2024-25 Team Tryout Information

8/7/2024 10:15:00 AM

DATE(S), TIMES AND LOCATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CHECK WITH THE COACH OR THE ATHLETIC SUPPORT OFFICE, ROOM 3235, WSRC OR OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.WESTERNMUSTANGS.CA FOR FINAL DETAILS.

- PLEASE CONTACT THE COACH OR ATHLETIC OFFICE (mustangs@uwo.ca) FOR ANY ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS.

- COMPLETE MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS ON Medical Information

ALL PROSPECTIVE ATHLETES MUST CONTACT THE COACH BEFORE COMING TO TRYOUTS. IF TRYOUTS BEGIN PRIOR TO SCHOOL STARTS, NOT CONTACTING THE COACH WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH CONFIRMING EARLY ARRIVAL IF YOU ARE IN RESIDENCE.

WE ARE STILL WAITING ON CONFIRMATION OF OPEN TRYOUTS FOR A FEW OF OUR VARSITY SPORTS. PLEASE CHECK BACK AS NEW INFORMATION WILL BE ADDED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

SPORT	COACH/PHONE #	TEAM MEETING INFORMATION
Badminton (Men & Women)	Jasper Tang & Noah Xu Co - Head Coaches mustangsbad22.23@gmail.com	Contact the coaches by email for more information.
Baseball	Mike Lumley Head Coach mikelumley@rogers.com	Players must pre-register: Mike Lumley mikelumley@rogers.com No phone calls – e-mail only. Tryouts will start on August 26 - 30 at Dan Pulham Field from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm $40 Tryout fee - https://shop.westernmustangs.ca/program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=2999a68d-0cbf-4f2d-a7bf-c8b8ab8882f8
Basketball (Men)	Brad Campbell Head Coach Room 11D, Alumni Hall 519-850-2416 bcampbe5@uwo.ca	Contact the Head Coach for more information.
Basketball (Women)	Nate McKibbon Head Coach Room 11J, Alumni Hall nmckibb@uwo.ca	Tryouts will be on Thursday, Sept. 5 at 7:00 pm - 8:30pm lower gym at WSRC.
Cross Country (Men & Women)	Guy Schultz Head Coach gschult2@uwo.ca	Minimum Ability Level usually required to make the 2025 Team is as per below: - Men 9:00 or better for 3000m on the track and/or the ability to race sub 3:20 per km or faster for 6km to 10km on road or cross country. Women 10:30 or better for 3000m on the track and/or the ability to race sub 4:00 per km or faster for 6km to 10km on road or cross country. TRYOUT WEEK will take place from Monday September 1, 2025 (Labour Day) until Friday, September 5, 2025, with team practices daily at 3:30 p.m. meeting at the indoor track in Thompson Arena. The Purple & White Intrasquad Race (6km) will be held at Gibbons Park on Friday, September 5, 2025 with the men starting at 3:30pm and the women staring at 4:00pm. Once the team is selected, team practices will take place daily on Mondays, Tuesday and Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 10:00 a.m.
Curling (Men & Women)	Erin Wood (Women's Head Coach) erin.wood.440@gmail.com Shane Latimer (Men's Head Coach) westerncurling @gmail.com	On ice tryouts will follow the first week in October. Please contact coaches for team specific information.
Fencing (Men & Women)	Brad Winder Head Coach bbwinder@aol.com	An information meeting will be held on Tuesday Sept. 10^th at 8:00 pm in the front lobby at Althouse College, Faculty of Education. Both experienced as well as inexperienced potential team members are welcome to attend. Team practices are held in the Althouse Gym on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00-9:00 pm and Saturday morning from 9:00-11:00 am. As well, off-campus training and individual lessons are possible at the Mustang Sword Club. Tournaments and training clinics are held on weekends.
Field Hockey (Women)	Jeff Pacheco Head Coach 519-317-7323 pacheco.jeff@gmail.com	Tryouts start on August 31 at 9 am. Registration is at 8 am and on the turf just after to begin training camp. If interested please contact the coach directly for the summer training program.
Figure Skating	Alma Moir Head Coach ja.moir@sympatico.ca	Information meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 17 at 6:00 pm at the WSRC room 2215. Contact the coach for more information. The cost to tryout will be $50.00. This amount can be paid at WSRC and needs to be completed prior to the first one ice session on Monday Sept. 23.
Football	Greg Marshall Head Coach 519-661-2111 ext. 80516 Room 104, TD Stadium gmarsha@uwo.ca	Football training camp is by invitation only and begins Friday, August 9th. Camp is restricted to invites only so please contact coach Marshall in advance for try-out details. A complete/comprehensive package of training camp information is provided to all those invited to camp.
Golf (Men)	Jim Waite Head Coach 519-631-4440 (home) 519-657-6154 (cell) waitej@execulink.com	Men: Individuals who wish to try out MUST have a Golf Canada or Gao handicap (index) of 2.9 or less. Email Head Coach Jim Waite before August 26 to arrange a tryout. No calls or emails can be accepted after that date. Tryouts will be at Sunningdale G&CC and the St. Thomas G&CC in late August and early September. There will be a one-time try out fee of $200 payable on the date of the first tryout round.
Golf (Women)	Lana McIlwain Head Coach lmcilwai@uwo.ca	Tryouts will be August 26 at 2:00pm and August 28 at 2:00pm at Sunningdale Golf Club at 2pm. Contact the coach for more information.
Hockey (Men)	Clarke Singer Head Coach (519) 495-5045 cdsinger@uwo.ca	Tryouts will be on Tuesday September 17 from 6-7pm and Wednesday September 18 from 6-7pm. You must complete medical requirements before attending tryouts. Contact the coach for more information.
Hockey (Women)	Candice Moxley Head Coach cmoxley@uwo.ca	September 9&10 from 4:30-6:00pm at Thompson Arena. $50 Tryout Fee - https://shop.westernmustangs.ca/program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=2999a68d-0cbf-4f2d-a7bf-c8b8ab8882f8 Contact the coach for more information.
Lacrosse (Men)	Chris Standish Head Coach cstandi@uwo.ca	Pre-tryout Meeting Sunday, August 25 @ 6 pm. On-field tryouts Monday, August 26 to Saturday, August 31 from 6-8 pm. The tryout fee is $50. You must contact the coach by August 12 for pre-tryout forms and additional information.
Lacrosse (Women)	Garrett Loubert Head Coach westernlaxwomens@gmail.com	First Training session will begin on Monday, August 26. Please contact the coach directly for tryout details.
Ringette	Ellen McClure Head Coach ethornt3@uwo.ca	Please contact the coach directly for tryout details.
Rowing (Men & Women)	Matt Waddell Women's Head Coach & Recruiting Coordinator mwaddel4@uwo.ca 519-317-0748 Dan Bechard Men's Head Coach & Novice Team Coordinator dbechar5@uwo.ca 519-859-9240	Varsity Rowers: Training camp starts with an orientation meeting on Mon. Aug. 26 at 7:00AM at the Doug Wells Boathouse at the Fanshawe Lake Conservation Area. Students are invited to join UWO Boat Club from Mon. Aug. 19th onwards for voluntary training sessions. Registration prior to attendance is required. Please contact Matt Waddell to register. Novice Rowers: All potential novice rowers should contact Dan Bechard with questions and attend the novice team information session on Wednesday September 4 at 6:30 PM in the 3M Building rm 3250. No rowing experience is necessary, and students cannot have participated in an official rowing race prior to try-outs. Following the information session, select students will be invited to complete a physical assessment and competitive try-out from 6:00AM - 10AM in the Althouse College Gymnasium on Thursday, Sept 5.
Rugby (Men)	Ian McLeod Head Coach nmcleod9@uwo.ca	Contact the coach for more information
Rugby (Women)	Josh Campbell Head Coach jcamp264@uwo.ca	ALL new athletes MUST contact Josh Campbell, Head Coach of Women's Rugby to announce your intention to try out. (jcamp264@uwo.ca) ALL athletes must have medical pre-screening completed no later than August 9, 2024 (Western Varsity Athlete Medical Intake Process) ALL athletes must be available for training camp and medical screening on August 16, 2024. Open tryouts for all players begin Saturday, August 17, 2024, at 9:00 am at Alumni Field. Plan to Arrive by 8:30 am ALL athletes MUST pay a tryout fee of $75 online before being allowed to participate (Western Women's Rugby Tryout Fee) Sessions will proceed daily for the remainder of the week (9:00 am - 3:00 pm), plan to bring a lunch Preliminary Selections will be made following training on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Final Team Selections will be made on Saturday, August 24, 2024
Softball	Peter Lemon Head Coach plemon@uwo.ca 519-661-2111 ext. 88139	Training camp begins on Monday, August 27 at 10 am – 12 pm & 4 pm - 7pm for all Student-Athletes looking to earn a spot. Please notify Coach Lemon (plemon@uwo.ca) ASAP, if you plan to attend. Note: All will need to complete several forms including a medical history before you can participate (details will be shared when available). Early residence move-in on Monday Aug 26 is possible (Contact plemon@uwo.ca for details) Tryouts will continue twice a day (10:00-noon and 4:00-7:00 pm) through Friday, Aug 30. The final training camp workout is our Annual Purple & White Inner-squad Game on Saturday, Aug 31 at 2pm. All workouts are on campus at the Westminster Diamond (near Windermere and Richmond Streets).
Soccer (Men)	John Pacheco Head of Recruitment jpachec8@uwo.ca	Players interested in trying out should contact John Pacheco by email at jpachec8@uwo.ca On Field Open Tryout will take place on Monday September 2 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm on Alumni Stadium. There will be a $20 Trial Fee. After the first session, you may be invited for additional sessions, depending on your performance. We will send you more details by email. Medical Requirements: You will require medical clearance from a physician prior to attending trial. Complete the 2024-25 first year athlete medical form - First Year Athlete PPE Form You will need to download and have a physician complete the Medical Finding Form. Once the medical finding form is completed by a physician, please send a copy of the completed document to : fksmc.varsity@uwo.ca Once completed all forms are reviewed by the Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine team. This process takes a few days thus the requirement to have the forms completed 1 week prior to your teams start date. In the email subject, please include: PPE Full Name and Sport Example: PPE John Smith- Men's Soccer You will also need to attend a Medical Intake Appointment on Monday Sept 2 between 9:00 am - 10:00 am in the Alumni Hall varsity training room.
Soccer (Women)	Onkar Dhillon Associate Coach odhillon@uwo.ca	Players interested in trying out should contact Associate Coach Onkar Dhillon by email at odhillon@uwo.ca On Field Open Tryout will take place on Monday September 2 from 7:30 - 9:30 pm on Alumni Stadium. There will be a $20 Trial Fee. After the first session, you may be invited for additional sessions, depending on your performance. We will send you more details by email. Medical Requirements: You will require medical clearance from a physician prior to attending trial. Complete the 2024-25 first year athlete medical form - First Year Athlete PPE Form You will need to download and have a physician complete the Medical Finding Form. Once the medical finding form is completed by a physician, please send a copy of the completed document to : fksmc.varsity@uwo.ca Once completed all forms are reviewed by the Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine team. This process takes a few days thus the requirement to have the forms completed 1 week prior to your teams start date. In the email subject, please include: PPE Full Name and Sport Example: PPE Joan Smith- Women's Soccer You will also need to attend a Medical Intake Appointment on Monday Sept 2 between 9:00 am - 10:00 am in the Alumni Hall varsity training room.
Squash (Men)	Chris Hanebury Head Coach chanebu@uwo.ca	Contact the head coach for more information. Must be a 5.0 rating or equivalent on Club Locker used by Squash Canada.
Squash (Women)	Tom Panabaker Head Coach tpanabak@uwo.ca	Contact the Head Coach for more information.
Swimming (Men & Women)	Paul Midgley Head Coach paul.midgley@uwo.ca	Tryouts begin on Monday, Sept.9th at the WSRC pool. A meeting will take place at 1:45pm on the pool deck followed by a session at 2:00pm. All interested in tryouts must contact Head Coach Paul Midgley by email to obtain the swim team weekly training schedule.
Table Tennis (Men and Women)	Nicole Cai ncai23@uwo.ca	Contact the Head Coach for more information.
Tennis (Men)	Cameron Cross Head Coach ccross7@uwo.ca Anthony Glavanic Head Coach aglavani@uwo.ca	Contact the Head Coach for more information.
Tennis (Women)	Chantal Forristal Head Coach cforris@uwo.ca Maciek Gebczynski Head Coach mgebczyn@uwo.ca	Contact the Head Coach for more information.
Track & Field (Men & Women)	Vickie Croley 519-661-2111 x85073 vcroley@uwo.ca	An Information Meeting for all those not previously on the track and field team who wish to tryout will be held on Mon. Sept. 16 at 3:30-4:30pm at Alumni Stadium. Tryouts for those not on the team previously will take place that week Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 3:30-5:30 pm, all at Alumni Stadium. Some cuts will be made at the end of this week. Those that make the first cuts must achieve event standards and be within the event group quota by Sat. Nov. 30 in order to stay with the team. Those involved in fall sports should email the head coach with their intentions to tryout for the team immediately after the completion of their fall sport.
Ultimate Frisbee	Devin Hanes Open/Men's Team Head Coach dshanes@alumni.uwo.ca Tawnya Gonzalez Women's Team Head Coach tjacks6@uwo.ca	Contact the Head Coach for more information.
Volleyball (Men)	Jim Sage Head Coach 519-661-2111 x86791 jsage3@uwo.ca	Tryouts will be on Tuesday, September 10 at 6pm in Alumni Hall and Wednesday, September 11 at 5pm in the Western Student Recreation Centre - lower gym. $25 tryout fee to be paid at https://shop.westernmustangs.ca/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=0e615519-8eac-4fd2-b9ce-e262d892e760 Contact Coach Sage to indicate your plan to tryout
Volleyball (Women)	Melissa Bartlett Head Coach 519-661-2111 ext. 89242 mbartl7@uwo.ca	Contact the Head Coach for more information.
Water Polo	Dave Tennant Head Coach atennan6@uwo.ca	First meeting/tryout is on Saturday August 31, 2024. Poolside at TBD, practice/1st tryout immediately following in the pool. Please contact the coach before the 1st tryout.
Wrestling (Men & Women)	Scott Proctor Head Coach sprocto@uwo.ca	First practice Mon. Sept. 9. Practice location: Alumni Hall lower gym room #15. Dress for practice (wrestling shoes or clean non-marking shoes, t-shirt, shorts). Practice times: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs 4:30-6:30 pm and Fri 4:00-6:00 pm - Sept. 9 through March 2025. Previous experience is highly recommended, but we will keep those with varsity potential. Those involved in fall sports may try out after completion of their fall sport, but most provide notification of their intention. U SPORTS Women's Weight Classes: 50, 53, 56, 59, 62, 65, 68, 72, 76, 83 kg. U SPORTS Weight Classes: 57, 61, 65, 68, 72, 76, 82, 90, 100,125 kg Anyone interested in trying out must complete a medical and be cleared before showing up to the first practice.

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