PIONEER PETROLEUMS OUA ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
HAMILTON, Ont. – The following student-athletes have been named Pioneer Petroleums Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Athletes of the Week for the period ending October 31, 2010.
Each Pioneer Petroleums OUA Athlete of the Week will receive a $25 gift card and a dri-fit T-shirt, courtesy of Pioneer Petroleums.
MALE: Kyle Quinlan, McMaster Marauders, Football
Quinlan (South Woodslee, Ont.) led the McMaster Marauders to a 40-19 defeat of the Queen's Gaels in the OUA quarterfinals last week. Quinlan completed 69% of his passes finishing 18 of 26 for 361 yards, four touchdowns, and zero interceptions. His 361 yards in air accounted for 75% of McMaster's 483 yards of net offence in the game. He also ran the ball eight times for 42 yards including a touchdown. He was directly involved in scoring 30 of McMaster's 40 points in the contest. His day didn't end there as to combat the gusting winds he was asked to punt deep in the McMaster zone, his first punt attempts of the season. His two punts combined for 120 yards, one of them being for 79 yards.
FEMALE: Jessica Pearo, McMaster Marauders, Cross Country
Pearo, a fourth year kinesiology student (Richmond Hill, Ont.) won the 2010 OUA individual gold medal Saturday afternoon finishing the Guelph arboretum course in a personal best time of 17:00.4 beating the field by 13 seconds. She was also named the 2010 OUA Women's Most Valuable Player. Pearo, the 2009 OUA Community Service Award recipient, became the first woman in McMaster history to win individual cross country gold.