OSHAWA, Ont. – Treyton Cowell (Craighurst, Ont.) has been named an Ontario University Athletics (OUA) second team all-star following his performance at the men's curling championship in Guelph.
 
Cowell, second stone for the Ridgebacks, joined Ryerson's Westen Oryniak (skip) and Guelph's Gavin Lydiate (vice) and Dal Del Conte (lead) on the second team.
 
He was key in the Ridgebacks winning the tiebreaker to qualify for the quarter-final in the pre-game draw to the button team total. As a front-end player, his strong sweeping and judge of weight was also crucial to the confidence of the skip on his last stone, which was a difference maker in the extra end win against Trent when skip Gavin Hinton drew the four foot for the win.  
 
"When his teammates, and myself, see Trey going off and on sweeping a draw shot down the sheet, we know that the shot is made," said head coach Mike Stauffer. "Trey has a calm demeanor about him which comes from his years of competitive curling. His experience helped anchor the Ridgebacks this season as a young team."
 
Cowell is the first Ridgeback to receive the all-star honour since the program started in 2011-12.
 
His individual performance also helped Ontario Tech reach the OUA quarter-final for only the second time in program history, last happening in 2015.