BURLINGTON, Ont. - Ontario University Athletics (OUA) announced the track and field award winners and all-stars on Friday, with
Dallyssa Huggins making history for the Rams by earning the program's first ever major award in the sport.
Huggins became the first Rams track and field athlete to medal at the OUA championship, winning a pair of silver medals in the pentathlon and individual high jump events. She also competed in the individual shot put and placed fifth. Her pentathlon score of 3,883 points broke the previous OUA record, and her jump of 1.77m in the pentathlon high jump set a new meet record. Huggins' performance in each event surpassed the qualifying standards for U SPORTS and she will head to the national championship for all three events.
OUA Major Awards & All-Stars
Wendy Jerome OUA Outstanding Performer, Female: Jazz Shukla, Toronto
Hec Phillips OUA Outstanding Performer, Male: Mark Bujnowski, Guelph
OUA Track MVP, Female: Jazz Shukla, Toronto
OUA Track MVP, Male: Alec Purnell, Guelph
OUA Field MVP, Female: Dallyssa Huggins, Rams
OUA Field MVP, Male: Femi Akinduro, Toronto
OUA Rookie of the Year, Female: Hallee Knelson, Western
OUA Rookie of the Year, Male: Aiden Grout, Toronto
Sue Wise OUA Coach of the Year, Women: Jason Kerr, Guelph
Bob Vigars OUA Coach of the Year, Men: Jason Kerr, Guelph
Community Service Awards: Fiona Huang, Toronto and Eric Che, Toronto
Assistant Coach of the Year, Women: Justin Conlon, Waterloo
Assistant Coach of the Year, Men: Megan Buckland, Guelph