Banner Season: Dominant day two by host Western leads to 16th banner in program history
Aylmer, Ont. (via Western Mustangs) – For the first time since 2015, the Western Mustangs captured the OUA Figure Skating Championship banner on Wednesday afternoon at the East Elgin Community Complex.
Western took top spot in five of the six competitions on Day 2 of the championship, giving them 58 on the day and 111 total points to take the 2023 title.
“It feels so good, it’s hard to put into words,” said Mustangs Head Coach Alma Moir. “We had such a great day today, we started off the day with a win, which was kind of unexpected and then we just kept rolling.”
After having a two-point lead after day one, the Guelph Gryphons finished in second place taking the team silver medal after adding 27 points on day two, including a silver-medal finish in the synchro event.
Third place and the bronze medal went to the Toronto Varsity Blues who added 34 points to their total on day two to finish with 75 points overall.
Western co-captain Clara Campbell picked up a gold medal on day two in the gold freeskate and was part of the winning synchro team to add to her gold and silver medal from Day 1.
“Going into the competition I honestly thought yesterday would have been our strongest day, we all knew it was tight between U of T, Guelph and us so I think we did a great job of focusing today,” said Campbell. “Having this whole group together at the end and being able to have that big team photo is a great way to top off my OUA career.”
A pair of major awards were announced at the conclusion of the competition which included the Queen’s Gaels being named the Team Spirit Award winner, while Janet Gibson of the Guelph Gryphons was named Coach of the Year for the silver medallists.
Total Points
1. Western - 111
2. Guelph - 82
3. Toronto - 75
4. McMaster - 41
5. Brock - 33
6. Queen's - 31
7. Waterloo - 27
8. Carleton - 4
9. York - 1
10. TMU - 0
Awards
Coach of the Year – Janet Gibson, Guelph
Team Spirit Award – Queen’s Gaels
Day Two Event Results
Star 10 Similar Dance
1. Western Mustangs (Payton Beckett, Victoria Morgado)
2. Guelph Gryphons (Alyssa Narino, Colleen Black)
3. Queen’s Gaels (Jade Paganelli, Shaundra Buelow)
Intermediate Senior Pairs
1. Western Mustangs (Gratiana Chan, Leah Kuo)
2. Brock Badgers (Daniella Scruto, Olivia Hussey)
3. Toronto Varsity Blues (Olivia Pulsiffer, Rebecca Wu)
Dance Fours
1. Western Mustangs (Payton Beckett, Victoria Morgado, Natalie D’Alessandro, Keanna Davidson)
2. Toronto Varsity Blues (Erin Ng, Cassandra Chow, Emily Cleghorn, Katherine Mitchell)
3. Waterloo Warriors (Karina Wilks, Rebecca Brown, Kaitlyn Bruchey, Darshak Patel)
Gold Freeskate
1. Western Mustangs (Clara Campbell)
2. Toronto Varsity Blues (Katherine Mitchell)
3. Guelph Gryphons (Laura Dawson)
Open Men’s
1. McMaster Marauders (Allister Lam)
2. Queen’s Gaels (Zander Neilsen)
3. Toronto Varsity Blues (Howard Leung)
Open Synchro
1. Western Mustangs
2. Guelph Gryphons
3. Toronto Varsity Blues
Day One Results
Star 8-9 Dance
1. Toronto Varsity Blues (Katelyn Pavlidis, Grace Caldwell)
2. Guelph Gryphons (Heather Metzloff, Megan Brown)
3. McMaster Marauders (Julia Hlacar, Laura Vancer)
Star 10 Freeskate
1. Toronto Varsity Blues (Nicole Chan)
2. Western Mustangs (Graitana Chan)
3. Guelph Gryphons (Emma Cartucci)
Open Rhythm Dance
1. Guelph Gryphons (Olivia Farrow, Kendra Knott)
2. Western Mustangs (Natalie D’Alessandro, Keanna Davidson)
3. Waterloo Warriors (Karina Wilks, Rebecca Brown)
Senior Similar Pairs
1. Guelph Gryphons (Olivia Farrow, Helene Carle)
2. Western Mustangs (Clara Campbell, Hanna Gray)
3. Toronto Varsity Blues (Han Sit, Nicole Chan)
Star 10 Solo Dance
1. Western Mustangs (Michelle Wong)
2. Toronto Varsity Blues (Katelyn Pavlidis)
3. Guelph Gryphons (Zoe Graziano)
Novice Short Program
1. Guelph Gryphons (Helene Carle)
2. Toronto Varsity Blues (Gabriella Gao)
3. Brock Badgers (Alyssa Cross)
Gold Solo Dance
1. Western Mustangs (Natalie D’Alessandro)
2. Waterloo Warriors (Rebecca Brown)
3. Brock Badgers (Camilee DeThomasis)
Pairs Fours
1. Western Mustangs (Clara Campbell, Hannah Gray, Julia LaBella, Giuliana Corsini)
2. Guelph Gryphons (Olivia Farrow, Helen Carle, Ashley Goodcliff, Laura Dawson)
3. McMaster Marauders (Maddie Monson, Lily Carbray, Catalina Costiuc, Lili Li)
