GNAC
Clan track and field starts outdoor season with a bang
April 7, 2015[caption id="attachment_990" align="alignnone" width="2400"] Image Credit: Hamed Yaghoubi Shahir /The Peak[/caption] The Clan opened the outdoor track and field season at the UBC Open with a strong showing. A total of five athletes earned automatic invitations to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship later in April. On the men’s side, the long jump was heavily dominated by SFU, as two athletes reached the qualifying standard for the GNAC championship (6.86 metres). Topping the leaderboard with the longest jump was Vladislav Tsygankov with a jump of 7.37 metres. Vladis Moldavanov’s jump of 7.15 metres, Jerry He’s 6.85 metres, and Andy Vo’s…
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SFU’s top athletes honoured at the Clan awards banquet
April 7, 2015[caption id="attachment_2194" align="alignnone" width="980"] The women’s Athlete of the Year went to two athletes: track and fielder Lindsey Butterworth and women’s basketball star Erin Chambers. Photo courtesy of SFU Athletics[/caption] The Clan Athletic Awards Banquet, held last Wednesday at the…
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SFU football athletes participate at CFL regional combine
March 30, 2015[caption id="attachment_1977" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Wide receiver Bibake Uppal notched a second-place finish in the three-cone drill. Photo courtesy of Surrey Now[/caption] Last Monday, six Clan football graduates headed to Edmonton to participate in the CFL regional combine. The players hoped…
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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…
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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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Clan swim team shows marked improvement at nationals
March 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_1720" align="alignnone" width="1500"] Adrian VanderHelm blazed a trail for the Clan’s future male athletes. Image courtesy of Burnaby Now.[/caption] SFU’s swim team made a strong statement during the NCAA Division II National Championships in Indianapolis, IN. From Wednesday, March…
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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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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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Women’s golf aim to become GNAC contenders
March 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_1524" align="alignnone" width="800"] Image courtesy of SFU Athletics[/caption] With their Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship just over a month away, the SFU women’s golf team started the spring season off with a 10th-place finish at the Tim Tierney…
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