Quinlan and Coates headline 2013 athletic awards
True grit. From left to right: Chris Pickard (football), Maggie Cogger-Orr (women's rugby), Danielle Boiago (women's basketball), Victoria Coates (track/cross country), Kyle Quinlan (football), Graham McKelvie (rowing) and Danny Demyanenko (men's volleyball) were all honoured at last night's event.
Tuesday night’s McMaster Athletic Awards rounded out another outstanding varsity season that saw championships, individual awards and personal bests recognized and celebrated.
Topping the list of major award winners were the 2012-13 McMaster Athletes of the Year, Victoria Coates (cross country and indoor track) and quarterback Kyle Quinlan.
Coates enjoyed a dominant year on both grass and track. The fourth-year runner claimed silver at the OUA cross-country championship and bronze at the CIS national meet. She transitioned seamlessly to the indoor season, and captured bronze in the 3,000M race at both the OUA and CIS championship meets. Her time at the national championships was a personal best, and the second-fastest 3,000M run by a McMaster woman.
Quinlan spent the 2012 campaign re-writing the McMaster record book, leading the Marauders to an undefeated league record, a second consecutive Yates Cup title and another Vanier Cup berth. He set a new OUA season record with a 69 per cent passing completion, and capped off the regular season by setting a new standard for McMaster’s all-time passing touchdown mark. Quinlan was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2012 Mitchell Bowl, a first-team CIS All-Canadian, OUA MVP and received the Hec Crighton Trophy as the top collegiate football player in Canada.
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