Windsor Lancers’ Evening of Excellence

Lancer standouts Krystin Lawrence and Corey Bellemore walked away with the year’s top two prizes as they were awarded the Banner and Olympic Shields as the University of Windsor Athletes of the Year. The duo were multiple winners as part of the Evening of Excellence, highlighting the accomplishments of the Windsor Lancers, held at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts this past April.

The 2016-17 season was the second straight year that Bellemore captured the prestigious Olympic Shield as the top student-athlete at UWindsor.

During the cross-country season, Bellemore finished first overall at the OUA Cross Country championships, as he helped the Lancers to a silver medal while earning OUA MVP honours and all-conference status. He also finished in the top 10 individually at the U SPORTS national championships to be named a U SPORTS all-Canadian.

Inside on the track, Bellemore enjoyed another tremendous season, hauling in three medals at the OUA championships and helping the Blue & Gold capture an OUA team bronze medal. At nationals, Bellemore came up huge again, bringing home three medals in the men’s 1000m, 1500m, and 4x800m relay to help the Lancers clinch the overall team silver medal.

Lawrence stood out during a breakout season as a member of both the women’s hockey and soccer teams, becoming one of the country’s top overall athletes in the process.

On the soccer pitch, Lawrence played an outstanding season in goal. She finished the year with a 0.64 goals- against average, and a .833 save percentage. She recorded shutouts in 50 per cent of her starts and was named an OUA soccer first-team all-star, while helping her team reach the OUA Women’s Soccer Final Four.

On the ice, the dual-sport athlete established herself as one of the premier players in the country. Lawrence recorded 23 goals and 32 points to claim her second-straight OUA scoring title. The third-year standout was named the overall OUA women’s hockey player of the year and a U SPORTS all-Canadian for the first time in her career.

The DeMarco Awards, presented annually to the top female and male students that best combine academic achievement with athletic prowess, went to Mike Rocca from men’s basketball, Nick MacMackin from cross country/track and field, and to Emily Prevost from the women’s basketball team.

The University of Windsor Gino Fracas Coach of the Year Award was presented to Women’s Soccer coach Steve Hart.

It was a terrific season on the pitch for Coach Hart as he helped guide the Lancer women’s soccer team to the OUA Final Four and their best-overall team finish in over a decade. The team played a tremendous conference season; they lost only one regular season game all year to earn one of the top four seeds in the OUA west division.

The Captain’s Trophy, awarded to a male and female captain who demonstrate outstanding leadership both on and off the field while also making a significant contribution to the overall success of their team, went to Randy Beardy from football and Giulia Barile from women’s soccer.

The female rookie of the year award went to Kayah Clarke from women’s basketball, while Daniel Metcalfe from football won the male rookie of the year.

The Super Sophomore awards were presented to women’s soccer standout Keely Baggio, and John Moate and Justice Dundas from men’s volleyball and hockey, respectively.

“A” Awards, marking major contributions to Lancer Athletics, went to longtime track and field official Bob Newman, former Department of Athletics administrative assistant Shari Turcotte, and to the students who played a pivotal role in the Lancer athletics facility referendum.