Squires, Kadam named Pioneer Energy OUA Athletes Of The Week
HAMILTON, Ont. - The following athletes have been named Pioneer Energy Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Athletes of the Week for the period ending March 23, 2015.
HAMILTON, Ont. - The following athletes have been named Pioneer Energy Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Athletes of the Week for the period ending March 23rd, 2015.
Each Pioneer Energy OUA Athlete of the Week will receive a gift card and a dri-fit T-shirt, courtesy of Pioneer Energy.
MALE: Aaron Squires (St. Thomas, Ont.) – 4th yr – Laurier Golden Hawks – Curling
Fourth-year skip Aaron Squires led the Laurier Golden Hawks to a silver medal this past weekend at the CIS-Curling Canada Championship.
Laurier finished the round robin with a 6-1 record (2nd overall) before defeating Saint Mary's 9-2 in the semifinals. In the gold medal match, Squires and the Golden Hawks fell to the Alberta Golden Bears 6-4 in an extremely close game that was 5-4 heading home.
Their silver medal is the best finish by a Laurier men’s team since winning the inaugural CIS championship in 2007-08.
For his efforts, Squires was named a first-team All-Canadian along with fellow Golden Hawks Richard Krell and Fraser Reid. It is the second consecutive year that Squires has earned this honour.
FEMALE: Surabhi Kadam (Markham, Ont.) – 5th yr – Waterloo Warriors – Badminton
The Waterloo Warriors captured their first OUA Badminton championship banner since 2010 thanks in large part to the performance of fifth-year student-athlete Surabhi Kadam.
Kadam was unstoppable this past weekend, winning gold in both women’s singles and mixed doubles, on her way to being named the Women's Most Valuable Player.
Competing in singles, Kadam did not drop a set the entire tournament and defeated Western’s Adrianna Giuffre 21-4, 21-16 on Sunday to capture the women’s title.
She followed that up with a thrilling come from behind victory to win the mixed doubles title with partner Wesley Marr (13-21,21-17,21-16).
The Warriors accumulated 63 points over the course of the championship, 18 more than second place Western University, to claim their first OUA Badminton championship banner in five years.