Women’s Figure Skating History · She was part of the silver-medalist women’s Pairs Fours team with rookie Olivia Stallaert, Alexandra Recalis and Katie Butt, while also winning

Women’s Figure Skating History

2018-2019 OUA Championship Result: 6th place A close-knit Gryphon team was ready for the challenge facing them in the 2018/19 season. The Guelph program said goodbye to some incredible talents from the previous year but versatile new skaters like Keara McDonnell, April Trussler and Carling Allen joined a core led by veterans Olivia Stallaert and Andrew McDonald to form another strong team. The Gryphons’ hard work as a unit paid off at the OUA Figure Skating Championships in Kingston in mid February. Allen teamed with second-year athlete Natalie Savor to top the podium and win gold in the Intermediate Similar Pairs event. And fourth-year skater Paige Charbonneau would produce Guelph’s lone individual medal after an excellent performance in the Star 10 Freeskate earned her the silver. The Gryphons ultimately placed sixth at the OUA Championships.

Gryphon medalists at the 2019 OUA Figure Skating Championships GOLD Carling Allen & Natalie Savor (Intermediate Similar Pairs) SILVER Paige Charbonneau (Star 10 Freeskate) OUA All-Stars: Carling Allen Natalie Savor

Team Awards

M.V.P. – Andrew McDonald University of Guelph Awards

Melanie Beck – Cathy Rowe Manager of the Year 2018-19 Coaching Staff: Head Coach: Janet Gibson (13th season) Synchro Coach: Carlie Roberts Assistants: Kelsey Sobkowich, Tory Ambrose, Julia Cendese Team Manager: Melanie Beck 2018-19 Roster: Carling Allen Chae-Lynn Bailey Melanie Beck

Christine Cash Paige Charbonneau Keira Fuchs Kiarra Gyorffy

Rayann Henderson Jasmine Hines Gavin Hossack

Gerianne Klayman Rylee MacGregor Lauren Mack Andrew McDonald

Keara McDonnell Natalia Savor Theresa Scott

Olivia Stallaert April Trussler Hannah Wotherspoon Isabel Zak

2017-2018 OUA Championship Result: 5th Head coach Janet Gibson welcomed many new skaters to her Gryphon team in 2017-18. But Guelph’s status as one of the prominent programs in the OUA didn’t diminish. Core veterans welcomed in the many rookies and the Gryphons bonded early in the season, evidenced by a strong second-place finish at the OUA Fall Invitational held in Ottawa last November. They were unable to repeat that success after a flu bug ran through the team before the OUA Winter Invitational in North York in January, though another second-place result at the Synchro Capers event later that month renewed hopes of strong performances at the OUA Championship. The Gryphons entered the conference finale on a high and were in a strong position after day one in Aylmer, ON, sitting third in the standings. Guelph ultimately finished fifth in the team competition, winning four medals at the OUA Championship. The quartet of Jade Marrow, Andrew McDonald, Julia Cenedese and Lauren Mack celebrated gold in the Dance Fours, cementing their status as OUA All-stars. The result marked the second consecutive year that Marrow and McDonald had earned a gold medal after their win in the Creative Skating Skills event at the 2017 Championship. Cenedese took home three medals in total. She was part of the silver-medalist women’s Pairs Fours team with rookie Olivia Stallaert, Alexandra Recalis and Katie Butt, while also winning bronze with Marrow in the women’s Open Short Dance. Stallaert’s first ever OUA Championship was one to remember. In addition to her silver medal, she also won a bronze in the women’s Gold Freeskate, Guelph’s lone medal in a single-skater event. Chae-Lynn Bailey 1L Melanie Beck 3L

Katie Butt 1L Christine Cash 1L

Julia Cenedese 4H Paige Charbonneau 2L

Rayann Henderson 1L Gavin Hossack 3L

Rylee MacGregor 2L Lauren Mack 3L Jade Marrow 3L

Andrew McDonald 2L Alexandra Recalis 4H Natalia Savor 1L

Theresa Scott 1L Olivia Stallaert 1L Meaghan Walsh 4H

Isabel Zak 2L

Team Awards MVP- Jade Marrow Head Coach: Janet Gibson Assistants: Carlie Roberts, Barb Rogers, Kelsey Sobkowich Manager: Melanie Beck

2016-2017 OUA Championship Result: 4th

For a second consecutive year, the Gryphons varsity figure skating team finished fourth at the OUA Championships. The 2017 OUA Championships took

place in Niagara Falls and were hosted by Brock with a total of nine schools competing. Overall the Gryphons reached the podium a total of seven times

out of 14 events at the two-day Championships, including a pair of gold medal performances. Kelsey Sobkowich and Leeann Duncan teamed to capture

gold in the Women’s Sr. Similar Pairs, while the other Gryphon gold medal came in the Gold Creative Skating Skills with the quartet of Jade Marrow,

Claire Hughes, Laura Lourenco and Andrew McDonald earning top spot on the podium. Claire Hughes took home the most hardware during the

championships, reaching the podium on three separate occasions, including a bronze in Women’s Sr. Silver Solo Dance.

Victoria Ambrose 5L

Melanie Beck 2L

Erin Campbell 4H

Julia Cenedese 3L

Madeleine Commisso 4H

Leeann Duncan 4H

Katelyn Graham 5L

Gavin Hossack 2L

Claire Hughes 3L

Laura Lourenco 1L

Rylee MacGregor 1L

Lauren Mack 2L

Jade Marrow 2L

Andrew McDonald 1L

Gabrielle McElrea 3L

Lauren Oldfield 3L

Alexandra Recalis 3L

Kelsey Sobkowich 4H

Meaghan Walsh 3L

MacKenzie Wilson 4H

Isabel Zak 1L

Head Coach: Janet Gobson

Gryphon Medalists at 2017 OUA Figure Skating Championships

GOLD

Jade Marrow, Claire Hughes, Laura Lourenco, Andrew McDonald (Gold Creative Skating Skills)

Kelsey Sobkowich, Leeann Duncan (Women’s Sr. Similar Pairs)

SILVER

Erin Campbell (Women’s StarSkate 10)

Julie Cenedese, Jade Marrow (Women’s Open Short Dance)

BRONZE

Kelsey Sobkowich, Leeann Duncan, Mackenzie Wilson, Julie Cenedese (Pairs Four)

Claire Hughes, Katie Graham (Women’s Jr. Silver Similar Dance)

Claire Hughes (Women’s Sr. Silver Solo Dance)

Team Awards

MVP – Leeann Duncan


The figure skating team finished fourth at the OUA Championships hosted by Toronto. Overall the Gryphons reached the podium a total of six times out

of 14 events at the two-day Championships. Heading into the final synchro event of the day the Gryphons were in bronze medal contention with a slim

three-point lead over the fourth place team. Despite the fact the Gryphons produced a season-high score in synchro they were edged-out by the surging

McMaster team who took gold in that event and the overall team bronze. In total the Gryphons tallied four silver medals and two bronze medals at the

Championships. Claire Hughes stood out for the Gryphons earning four medals. The sophomore picked up two silvers in senior solo dance and junior

similar dance with partner Katie Graham and then two bronze medals in the pairs fours and rhythm dance events.

Gryphon Medalists at 2016 OUA Figure Skating Championships

GOLD

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SILVER

Kelsey Sobkowich & Leann Duncan (Sr. Similar Pairs)

Claire Hughes & Katie Graham (Jr. Similar Dance)

Claire Hughes (Sr. Solo Dance)

Jade Marrow & Hannah Coyle-Asbil (Creative Dance)

BRONZE

Gabby Boulding, Jade Marrow, Claire Hughes & Hannah Coyle-Asbil (Rhythm Dance)

Mackenzie Wilson, Kesley Sobkowich, Leeann Duncan & Lauren Oldfield (Pairs Fours)

Victoria Ambrose 4H

Melanie Beck 1L

Gabrielle Boulding 5L

Erin Campbell 3L

Julia Cenedese 2L

Paige Charbonneau 1L

Madeleine Commisso 3L

Hannah Coyle-Asbil 1L

Leeann Duncan 3L

Katelyn Graham 4H

Gavin Hossack 1L

Claire Hughes 2L

Lauren Mack 1L

Jade Marrow 1L


Lauren Oldfield 2L


Kelsey Sobkowich 3L

Meaghan Walsh 2L

Mackenzie Wilson 3L

Coach: Janet Gibson Manager: Victoria Ambrose

Assistants: Andrew Doleman, Kathleen Harris, Mary Hartrick,

Carlie Roberts, Stefan Schneider, Kelsey Shropshire

2014-2015 OUA Championship Result: Silver medalists

In 2015 the Gryphons played host to the OUA Figure Skating Championships and gave the home crowd plenty to cheer about by taking home a silver

medal after finishing 2nd in the overall team standings. The Western Mustangs took home the OUA title for the fourth time in the last five years, while

Ryerson finished three points behind Guelph in third. During the two-day competition, the Gryphons reached the podium in a total of six events and

captured the gold medal in the following: Open Men’s STARSkate (Francis Adamo), Pairs Four (Kelsey Sobkowich, Leeann Duncan, Mackenzie Wilson,

Julia Cenedese) and Senior Similar Pairs (Kelsey Sobkowich, Leeann Duncan).

A duo of Gryphons (Kelsey Sobkowich and Leeann Duncan) earned recognition as OUA All-Stars in two events while Julia Cenedese and Mackenzie

Wilson were also OUA All-Stars. Leeann Duncan took home the most medals from an individual standpoint, as she was able to reach the podium a total

of three times (gold in Senior Similar Pairs and Pairs Four, as well as silver in Gold STARSkate).

Francis Adamo 4H

Gabrielle Boulding 4H

Erin Campbell 2L

Julia Cenedese 1L


Leeann Duncan 2L

Katelyn Graham 3L

Kathleen Harris 4H

Claire Hughes 1L

Meagan MacDonald 3L

Leah MacMillan 1L


Chelsea Mulvale 3L

Lauren Oldfield 1L


Kelsey Shropshire 4H

Kelsey Sobkowich 2L

Meaghan Walsh 1L

Mackenzie Wilson 2L

Coach: Janet Gibson Managers: Bailey Beldham, Danielle Rankie

Assistants: Carlie Roberts, Aaron McCullagh, Josh Belletti

Team Awards

MVP – Francis Adamo

OUA All Stars

Julia Cenedese

Mackenzie Wilson

Kelsey Sobkowich, Leeann Duncan

2013-2014 OUA Championship Result: OUA Gold Medalists

The figure skating team won the banner this year at the OUA Championships. The Gryphons dethroned the three-time reigning champion, Western

Mustangs, to capture the overall team gold medal, finishing with a total 105 points, a dominating lead over second place (82 points).

Over the two-day championship, the team won 13-of-14 medals including five gold, six silver and two bronze.

The Gryphons captured gold in five different events. Rookie pair Kelsey Sobkowich and Leeann Duncan became OUA all-stars, skating to a gold

medal in the senior similar pairs event. Graduating veteran Amanda Sproule and partner Chelsea Mulvale claimed top spot in the intermediate similar

pairs. Rebecca Wong claimed OUA all-star status in the senior silver solo dance. Duncan, Sobkowich and Sproule earned their second gold medals of

the championship with Anjuli Dabydeen in the pair’s fours event, also earning them OUA all-star status. Veteran Francis Adamo captured OUA gold

in the men’s event.

Silver medals were handed out to Danielle Rankie and Kristen Trottier (junior silver similar dance); Kelsey Shropshire and Victoria Ambrose (senior

silver similar dance event); Dabydeen (gold freeskate); Sproule (senior silver freeskate); Wong and Meagan MacDonald (creative dance) and the meet

concluded with the synchro team winning silver. Two bronze medals went to Sobkowich in the short program and MacDonald, Ambrose, Shropshire,

and Wong in the bronze rhythm dance event. Janet Gibson was awarded Coach of the Year.

Francis Adamo 3L

Victoria Ambrose 3L


Erin Campbell 1L


Anjuli Dabydeen 2L

Leeann Duncan 1L

Katelyn Graham 2L

Kathleen Harris 3L

Meagan MacDonald 2L

Chelsea Mulvale 2L

Vivian Quach 1L

Danielle Rankie 4H

Kelsey Shropshire 3L

Kaitlin Snell 4H

Kelsey Sobkowich 1L

Amanda Sproule 4H

Kristen Trottier 4H

Mackenzie Wilson 1L

Rebecca Wong 4H

Coach: Janet Gibson

Assistants: Christine Kucava, Aaron McCullagh, Carlie Roberts

Manager: Bailey Beldham

Awards Summary

OUA All-Stars

Anjuli Dabydeen

Leeann Duncan (2 events)

Kelsey Sobkowich (2 events)

Amanda Sproule

Rebecca Wong

OUA Awards

Janet Gibson – OUA Coach of the Year

Team Awards

M.V.P. – Rebecca Wong


The figure skating team finished fifth at the OUA Championships hosted by Queen’s. Overall, the Gryphons captured a total of five medals at the

Championships. The team was led by a gold medal performance from Pairs Fours skaters Christina Kucava (Guelph, Ont.), Maya Goldman (Aurora,

Ont.), Anjuli Dabydeen (Oakville, Ont.) and Amanda Sproule (Keswick, Ont.) who were each named OUA All-Stars. Amanda Sproule also earned a

silver medal in the Senior Silver Free Skate Event. Rounding out the OUA medal performances was Francis Adamo (Guelph, Ont.) (2nd, Men’s Open),

and Maya Goldman and Christina Kucava (3rd, Gold Creative Dance).

Francis Adamo 2L

Victoria Ambrose 2L

Bailey Beldham 4H


Anjuli Dabydeen 1L

Maya Goldman 3L

Katelyn Graham 1L

Kathleen Harris 2L

Macy Holliday 1L

Christine Kucava 4H

Meagan MacDonald 1L

Theresa Mailling 4H

Chelsea Mulvale 1L

Jaimie Powers 4H

Lauren Raithby 2L

Danielle Rankie 3L

Sarah Shepherd 3L


Kaitlin Snell 3L

Amanda Sproule 3L

Kristen Trottier 3L

Rebecca Wong 3L

Coach: Janet Gibson Manager: Jaimie Powers

Assistants: Holly Linde, Aaron McCullagh, Carlie Roberts

Awards Summary

OUA All-Stars

Anjuli Dabydeen

Maya Goldman

Christine Kucava

Amanda Sproule

Team Awards

M.V.P. – Amanda Sproule

2011-2012 Championship Results: 4th in OUA

The University of Guelph Gryphons figure skating team finished third at the OUA Championships with a score of 63 points, hosted by the Western

Mustangs in London.

The Gryphons finished with a total of seven medals at the Championships. The all-rookie bronze rhythm team of Lauren Raithby (Stouffville,

ON), Victoria Ambrose (Keswick, ON), Holly Linde (Hepworth, ON) and Kelsey Shropshire (Toronto, ON) won gold in the Bronze Rhythm Dance

event and were awarded OUA All-Star status. Guelph’s synchronized team also won a gold medal after a flawless routine.

Guelph earned a silver medal from Amanda Sproule (Keswick, ON) and Rebecca Wong (Stoney Creek, ON) in the Intermediate Similar Pairs event. The

team of four free skaters including team captain Christine Kucava (Guelph, ON), Theresa Mailling (Mississauga, ON), Amanda Sproule and Maya

Goldman (Aurora, ON) skated a near perfect program to capture the silver medal in the Pairs Fours event. Christine Kucava and partner Maya Goldman

put a fabulous Gold Creative Program together to capture the silver medal in that event. Rookie Holly Linde and second year skater Sarah

Shepherd (London, ON) paired up to place third and take the bronze medal in the Senior Silver Similar Dance event. Francis Adamo (Guelph, ON) skated

his way to a third place finish in the men’s Open Free Skate event.

Francis Adamo 1L

Victoria Ambrose 1L

Bailey Beldham 3L


Maya Goldman 2L

Kathleen Harris 1L

Christine Kucava 3L

Holly Linde 1L

Theresa Mailling 3L

Jaimie Powers 3L

Lauren Raithby 1L

Danielle Rankie 2L

Lillian Rieck -2

Sarah Shepherd 2L


Kaitlin Snell 2L

Amanda Sproule 2L

Kristen Trottier 2L

Paulina Tsilivis 1L

Rebecca Wong 2L

Coach: Janet Gibson

Assistants: Aaron McCullagh, Carlie Roberts

Awards Summary

OUA All-Stars

Lauren Raithby

Victoria Ambrose

Holly Linde

Kelsey Shropshire

Team Awards

MVP of the Year – Christine Kucava

2010-2011 Championship Results: OUA Silver Medalists

The Gryphons brought home a silver medal from the OUA Championship, following four gold, two silver and two bronze medal performances. Guelph

finished the competition with a final score of 80 points, which was not enough to overcome the Western Mustangs who captured gold with 87 total

points.

Winning gold at the championships were Ariel Porty (Guelph, Ont.) and Laura Barbison (Brampton, Ont.) in the Senior Silver Similar Dance event,

adding 10 points to the Gryphon scoreboard. Both Porty and Barbison were named OUA all-stars. Rookie teammates Lillian Rieck (Airdrie, Alta.) and

Amanda Sproule (Keswick, Ont.) captured gold medals for their Intermediate Similar Free Skate Pair event. Lauren Black (Peterborough, Ont.), Laura

Stratton (Milton, Ont.), Christine Kucava (Guelph, Ont.), and Krista Ricciatti (Guelph, Ont.) took home gold with their four’s event and earned OUA all-

star recognition.

As for silver, Rebecca Wilkes (Toronto, Ont.) took one home for her Open Solo Dance, and Sandra McCubbin (Barrie, Ont.), Ariel Porty, Lauren

Barbison and Rebecca Wilkes captured silver for their Bronze Rhythm Dance.

McCubbin also captured a bronze for her Senior Silver Solo Dance, along with another bronze with partner Rebecca Wong (Stoney Creek, Ont.) for their

Junior Silver Similar Dance. Head Coach Janet Gibson was named Coach of the Year for the third time in four years with the Gryphons.

Laura Barbison 4H

Bailey Beldham 2L

Josh Belletti 3L

Lauren Black 4H

Sarah Buttle 1L

Charlotte Drewett 4H

Elena Galatsis 1L

Maya Goldman 1L

Christine Kucava 2L

Theresa Mailling 2L

Sandra McCubbin 4H

Ariel Porty 3L

Jaimie Powers 2L

Danielle Rankie 1L

Martyna Raskob 1L

Krista Ricciatti 2L

Lillian Rieck 1L

Sarah Shepherd 1L

Kaitlin Snell 1L

Amanda Sproule 1L

Laura Stratton 5L

Kristen Trottier 1L

Rachel Tupling 1L

Rebecca Wilkes 2L

Rebecca Wong 1L

Coach: Janet Gibson Manager: Josh Belletti

Assistants: Aaron McCullagh, Valentina Poberezhnaya,

Susan Ritchie, Carlie Roberts

Awards Summary

OUA All-Stars

Laura Barbison

Ariel Porty

OUA Awards


Team Awards

M.V.P. – Laura Barbison

University Team Awards

Fred Ramprashad Scholarship – Lauren Black

2009-2010 Championship Result: OUA Gold Medalists

Guelph captured the OUA Championship title for the second straight season following an eight medal performance at the finals. It was a comeback of

sorts for the Gryphons, after Guelph skaters were golden in the final two events of the competition including the synchro team event. Guelph finished the

competition with 78 points, eight more than the silver medalist Western.

Winning gold at the championships were Krista Ricciatti (Guelph, ON) and Tessa Mailling (Mississauga, ON) in senior similar pairs; Laura Barbison

(Brampton, ON) and Ariel Porty (Guelph, ON) won gold in senior silver similar dance and Rebecca Wilkes (Toronto, ON) and Christine Kucava

(Guelph, ON) in bronze rhythm dance fours. All figure skaters who earned gold medals in individual events are also OUA all-stars. Head coach Janet

Gibson of the Gryphons was named OUA coach of the year.

Gryphons who skated to silver medal performances were Charlotte Drewett (Cambridge, ON) in the senior silver free skate; Wilkes and Kucava in the

STARSkate gold creative dance; and Sandra McCubbin (Barrie, ON) in the senior silver solo dance. Earning bronze medals for Guelph were Laura

Stratton (Milton, ON), Mailling, Lauren Black (Peterborough, ON) and Charlotte Hoyle (Whitby, ON) in the pairs fours.

Laura Barbison 3L

Bailey Beldham 1L

Lauren Black 3L

Jane Collins 1L

Lindsay Dow 4H

Charlotte Drewett 3L

Claire Follett 4H

Elise Hebburn 2L

Charlotte Hoyle 2L

Christine Kucava 1L

Liana LeBrecque 1L

Melora MacKey 3L

Theresa Mailling 1L

Caitlyn McCann 5L

Sandra McCubbin 3L

Tara McKay 1L

Ariel Porty 2L

Jaimie Powers 1L

Maria Reesor 1L

Krista Ricciatti 1L

Laura Stratton 4H

Rebecca Wilkes 1L

Coach: Janet Gibson Manager: Josh Belletti

Assistants: Valentina Poberezhnaya, Susan Ritchie, Carlie Roberts

Awards Summary

OUA All-Stars

Laura Barbison

Ariel Porty

Rebecca Wilkes

Christina Kucava

Krista Ricciatti

Tessa Mailling

OUA Awards


Team Awards

M.V.P. – Ariel Porty

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2008-2009 The Women’s Figure Skating team captured the 2009 OUA Championship title, hosted by the Toronto Varsity Blues. The Gryphons led the

championships from start to finish, capturing only their second OUA team title (1993-94). Guelph’s All-Star trio of Ariel Porty (Guelph, ON), Sandra

McCubbin (Barrie, ON) and Laura Barbison (Brampton, ON) led the way for the Gryphons. Porty was golden in the Open Solo Dance and partnered with

Barbison to capture a second gold in the Senior Silver Similar Dance category. Barbison, Porty, McCubbin and Caitlin McCann (Barrie, ON) again stood

atop the podium in the Bronze Rhythm Dance Fours. McCubbin claimed a second gold in the Senior Silver Solo Dance as did teammate Charlotte

Drewett (Cambridge, ON) in the Senior Silver Ladies event. Four Gryphons were named as OUA All-Stars including Barbison, Drewett, McCubbin and

Porty.

Laura Barbison 2L

Josh Belletti 2L

Lauren Black 2L

Rachel DeYoung 1L

Lindsay Dow 3L


Sarah Follett 3L

Nicole Fyall 1L

Laura Hanna 1L

Elise Hebburn 1L

Heather Higgins 1L

Charlotte Hoyle 1L

Melora MacKey 2L

Caitlyn McCann 4H

Sandra McCubbin 2L

Dianna Mercante 1L

Ariel Porty 1L

Laura Stratton 3L

Coach: Janet Gibson Manager: Meaghan MacLachlan

Assistants: Valentina Poberejnaya, Susan Ritchie, Carlie Roberts

Awards Summary OUA Awards

OUA All-Stair – Laura Barbison, Charlotte Drewett, Caitlyn McCann, Sandra McCubbin and Ariel Porty

Team Awards

M.V.P. – Sandra McCubbin

2007-2008 The Figure Skating team earned one of their highest-ever finishes with a team silver medal at the 2008 OUA Championships with 75 points, hosted by

the University of Guelph. Leading the team was fourth-year Sarina Tsai (Toronto, Ont.) with a gold medal performance in the Open Solo Dance and a

silver medal in her Short Program. Fourth-year Lindsay Webb (Thamesford, Ont.) and second-year partner Lindsay Dow (Richmond Hill, Ont.) also had

an outstanding championship earning a gold medal in the Intermediate Similar Pairs. In addition, Webb picked up another medal with a bronze medal

performance in her Senior Silver Free Skate. Rookie Sandra McCubbin received silver in the Senior Silver Solo Dance and a bronze in the Senior Silver

Similar Dance. Head coach Janet Gibson was awarded Coach of the Year honours and Sarina Tsai was named an OUA All-Star.

Laura Barbison 1L

Josh Belletti 1L

Lauren Black 1L

Kaitlyn Cohoe 1L

Lindsay Dow 2


Sarah Follett 2

Kate Gilbert 1L

Danielle Henry 2

Melora MacKey 1L

Meaghan Maclachlan 4H

Caitlyn McCann 3

Sandra McCubbin 1L

Kelly Shrum 4H

Laura Stratton 2

Sarina Tsai 4H

Lindsay Webb 4H

Coach: Janet Gibson Manager: Nicole Paquette

Assistants: Valentina Pobereznhaya, Susan Ritchie

Awards Summary OUA Awards

OUA All-Stair – Sarina Tsai

OUA Coach of the Year – Janet Gibson

Team Awards

M.V.P – Sarina Tsai

2006-2007 The Gryphons finished eighth overall this year at the OUA Figure Skating Championships hosted by Ryerson University with a total of 17 points.

Leading the team was Lindsay Webb who capped off her varsity season with a bronze medal finish in the Silver Free Skate event. The third-year student

completed a great season bringing home a bronze and silver medal from the Waterloo competition and a bronze medal from the Queen’s Invitational.

Brenna Anstett 1L

Laura Cunningham 2

Andrea DiFebo 2

Megan Douglas 3

Lindsay Dow 1L

Claire Follett 1L

Lauren Furukawa 4H

Danielle Henry 1L

Jessica Kalbfleisch 1L

Meaghan Maclachlan 3

Caitlyn McCann 2

Brenna Myers 1L

Sara Ouellette 1L

Nicole Paquette 4H

Alex Rowell 2

Kelly Shrum 3

Laura Stratton 1L

Taryn Vernoy 1L

Victoria Wappel 2

Lindsay Webb 3

Coach: Janet Gibson

Assistants: Valentina Pobereznaya, Susan Ritchie, Sarina Tsai Manager: Nicole Paquette

2005-2006 The Gryphons finished in 7th position at the OUA Figure Skating Championships at Brock University with 24 points. The duo of Sarina Tsai and Andrea

DiFebo captured silver in the Dance Variation event while Nicole Paquette and Lindsay Webb teamed up to earn bronze in Intermediate Similar Pairs.

(No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, 1L: indicates 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Brittany Barr 4H

Andrea Bedford 1L

Keli Benner 1L

Aimee Collier 1L

Laura Cunningham 1L

Andrea DiFebo 1L

Megan Douglas -2

Lauren Furukawa 3

Jen Henry 1L

Taylor Jenkins 1L

Meaghan MacLachlan 2

Caitlyn McCann 1L

Nicole Paquette 3

Laura Platt 1L

Alex Rowell 1L

Kelly Shrum 2

Emma Skolnik 1L

Sarina Tsai 3

Victoria Wappel 1L

Lindsay Webb 2

Coach: Janet Gibson

Assistant: Valentina Poberezhnaya

Managers: Lauren Furukawa, Nicole Paquette

2004-2005 The Gryphons had many setbacks including an ankle injury and a number of ill skaters, but they pulled it together and skated to an 8th place finish

overall at the OUA Championships. Some highlights included a 1st place finish in the Pairs Four event by the quartet of Heather Fotherby, Megan

Douglas, Melissa Cotesta and Liz Winger. Rookie Oksana Pyzik's debut performance in the Short Program landed a beautiful triple double

combination for a 2nd place finish. Jane Brayford was OUA Competitor of the Year.

(No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Brittany Barr 3 Jane Brayford 5 Melissa Cotesta 4H Megan Douglas 2

Cara Emms 4H

Heather Fotherby 5

Lauren Furukawa 2

Hailey Grossman -1

Brooke Johannes 4H

Christine Legacy 2

Meaghan MacLachlan 1L

Nicole Paquette 2

Cindy Paulus -1

Oksana Pyzik 1L

Heather Rush 1L

Kelly Shrum 1L

Andrea Switzer 4H

Sarina Tsai 2

Lindsay Webb 1L

Liz Winger 2

Coach: Melanie Simpell

2003-2004 At the OUA Championships, the Gryphons had personal best skates in almost every event placing 6th overall. The Gryphs excelled in the Similar

Pairs events: the Intermediate Pair of Thea Watson and Nicole Paquette placed 3rd and the Senior Pair of Heather Fotherby and Megan Douglas came

2nd which added 12 points to the team total. Sarina Tsai placed 3rd and 4th respectively in the Gold Freeskate and Gold Dance to earn 8 points for the

team. In the Synchronized event, the Gryphons tied Western for 2nd place. The majority of the skaters will be back for another season.


Brittany Barr 2

Jane Brayford 4H

Nicole Carnovale -

Melissa Cotesta 3

Megan Douglas 1G

Cara Emms 3

Heather Fotherby 4H

Lauren Furukawa 1G

Hailey Grossman -1

Brooke Johannes 3

Christine Legacy 1G

Nicole Paquette 1G

Cindy Paulus 1G

Laura Perkin 1G

Andrea Switzer 3

Sarina Tsai 1G

Thea Watson 2

Lauren Wilhelm 4H

Tessa Wilson 1G

Liz Winger 1G


2002-2003 The Gryphons finished on a high note in 5th place at the OUA Championships. Some highlights include a 2nd place result for Wendy Taylor in the

Senior Silver Solo Dance; a 3rd place finish in the Junior Silver Similar Dance by the duo of Wendy Taylor and Andrea Switzer and a 3rd place finish

in the Synchro event. Cara Emms, Jane Brayford, Brooke Johannes and Meghan Brighten combined for a 4th place in the Bronze Rhythm Dance

event. Nikki Brady skated to a 4th place finish in the Gold Solo Dance. Other 4th place finishes went to Jenn Wood in the Senior Bronze Singles and

the Senior Similar Pairs skated by Melissa Cotesta and Brittany Barr. Heather Fotherby finished 5th in the Short Program.


Brittany Barr 1G

Nicole Brady 1G

Jane Brayford 3

Meghan Brighten 1G

Melissa Cotesta 2

Mariela Demers 1G

Cara Emms 2

Heather Fotherby 3

Hailey Grossman 1G

Brooke Johannes 2

Keegan MacKenzie 1G

Becky Miklos 2

Christie Morrow 1G

Carly Pruysers 1G

Andrea Switzer 2

Wendy Taylor 2

Thea Watson 1G

Lauren Wilhelm 3

Jennifer Wood 2


2001-2002 The Gryphon Figure Skaters accomplished their goal of 5th place at the OUA Championships at Western. This was an excellent accomplishment for

such a young team. Notable performances include that of: Becky Miklos’ personal best for 3rd place in the Junior Silver Freeskate event which

earned the team 5 points and Melissa Cotesta and Lisa Pinelli had an outstanding skate for 2nd place in the Senior Similar Pairs event which earned

the team 7 points. In the Synchronized event, the Gryphons took 2nd place earning the team 10 points which moved them up to 5th overall after

sitting in 6th place for the majority of the competition. The Gryphons were also presented with the inaugural OUA Team Spirit Award. They were

voted the winners by every university that participated in OUA’s for their outstanding sportsmanship and supportive cheering for every team to take

the ice.


Meghan Argue 2

Tara Beaton 1G

Jane Brayford 2

Christina Burke 1G

Melissa Cotesta 1G

Karyn Cseff 2

Andrea De Athe 2

Cara Emms 1G

Heather Fotherby 2

Mary Hogan 1G

Brooke Johannes 1G

Diana Karcich -

Becky Miklos 1G

Lisa Pinelli 1G

Andrea Switzer 1G

Wendy Taylor 1G

Lauren Wilhelm 2

Jennifer Wood 1G


2000-2001 At the OUA Figure Skating Championship hosted by the University of Guelph, the Gryphs captured the bronze and were only one point shy of

runner up, Waterloo. Every Gryphon skater improved throughout the course of the season whether they moved up in their standings or skated a

personal best. Dance team captain, Erin Jacobs, placed in the top 2 in all 6 of the events that she competed in contributing 53 points to the Gryphons

point total of 75. Rookie, Jill Nealson, combined with Jacobs for two firsts and had 2 second place finishes as well. Both individuals were OUA All

Stars as a result of their placings. The synchronized team that has 16 Gryphons performing on the ice at the same time finished 2nd.


Meghan Argue 1G Karyn Cseff 1 Karin Lee 3

Michelle Bayley 1G Andrea De Athe -1 Katherine Lundvall 4H

Jessy Blazejewski 1G Heather Fotherby 1G Brianne McVeigh 4H

Jane Brayford 1G Kellie Holmes - Jill Nealson 1G

Christina Burke - Erin Jacobs 3 Suzanne Vogels 4H

Jennifer Clune - Nicole Jeffrey 4H Lauren Wilhelm 1G

Coach: Taryn Ito

Assistant: Melanie Simpell

1999-2000 At the OUA Championships in Kingston, the Figure Skaters placed 4th overall, only 2 points out of third. Erin Jacobs and Nadine Hammoud were

key performers for the Gryphons as they both earned the team 10 points apiece in their individual events. Jacobs seized 1st place in Open Solo

Dance while Hammoud grabbed a 1st in Senior Solo Dance and as a result earned OUA All Star honours. Jacobs also paired up with Nicole Jeffrey

for 2nd place in Dance Variation and combined with Karen Callahan in Senior Similar Dance for a 3rd. Karin Lee and Katherine Lundvall came 2nd

in Senior Similar Pairs while Sara Dart, Hammoud, Lee and Lundvall combined for a 3rd place result in Pairs Four Free Skate.


Christine Burke 1G Erin Jacobs 2

Karen Callahan 4H Nicole Jeffrey 3

Sara Dart 4H Karin Lee 2

Andrea De Athe 1G Katherine Lundvall 3

Alison Evens 5 Brianne McVeigh 3

Nadine Hammoud 3 Lindsay Tippin 2

Kellie Holmes 1G Uma Venkataramaiah 1G

Jennifer Hutchens 2 Suzanne Vogels 3

Coach: Taryn Ito

Assistant: Melanie Simpell

1998-1999 The Figure Skating team won the silver medal at the OUA Finals at York University. Highlights include gold medal performances from Brianne

McVeigh, Intermediate Singles; Alison Evens, Karen Callahan, Valerie Gilmore and Trista Steel, Original Set Pattern and the Precision Team.

Silver medal recipients included Lisa Vandewater, Senior Solo Dance; Callahan and Nicole Jeffrey, Dance Variation; Katherine Lundvall, Novice

Short Program; Lindsay Tippin, Senior B Singles; Suzanne Vogels and Vandewater, Intermediate Similar Dance; Evens and Gilmore, Senior

Similar Dance; Lesley-Anne Morris, Open Singles. The duo of McVeigh and Sheryl Waggott grabbed the bronze in the Intermediate Similar Pairs

category.


Karen Callahan 3 Brianne McVeigh 2

Sara Dart 3 Lesley-Anne Morris 2

Alison Evens 4H Meredith Powell 1G

Valerie Gilmore 4H Trista Steel 2

Nadine Hammoud 2 Lindsay Tippin 1G

Erin Jacobs 1G Suzanne Vogels 2

Nicole Jeffrey 2 Lisa Vandewater 4H

Karin Lee 1G Sheryl Waggott 2

Katherine Lundvall 2

Coach: Taryn Ito

1997-1998 The Figure Skating Team maintained its high standard of performance at the OUA Championships as the team placed second behind Queen’s

University. Lisa Vandewater won a gold medal in the Senior Solo Dance and teamed with Jenn Scott for a gold in the Intermediate Similar Dance.

Other first place finishes went to Sara Dart in the Senior A Singles and Lesley-Ann Morris in the Open Singles. The OSP Team of Melissa Allin,

Karen Callahan, Kathryn Clarke and Valerie Gilmore also captured a gold medal. All of the above individuals earned OUA All Star status.


Melissa Allin 1G Brianne McVeigh 1G

Kelly Baxter 1G Lesley-Anne Morris 1G

Karen Callahan 2 Margaret-Anne Mutch 4H

Kathryn Clarke 4H Jennifer Scott 4H

Sara Dart 2 Trista Steel 1G

Alison Evens 3 Lisa Vandewater 3

Valerie Gilmore 3 Uma Venkataramaiah -

Nicole Jeffrey 1G Suzanne Vogels 1G

Adrienne Kelly 1G Sheryl Waggott 1G

Katherine Lundvall 1G

Coach: Kim Rose

Assistants: Elaine Back / Theresa Marwood

Trainer: Corrie Cooper

1996-1997 The Figure Skating team had another impressive year as they placed 3rd overall out of 11 teams at the OWIAA Finals at Waterloo. Lisa Vandewater

and Jennifer Scott finished 1st in the Intermediate Similar Dance. Lisa also took the Gold Medal in the Senior Solo Dance.


Veronica Austen 4H Nadine Hammoud 1G

Karen Callahan 1G Heather Hunt 4H

Jennifer Cashen 2 Heather Musgrave 3

Kathryn Clarke 3 Margaret-Anne Mutch 3

Corrie Cooper 4H Kimberly Rose 4H

Sara Dart 1G Jennifer Scott 3

Alison Evens 2 Janet Sunohara 4H

Valerie Gilmour 2 Lisa Vandewater 2

Coach: Kim Rose

Assistant: Janet Sunohara


1995-1996 The Gryphons placed 4th at the OWIAA Figure Skating Championships hosted at the University of Western Ontario. Heather Hunt won the gold in

the Intermediate Singles. Bronze medals were awarded to Heather Musgrave in the Senior B Singles event, Heidi Nixdorf and Corrie Cooper in the

Intermediate Similar Pairs, Traci Little in the Senior Solo Dance and Katy MacDonald in the Short Program. The Gryphon Precision team were

recipients of a silver medal.


Veronica Austen 3

Elaine Back 4H

Miriam Belosic -1

Stacy Benmore 1G

Kathryn Clarke 2

Corrie Cooper 3

Alison Evens 1G

Valerie Gilmore 1G

Sarah Hewitt 1G

Heather Hunt 3

Tracy Little 2

Kathryn MacDonald 4H

Heather Musgrave 2

Margaret-Anne Mutch 2

Heidi Nixdorf 4H

Kimberly Rose 2

Jennifer Scott 2

Susanne Stewart 2

Janet Sunohara 3

Lisa Vandewater 1G

Meredith Young 4H

Coaches

Free Style Dance: Kim Rose

Precision: Therese Marwood Elaine Back


1994-1995 The defending OWIAA champion Gryphons captured the bronze medal at the OWIAA Figure Skating Championships hosted at the University of

Guelph. This team had a number of new faces, but missed the silver by just two points. Miriam Belosic was an OWIAA All Star as she captured the

gold medal in the Open Singles while Katy MacDonald and Kim Rose won the gold in the Senior Similar Pairs. Veronica Austen, Janet Sunohara,

Jennifer Cashen and Kathryn Clarke ere silver medallists in the OSP - Vienese Waltz. Sherri Armstrong, Meredith Young, MacDonald and Rose

placed second in the Pairs Four. Tracy Little won the bronze in the Senior Solo Dance event while the Gryphon Precision team finished in 3rd position

as well.


Sherri Armstrong 4H

Veronica Austen 2

Elaine Back 3

Miriam Belosic 1G

Jennifer Cashen 1G

Kathryn Clarke 1G

Corrie Cooper 2

Karen Hetherton 1G

Heather Hunt 2

Tracy Little 1G

Katy MacDonald 3

Jacqueline MacLean 2

Heather Musgrave 1G

Margaret-Anne Mutch 1G

Heidi Nixdorf 3

Kimberly Rose 2

Michele Rutherford 2

Jennifer Scott 1G

Susanne Stewart 1G

Janet Sunohara 2

Meredith Young 3

Coaches: Sylvia Gryneiwski/Cory Watson

Assistant: Elaine Back

Trainer: Jeff Long

1993-1994 For the first time ever Guelph won the OWIAA Figure Skating championship. The Gryphons took the title as they edged host Queen's in the

championship event in Kingston. Guelph took gold medals in the Precision Team event, Katy MacDonald won the Technical Program and Kelly

Bonnar and Dawn McLean won the Dance Variation. Silver medals were awarded to Kerry Butler in the Senior Solo Dance, Meredith Young in the

Open Singles, Penny Schultz and Sue-Ann Staff in the Senior Similar Pairs while the team won the Pairs Four, Isolated Moves and Original Set

Pattern.


Sherri Armstrong 3

Veronica Austen 1G

Elaine Back 2

Kelly Bonnar 3

Kerry Butler 4H

Corrie Cooper 1G

Heather Hunt 1G

Stacey Kanelos 4H

Katy McDonald 2

Jacqueline MacLean 1G

Dawn McLean 2

Heidi Nixdorf 2

Kimberly Rose 1G

Michele Rutherford 1G

Penny Schultz 4H

Sue-Ann Staff 4H

Janet Sunohara 1G

Meredith Young 2

Coach: Steve Sears

Assistants: Sylvia Gryneiwski, Erin Flynn

1992-1993 The Figure Skating Team had their best year ever as they won the silver medal at the OWIAA Championships at Waterloo. They also were champions

at the Guelph Invitational. Meredith Young won the Open Singles at the OWIAA finals while Kathryn MacDonald was the gold medallist in the Short

Program. The Pairs Four Team of Sherri Armstrong, Sue-Ann Staff, Penny Schultz and Meredith Young won a gold medal as did the Isolated Moves

Team.


Sherri Armstrong 2

Elaine Back 1G

Karen Bednarz 1G

Kelly Bonnar 2

Kerry Butler 3

April Elliott 4H

Erin Flynn 2

Jackie Hildenbrand 1G

Stacey Kanelos 3

Kathryn MacDonald 1G

Dawn McLean 1G

Anita Montgomery 1G

Heidi Nixdorf 1G

Kimberley Porter 2

Penny Schultz 3

Stephanie Sears 1

Sue-Ann Staff 3

Erika White 2

Meredith Young 1G

Coaches: Eva Vadocz/ Steve Sears/ Sylvia Gryneiwski

1991-1992 The Figure Skating team finished a highly respectable 4th at the OWIAA Championships in London. The team won silver medals in both the Precision

and Variation Dance events and bronze medals in the Pairs Four and Similar Pairs.


Sherri Armstrong 1G

Allison Back 2

Kelly Bonnar 1G

Kerry Butler 2

Denise Durst 1G

April Elliott 3

Erin Flynn 1G

Tara George 1G

Sylvia Gryniewski 1G

Angela Hunter 1G

Stacey Kanelos 2

Kimberley Porter 1G

Penny Schultz 2

Alison Smith 1G

Sue-Ann Staff 2

Erika White 1G

Coach: Eva Vadocz

Assistants: Steve Sears, Roy Satmaka

1990-1991 The University of Guelph hosted their 1st OWIAA Figure Skating Championship in our new Olympic size arena. The Figure Skating team had

their best finish ever winning the bronze medal with Western only 1 point ahead.

(No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4

years)

Andalieb Abu-Zahra f& Stacey Kanelos 1G

Allison Back 1G Darlene Martin 4H

Kerry Butler 1G Bonnie-Jean MacKinnon 3

Jacqueline Campbell 2 Penny Schultz 1G

April Elliott 2 Sue-Ann Staff 1G

Cheryl Gunter Kelley Velema(Walker) 3

Susan Hamilton 4H

Coaches: Eva Vadocz/Wendy Dempsey/Tracey Douglas

1989-1990 The Figure Skating team had a fine year as they place fifth overall at the OWIAA Championships. The team of Susan Hamilton and Kelly

Walker won the Intermediate Similar Dance Event at the league finals and Darlene Martin placed second in the Intermediate Singles event.

Bonnie Jean MacKinnon and Darlene Martin won a bronze in the Intermediate Similars Pairs.


years)

Shannon Aylsworth 1G Darlene Martin 3

Jacqueline Campbell 1G Bonnie McKinnon 2

Carolyn Caruso 4H Lisa Munroe 1G

Stephanie Delacretaz 1G Beverlee Parker 2

April Elliott 1 Chantal Ravary 2

Beth Gibson 3 Kelley Walker 5

Susan Hamilton

Coaches: David Peacock/Eva Vadocz

1988-1989 The figure skating team finished sixth in the nine team OWIAA Finals in Waterloo. Individually, Darlene Martin and Bonnie Jean McKinnon

won the Intermediate Similar Pairs and Angela Hurst and Cheryl Teskey placed second in the Junior Similar Pairs. McKinnon and Susan

Hamilton also placed second in the Junior Similar Dance.


years)

Shannon Aylsworth

Carolyn Caruso 3

Beth Gibson 2

Susan Hamilton 2

Angela Hurst 1G

Darlene Martin 2

Bonnie McKinnon 1G

Erin Montgomery 1G

Beverlee Parker 1G

Lydia Paulino 1G

Chantal Ravary 1G

Kelley Walker 1G

Kelly White 1G

Coach: David Peacock

Assistant: Deborah Browning

1987-1988 Guelph finished seventh at the OWIAA Championships at Western and had several impressive individual performances. Carolyn Caruso

finished first in the Senior A Singles Competition and seventh in the Open Ladies Singles Event. Stacey Pilot placed seventh in the

Intermediate Solo Dance and Beth Gibson was eighth in the Seniors Solo Dance.


years)

Shelley Adam 1 G

Valerie Babiarz 1 G

Carolyn Caruso 2

Kathy Cunnington 3

Beth Gibson 1 G

Susan Hamilton 1 G

Darlene Martin 1 G

Lauralyn Mclntyre 3

Barb Pickard 1 G

Anastasia Pilot 2

Coach: Tania Crane

Assistant: David Peacock

1986-1987 The Gryphon figure skating team placed 6th overall at the OWIAA Finals in only their second year of competition. Guelph put forth strong

performances in a number of categories and the highest finisher was the team of Paula McLean and Henrietta Stobbe who placed second in the

Junior Similar Dance event. Paula, then went on to place 4th in the Open Interpretive.

(* Denotes letter winner, ** Denotes first time letter winner).

Julia Brown **

Debbie Browning **

Carolyn Caruso **

Cathy Cunnington *

Beth Glaves **

Kirsten Lees *

Paula McLean *

Anastasia Pilot **

Henrietta Stobbe *

Carol Yu **

Lauralyn Mclntyre - Assistant

David Peacock - Assistant

Tania Crane – Coach

1985-1986 This is the first year for the University of Guelph to field a figure skating team. Tania Crane was chosen to be our coach. The girls participated

at two meets and the OWIAA championships. The team consisted of 10 skaters in their first year and they won a silver and two bronze medals.

(* Denotes letter winner, ** Denotes first time letter winner).

Catherine Amrein **

Kate Cammidge **

Diana Coholic **

Katharine Cunnington **

Kirsten Lees **

Lauralyn Mclntyre **

Paula McLean **

Jacqueline Muir **

Henriette Stobbe **

Teresa Westergaard **

Tania Crane (Coach)

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Women’s Figure Skating History · She was part of the silver-medalist women’s Pairs Fours team with rookie Olivia Stallaert, Alexandra Recalis and Katie Butt, while also winning