Calla Humphries
women’s track and field
According to track and field head coach Melody Torcolacci, middle-distance runner Calla Humphries has had a slow and steady season.
“She rebounded nicely from an injury in the summer, and she’s come a long way. She’s been slow and steady in of getting back into shape.”
But at last weekend’s meet at Cornell, nothing could slow the veteran athlete down. Leading medal production for the weekend, Humphries brought home gold medals in both the 500- metre race and in the 4×400-metre relay with Jan Stirling, Angela King and Joanna Stanisz.
“Definitely at Cornell, the Calla of old re-emerged. Her fitness is definitely coming,” Torcolacci said. In her last year at Queen’s, Humphries holds the second best 500-metre time and the fifth best 600-metre time in the University’s history. “She’s been one of the most consistent and one of the best athletes in Queen’s history,” Torcolacci said.
“She’s what I would call a sleeper for the [provincial championships]. She’s quite capable of coming in
under the radar and being in the OUA final.” She said the competition won’t be targeting her because she isn’t ranked in the top 15 in Ontario. This will be Humphries’ final trip to the provincial championships because she will graduate from teacher’s college in the spring.
“We’re really going to miss her when she graduates this year,” Torcolacci said. “She’s going to be
out there teaching and coaching, and kids are going to love her.”
Brady Olsen
men’s hockey
After he scored two goals against Ryerson and followed that performance up with a goal and an assist against the top-ranked University of Toronto last weekend, no longer could anyone accuse forward Brady Olsen of being in a slump. After a brief scoring dry spell, Olsen helped usher his team into their first playoff appearance in three years and his first with the Gaels.
He said it feels good to have reached their goal. He said he didn’t let his lack of points get to him.
“If I wasn’t getting chances to score, I’d be worried,” he said. “I was getting a lot of chances; the
puck just wasn’t going in.” He said he knew it was only a matter of time before he put the puck in the net. He said Gibson’s attitude helped him focus on what he needed to do.
Last week, Gibson challenged him to step up, and Olsen responded. “He put it pretty bluntly: that if I
didn’t start [scoring] I might be one of the guys sitting out.” He said he’s not worried about Wednesday’s loss to the University of Ottawa in the opening game of the quarter-finals because he nows the team is better than they were that night. “As a team, we didn’t play that well last night, so in a way, we got what we deserved,” he said. “We’re not looking at last night as anything to worry about.”
—By Erin Flegg and Brennan Leong
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