athletics
SFU Olympians: Red Leafs who performed on the world stage
September 15, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Though the 2024 Paris Olympics have now come to an end, we should still take pride in the performances current and former SFU athletes showed during the two weeks of competitions. Six athletes competing in the games have ties to the Red Leafs, competing both for Team Canada and Team USA. Justina Di Stasio - Wrestling Team Canada - women’s 76 kg [caption id="attachment_129108" align="alignnone" width="225"] ILLUSTRATION: Cliff Ebora / The Peak[/caption] Di Stasio wrestled for SFU from 2010–2014, and went on to earn silver and gold medals at the 2015 Toronto and 2019 Lima…
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There is no good reason not to change the name of our sports teams
June 22, 2020By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor The recent Black Lives Matter protests around the world have turned a new page in the chapter of global anti-racist conversations. Locally, SFU’s athletics teams’ name has once again been the subject of critical scrutiny. Admittedly,…
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The week ahead in SFU Sports: November 25–December 7
November 22, 2019By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor With the Fall 2019 semester winding down, the week of November 25–December 2 offers an extremely limited schedule for fans hoping to cheer on the Clan. Men’s basketball and hockey are the only two teams…
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Peak Sports Mailbag: Week 2
September 7, 2019By: Dylan Webb - Sports editor Hello readers of The Peak sports section, My name is Dylan Webb and I’m the new sports editor and this week's host for the inaugural Peak Sports Mailbag. The Peak Sports Mailbag was introduced…
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Do Michael Phelps and Caster Semenya both share an unfair competitive advantage?
May 18, 2019By: Ana Staskevich, Staff Writer; Alison Wick, Arts Editor Introduced and compiled by: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor In a May 2 Washington Post article titled “We celebrated Michael Phelps’s genetic differences. Why punish Caster Semenya for hers?” Monica Hesse criticizes…
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Professor petitions SFU Clan to abandon team name
September 5, 2017A Simon Fraser University professor has launched a petition calling on the university to change the name of its sports team because of the apparent similarity to the name of an American hate group. The petition asserts that the athletics…
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SFU athletes clinch best season yet in collegiate sports
July 3, 2017By: Aliocha Perriard-Abdoh Simon Fraser University athletes are setting the bar high for themselves next season, having just come off their most successful year ever in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) division. The university secured a 15th place finish…
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SFU a big participant in Fraser Valley Walk for ALS
June 15, 2017By: Aliocha Perriard-Abdoh Simon Fraser University students demonstrated their commitment to engaging with the community at an event that took place in Abbotsford on June 10 in order to raise funds and awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The eleventh annual…
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SFU’s legendary wrestling coach Mike Jones retires after four decades
June 5, 2017By: Aliocha Perriard-Abdoh SFU wrestling team head coach Mike Jones has retired after 41 years of coaching at the university. Since coming to SFU in 1976, he has become a legendary figure in the sport of wrestling. Jones has coached male…
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Nobody pays attention to your workout clothes
February 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_323" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo by Brandon Hillier[/caption] In pursuit of that perfect sideways bathroom selfie, society today is told that simply exercising won’t cut it. We must also look the part as we strive towards a healthier lifestyle through…
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