BURLINGTON, Ont. – On Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 23), Ontario University Athletics (OUA) announced the All-Stars and major award winners for the 2024 women's rugby season, with a total of eight Gryphons women's rugby players receiving conference-wide recognition as OUA All-Stars, including Addy Holmes who was named "OUA Player of the Year."
Back three player Addy Holmes takes home "OUA Player of the Year" honours for the 2024 season, becoming the first Gryphon since Julia Schell in 2016 to take home OUA MVP honours. Holmes, in her second season as a Gryphon, had a sensational season, scoring a conference-high 15 tries, six more than the next closest player. The criminal justice major from Waterloo was also named an OUA First Team All-Star for the first time.
Alongside Holmes, and making their third appearance on the OUA All-Star team, are First Team All-Stars
Kennedy Feasby,
Taylor McKnight and
Natalie Armatage. For Feasby and McKnight, this marks the third consecutive season they have been recognized as conference First Team All-Stars, while Armatage earns OUA First Team All-Star status for the second time in her career. Centre
Lara Jorgensen rounds out the Gryphons OUA First Team All-Star selections as it marks her second straight season being named to the first team. A trio of Gryphons are featured on the OUA Second Team which includes
Stephanie Svaikauskas securing her spot as an all-star for the second time.
Abby Auger and
Tausani Levale have earned their first provincial all-star nod to round out the eight U of G stars recognized for their outstanding seasons helping lead the Gryphons to a 5-1 record in 2024. The Gryphons are one win away from winning their 18th OUA Championship in school history as they head to Nixon Field in Kingston this Friday (Oct. 25) to battle the defending OUA champion, Queen's Gaels.
Gryphons Women's Rugby – 2024 OUA First Team All-Stars
Natalie Armatage (Fly Half)
Lara Jorgensen (Centre)
Addy Holmes (Back Three)
Kennedy Feasby (Back Row)
Taylor McKnight (Hooker)
Gryphons Women's Rugby – 2024 OUA Second Team All-Stars
Tausani Levale (Centre)
Abby Auger (Back Row)
Stephanie Svaikauskas (Second Row)
2024 OUA Major Award Winners
Rookie of the Year: Kennedi Stevenson, Queen's Gaels
Player of the Year: Adelaide Holmes, Guelph Gryphons
Community Service Award: Raven Shulist, Waterloo Warriors
Coach of the Year: Spencer Robinson, York Lions
2024 OUA Women's Rugby First Team All-Stars
Fly Half: Natalie Armatage, Guelph Gryphons
Scrum Half: Abbie Wade, Brock Badgers
Prop: Jordyn Schneppenheim, Queen's Gaels
Prop: Tattyannah Jackson, Queen's Gaels
Centre: Lara Jorgensen, Guelph Gryphons
Centre: Maddy Donnelly, Queen's Gaels
Back Three: Addy Holmes, Guelph Gryphons
Back Three: Kennedi Stevenson, Queen's Gaels
Back Three: Natasha Brooks, Waterloo Warriors
Back Row: Kennedy Feasby, Guelph Gryphons
Back Row: Lizzie Gibson, Queen's Gaels
Back Row: Siobhan Sheerin, Queen's Gaels
Hooker: Taylor McKnight, Guelph Gryphons
Second Row: Izzy Page, Queen's Gaels
Second Row: Osa Olaye, McMaster Marauders
2024 OUA Women's Rugby Second Team All-Stars
Fly Half: Paige DeNeve, Brock Badgers
Prop: Mary Adewa, Toronto Varsity Blues
Prop: Laura Brown, Brock Badgers
Centre: Tausani Levale, Guelph Gryphons
Centre: Taylor Wood, McMaster Marauders
Back Three: Taylor Macdonald, Western Mustangs
Back Three: Abby Byers, Laurier Golden Hawks
Back Three: Bailey Froese, Toronto Varsity Blues
Back Row: Abby Auger, Guelph Gryphons
Back Row: Verena Marsig, McMaster Marauders
Back Row: Emma Yang, Toronto Varsity Blues
Hooker: Jocelyn Whittal, Western Mustangs
Second Row: Maxie Grant, Queen's Gaels
Second Row: Stephanie Svaikauskas, Guelph Gryphons
