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Swimming Marty Konecny & Dan Polischuk

Laurier adds three medals, Pardy earns coach of the year honours at OUA swimming championship

TORONTO, Ont.- The Laurier Golden Hawks capped a historic OUA swimming championships with three more medals in the final session.

Katie Cosgriffe won gold in the Para 100-metre freestyle, Alec Elliot captured gold in the Para 50-metre freestyle and the men's 4x100-metre freestyle relay claimed bronze in a program-record time.

Laurier finished the championship with 10 medals - six gold, one silver and three bronze - including eight individual podium finishes and two relay medals.

Head coach Cathy Pardy was also honoured as OUA Men's Coach of the Year - the second time in the past three seasons she received the distinction. 

Eight Golden Hawks advanced to finals on the third day of competition. Over the course of the meet, Laurier swimmers appeared in 34 individual finals.

The final session began with the traditional graduate walk, where each school's graduating swimmers crossed the bulkhead and were introduced to the crowd. Laurier recognized five graduates - Cooper McKay, Kenzy Khattab, Marty Konecny, Morgan Pequin and Will Bryer.

In the pool, the women's 4x50-metre medley relay team of Cosgriffe, Olivia Frost, Emma Young and Catherine Tenai placed eighth. The men's team - Tyler Greenwood, John Ryan, Andy Jiang and Callum MacGregor - finished fifth.

George Radic and Jiang competed in the B final of the men's 200-metre butterfly, placing 10th and 11th overall, respectively. Greg Hayward followed with a victory in the B final of the 100-metre freestyle to finish ninth overall.

Cosgriffe secured her second gold medal of the meet in the Para 100-metre freestyle, while Elliot earned his third gold with a win in the Para 50-metre freestyle.

Ryan added another B final win in the 50-metre breaststroke, touching first in a tightly contested race to place ninth overall.

In the 200-metre backstroke, Carson Pyzer finished 14th overall after racing in the B final, while Bryer placed eighth in the A final.

Laurier closed the meet in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay. The women's team of Olivia Francis, Eadaoin McGrath, Addison Card and Pequin finished sixth. On the men's side, Radic, Hayward, Griffin Oldman and Bryer combined for a bronze medal in a program-record performance.

The Golden Hawks will compete next at the U SPORTS Swimming Championships, hosted by McMaster University, from March 12-14.

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Players Mentioned

Marty Konecny

Marty Konecny

5' 11"
2nd Year
2
Kenzy Khattab

Kenzy Khattab

5' 5"
1st Year
1
Morgan Pequin

Morgan Pequin

5' 10"
1st Year
1
Cooper McKay

Cooper McKay

6' 1"
1st Year
1
Katie Cosgriffe

Katie Cosgriffe

5' 8"
2nd Year
2
Olivia Francis

Olivia Francis

5' 6"
3rd Year
3
Olivia Frost

Olivia Frost

5' 7"
2nd Year
2
Tyler Greenwood

Tyler Greenwood

6' 0"
3rd Year
3
Griffin Oldman

Griffin Oldman

6' 3"
2nd Year
2
John Ryan

John Ryan

6' 2"
2nd Year
2

Players Mentioned

Marty Konecny

Marty Konecny

5' 11"
2nd Year
2
Kenzy Khattab

Kenzy Khattab

5' 5"
1st Year
1
Morgan Pequin

Morgan Pequin

5' 10"
1st Year
1
Cooper McKay

Cooper McKay

6' 1"
1st Year
1
Katie Cosgriffe

Katie Cosgriffe

5' 8"
2nd Year
2
Olivia Francis

Olivia Francis

5' 6"
3rd Year
3
Olivia Frost

Olivia Frost

5' 7"
2nd Year
2
Tyler Greenwood

Tyler Greenwood

6' 0"
3rd Year
3
Griffin Oldman

Griffin Oldman

6' 3"
2nd Year
2
John Ryan

John Ryan

6' 2"
2nd Year
2