RBC Athletes of the Month: October 2015 Edition

(L-R: Lucas Shewen, Alysson Marshall, Kailan Robinson, Marla Keyes, Jerika Baldin, Kevin Tree, Henry Tan, Emma Horner)

Wrestling

Male: Chris Waltner 54kg (Kingston, Ont.)

Coach Clayton:  “Chris Waltner was one of Lakehead’s best at the Winnipeg-Lakehead dual meet, hosted in the Thunderdome October 17. Waltner won with by pin over the University of Winnipeg’s Dylan Kimoto.”

Female: Emma Horner 59kg (St Joseph’s Island, Ont.)

Coach Clayton: “Emma won two matches in the dual meet versus the University of Winnipeg. Her first match was a technical superiority against Emily Kessler and her second was also a technical superiority over Eden McPherson.”

Women’s Volleyball (1-1) Kailan Robinson (Hamiota, Man.)

Coach Green: “In 2 games this season Kailan Has racked up 16 Kills on 34 attempts with only 2 errors, leading the Wolves to a 1-1 start. That equates to a .412 efficiency, and leads the team thus far with 18.5 points on the season, adding a service ace and a block solo to her stats. Kailan is 2nd on the team in digs and her start shows she has learned a lot from her first full season as a starter. She looks to add to those numbers as we take on Brock in two divisional matches at home this weekend 2pm Saturday and Sunday.”

Men’s Basketball (8-2 non-conf.) Henry Tan, (Vaughan, Ont.)

Coach Furtado: “Henry Tan lead us to a 2-1 Record at RBC tournament. I’m happy to see Henry playing at a high level this year. We’ll need to him to continue to be a leader on and off the floor like he has been.”

Quick Stats @ RBC Classic (in St Catharines): 22 ppg, 45% from 3pt line, 50% from the field, 70% FT

Women’s Basketball (6-4 non-conf) Jerika Baldin (Brantford, Ont.)

Coach Jon Kreiner: “Jerika has been a great leader, and been our best defender, guarding the best perimeter player every night, and does a great job orchestrating our offense in the absence of the best scorer Canada has ever seen.”

Quick Stats (over 10 games): 7.0 ppg, 42 Assists to 19 turnovers, 13 steals

Hockey (0-6)  Jake Ringuette (Goderich, Ont.)

Coach Bill McDonald: “Jake’s doing very well for a rookie defenseman, and is second on the team in scoring with 2 goals and 5 assists thus far.”

STATISTICS:	YEAR	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	PPG	SHG
O.U.A. Reg. Season	2015-2016	6	0	3	3	16	0	0
C.I.S. Non-Conf.	2015-2016	4	2	2	4	8	1	0

Nordic Skiing

Female: Alysson Marshall (Salmon Arm, BC)

Coach Lennie: “This rookie comes with an impressive skiing pedigree, having represented the National Ski Team for the past 6 years. In her first year with the Thunderwolves ski team, we are looking for great things from her as the team hopes to continue its run of OUA Championships. Alysson has brought a positive attitude and a great work ethic to the team this year and we are looking forward to having her represent the Thunderwolves on the snow!”

Male: Lucas Shewen (Woodview, Ont.)

Coach Lennie: “As a 5th year member of the men’s team, Lucas is being looked to this year not only for results on the trails but also team leadership. He brings both professionalism and positivity to all team sessions and his enthusiasm for the program motivates his teammates and coaches. Coming into his final season with the team, we look forward to watching Lucas deliver in the same manner he has during his previous years with Lakehead Nordic.”

Cross Country Running

Female: Marla Keyes (Thunder Bay, Ont.)

Coach Sigsworth: “Marla had a very good first season at Lakehead. At the UW – Eau Claire BluGold she placed 24th in a field of more than 300 runners.  Marla had a bit of the tough race at the Queen’s Open before bouncing back at the OUA Champs last weekend.  There she had her best race of the season finishing 29th.”

Male: Kevin Tree (Tottenham, Ont.)

Coach Sigsworth: “Kevin ran three races in October and was in the hunt for the win in all three.  At the UW – Eau Claire BluGold open he finished fourth – his only race this year where he did not medal. At the Queen’s Open he repeated his first place finish from a year ago. This past weekend at the OUA Championships, Kevin ran a very strong race breaking away from the field with 2 other athletes on the final lap before getting outkicked to end up third.  His finish earned him first team OUA All-star honours.”