PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - The Humber Hawks stole the show at the 2020 Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA ) Curling Championships, winning both the men's and women's team titles while also capturing the silver and bronze medals in mixed doubles.
Humber went undefeated in the men's competition with an overall record of 7-0. The Hawks edged OCAA silver medalist Mohawk 8-7 in the gold medal match. Fanshawe won the bronze medal courtesy of an 8-2 win over Sault.
Humber skip Zack Shurtleff (Burlington, Ont.) was named the Championship MVP of the competition as well as a First-Team All-Star. Humber second Brady Lumley (Belleville, Ont.) and vice Matthew Garner (Toronto, Ont.) were also named First-Team All-Stars, as was Mohawk lead Nicole Hillman (Hamilton, Ont.).
Fanshawe took three of the four Second-Team All-Star awards, including skip Charlie Richard (Woodstock, Ont.), lead Nicholas Robinson (Mount Brydges, Ont.) and second Owen Tester (Fort McMurray, Alta.). Mohawk vice Jarrett Matthews (Waterdown, Ont.) was also named a Second-Team All-Star.
Humber went undefeated in the women's competition with an overall record of 6-0. The Hawks defeated OCAA silver medalist Sault 6-3 in the gold medal match. Fanshawe defeated Confederation 6-4 in the bronze medal match.
Humber skip Kaitlyn Jones (Ottawa, Ont.) was named the Championship MVP of the competition as well as a First-Team All-Star. Also winning First-Team All-Star awards were Humber lead Brittany Elson (Mount Albert, Ont.), Fanshawe second Lauren Massey (London, Ont.) and Confederation vice Andrea Schram (Barwick, Ont.).
Earning women's Second-Team All-Star awards were Fleming lead Hannah Holtz (North Cobalt, Ont.), Sault second Amelia DiVincenzo (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.), Fanshawe vice Erin White (Chatham, Ont.) and Confederation skip Faith Hebert (Thunder Bay, Ont.).
In the first-ever OCAA mixed doubles competition, the Niagara-1 pairing of McKenna McGovern (Lambton Shores, Ont.) and Benjamin Jones (Brantford, Ont.) scored three in an extra end to defeat Humber-1 8-5 in the gold medal match. Niagara-1 won all nine matches it played. In the mixed doubles bronze match, Humber-2 defeated Niagara-2 by a score of 10-1.
McGovern and Humber's Brendan Jackson (Pincourt, Ont.) were named the respective women's and men's Championship MVP of the mixed competition. Jackson and teammate Jenna Clarke (Mississauga, Ont.) were named First-Team All-Stars, while McGovern and Humber's Davis Wiscombe (Bradford, Ont.) were named Second-Team All-Stars.
The OCAA traditionally hands out Fair Play Awards for demonstration of good sportsmanship. Receiving the Ron Fearon men's fair play award was the Confederation team of Jeremy Bertoldo (Thunder Bay, Ont.), Garrett Giles (Thunder Bay, Ont.), Sean Maurik (Thunder Bay, Ont.) and Kurtwood McGuire (Fort Frances, Ont.). Awarded the Vern Dow women's fair play award was the Confederation team of Bailey Doblej (Whitesand First Nation), Vanessa Wyllie (Thunder Bay, Ont.), Scram and Hebert. The Hap Holman award was given to the Sault-1 mixed doubles team of Kristian Nelson (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) and Cassidy Dunnet (Atikokan, Ont.).
OCAA Coaches of the Year were also honoured. DJ Ronaldson of Fanshawe, Larry Rathje of Confederation and Chris Jay of Fanshawe were named the men's, women's and mixed doubles top coaches, respectively.
2019-20 OCAA CURLING AWARDS
OCAA Curling Medalists
Men
Gold: Humber Hawks
Silver: Mohawk Mountaineers
Bronze: Fanshawe Falcons
Women
Gold: Humber Hawks
Silver: Sault Cougars
Bronze: Fanshawe Falcons
Mixed
Doubles
Gold: Niagara Knights
Silver: Humber Hawks-1
Bronze: Humber Hawks-2
Championship MVPs
Men: Zack Shurtleff, Humber
Women: Kaitlyn Jones, Humber
Mixed Doubles (Female): McKenna McGovern, Niagara
Mixed Doubles (Male): Brendan Jackson, Niagara
OCAA Curling Coaches of the Year
Men: DJ Ronaldson, Fanshawe
Women: Larry Rathje, Confederation
Mixed Doubles: Chris Jay, Fanshawe
OCAA Curling Fair Play Awards
Men's Fair Play (dedicated to Ron Fearon): Confederation Thunderhawks
Women's Fair Play (dedicated to Vern Dow): Confederation Thunderhawks
Mixed Doubles Fair Play (dedicated to Hap Holman): Sault Cougars-1
OCAA Curling Championship Men's First-Team All-Stars
Skip: Zack Shurtleff, Humber
Vice: Matthew Garner, Humber
Second: Brady Lumley, Humber
Lead: Nicole Hillman, Mohawk
OCAA Curling Championship Men's Second-Team All-Stars
Skip: Charlie Richard, Fanshawe
Vice: Jarrett Matthews, Mohawk
Second: Owen Tester, Fanshawe
Lead: Nicholas Robinson, Fanshawe
OCAA Curling Championship Women's First-Team All-Stars
Skip: Kaitlyn Jones, Humber
Vice: Andrea Schram, Confederation
Second: Lauren Massey, Fanshawe
Lead: Brittany Elson, Humber
OCAA Curling Championship Women's Second-Team All-Stars
Skip: Faith Hebert, Confederation
Vice: Erin White, Fanshawe
Second: Amelia DiVincenzo, Sault
Lead: Hannah Holtz, Fleming
OCAA Curling Championship Mixed Doubles First-Team All-Stars
Female: Jenna Clarke, Humber
Male: Brendan Jackson, Humber
OCAA Curling Championship Mixed Doubles Second-Team All-Stars
Female: McKenna McGovern, Niagara
Male: Davis Wiscombe, Humber
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