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Meet the Clan: Adrian VanderHelm
March 30, 2015[caption id="attachment_1964" align="alignnone" width="1313"] Only a freshman, Adrian VanderHelm is the first member of the men’s swim team to qualify for the National Championship. Image Credit: Brandon Hillier /The Peak[/caption] Adrian VanderHelm is the first member of SFU’s men’s swim team to qualify for the NCAA Div II National Championship — a feat he topped by also becoming the first male All-American swimmer at SFU. All in his freshman year. “It didn’t really sink in until I got there and I started to see the level of competition,” reflects Adrian on his experience at the national championship. “Coach Liam [Donnelly]…
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SFU football names new offensive coordinator
March 30, 2015[caption id="attachment_1970" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Joe Paopao replaces Jacques Chapdelaine, who was both the team’s head coach and offensive coordinator. Image courtesy of Ottawa Citizen[/caption] Last Wednesday, SFU Athletics announced Joe Paopao as the newly hired offensive coordinator of the SFU…
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Blagojevic and Koch return to face former team
March 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_1700" align="alignnone" width="1800"] Jovan Blagojevic described the pre-season matchup as “business” and not “friendly.” Image Credit: Hamed Yaghoubi Shahir /The Peak[/caption] Former SFU men’s soccer head coach Alan Koch and last year’s Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) player of…
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Meet the Clan: Michelle Waters
March 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_1689" align="alignnone" width="1132"] Although only in her first year, Michelle Waters is already one of the star golfers on the women’s golf team. Photo courtesy of Michelle Waters.[/caption] One reason golf is such a challenging sport is the emphasis…
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Clan lacrosse muzzle Huskies at home
March 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_1712" align="alignnone" width="960"] Image courtesy of SFU Lacrosse[/caption] An injured Clan lacrosse team executed a huge fourth quarter rally to top longtime conference rival University of Washington Huskies 13–8 on Terry Fox Field. The win brings the Clan to…
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SFU Hockey fall short at the BCIHL finals
March 17, 2015[caption id="attachment_1558" align="alignnone" width="1258"] Image courtesy of SFU Hockey[/caption] SFU has ended its regular season with a pair of losses on Friday and Saturday to the Selkirk College Saints at the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) finals. The…
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SFU track and field surprises with historic finish in Birmingham
March 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_793" align="alignnone" width="980"] Image courtesy of SFU Athletics[/caption] It was a stellar showing for the Clan in Birmingham, Alabama, where the team achieved a top 10 finish at an indoor event for the first time. Over Friday and Saturday,…
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Clan softball split Sunday doubleheader
March 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_1253" align="alignnone" width="980"] SFU were able to muster eight runs in game one, but only two in the second game. Image courtesy of SFU Athletics[/caption] Looking to bounce back from two losses to division rivals Central Washington the day…
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Women’s basketball ends after heartbreaking three-point loss
March 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_475" align="alignnone" width="1800"] Image Credit: Hamed Yaghoubi Shahir /The Peak[/caption] The SFU women’s basketball season came to an end Friday, March 6, when they lost 59–56 to the Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves in their second playoff game. The Clan held the…
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SFU men’s basketball head coach James Blake resigns
March 9, 2015[caption id="attachment_1068" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Image courtesy of Ron Hole (SFU Athletics).[/caption] SFU Athletics announced today that James Blake, who has served as the head coach of the men’s basketball program for five years — and the entirety of the time…
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