donna Kastelic, Marla Taylor 1982-83 – Jill Graham, Trish Barnes 1981-82 – Donna Kastelic, Marla Taylor 1980-81 – Marla Taylor 1979-80 – Fiona MacGregor, Marla Taylor
OUA SECOND-TEAM ALL-STARS 2016-17 – Kirsten Dillon 2014-15 – Michelle Pierce 2013-14 – Brittney Hopley, Melissa Humana-Paredes, Brandie Wilkerson 2010-11 – Brandie Wilkerson 2008-09 – Angela Frawley 2007-08 – Candice Paulsen, Nadia Reider, Sarah Sutton 2006-07 – Nicole CarletonBurnham, Nadia Reider 2005-06 – Nadia Reider, Elizabeth Salas-Chavez, Antonia Stathakos 2003-04 – Cara Patterson 2002-03 – Dana Haan 2001-02 – Laura Wells 2000-01 – Jennifer Langley, Laura Wells 1998-99 – Miranda Vandenberg
1997-98 – Lindsay Wells 1984-85 – Trish Barnes 1983-84 – Jill Graham, Gina Thompson 1981-82 – Fiona MacGregor, Gina Thompson, Andrea Williams
OUA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM 2016-17 – Rachel Adams 2015-16 – Callie Giaccone, Sarah Williams 2014-15 – Abby Ganzhorn, Veneta Mincheva 2013-14 – Aleks Arsovic 2010-11 – Brandie Wilkerson 2008-09 – Thinesa Sriskandarajah 2007-08 – Natasha Khan
YORK AWARDS YORK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2011-12 – Melissa HumanaParedes 1990-91 – Christine Pollitt 1974-75 – Shaugn Renahan
YORK ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 2010-11 – Brandie Wilkerson 2008-09 – Thinesa Sriskandarajah
BRYCE M. TAYLOR AWARD 2014-15 – Jennifer Black 2004-05 – Dana Haan 2003-04 – Gilah McHugh
LIONS LEGACY AWARD 2014-15 – Jennifer Black
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JOIN THE PRIDE York University’s student-athletes have been competing against rival institutions on the Canadian sports scene for over 40 years. Provincial and national team titles, combined with numerous athletes and coaches who have participated on many of Canada’s national teams, attest to the success of York’s varsity program. Since the inception of organized sports competition in 1965, York has won 173 provincial banners and 36 national titles. Athletics & Recreation offers 19 varsity sport teams that compete in Ontario University Athletics (OUA) and Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). The varsity sport teams are guided by a tremendous coaching staff that is composed of NCCP certified professionals, many of whom also hold leadership positions in provincial and national sport organizations. The staff includes more than 100 dedicated full-time and part-time coaches.
ACADEMIC AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT At York, we understand that academic and financial support are significant keys to success at the university level and we have a number of programs in place to provide all the support necessary for student-athletes to thrive.
PROVIDING ATHLETES WITH WINNING STRATEGIES (PAWS) Athletics & Recreation has placed the highest priority on supporting its student-athletes in all facets of university life, focusing specifically on helping foster success in the classroom. The PAWS Program provides tutoring across multiple subjects for all students, mentoring from senior student-athletes, academic advising through our academic services coordinator and many of our faculty, and access to our vast network of alumni.
ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS York University is committed to helping students with demonstrated financial need meet the direct education costs associated with university studies (tuition, books and mandatory course fees). Financial assistance can be provided from a variety of sources including OSAP, scholarships, bursaries, private awards and employment. Athletics & Recreation understands the importance of providing Athletic Financial Awards (AFAs) to entering student-athletes and has developed a number of awards, valued at $22,500 each ($4,500 per year up to five years). These awards are given annually to elite student-athletes that have achieved an 80% entering average and maintain a 6.0 grade point average.
Programs are created for both in-season and off-season workouts. Every training session is designed for the needs of the athlete and individual sport. The training phase and focus changes throughout the year and are based on the competition schedule and off-season periodization program. The strength and conditioning coaches also work closely with the athletic therapy group on rehabilitating injured players. All Lions have access to the varsity strength and conditioning centre, which is for the exclusive use of our student-athletes. Training here allows you to work in a high-performance environment where all equipment and programming is selected with the needs of the high-performance athlete in mind.
SPORT INJURY CLINIC The Gorman/Shore Sport Injury Clinic features a full staff of athletic therapists and team doctors with significant experience in the medical field, and many of the doctors are recognized as some of the top experts in the country in their specific fields. In addition to sport medicine physicians, York employs a large variety of specialists including an orthopedic surgeon, dentist, neurosurgeon, radiologist, cardiologist, physiotherapist, chiropractor, massage therapist, osteopath, pedorthist and a mental health specialist. The team brings to York experience at multiple Olympic Games and world championships, as well as with professional and amateur athletes in a variety of sports. The sport injury clinic is a teaching clinic, with students from York University’s Athletic Therapy Certificate Program completing their clinical placements under the direct supervision of the clinic manager and supervisor. Because of this, most medical care for student-athletes is free of charge. Each varsity team is assigned at least one student athletic therapist who spends the entire season with the team and attends all practices and games. Lions student-athletes also have access to a fully-equipped clinic for all of their treatment needs.
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING York University is one of only a handful of institutions in Canada that has two dedicated strength and conditioning coaches for its student-athletes. The Lions work closely with strength and conditioning staff, who create programs based on the needs of the athlete and coaches on high-performance lifts and movements. Team and individual workouts are available and education on all aspects of strength and conditioning is provided, including proper warm-ups and cool-downs, plyometrics, power, energy systems development, strength and flexibility.
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SUPPORT YOUR LIONS! For your Official York Lions merchandise, visit the Pride Shop, located in the lobby of the Tait McKenzie Centre. Check out our exciting and new 2017-18 selection.
YORK STUDENTS FREE With the presentation of a valid YU-card at the door for all regular-season home games. Adults $10.50 Alumni/York Staff $7.50 Seniors (over 55) $7.50 Non-York Students $7.50 Youth (under 13) Free Family Pass $40.00 Prices include taxes and $0.50 service fee. Group rates available for 10 or more paying guests. Email carusso@yorku.ca for details.
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GET FIT AT TAIT! Are you spending the time in the gym but not getting the results that you desire? Are you a beginner or getting back into fitness and don’t know where to start? Do you want to make the best use of your limited available workout time? Campus Recreation staff are all certified personal trainers.
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