Victoria, BC – The Mustangs are bringing home four medals from the 2024 Canadian University Rowing Championship in Victoria this weekend.

Western got a pair of silver medals in the Men's 2- & the Men's 8+ while the Lightweight Women's 1x & Lightweight Women's 2- took bronze.

"We had a great weekend with a lot of exciting performances." said Mustangs Men's Head Coach Dan Bechard "A big thank you to our graduating student-athletes for all they have done for the Western rowing program." 

The Men's 2-, consisting of Adam Griesbach & Aidan Hembruff picked up a silver medal while both were also in the Men's 8 boat along with Teija Patry, Kyland Mels-Williams, Matt Yate, Richard Magony, Sebastian Friedrich Yap, Oliver Baker & William Borritt

On the women's side Molly Brooksbank took the bronze in the lightweight single while Kira Mels-Williams and Olivia Calbeck finished in third-place in the pair.

In overall scoring, the Mustangs finished 4^th on both the men's and women's team scoring. The Men's team scored 86 points while the Women's team scored 72 points.

Individual Event Results

Women's Lightweight 1x
1. University of Victoria - 7:36.23
2. Queen's University - 7:39.14
3. Western University -7:44.72

Women's 2-
1. University of British Columbia - 7:18.51
2. University of Victoria - 7:21.5
3. Western University - 7:28.91

Men's 2-
1. University of British Columbia - 6:26.11
2. Western University - 6:26.68
3. University of Victoria - 6:39.21

8+
1. University of British Columbia - 5:31.56
2. Western University - 5:34.63
3. Brock University - 5:36.49
 
Individual Major Awards
Female Athlete of the Year – Sai Sai Faubert, Victoria
Male Athlete of the Year – Stephen Harris, Brock
Women's Team Coach of the Year – Jane Gumley, Victoria
Men's Team Coach of the Year – Mike Pearce, UBC
Above and Beyond Athlete of the Year – Jess Harmon, Saint Mary's
Coach Builder of the Year – Kristin Henry, Simon Fraser
 
Women's Team Points
Victoria – 119
UBC – 110
Queen's – 90
Western – 72
Guelph – 51
Toronto – 46
Brock – 40
Calgary – 37
Ottawa – 31
McGill – 23
Simon Fraser – 20
Carleton – 18
Dalhousie – 12
McMaster – 12
Saint Mary's -  7
Ontario Tech – 6
St. FX – 3
Lethbridge – 3
 
Men's Team Points
UBC – 113
Brock – 107
Victoria – 86
Western – 86
Queen's – 58
Guelph – 47
McGill – 40
Calgary – 36
Toronto – 26
Waterloo – 18
Ottawa – 14
Carleton – 11
McMaster – 10
UFV – 5
Concordia – 3
Simon Fraser - 3