Mississauga, Ont. (December 15, 2008) – A number of Queen's rowers were honoured by Rowing Canada during its annual general meeting and award banquet which took place last week in Mississauga, Ont.

Among the recipients who currently attend Queen's were: Rob Ballard (Vancouver), John Barr (St. Catharines, Ont.), Rares Crisan (Mississauga, Ont.), Morgan Jarvis (Clearwater Bay, Ont.), Ryan Meyers (Kingston, Ont.), and Alex Meiklejohn (Toronto). Isolda Penny of Kingston, Ont. garnered Female Sculler of the Year and is a former graduate of Queen's University.

For a full recap of awards visit: http://www.rowingcanada.org/member_services/awards/2008_awards/  

28th Annual Awards Program - 28ième programme de remise des prix

Female sculler of the year – Rameuse en couple de l'année
Isolda Penney - Kingston Rowing Club

Female sweep crew of the year – Équipage féminin de l'année en aviron de pointe
Charlotte Brown, Emma Sheehan, #Alex Meiklejohn#, Kate Nay - St. Catharines Rowing Club

Male sweep crew of the year – Équipage masculin de l'année en aviron de pointe
Rob Ballard, Ryan Meyers - Kingston Rowing Club

RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – RECONNAISSANCE DES CHAMPIONS NATIONAUX
Under 23/Moins de 23 ans:
LM1x – John Barr- Ridley Graduate Boat Club
LM2- – Ryan Meyers, Robert Ballard - Kingston Rowing Club

Senior:
W1x – Isolda Penney - Kingston Rowing Club
LM2- – Rares Crisan, Morgan Jarvis - Kingston Rowing Club