TORONTO - The following student-athletes have been recognized by the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) for their accomplishments during the seven-day period ending Sunday, Sept. 18.

Avery Johnston
School: Redeemer
Program: Kinesiology
Year of Eligibility: 3
Sport: Women's Soccer
Hometown: Pickering, Ont.
Following an injury to Redeemer's regular goalkeeper, Johnston (who is usually a starter in the midfield) stepped up and went in goal without any practice for the first time since Grade 9. In two games, the third-year student-athlete posted a 0-0-2 record including a 0-0 shutout versus Mohawk in Johnston's OCAA debut on Sept. 14, turning aside all nine shots against, including a highlight reel save to secure the shutout. For the week, Johnston registered 12 saves allowing just one goal for a .875 save percentage and 0.50 GAA.

Danika Johnston
School: Durham
Program: Emergency Services Fundamentals
Year of Eligibility: 2
Sport: Women's Rugby Sevens
Hometown: Courtice, Ont.
Johnston helped lead the Durham Lords to a perfect 6-0 record in Etobicoke over the weekend to begin the 2022 women's rugby season season. The second-year back scored a total of five tries over two days and was one of the team's strongest contributors on defence. Johnston has averaged one try per match in OCAA regular season play, scoring 11 tries in 11 contests. Durham was dominant in its six victories, outscoring its opponents 183-5, and now lead the OCAA standings by two wins. OCAA's next round of matches take place Oct. 1-2 in Peterborough.

Kaitlyn Pressley
School: Cambrian
Program: Powerline Technician
Year of Eligibility: 2
Sport: Women's Soccer
Hometown: Thorold, Ont.
Pressley scored four times and assisted on another in Cambrian's 9-1 win at Fleming on Sept. 18. It marked Pressley's first multi-goal match in the OCAA after scoring one goal in three different matches with Niagara during the 2019 regular season. Pressley is now among the top scorers in the OCAA, and shares the Cambrian team lead with Grace Cranston at four. After being idle for two pandemic seasons, the Cambrian Golden Shield has jumped out to a 2-1-1 start, three points behind East Division leaders Algonquin and Durham.

Malachi Ramsay
School: Conestoga
Program: Community & Criminal Justice
Year of Eligibility: 4
Sport: Men's Soccer
Hometown: Cambridge, Ont.
Ramsay helped his team to a 1-0-1 record this past week, scoring three goals in two games, including the game-winning goal in the dying minutes of a 2-1 decision on Sept. 15 to secure Conestoga's first regular season victory over Fanshawe in almost 17 years. The fourth-year defender then accounted for all of Conestoga's goals in a 2-2 draw at Sheridan on Sept. 17, a key outcome as Conestoga was missing four starters in the match and has had trouble with the Bruins in recent years. Conestoga sits in a second place tie in the West Division with Sheridan at 2-0-1.

Brady Wagenhoffer
School: George Brown
Program: Social Service Worker
Year of Eligibility: 2
Sport: Men's Baseball
Hometown: Newmarket, Ont.
In Game 1 of a doubleheader against Durham on Sept. 14, Wagenhoffer went 3-for-4 including two multiple-run home runs. The second-year catcher drove in seven RBI while scoring three runs in a 19-18 loss which set a new OCAA record for combined runs in one game. Five of his RBI were scored by Tyler Romandel who tied an OCAA single-game record for runs scored. In Game 2 Wagenhoffer once again went 3-for-4, including a double, two RBI and one run scored. George Brown was leading 11-8 before the game was suspended.

Brock Whitson
School: St. Clair
Program: Mobile Applications Development
Year of Eligibility: 2
Sport: Men's Baseball
Hometown: Chatham, Ont.
Whitson threw the second no-hitter of the OCAA season on Sept. 17, joining Humber's Aidan Murphy. Whitson went five innings, allowing no runs and no hits while striking out 10 in a 10-0 victory at Sault in Game 1 of a doubleheader. The second-year right hander faced 16 total batters, one above the minimum, walking just one. Whitson is 2-0 on the season with a 2.80 ERA. The St. Clair Saints were simply dominant from the pitching rubber in Sault Ste. Marie, allowing just one hit in 12 innings in a two-game sweep of the twin bill.

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