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Lancer standouts
Dranadia Roc
and
Andrew Coates
captured
the Banner and Olympic Shield, respectively, as the University of
Windsor’s Athletes of the Year. They claimed multiple awards as part
of the Evening of Excellence that highlights Lancer accomplishments.
Coates, a fifth-year distance runner from Newmarket, Ont.,
walked off with the Olympic Shield as Male Athlete of the Year.
Coates became a CIS First Team All-Canadian for an outstanding
season in both Cross-Country and Track and Field.
Roc, a third-year women’s basketball player from Montreal,
captured the Banner Shield as the Female Athlete of the Year. Roc
became a CIS All-Canadian after she led her squad to its best-ever
record and a spot in the OUA West Championship game.
The DeMarco Awards, which go annually to the top female
and male students who best combine academic achievement with
athletic prowess, went to basketball’s
Ryan Steer
and volleyball’s
Brianna Binder.
Chantal Vallée
, head coach of the women’s basketball team,
won the Gino Fracas Coach of the Year Award. Vallée led the
Lancers to their best record in program history, and a trip to the
OUA West final – also a program first.
The female rookie of the year award went to women’s
basketball’s
Iva Peklova
, while
Harrison Oake
from men’s
volleyball won male rookie of the year.
“A” Awards, marking major contributions to Lancer Athletics,
went to
Jeff Flacks
, President of the University of Windsor
Alumni Association, as well as
Bill Wright
, former president of the
Alumni Association.
The evening featured more than 100 awards and capped off
another successful year for the Lancers.
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Dranadia Roc, left, and Chantal Vallée.
Dranadia Roc and Andrew Coates Named Athletes of the Year
