PIZZA PIZZA OUA TEAMS OF THE MONTH
HAMILTON, Ont. – The Guelph Gryphons have swept the Pizza Pizza Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Teams of the Month for October 2010.
All Pizza Pizza OUA Teams of the Month will receive a pizza party, courtesy of Pizza Pizza.
MALE: Guelph Gryphons Cross Country
The Guelph Gryphon men’s cross country team dominated the OUA Championships. The Gryphons swept the medal podium, had five of the top six runners and broke the OUA record for lowest team score. It also marked the sixth consecutive OUA team title for the Gryphon men.
Alex Genest (Lac Aux Sables, Que.), led the Gryphons after finishing the 10 kilometre course in a time of 30:30 and was named the men’s OUA MVP. Finishing nine seconds behind Genest was teammate Kyle Boorsma (Guelph, Ont.) with a time of 30:39.5 while Allan Brett (Ottawa) completed the podium sweep finishing third with a time of 31:00.5. Finishing fourth for the Gryphons was first year Ross Proudfoot (Sudbury, Ont.) with a time 31:19.0, Proudfoot was named the OUA men’s rookie of the year for his performance. Overall the Gryphons earned six OUA All-Stars.
FEMALE: Guelph Gryphons Rugby
The Guelph Gryphon women’s rugby team finished the regular season with a perfect 5-0 record and won the OUA Championships in the month of October. The victory marked the 11th time that the Gryphons have won the OUA title. The Gryphons finished first atop the OUA Shiels Division and went 8-0 overall, including a 5-0 regular season record and then 3-0 in the playoffs. Guelph outscored the competition 380-0 in the regular season and 171-11 in the playoffs.
In October, the Gryphons received numerous individual accolades and led the OUA Shiels Division with most award winners. Jacey Murphy (Alliston, Ont.) was named the Gilbert Canada Shiels Division most valuable player. The fourth-year eightman played a huge role in the Gryphons first place finish, tallying 85 points in five games. Meanwhile, first-year centre Dominique Monaghan (Markham, Ont.) was a key part of the Gryphons defence, who gave up zero points in the regular season and was named the Shiels rookie of the year. Five Gryphons were also named Shiels All-Stars including Murphy. Fly half, three time All-Star and former All-Canadian Brittany Benn (Napanee, Ont.), two-time All-Star lock Caitlin Beaton (Clavering, Ont.), inside centre Jane Kirby (Brampton, Ont.), and flanker Stephanie deVries (Ariss, Ont.).