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University of Windsor
Sprinter honoured as nation's top track star
Canadian Interuniversity Sport has named Lancer sprinter Noelle Montcalm its female athlete of the year in track events.
A fourth-year nursing major, Montcalm won three gold medals at the Ontario University Athletics championship meet—in the 60m hurdles, 300m and 4x200 relay. She added silver in the 60m sprint and led the Lancer women to their fifth provincial team title in six years.
A four-time medallist at last year’s CIS meet, including gold in the 4x200 relay, silver in the 60m hurdles and the 300m, and bronze in the 60m sprint, Montcalm is currently ranked first in CIS in the 60m hurdles and 4x200 relay, second in the 300m, and third in the 60m.
“Noelle is having a phenomenal season. Her win at Notre Dame in the 300m combined with her silver-medal finish in the 200m ranks her as one of the best in her event,” said Lancer head coach Dennis Fairall. “This combined with the fact she is presently the leading hurdler in CIS makes her one of the top sprinters/hurdlers of all time.”
In addition to her performance on the track, Montcalm is a very strong student in the Faculty of Nursing, holding an 11.5 GPA. She was honoured as a CIS Top 8 Academic All-Canadian for 2008/09.
Other major award winners in track and field announced yesterday included:
- Female athlete of the year (field events) Jen Cotten, Western Ontario
- Female rookie of the year Genevieve Lalonde, Guelph
- Female student-athlete community service award Amanda Schneck, Alberta
- Male athlete of the year (track events) Sam Effah, Calgary
- Male athlete of the year (field events) Christopher Greenaway, Ottawa
- Male rookie of the year Jason Diston, Guelph
- Male student-athlete community service award Matt Hulse, Queen’s
The national championship meet continues through Saturday at the St. Denis Centre. Find more information on the championship Web site, http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/trackfield.