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From left: Matt Morencie, Melissa Bishop, Andre Smyth and Noelle Montcalm.
Veteran Lancers Melissa Bishop and Matt Morencie have
captured the Banner and Olympic Shields as the Lancer
Athletes of the Year. The awards were presented at the
Lancer Evening of Excellence.
Bishop had a tremendous season, named an OUA
conference all star in three events and helping to lead the
Lancers to their second consecutive OUA track and field title.
At Nationals, Bishop was the only triple gold medalist
and earned CIS First Team All-Canadian status in three
events in leading the Lancers to their second straight CIS
national championship. She also broke two school records,
including the University of Windsor’s oldest standing
record in the Women’s 600m.
Morencie had a strong year with the Lancer Football
program, becoming the first Lancer to ever capture the CIS
J.P. Metras award as the CIS Lineman of the Year. He was
also named a CIS First Team All-Canadian an OUA First
Team All-Star and the OUA Lineman of the Year.
He was named the 2009 team MVP for the second
straight season and was selected to participate in the East-
West Shrine Bowl game in Orlando, Florida.
The DeMarco Awards, presented annually to the top
female and male students who best combine academic
achievement with athletic prowess, went to Track & Field’s
Noelle Montcalm for the second straight year, and Men’s
Basketball’s Andre Smyth.
The Windsor Lancer Gino Fracas Coach of the Year
Award went to Men’s Soccer head coach Steve Hart who
led the Lancers to their best regular season finish in almost
20 years. The Lancers placed second overall in the OUA
West and earned a bye in the first round of the OUA
playoffs. The squad finished the season in the Top Ten in
Canada, finishing at #9 nationally.
The female rookie of the year award went to Women’s
Basketball’s Jessica Clemençon, while Josh Collins from
Men’s Basketball won the male rookie of the year.
“A” Awards, marking major contributions to Lancer
Athletics went to Mary Caton from
The Windsor Star,
and Don
Garrod and Dave McGuffin from the Lancer Track & Field
coaching staff for more than 20 years with the program.
The evening, featuring more than100 awards being
presented, capped off a very successful season for the Lancers.
BISHOP, MORENCIE UWINDSOR ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
