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CISAthletes of the week Swimmers Pierse Russell honoured Canada West OUA QSSF AUS Canada West OUA QSSF AUS CIS 5 Year Championship Schedule Womens Basketball Final 8 Round 1 East Regional Round 1 Central Regional Round 1 West Regional Mens Basketball Final 8 Cross Country Curling Womens Field Hockey Football Desjardins Vanier Cup Womens Ice Hockey Mens Ice Hockey University Cup Womens Rugby Womens Soccer Mens Soccer Swimming Track & Field Womens Volleyball Mens Volleyball Wrestling Basketball Cross Country Curling Field Hockey Ice Hockey Rugby Soccer Swimming Track & Field Volleyball Wrestling Basketball Curling Cross Country Football Ice Hockey Soccer Swimming Track & Field Volleyball Wrestling SSN Canada Website SSN Canada Webcast Schedule Le 5 Partant QSSF Basketball Show CIS Womens Hockey Weekly CIS Touchdown Football Show SSN Webcast Schedule Football Canada West OUA QSSF AUS Home Universiades FISU World University Championships StudentAthlete Info Members Info International Programs Committee About International Program Services International History Past Medalists Official BLG Website Past BLG Winners BLG Awards History History Past Winners Home ScheduleResults CIS Coaches Newsletter CANADA first News Athletes of the week Swimmers Pierse Russell honouredOTTAWA (CIS) Swimmers Annamay Pierse of UBC and Colin Russell of Toronto are the Canadian Interuniversity Sport female and male athletes of the week for the period ending February 22 2009Pierse a fifthyear student from Edmonton was named CIS female swimmer of the year for the second straight season after she set three championship marks including two in Canadian record time and collected five medals three golds and two silvers at last weekends CIS championships in Vancouver The national team member swept the breaststroke events for the second consecutive year at the CIS meet setting Canadian shortcourse records in the 200 (21859) and 100metre races (10516) and a championship mark on 50 metres (3071) Her time in the 200 was just 084 seconds off the world shortcourse record held by Australian Olympic gold medallist Leisel Jones (21775) Pierse finished fifth in the 200 breast and seventh with the Canadian 4 x 100 medley relay at last summers Olympics in BeijingStFX basketball player Ashley Stephen Laval swimmer Pamla FiliatraultVeilleux York volleyball player Nadia Reider and Calgary swimmer Erica Morningstar (Canada West conominee) were also nominated for the womens awardRussell a fourthyear arts and science student from Burlington Ont was named CIS male swimmer of the year after he shattered three meet marks including a pair i...