Canada West Communications
Highlights:
- Manitoba’s Kelsey Wog (SWIM), UBC’s Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson (SWIM), and Winnipeg’s Faith Hezekiah (BB) are the women’s three stars.
- UBC’s Yuri Kisil (SWIM), Brandon’s Tyvon Cooper (BB), and Calgary’s Robert Hill (SWIM) are the men’s three stars.
- Both Wog and Kisil were named Swimmers of the Meet at the Canada West Swimming Championships this weekend in Victoria.
EDMONTON – A pair of dominating performances in the pool have earned Kelsey Wog and Yuri Kisil Canada West first star honours for the week ending Sunday, Nov. 26.
Wog and Kisil were named Swimmers of the Meet after earning plenty of hardware at the Canada West Swimming Championships Nov. 24-26 at Victoria’s Commonwealth Pool.
In just her second season Wog took home six medals, including three gold, from the championship while setting two conference records. Kissil set a pair of individual records and helped UBC set three relay records to capture five gold medals over the weekend. The third-year swimmer also added a silver medal while helping the Thunderbirds win the men’s team title.
Also earning stars this week were: UBC’s Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson (SWIM), and Winnipeg’s Faith Hezekiah (BB) on the women’s side, while Brandon’s Tyvon Cooper (BB), and Calgary’s Robert Hill (SWIM) are the other men’s stars of the week.
Women’s first star – Kelsey Wog
Manitoba Bisons swimming
2nd-year
Winnipeg, Man.
Agricultural and Food Sciences
Meet log:
Nov. 24 - gold in 50m breaststroke (31.01), 5th in 4x200m freestyle relay (8:35.24)
Nov. 25 - gold 100m breaststroke (1:05.59), silver in 4x100m freestyle relay (3:50.14)
Nov. 26 - gold in 200m IM (2:09.29), silver in 200m breaststroke (2:27.86), bronze in 4x100m medley relay (4:14.18)
Bison second year women’s swimmer Kelsey Wog made history as the first-ever Manitoba Bisons to earn the Female Swimmer of the Meet at a Canada West Swimming Championship.
The 5’7” award-winning swimmer had a spectacular 2017 CW championship, held at U of Victoria from November 24-26, as she finished the three day meet with six medals (four individual and two relay medals). She swam to three gold medals (women’s 50m: 31.01 and 100m: 1:05.59 – breaststroke events plus 200m IM: 2:09.29), two silver medals (200m breaststroke: 2:27.86 and women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team: 3:50.14) plus a bronze medal (women’s 4x100m medley relay: 4:14.18).
The Winnipeg native also set two new championships meet record times in the 200m IM and 100m breaststroke while earning 2017-18 Canada West First Team All-Star recognition.
In addition, she became back-to-back champion in the women’s 50 and 100m breaststroke.
To highlight her dominance, Wog won the women’s 100m breaststroke event in a record time of 1:05.59 and beat her nearest competitor by almost a whopping four seconds (3.44). Plus, she won the women’s 50m breaststroke event in a winning time of 31.01 and beat her nearest competitor by over a second (1.04) while almost a second win in the 200 IM.
Men’s first star – Yuri Kisil
UBC Thunderbirds swimming
3rd-year
Calgary, Alta.
Arts
Meet Log:
Nov. 24 – gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay (7:10.73)
Nov. 25 – gold in the 50m freestyle (21.78), silver in the 200m freestyle (1:46.80), gold in the 4xx100m freestyle relay (3:17.98)
Nov. 26 – gold in the 100m freestyle (47.31), gold in the 4x100m medley relay (3:35.24)
The third-year swimmer won Canada West male Swimmer of the Meet at the conference championships in Victoria over the weekend while winning five gold medals and a silver and breaking five conference records.
The Calgary native helped UBC to a fifth consecutive Canada West title as the men won gold in all three relay events setting new records in each in the process.
Kisil’s individual golds came in the 50-m and 100-m freestyle setting new conference records in both. He earned a silver medal in the 200-m freestyle.
The two-time Canada West First-Team All-Star also won last year’s U SPORTS male swimmer of the year award and is poised to add to his trophy case at the national swimming championships in Toronto at the end of February.
Women’s second star – Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson
UBC Thunderbirds swimming
5th-year
Ottawa, Ont.
Arts
Meet Log:
Nov. 24 – gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay (7:58.64)
Nov. 25 – gold in the 200m freestyle (1:57.23), gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay (3:41.46)
Nov. 26 – gold in the 100m freestyle (54.48), silver in the 200m IM (2:10.14), gold in the 200m breaststroke (2:24.43), gold in the 4x100m medley relay (2:02.87)
The fifth-year swimmer out of Ottawa had an outstanding final Canada West championship coming home with five gold medals and setting three new conference records.
Seltenreich-Hodgson won gold in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay and the 4x100 freestyle in which UBC set a new record time of 3:41.46. She also took home gold in the 200m breaststroke, and set new records with golds in both the 100m and 200m freestyle.
The veteran swimmer also added a silver in the 200m individual medley less than a second behind the winner who set a new record time.
Seltenreich-Hodgson is a four-time First-Team Canada West All-Star and a two-time conference female swimmer of the year.
Men’s second star – Tyvon Cooper
Brandon Bobcats basketball
Guard
4th-year
Middletown, NY
Physical Education
Game log: Friday, Nov. 24 – 26 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds, and three steals in 88-85 OT W @ Manitoba / Saturday, Nov. 25 – 19 points, three rebounds, five assists, and one steal in 85-84 loss @ Manitoba
Cooper’s heroics stunned the Canada West conference as the import guard’s play helped the Bobcats to a weekend split against the Manitoba Bisons.
Cooper and the Bobcats opened the weekend on the road by battling back from a late five-point deficit before hitting two huge three-pointers in overtime, including one as time expired to give Brandon an 88-85 win over provincial rivals. On Friday, Cooper recorded Bobcats’ first triple-double since program great Dany Charlery had one in the 2008-09 season. He followed that up in a hard-fought loss with a 19-point performance on Saturday.
Cooper now ranks among the top five in the conference in both scoring (21.4 ppg) and assists (5.0 ast/g).
The Bobcats will now head to Langley for a weekend series against Trinity Western to conclude the first half of the conference schedule.
Women’s third star – Faith Hezekiah
Winnipeg Wesmen basketball
Forward
3rd-year
St. Paul, Man.
Conflict Resolution Studies
Game log: Date – Friday, Nov. 24 – 14 points, 10 rebounds, one assist, and two steals in 78-71 W vs UBC / Saturday, Nov. 25 – 24 points, 18 rebounds, four blocks, two assists, and one steal in 71-52 W vs UBC
The University of Winnipeg women’s basketball team faced off with the UBC Thunderbirds this past weekend at the Duckworth Centre. Coming off two strong performances from Faith Hezekiah, the Wesmen were able to sweep both games.
Head coach Tanya MacKay’s charges flip-flopped the lead with the T-Birds on Friday night before they dominated the fourth quarter 20-7 and came away with a 78-71 victory. Faith Hezekiah scored a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Saturday night the Thunderbirds hung around for the first quarter before the Wesmen spread the game wide open, winning 71 - 52. Hezekiah was the team leader on the second night with 24 points and 18 rebounds, both game highs.
The Wesmen will close out the first half of the regular season when they host the MacEwen University Griffins at the Duckworth Friday and Saturday, tipoff Friday is 6 pm for the Women.
Men’s third star – Robert Hill
Calgary Dinos swimming
3rd-year
North Vancouver, B.C.
Arts
Meet Log:
Nov. 24 – gold in the 50m backstroke (24.72)
Nov. 25 – gold in the 200m backstroke (1:55.83), bronze in the 400m freestyle relay (3:23.75)
Nov. 26 – gold medal in 200m individual medley (1:59.28)
Robert Hill led all Dinos swimmer with three gold medals at the 2017 Canada West Swimming Championships in Victoria.
The North Vancouver, BC, product started the weekend by claiming the Dinos’ first gold medal, edging UBC’s Joshiah Binnema by one-hundredth of a second with a time of 24.72 in the 50m backstroke.
On Saturday, Hill won two medals. The first was a gold in the 200m backstroke, where he also set a new Canada West record with a time of 1:55.83. Later on that night, he participated in the 400m freestyle relay.
Hill capped off the championships with another gold on Sunday, winning the 200m individual medley with a time of 1:59.28.
The Dinos finished the weekend second in points with 672.5, trailing only UBC.