MCKELVEY, MARTIN NAMED OCAA RUGBY ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

TORONTO - The following have been named Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) rugby student-athletes of the week for the period ending Sunday, Oct. 30.

MALE: Graham McKelvey, Mohawk

Second-year centre Graham McKelvey (Brantford, Ont.) scored a pair of tries in Mohawk's 35-33 win over Fleming-Peterborough on Oct. 29 in an OCAA men's rugby qualifier. McKelvey doubled his 2011 offensive production in one match, having scored two tries in five matches during the regular season. With the win, Mohawk advances to the OCAA semi-final at Seneca on Nov. 5.

FEMALE: Caitlin Martin, Conestoga

Caitlin Martin (Waterloo, Ont.) scored four tries to lift Conestoga past Mohawk 70-12 on Oct. 29, and into the OCAA semi-finals. Her four tries gives Martin six total for the regular season. Conestoga finished in second place in the OCAA West region with a record of 3-3-0. Conestoga visits St. Lawrence-Kingston on Nov. 6 with a berth to the OCAA gold medal match on the line.

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