One team, two days, three golds, too much Brock. Last Saturday in Renfrew, Ont., Jamie Macari defeated Mikheil Japaridze in the 55kg weight class to win the Senior Nationals. For his efforts, Macari was named the Most Outstanding Male Wrestler and received an emphatic standing ovation from the venue's spectators.
Torino is but 250 days away and already the pressure is mounting for Canada's Olympic team. After a disappointing 2004 Olympics, perhaps no more indicative by a fall courtesy of track star Perdita Felicien in the hurdles. She was our sure bet, she was assured of winning Canada a medal.
Not just another pretty face, McMaster University football player Jesse Lumsden once again proved that he is at the top of the talent pool in the CIS world. Accommodating Canada's most talented university athletes, the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) award ceremonies transpired on May 2 in Calgary.
Leaving everyone in her dust in the CIS, Adrienne Power will now have her sights on loftier goals. After a dominating performance in her fifth year at Dalhousie University, Power was named the female recipient of the 2004-05 Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG) award which honours the top male and female athletes in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).
