ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – At the 2011 OUA Rowing Championships hosted by Brock University at the St. Catharines Henley Island, the Western Mustangs swept both the men’s and women’s team titles.

In the history of OUA rowing, it was the Western men’s 25th conference title and the women’s 21st.

The Western men put together one of top finishes in the history of the OUA Rowing Championships, winning gold in seven of the eight races, which included the men’s LWT 1x, HWT 1x, LWT 4+, LWT 8, HWT 4+, HWT 8 and LWT 2x.

Capturing gold in the HWT 2x was the host Badgers. Brock finished second to Western in six of the seven races.

On the women’s side, the Mustangs captured three gold including the heavyweight 4+ and 8 and the lightweight 4.

Winning gold in the other five events were Queen’s (LWT 8 and LWT 1x), Brock (HWT 2x), Ottawa (LWT 2x) and Laurentian (HWT 1x).

Rounding out the top three placings on the men’s side were Brock and Queen’s. Queen’s and Brock finish second and third overall in the women’s overall team standings.