Congratulations to the women鈥檚 and men鈥檚 track and field teams who were once again the AUS champions after dominating the 2012 Subway AUS Championships in Moncton last weekend.
Track and field
With 140 points the women鈥檚 track and field team captured their 23rd consecutive AUS banner. Ashley Ryer had two first place finishes for the Tigers in the 1000m and 1500m races. Rebecca Haworth collected a gold medal in the high jump and received AUS honours as the recipient of the student-athlete community service award and co-female athlete of the year. Head coach Peter Lord also received recognition as AUS Coach of the Year for both the women and men.
The men鈥檚 track and field team commanded the meet, collecting 174 points to win their 11th consecutive AUS title. Kahmall McCabe placed first in the 600m and 1000m races, and Dalhousie won all three relays (4x200m, 4x400m, 4x800m). Simon Watts was named the AUS Male Most Valuable Athlete of the Meet after earning gold medals in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump. Rob McCulloch cleared 2.10m in the pentathlon high jump, placing him second in the CIS. He finished first in the pentathlon and was selected as AUS Male Athlete of the Year.
Swimming
At the CIS championships in Montreal the women鈥檚 swimming team collected 202.5 points, finishing seventh overall while the men鈥檚 team placed sixth with 234 points. Chris Reith captured a silver medal in the men鈥檚 1500m freestyle. David Sharpe claimed a gold medal in the 200m butterfly and two bronze medals in the 50m backstroke and 100m butterfly.
Hockey
Women鈥檚 hockey finished their regular season with a win over St. Thomas at Memorial Arena last Sunday. Robyn Nicholson scored for the Tigers halfway through the first to give Dal the early lead. Jocelyn LeBlanc scored two to earn Subway Player of the Game honours and Miranda McMillan chipped in a goal in the 4-0 victory. Zoe Zivolak had the shutout for the Tigers with 17 saves.
This weekend Dalhousie hosts the 2012 Subway AUS Championship at Memorial Arena. Games are at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. daily Thursday through Saturday and the final game is at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The Tigers start the tournament against StFX on Thursday at 3 p.m.
Basketball
Splitting their games with UNB over the weekend, the women鈥檚 basketball team has clinched the final AUS playoff spot. On Friday at Dalplex, the Tigers lost a hard-fought battle to the Varsity Reds 72-63. Keisha Brown was player of the game with 20 points while Alex Legge added 13 points and Anna von Maltzahn grabbed 17 rebounds. In the rematch on Saturday the black and gold shut down the Varsity Reds with an 85-69 win. Brown led the offence again with 27 points and Rachael Harrison drained five three-pointers for 15 points and Subway Player of the Game honours. The team travels to Antigonish this weekend for the Subway AUS Championship hosted by StFX, playing their first game Friday at 8pm versus Saint Mary鈥檚.
Men鈥檚 basketball has secured the fifth seed for AUS playoffs after going 1-1 with UNB last weekend. On Friday the Tigers lost a close match-up with the Varsity Reds 68-57. Alex Arthur was named player of the game for Dal, collecting 13 points while Casey Fox added 11. Looking for redemption on Saturday, the black and gold earned a 78-75 win. The Tigers were down two points in the dying seconds of the game when Stephen Lopez drained a clutch three-point shot to give Dal the lead. Will Yengue earned Subway Player of the Game honours with 23 points, while Fox (21) and Lopez (17) also lit up the scoreboard.
This weekend the team competes in the Subway AUS Championship at the Halifax Metro Centre. Their first game is Friday at 6 p.m. when they face the Cape Breton Capers.