May 1, 2013
OUA WOMEN OF INFLUENCE: McMaster's Victoria Coates
HAMILTON, Ont. - For the tenth year in a row, Ontario University Athletics (OUA) will recognize the top female scholar-athletes from across the province at a luncheon on Tuesday, May 7 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Taboo Resort in Gravenhurst, Ontario.
The event honours female student-athletes who have excelled in their chosen sports and fields of study. This year's guest speaker will be Canadian women's national soccer team member Diana Matheson.
Join OUA as Diana Matheson inspires a unique group of accomplished young women to continue to pursue excellence in sport and in life. Tickets are $55 each or $400 for a table of eight. To purchase tickets please contact Samantha Magalas at samantha.magalas@oua.ca.
OUA recognizes the following sponsors for their support of this event; belairdirect, Centaur Products, Pioneer Energy, Wilson Sports Equipment of Canada and Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS).
Name: Victoria Coates
School: McMaster University Marauders
Sport: Cross country/Track and field
Hometown: Newmarket, Ont.
Program: Geography and Political Science
Year of Study: 4
Taking a combined degree in Honours Geography and Political Science, Victoria Coates excelled
both in the classroom and on the track in the 2011-12 academic year.
A three-time Marauder Scholar and Dean’s Honour List student, Victoria received the
Undergraduate Student Research Award allowing her to conduct original research under the
supervision of a faculty member. Last year she also received the Margaret Dumore Scholarship in
Political Science as well as the Dr. Thomas Hobley Prize for achieving the highest sessional
average in Honours Political Science.
On the track, she captured an OUA bronze medal in the 3000m and came fourth in the same race
on the national stage at the CIS championship. She was an OUA first-team all-star in
cross-country and helped her team to an OUA silver medal and CIS bronze medal.
Currently in her fourth and final year at McMaster, Victoria is looking to pursue her Master’s in
Urban Planning at either Queen’s, the University of Toronto or Ryerson.
The event honours female student-athletes who have excelled in their chosen sports and fields of study. This year's guest speaker will be Canadian women's national soccer team member Diana Matheson.
Join OUA as Diana Matheson inspires a unique group of accomplished young women to continue to pursue excellence in sport and in life. Tickets are $55 each or $400 for a table of eight. To purchase tickets please contact Samantha Magalas at samantha.magalas@oua.ca.
OUA recognizes the following sponsors for their support of this event; belairdirect, Centaur Products, Pioneer Energy, Wilson Sports Equipment of Canada and Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS).
Name: Victoria Coates
School: McMaster University Marauders
Sport: Cross country/Track and field
Hometown: Newmarket, Ont.
Program: Geography and Political Science
Year of Study: 4
Taking a combined degree in Honours Geography and Political Science, Victoria Coates excelled
both in the classroom and on the track in the 2011-12 academic year.
A three-time Marauder Scholar and Dean’s Honour List student, Victoria received the
Undergraduate Student Research Award allowing her to conduct original research under the
supervision of a faculty member. Last year she also received the Margaret Dumore Scholarship in
Political Science as well as the Dr. Thomas Hobley Prize for achieving the highest sessional
average in Honours Political Science.
On the track, she captured an OUA bronze medal in the 3000m and came fourth in the same race
on the national stage at the CIS championship. She was an OUA first-team all-star in
cross-country and helped her team to an OUA silver medal and CIS bronze medal.
Currently in her fourth and final year at McMaster, Victoria is looking to pursue her Master’s in
Urban Planning at either Queen’s, the University of Toronto or Ryerson.
