Flynn heads list as ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ track awards announced
By Earl Zukerman
MONTREAL – Sebastien Flynn of Dartmouth, N.S., came away as a
double trophy winner as the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ cross-country and track &
field awards were announced recently by head coach Dennis
Barrett.
Flynn, a 19-year-old arts freshman, earned rookie-of-the-year
honours and was named most valuable player for the Redmen
cross-country running team. He started off his university career in
fine fashion, finishing first in a field of 132 runners at the
six-kilometre ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Open but suffered a calf injury midway through
the fall season. Flynn recovered in time for the league
championship meet, where he placed fifth overall and was voted
conference rookie of the year.
Lauren Whyte, a distance runner from Belleville, Ont., was named
MVP of the Martlets. The 21-year-old political science senior was
also named conference MVP after capturing the league’s individual
title and guiding ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ to its 20th straight women’s cross-country
title.
The track and field MVP awards went to Keith Esch, a 6-foot-7
junior from Lake George, N.Y., and Alana Battiston of
Toronto.
Esch, a third-year International Development Studies major, was the
conference champion in both the high jump and triple jump. He also
established a school record with 2,796 points in the
pentathlon.
Battiston, a physiology sophomore, also broke a school record in
the pentathlon, won gold in the 4x400 relay at the Quebec
conference championships and earned all-conference honours.
Eadaoin (Deenie) Quinn of Westfield, N.J., received the Andrea
Taylor memorial award for an unprecedented third consecutive year.
The trophy is presented to a member of the Martlets who
demonstrates leadership, brings a unique spirit and promotes team
unity.
Aside from Flynn, other rookie-of-the-year honourees were Arielle
Beatty (x-country) of Sharon, Ont., Catherine Drouin-Audet (track)
of Repentigny, Que., and Andrew Archibald (track) of Halifax.
Recipients of the most improved athlete award were cross-country’s
Trish Muddiman of Sarnia, Ont., and Stephen Douglas of Pictou,
N.S., plus track and field’s Katie Elmore of Pittsburgh, Pa., and
David Sarfati of Toronto.