CIS Top 10: Seven Western Mustangs teams listed in latest national rankings
February 10, 2015
Seven Western Mustangs teams find themselves in the latest CIS Top 10 rankings, with women’s hockey, women’s and men’s swimming, women’s and men’s track and field, and women’s and men’s wrestling listed in the most recent national rankings.
Women’s Hockey As they head into the final week of OUA regular season action the Mustangs women’s hockey team holds onto their third place spot in this week’s Top 10 rankings. The Mustangs picked up a pair of victories this past week, with a 3-1 win over Guelph on February 7, followed by a 2-1 win over Brock the next day.
Other OUA teams listed in this week’s rankings include Queen’s in fifth, Guelph in sixth, and Toronto in tenth.
The purple and white close out the regular season with a pair of home games this weekend; facing off against Queen’s on Friday, February 13, before taking on UOIT on Saturday, February 14, at Thompson Arena. Game time for both games is set for 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S HOCKEY (regular season record) / (previous ranking)
- Montreal (14-3-0) / (1)
- McGill (13-4-0) / (2)
- Western (18-1-3) / (3)
- Alberta (19-6-1) / (5)
- Queen’s (15-4-3) / (4)
- Guelph (16-3-3) / (6)
- UBC (17-5-4) / (9)
- StFX (20-4-0) / (7)
- Manitoba (18-7-1) / (8)
- Toronto (16-4-3) / (10)
Swimming After a successful weekend at the OUA Championships, which saw the Mustangs swimming teams take home 31 medals to place second in both the men’s and women’s overall team competition, both the women’s and men’s swimming teams are in this week’s Top 10, with the women holding onto sixth place while the men claim the ninth place spot.
On the women’s side, other OUA teams ranked include Toronto in third, Ottawa in eighth, and McMaster in ninth. In the men’s rankings, OUA teams joining the Mustangs are Toronto in second, Ottawa in sixth, and McMaster in seventh.
The Mustangs will now focus their attention on the CIS Swimming Championships, which will be hosted by the University of Victoria from February 19-21.
WOMEN’S SWIMMING (points) / (previous ranking)
- UBC 624 points / (1)
- Montreal 488 / (2)
- Toronto 372 / (3)
- Calgary 255 / (4)
- Laval 207 / (5)
- Western 169 / (6)
- Dalhousie 168 / (7)
- Ottawa 93 / (9)
- McMaster 86 / (10)
- McGill 80 / (8)
MEN’S SWIMMING
(points) / (previous ranking)
- UBC 687 points / (1)
- Toronto 449 / (2)
- Alberta 242 / (3)
- Victoria 239 / (5)
- Calgary 229 / (4)
- Ottawa 146 / (7)
- McMaster 141 / (10)
- Laval 112 / (NR)
- Western 111 / (NR)
- McGill 100 / (T8)
Track & Field After a solid performance from athletes competing at both the Hillsdale Wide Track Classic and Meyo Invitational at Notre Dame this past week, the Western Mustangs women’s and men’s track and field teams are listed in this week’s national rankings, in third and eighth place, respectively.
In the women’s rankings, other OUA teams include Toronto in first, York in fourth, Guelph in fifth, and Windsor in seventh. On the men’s side, other OUA teams in this week’s ranking are Windsor in first, Guelph in second, Toronto in third, and York in fourth.
Next up the Mustangs will split again, with athletes competing at both the Windsor Team Challenge and Spire Division 1 Invitational, with both competitions running on February 13 and 14.
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD (points) / (previous ranking)
- Toronto 152 points / (1)
- Trinity Western 66.5 / (3)
- Western 66 / (2)
- York 54.5 / (4)
- Guelph 50.5 / (5)
- Saskatchewan 45.5 / (6)
- Windsor 36.5 / (7)
- Alberta 30 / (8)
- Sherbrooke 29 / (9)
- Manitoba 21.33 / (NR)
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD (points) / (previous ranking)
- Windsor 89.5 points / (2)
- Guelph 77 / (1)
- Toronto 72.5 / (4)
- York 69 / (3)
- Laval 53 / (5)
- Trinity Western 49.5 / (8)
- Victoria 49 / (7)
- Western 48.5 / (6)
- Sherbrooke 32 / (9)
- Lethbridge 23 / (NR)
Wrestling After having a week off, both the women’s and men’s wrestling teams made the most recent national rankings, with the women’s team making a return to fifth place, while the men’s team is up three spots from last week to take seventh place.
The women’s team is joined by three other OUA teams, with Brock in first, Guelph in fourth, and Lakehead in eighth. The men’s team is joined by Brock in third, McMaster in a tie for fourth place, and Guelph in ninth.
Well-rested, the Mustangs will now look to take home some hardware at the upcoming OUA Championships, which are being hosted in Sudbury by Laurentian University on Saturday, February 14.
WOMEN’S WRESTLING
(points) / (previous ranking)
- Brock 52 points / (1)
- Calgary 44 / (T2)
- Alberta 40 / (T2)
- Guelph 36 / (4)
- Western 28 / (NR)
- Saskatchewan 22 / (6)
- Regina 21 / (7)
- Lakehead 19 / (5)
- Concordia 13 / (9)
- Winnipeg 7 / (10)
MEN’S WRESTLING (previous ranking) / (points)
- Fraser Valley 63 points / (1)
- Winnipeg 45 / (3)
- Brock 44 / (2)
- Alberta 41 / (4)
- McMaster 41 / (6)
- Calgary 3 / (T7)
- Western 28 / (10)
- Saskatchewan 26 / (T7)
- Guelph 25 / (5)
- Concordia 24 / (NR)
For more information please contact:
Tony von Richter
Manager, Communications and Media Relations
Western Mustangs
Office: 519-661-2111 ext. 83089
Cell: 519-709-1858
Email: tvonrich@uwo.ca
