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GOrD GrAcE NAmED PrESIDENT Of ONTArIO uNIvErSITy AThLETIcS
Gord Grace, director of Athletics at the University of Windsor,
has also now been named president of Ontario University
Athletics (OUA).
Grace served as OUA vice president and treasurer and
on the board of Canadian University Sport. He has served
as Windsor’s athletic director since 2002. During his tenure,
Lancer teams have captured 19 OUA provincial titles and
10 CIS national titles.
“I am very honoured and pleased to take over as the
president of Ontario University Athletics,” says Grace. “We
have made great strides in the OUA in recent years and I’m
excited to have the chance to play a key role in ensuring our
league’s growth and development moving forward.”
Grace oversees the operation of Lancer varsity athletics,
campus recreation, the St. Denis Athletic Centre and the
Green Shield Sports Therapy Clinic.
“Gord is a proven leader who will bring experience and
passion to the role of OUA President,” says OUA executive
director Ward Dilse. “I look forward
to working closely alongside Gord
to help strengthen our OUA brand
and our organization starting next
season.”
Prior to arriving in Windsor,
Grace was the director of
development at Mount Allison
University where he managed a
$25-million fundraising campaign.
He also spent three seasons as the head football coach at
Mount Allison, where he led the team to a conference
championship in 1997 and was named the AUS football
coach of the year in 1998.
“There are a lot of exciting things happening in Ontario
University Athletics right now and it will be our goal to ensure
that we continue to build momentum for our universities,
varsity teams and student-athletes going forward,” says Grace.
uNIvErSITy Of WINDSOr NAmED hOST Of 2011 cIS WOmEN’S
BASkETBALL chAmPIONShIPS
the university of windsor and Department of athletics have been named the official hosts of the
2011 cis women’s basketball championships at the st. Denis centre.
This will be the first time in Lancer program history that the University will host the national championships in Women’s
Basketball. The Lancers have successfully hosted the CIS Track & Field championships on a number of occasions, most
recently this past March at the St. Denis Centre.
“It is a tremendous honour to be chosen as the host of the 2011 Women’s Basketball Championships,” says Athletic
Director Gord Grace. “The University and the City of Windsor have a proven track record of hosting outstanding events,
and I am sure this will be no exception.
“With our recent success on the court and the fact that this is a very knowledgeable basketball community, it seems
like a natural fit to bring this championship to the St. Denis Centre,” Grace continues. “I look forward to large crowds and
entertaining competition as the women compete.”
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