Women’s volleyball
The Tigers travelled to Brandon, Manitoba for the CIS championship. The team fought hard all weekend and played their way to a sixth place finish.
As the number six seed, the Tigers first test of the weekend was against the number three UBCO Heat in a quarter-final match-up. UBCO came out very strong and the eventual bronze medal winners would take the game in three sets, sending the Tigers to the consolation round.
In consolation semifinal game, the Tigers faced off against the McGill Martlets. The Tigers would take the match in five sets to claim their first win of the tournament. Anna Dunn-Suen delivered the winning kill of the match off a nice setup from Abby Czenze.
The Tigers final game of the tournament came on Sunday in the consolation final against the Montreal Carabins. Montreal took the match in three sets to claim a fifth-place finish while the Tigers finished sixth.
Track and field
The track and field teams headed to Toronto to compete in the CIS Track and Field Championships hosted by York University. The Tigers placed eighth as a team on the men’s side and 11th on the women’s.
The Tigers picked up a medal on day one of the competition with sprinter Shannay Beals taking home bronze in the women’s 60m sprint. Jordan Bruce also won a bronze medal for the Tigers after his third place finish in the men’s triple jump.
Other notable performances include Matt Coolen’s two fourth place finishes in both the 60m hurdles and the 60m dash. Thrower Adam Karakolis placed fourth in the men’s shot put, while Chas Smith was fifth in the triple jump. The Dal women’s 4x400m relay team of Chantelle Robbertse, Celia Peters, Jessica Shannon, and Heather Beaton finished sixth as did Sarah Taplin and Macayla Cullen in the women’s triple jump and high jump respectively.
Event Finalists
3rd - Jordan Bruce (triple Jump)
3rd - Shannay Beals (60m)
4th - Matt Coolen (60m, 60m hurdles)
4th - Adam Karakolis (Shot Put)
5th - Chas Smith (triple jump)
5th - Celia Peters (1000m)
6th - DAL WOMEN (4x400m relay Celia Peters, Jessica Shannon, Chantelle Robbertse, Heather Beaton)
6th - Macayla Cullen (high Jump)
6th - Sarah Taplin (triple jump)
8th - Adam Karakolis (weight throw)
8th - DAL MEN (4x800m relay)
8th - Jake Wing (1000m)
8th - Chantelle Robbertse (long jump)
9th - Jessica Shannon (pentathlon)
9th - Jordan Bruce (long jump)
9th - Mike van der Poel (300m)
10th - Chantelle Robbertse (pentathlon)
10th - Jessica Shannon (60m hurdles)
10th - Chantelle Robbertse (high jump)
10th - Will Russell (1500m)
11th - Celia Peters (600m)
12th - Devin Errington (high jump)
12th - DAL MEN (4x400m relay)
Cross country
Tigers runners Matthew McNeil and Colleen Wilson missed the CIS track and field championships to represent Canada at the FISU World Cross Country Championships in Cassino, Italy on Saturday. Wilson ran to a 27th place finish and was the third Canadian to cross the finish line. McNeil was also the third Canadian to finish the men’s race and placed 35th in the event.
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