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The Chronicle November 29, 2011 45 Tyler Richards The Chronicle She’s capta<strong>in</strong> of the row<strong>in</strong>g team, particip<strong>at</strong>es <strong>in</strong> numerous events throughout the year <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g orient<strong>at</strong>ion week <strong>at</strong> the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g of each year, holds down a part-time job <strong>and</strong> despite the fact th<strong>at</strong> the row<strong>in</strong>g team practices twice a day six times a week Christie Attwood ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>s an honour roll st<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g. Over the years s<strong>in</strong>ce, the k<strong>in</strong>esiology student jo<strong>in</strong>ed the row<strong>in</strong>g team, shes has done her best to promote the team’s presence <strong>in</strong> not only <strong>UOIT</strong>, but <strong>Durham</strong> College as well. This year the row<strong>in</strong>g team set a <strong>UOIT</strong> record for <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> the first sports team from the school to compete <strong>at</strong> the n<strong>at</strong>ional level. “I’ve always been <strong>in</strong>to sports. In high school I played volleyball <strong>and</strong> soccer for all four years. When I came to school it wasn’t the first th<strong>in</strong>g on my m<strong>in</strong>d, but about halfway through my first year one of my friends <strong>in</strong>troduced me to row<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> the school <strong>and</strong> I have been hooked ever s<strong>in</strong>ce,” said Attwood who is capta<strong>in</strong> of the row<strong>in</strong>g team. She particip<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> her first n<strong>at</strong>ional championship this month when the <strong>UOIT</strong> row<strong>in</strong>g team competed <strong>in</strong> the Canadian University Row<strong>in</strong>g Associ<strong>at</strong>ion f<strong>in</strong>als <strong>in</strong> Well<strong>and</strong>. “You know it was a really good experience, someth<strong>in</strong>g I am def<strong>in</strong>itely go<strong>in</strong>g to remember forever, not just for plac<strong>in</strong>g fourth, but for just <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> there,” she said. Ken Babcock, the Athletic Director for both <strong>UOIT</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Durham</strong>, has noth<strong>in</strong>g but good th<strong>in</strong>gs to say about Attwood. “Not only is she a varsity <strong>at</strong>hlete here <strong>at</strong> the school, she is also a student <strong>at</strong> the university <strong>and</strong> a valued member of our part-time staff here <strong>at</strong> the <strong>at</strong>hletic centre. “She’s <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> every aspect of our row<strong>in</strong>g team. She is <strong>in</strong> the row<strong>in</strong>g executive, she Sports Last season for chief rower <strong>UOIT</strong> row<strong>in</strong>g capta<strong>in</strong> Christie Attwood mov<strong>in</strong>g on Al Fournier THE IDEAL STUDENT: In 2010 Christie Attwood won the <strong>UOIT</strong> leadership award, ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed an honour roll average throughout the entire school year, held down a part-time job <strong>and</strong> took part <strong>in</strong> numerous other activities throughout the year. <strong>Durham</strong> College coach w<strong>in</strong>s ECBA achievement award Big Picky The Chronicle Follow<strong>in</strong>g another fantastic season with the men’s baseball team <strong>Durham</strong> College, Sam Dempster has been awarded the European Baseball Coaches Associ<strong>at</strong>ion Career Achievement Award. Dempster is also head coach of the Gre<strong>at</strong> Brita<strong>in</strong> baseball team, <strong>and</strong> is <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> recognized for his work both with Team Gre<strong>at</strong> Brita<strong>in</strong> <strong>and</strong> the <strong>Durham</strong> Lords. Lead<strong>in</strong>g Gre<strong>at</strong> Brita<strong>in</strong> to an 8-6 victory over Israel July 27, Dempster helped secure their place as the 2012 European championships, Dempster returned to Canada to coach the men’s baseball program <strong>at</strong> the college. In 19 years with the Lords, Dempster has only had one los<strong>in</strong>g season, rack<strong>in</strong>g up seven CIBA Ontario championships, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g this year’s w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g effort. In addition to his work with the college <strong>and</strong> Team Gre<strong>at</strong> Brita<strong>in</strong>, Dempster is an associ<strong>at</strong>e scout for the Milwaukee Brewers <strong>in</strong> Major League Baseball. Dempster hopes he will be arriv<strong>in</strong>g back <strong>at</strong> the college next fall with another European Championships medal <strong>and</strong> another CIBA w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g team. does a lot of beh<strong>in</strong>d-the-scenes stuff rel<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g to row<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> she is very active <strong>in</strong> promot<strong>in</strong>g the row<strong>in</strong>g program. Christie’s contributions on all of those levels have been very impressive, she’s always there <strong>at</strong> every event will<strong>in</strong>g to help out, she’s <strong>at</strong> other events th<strong>at</strong> aren’t her own events will<strong>in</strong>g to help out <strong>and</strong> she’s a real pleasure to have work<strong>in</strong>g for us as a student,” said Babcock. Once row<strong>in</strong>g is over Attwood does get to have a little fun. “Dur<strong>in</strong>g the row<strong>in</strong>g season we (the team) don’t get to go out to bars <strong>and</strong> party <strong>and</strong> we’re very, very focused. To me I th<strong>in</strong>k you gotta do a little bit of everyth<strong>in</strong>g. If you go 100 per cent row<strong>in</strong>g you don’t really focus on school <strong>and</strong> if you go 100 per cent school you lose a little of the fun part of university. You need to prioritize --- school comes first, row<strong>in</strong>g comes second <strong>and</strong> then if I have time to go out on a Thursday night awesome, <strong>and</strong> if I don’t, I don’t.” Attwood has also ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed a part-time job as a front desk clerk <strong>at</strong> the campus recre<strong>at</strong>ion centre on campus for the last four years. “Luckily for me the rec centre is an <strong>easy</strong> place to work. My bosses are gre<strong>at</strong>, they underst<strong>and</strong> th<strong>at</strong> I row <strong>and</strong> let me pick my shifts so I can work it <strong>in</strong>to Aust<strong>in</strong> Rogers The Chronicle Lords volleyball player Dave McMann became the team’s all-time scor<strong>in</strong>g leader on Nov .19 as the Lords won 3-0 aga<strong>in</strong>st Boreal. McMann recorded six po<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>and</strong> five blocks <strong>in</strong> the game, br<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g his career totals to 610 <strong>and</strong> 148 respectively. “Dave is an outst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g player,” said Lords coach Andrew H<strong>in</strong>chey. “Middles <strong>in</strong> this my schedule,” she said. “Work for me has never been a priority. Obviously I need to work because I need to pay for school, but it ends up fitt<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to my schedule really well. If I had any other job I don’t know if I would be able to do it.” Michelle Roberts is one of Attwood’s bosses <strong>at</strong> the CRWC. “She’s awesome! She takes on a leadership role, she’s very confident <strong>in</strong> wh<strong>at</strong> she does, she’ll go the extra mile for the client <strong>and</strong> she takes time to ask questions <strong>and</strong> f<strong>in</strong>d out the <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion she needs to do her job effectively.” Wh<strong>at</strong> isn’t lost on Attwood is school; it has always been her number one. “In my first <strong>and</strong> second year I wasn’t an honour roll student, but I did get good grades, high 70s. It was really l<strong>at</strong>er on <strong>in</strong> my program when I started to push my grades higher, for a post-gradu<strong>at</strong>e degree <strong>in</strong> my program you need really high grades to get <strong>in</strong>to the programs. “At this po<strong>in</strong>t I’m not go<strong>in</strong>g to pursue a gradu<strong>at</strong>e (degree), you know I have been <strong>in</strong> school for so long it will just be nice to take a break from it all,” said Attwood. But Attwood, who has been <strong>in</strong> post-secondary school for the last five years, says com<strong>in</strong>g back to school isn’t off the table. She was supposed to gradu<strong>at</strong>e last year, but decided to take more classes <strong>and</strong> further her educ<strong>at</strong>ion. She said one of the proudest moments of her academic career was carry<strong>in</strong>g the banner for her faculty last year when she was supposed to gradu<strong>at</strong>e. “It’s really special because usually only people who are gradu<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g carry the banner, but the fact th<strong>at</strong> they chose me, someone who wasn’t gradu<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g really stuck to me,” Attwood said. But for now she wants to get a job <strong>and</strong> maybe work <strong>in</strong> sports, an area she is quite familiar with. McMann spikes his way to the leaderboard game do not get enough recognition because their position is the hardest position to play. Dave works hard every practice <strong>and</strong> his hard work really started to pay off last year.” McMann was not the lead<strong>in</strong>g scorer <strong>in</strong> the game, however; Jeremy Hoekstra <strong>and</strong> Jordan McFarlane scored 9 po<strong>in</strong>ts each. The Lords returned home on Thursday, Nov. 24 aga<strong>in</strong>st Trent.
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