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2025-26 Open Tryout Information

2025-26 Open Tryout Information

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.

More interested in competing recreationally? Registration opens September 5 at 8am for Intramurals and mid-September for Recreational Sport Clubs. Visit www.uwo.ca/campusrec for more information.

           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 25th at Pulham Field from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm and continue all week.

$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
(Women & Men)


Guy Schultz
Head Coach
gschult2@uwo.ca
 
 
 
Minimum Ability Level usually required to make the 2025 Team is as per below:

Women
   3000m       5000m   2000m Steeplechase
1st Year Women 10:30 18:45 7:30
Upper Year Women 10:20 18:15 7:20

Men
  3000m     5000m    2000m Steeplechase  
1st Year Men 9:00 15:45 6:20
  Upper Year Men   8:50 15:20 6:10

*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

Varsity team information meeting will be held on Tuesday Sept. 9th for returning and new competitive fencers who have already fenced in a tournament.
Location, Althouse College theatre 8pm

Any students interested in joining the varsity team with no fencing experience please contact coach Winder by email.
 

Field Hockey (Women) 
 
Jeff Pacheco
Head Coach
519-317-7323
pacheco.jeff@gmail.com

Tryouts start on August 30th 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 16th 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. 22nd. 
 
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 8th.

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

The golf team is made up of 9 players who qualify from 30 golfers who try out each year.

All Players who try out for this team must have an index of 2.5 or less.

You should be aware that the 2025 - 2026 cost for the try-out will be a one-time fee of $175.00

Deadline for registering is August 18 or when we reach 30 participants.
 

Golf
(Women)
 

Lana McIlwain
Head Coach
lmcilwai@uwo.ca
 


Tryouts will be held on August 30th and September 8th at Sunningdale Golf and Country Club, with tee times starting at 2:00 PM on both days.
Players are required to attend both dates, which will consist of two 18-hole rounds. Please plan to arrive early to allow time to warm up and meet Coach Lana before tee-off. 

Please RSVP by August 16th to confirm your spot. A $175 tryout fee must be paid prior to attending using the link provided: Golf - Women's - Western Sports & Recreation All Medical Requirements (see above) must also be completed prior to first tryout date. For more information, please contact Coach Lana directly
 

Hockey (Men)
Clarke Singer
Head Coach
(519) 495-5045
cdsinger@uwo.ca
 

Tryouts will be from 6:30-7:30pm on Monday September 8th and 6:00-7:00pm on Tuesday September 9th.

You must complete the online PPE, and get a physical for medical requirements before attending tryouts (medical link above). The deadline for all medical requirements is Thursday September 4th.

Contact the coach for more information.
 
Hockey (Women)
Brittany Howard
Head Coach
 

Contact the coach for more information.

More details TBA

 
Lacrosse (Men)  
Chris Standish
Head Coach
cstandi@uwo.ca
 

Pre-tryout Meeting Sunday, August 24 @ 6 pm. 
On-field tryouts Monday, August 25 to Saturday, August 30 from 6-8 pm. 
The tryout fee is $50.  You must contact the coach by August 10 for pre-tryout forms and additional information.
 
Lacrosse (Women)
Garrett Loubert
Head Coach
westernlaxwomens@gmail.com
 

First Training session will begin on Monday, August 25th.
Please contact the coach directly for tryout details. 
 
Ringette
TBA
Department Contact - Beth Emery
519-661-2111 ext 88349
 

Tryouts will begin the week of September 22nd. Please check back late August for further 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. 25th 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. 18th on wards 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 3rd at 6:30PM 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 4th.
 
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 8, 2025 (Western Varsity Athlete Medical Intake Process)
  • ALL athletes must be available for training camp and mandatory medical screening on Friday August 15, 2025 at the Western Student Rec Centre. 
     
  • Open tryouts for all players begin Saturday, August 16, 2025, 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, due the day before medical screening (August 14 midnight) (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 Wednesday, August 20, 2025
    • Final Team Selections will be made on Saturday, August 23, 2025
Softball Rebecca Goudy
rgoudy2@uwo.ca
519-200-2878

Tryouts start on Monday August 25 from 4:00-7:30pm on Westminster Field (on campus). Tryouts will continue throughout the week.
Please follow up with the head coach with your intention to tryout. 

**Important** Medical clearance and all paper work must be completed before you can participate in tryouts. If you have not been cleared by athletics you will not be allowed to step onto the field, no exceptions.
 
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 1 from 6:45pm 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 before attending trial.
  • Complete the 2025-26 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 Lindsay Ensing- Womens Basketball
  • You will also need to attend a Medical Intake Appointment on TBD in the Alumni Hall varsity training room.
Soccer (Women) Onkar Dhillon
Associate Coach

odhillon@uwo.ca
 
Players interested in trying out should contact Onkar Dhillon by email at odhillon@uwo.ca
On Field Open Tryout will take place on Monday September 1 from 5:00 - 7:00 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 before attending trial.
  • Complete the 2025-26 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 Lindsay Ensing- Womens Basketball
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.8th at the WSRC pool.
A meeting will take place at 1:45 pm on the pool deck followed by a session at 2:00 pm.

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)

Kevin Deng
kdeng45@uwo.ca
 

If you are interested in participating in the 2025-2026 Varsity Table Tennis Tryouts, you MUST email Kevin Deng, kdeng45@uwo.ca, to register.
Last day to sign up is Monday, September 15th, 2025. 

The tryout process will begin on in the Monday, September 22nd, 2025 & Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 from 5:30 - 7:30pm in the Yellow gym of the Western Student Recreation Centre (WSRC). 

It is MANDATORY to attend BOTH tryout sessions. If there's a scheduling conflict, please include the reason in the email. 

If required, there may be a call-back on Saturday, September 27th, 2025. 

The first official team practice will be the following Monday, September 29th, 2025. 

Please contact the coach for further information regarding the team.
 
Tennis (Men)
Cameron Cross 
Head Coach
ccross7@uwo.ca

Anthony Glavanic
Head Coach
aglavani@uwo.ca
 
Canada Life Recreational Grounds
August 25 to 28
7:00 am to 9:00 am
Hard courts outdoors

$50 Tryout fee - https://shop.westernmustangs.ca/program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=b1eb72c2-f093-45ae-9355-a0de27c8b71a
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)

Taylor Ehrhardt
tstewa33@uwo.ca 


An Information Meeting for all those not previously on the track and field team who wish to tryout will be held on Tues. Sept. 9th
at 3:30-4:30pm at Alumni Stadium.

Tryouts for those not on the team previously will take place the following week September 16,17,18 from 3:30-5:30 pm, all at Alumni Stadium.
Some cuts will be made at the end of that week.

Those that make the first cuts must achieve event standards and be within the event group quota by Sat. Nov. 29 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
 


Men's Coach:
Devin Hanes
dhanes2@uwo.ca

Women's Coach:
Tawnya Gonzalez
tjacks6@uwo.ca
 


Tryouts Dates (Open):
@Alumni Field - Back right Turf Field
Monday, Sep. 1, 8-11 pm
Tuesday, Sep. 2, 8-11 pm
Wednesday, Sep. 3, 8-11 pm

Show respect by arriving on time - we will start introductions and then warm up promptly at 8 pm.

Arrive 7:30-7:45 pm based on your needs.
Cleats on by 8 pm.

Tryouts Dates (Women):
@Alumni Field - Back right Turf Field
Monday, Sep. 1, 730-10 pm
Tuesday, Sep. 2, 730-10 pm
Wednesday, Sep. 3, 730-10 pm


To Bring to the tryouts:
-Have a white and dark jersey
-Cleats
-A disc if you have one

*Contact the coach for a link to a Tryout Interest Form*
 

Volleyball (Men)
Jim Sage
Head Coach
519-661-2111 x86791
jsage3@uwo.ca
 

Tryouts will be on Wednesday, September 9 at 5-7 pm in the Western Student Recreation Centre - lower gym.

$25 tryout fee to be paid at Volleyball - Mens - Western Sports & Recreation
 
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 30, 2025. 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. 8, through till March 2025.

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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