CORNWALL, Ont. - Katie Ferguson of the Georgian
Grizzlies is the 2011 Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA)
golf coach of the year.
A former two-time OCAA and national women's individual champion,
Ferguson is also member of the OCAA Hall of Fame.
Ferguson led the Georgian Grizzlies to two team silver medals at
the recent OCAA golf championships at the Cornwall Golf and Country
Club. Eric Adamo came within two strokes of an
individual medal, placing sixth overall with a total score of 224
to lead Georgian's men's team to its best finish in two seasons.
Five Grizzlies in total placed in the Top 19, including
Paul Ngimat (227, 10th overall), Keegan
Tyers (228, 13th overall), Frank
Giacomelli (229, 18th overall) and Nolan
Knill (230, 19th overall). Only one Georgian golfer placed
in the Top 20 last year. Georgian is the defending national bronze
medalists.
Jasmine Paton earned her second consecutive
individual bronze medal in the women's competition, finishing
with a three-day total of 262. Nicole Belcourt
placed fifth overall, four-strokes behind Paton. Both Grizzlies
combined to give Georgian a women's team silver medal.
Ferguson has been at the helm of the Grizzlies for six seasons. She
has been instrumental in growing and developing both men's and
women's programs. She was a member of the CN Canadian Women's Tour
for six years and her experience and expertise is valued by all of
her student-athletes. She has introduced golf-specific fitness,
golf health and golf bio-mechanics to the program and has raised
the bar for all involved.
As a former three-time academic all-Canadian, Ferguson understands
the importance of combining academics with athletics at the college
level and mentors her players on study skills such as time
management and exam preparation. Ferguson has three main coaching
goals each season - that all her student-athletes be successful in
their academics; to work with her student-athletes to achieve their
goals and aspirations; and to have all team members perform to
their maximum potential.
Ferguson is OCAA's nominee for the Canadian Collegiate Athletic
Association (CCAA) Golf Coach of the Year.
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