McMaster Athletic Awards Recap - Victoria Coates Female Athlete of the Year!

Victoria Coates with her parents accepting the Athlete of the Year Award

Congratulations to Victoria Coates in winning the Therese A. Quigley Award for Female Athlete of the Year. Her win keeps the award on the Cross Country team for an impressive 5th consecutive year, leaving a strong legacy on the award that Paula Schurr shared in it's inaugural year, and went on to win 4 years straight.


Victoria enjoyed a dominant year on both the grass and track this past season. The fourth-year runner reached the podium four times during the fall cross country season, claiming a silver medal at the OUA Championships and following with bronze at the CIS meet. She transitioned seamlessly to the indoor season, and captured bronze at the 3000m distance in both the OUA and CIS Championship meets. Her time at the national championships stood not only as a personal best, but as the second-fastest 3000m run by a McMaster woman.


Read about all the winners at Marauders.ca.

Also check out the Athletic Awards Program with write-ups all on nominated athletes and award winners. It includes an article on the continued success of the women's cross country program. Dr. Mary E. Keyes award winning Victoria Coates. A nice photo of Madeline McDonald while talking about the rookies this year. Our cross country MVPs Lionel Sanders and Victoria Coates with mentions of Victoria Coates' as CIS Bronze Medalist, CIS First Team All-Canadian, OUA First Team All-Star, two-time Athlete of the Week, Lindsay Carson as CIS First Team All-Canadian, Athlete of the Week, Madeline McDonald as CIS Second Team All-Canadian, OUA First Team All-Star, Courtney Patterson as OUA Second Team All-Star, and Stephanie MacNeill as OUA Second Team All-Star. On the Cross Country men's side, OUA first team All-Star Taylor Reid, OUA and CIS Second team All-Star Lionel Sanders. Track MVPs Scott Hutchinson and Jessica Tat, with mentions of Athletes of the Week Victoria Coates, Madeline McDonald, Scott Hutchinson, and Jeremy Walsh.

McMaster Athletics Major Award Reciepients

Congratulations to all the winners, nominees, athletes, coaches and trainers that made the 2012-2013 season fantastic.