EDMONTON (CIS) – First-year Gryphon Katelyn Ayers was named the CIS Track and Field Rookie of the year on Thursday morning prior to the start of the 2014 CIS indoor track and field championships.
 
Ayers, a science-agriculture student from Orillia, Ont., suffered only one defeat in CIS action as a freshman. Also nominated for the track athlete-of-the-year award, she is currently second in the national rankings in the 1000m (2:45.32), trailing only CIS track MVP Jenna Westaway of Calgary. 
 
At the OUA championships, Ayers received the Dr. Wendy Jerome Trophy as the top female performer after she claimed gold in the 600m and 800m, while also anchoring the Guelph relays to silver-medal finishes in the 4x400 and 4x800. She also broke the Canadian junior record on 1000m over the course of the season. 
 
The other nominees were Abbi Finnan of StFX (AUS), Marie-Colombe St-Pierre of Laval (RSEQ) and Regan Yee of Trinity Western (Canada West).
 
The three-day CIS meet runs from Thursday to Saturday at the University of Alberta's Universiade Pavilion. Selected events will be webcast throughout the championships on www.CIS-SIC.tv. 
 
CHAMPIONSHIP WEBSITE: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/trackfield/index
 
 
2013-2014 CIS SEASON AWARDS
 
Women
 
Athlete of the year (track events): Jenna Westaway, Calgary
Athlete of the year (field events): Sabrina Nettey, Trinity Western
Rookie of the year: Katelyn Ayers, Guelph
Student-athlete community service award: Rebecca Haworth, Dalhousie
 
Men
 
Athlete of the year (track events): Mathieu Sturkenboom, Sherbrooke
Athlete of the year (field events): Marc-Antoine Lafrenaye-Dugas, Sherbrooke
Rookie of the year: Aaron Hernandez, Lethbridge
Student-athlete community service award: Andrew Dargie, Calgary
 
2014 CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE (selected events webcast daily at www.CIS-SIC.tv)
 
Thursday, March 6
14:30   Weight Throw (W) Final
15:00   60m Hurdles (W) Pentathlon
15:15   60m Hurdles (M) Pentathlon
15:45   High Jump (W) Pentathlon
16:00   Long Jump (M) Pentathlon
17:15   Shot Put (M) Pentathlon
18:00   60m (W) Heats
18:10   60m (M) Heats
18:15   Shot Put (W) Pentathlon
18:30   High Jump (M) Pentathlon
19:00   60m (W) Final
19:10   60m (M) Final
19:30   Long Jump (W) Pentathlon
19:30   600m (W) Heats
19:45   600m (M) Heats
20:00   4x200m Relay (W) Heats
20:20   4x200m Relay (M) Heats
20:45   1000m (M) Pentathlon
21:00   800m (W) Pentathlon
 
Friday, March 7
16:30   Shot Put (W) Final
16:30   60m Hurdles (W) Heats
16:45   60m Hurdles (M) Heats
17:00   Long Jump (M) Final
17:00   Pole Vault (W) Final
17:00   1000m (W) Final
17:10   1000m (M) Final
17:30   60m Hurdles (M) Final
17:40   60m Hurdles (W) Final
17:50   300m (W) Heats
18:05   300m (M) Heats
18:30   3000m (W) Final
18:50   3000m (M) Final
19:00   Weight Throw (M) Final
19:00   High Jump (M) Final
19:00   Long Jump (W) Final
19:40   300m (W) Final
19:50   300m (M) Final
20:00   4x800m Relay (W) Final
20:15   4x800m Relay (M) Final
 
Saturday, March 8
12:30   Triple Jump (W) Final
12:30   Pole Vault (M) Final
13:15   600m (W) Final
13:30   600m (M) Final
14:15   4x200m Relay (W) Final
14:25   4x200m Relay (M) Final
14:30   High Jump (W) Final
14:45   Triple Jump (M) Final
14:45   Shot Put (M) Final
14:45   1500m (W) Final
15:00   1500m (M) Final
16:00   4x400m Relay (W) Final
16:15   4x400m Relay (M) Final