Meet the Clan
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 on the mental game. Although the physical fundamentals are certainly important — and a challenge in their own right — the most important aspect of golf is keeping your head in the game: not getting too flustered when you hit a bad shot and not getting ahead of yourself when you’re shooting well. This is something freshman Michelle Waters knows…
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Meet the Clan: Lindsey Butterworth
March 9, 2015[caption id="attachment_990" align="alignnone" width="2400"] Though Lindsey Butterworth was initially unimpressed with SFU, she came around and has had tremendous success on the Clan track and field team. Image Credit: Hamed Yaghoubi Shahir /The Peak[/caption] Track and field requires confidence, determination,…
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Meet the Clan: Danielle Raison
February 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_616" align="alignnone" width="2549"] Shortstop Danielle Raison has proven to be a key part of the Clan’s success — she is currently second on the team in runs scored with 10. Image Credit: Brandon Hillier /The…
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Meet the Clan: Jared Eng
February 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_365" align="alignnone" width="4928"] Last year, defenceman Jared Eng led all defencemen on the team with 20 points in 23 games, and is following that up with another strong season, clocking 12 points in 21 games. Image Credit: Brandon Hillier[/caption]…
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Meet the Clan: Rachel Fradgley
February 2, 2015[caption id="attachment_62" align="alignnone" width="1353"] Although the London, ON native was homesick at first, a trip home gave her the perspective she needed to carry on. Image Credit: Brandon Hillier/ The Peak[/caption] “During Christmas, it’s weird because there’s not as…
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Meet the Clan: Rachel Fradgley
February 2, 2015“During Christmas, it’s weird because there’s not as much snow,” muses London, ON native Rachel Fradgley about her new home in the Lower Mainland. “But the weather here is so much nicer than Ontario. It feels like spring. I really…
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Meet the Clan: Josh Kim
January 26, 2015Which sport do you follow? Is it hockey, soccer, or basketball? Most likely, you like whichever sport is your favourite because of the environment in which you were raised. Considering you spend most of your formative years with your family,…
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Meet the Clan: Brit Townsend
January 12, 2015“Everything has changed here over the years,” cross country and track head coach Brit Townsend reflects on her time at SFU. “The facilities have changed. I would even say the students have changed, the type of students.” Townsend has had…
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Meet the Clan: Sango Niang
January 6, 2015“I’ve just got to teach them that they’re not going to start off playing good, but just keep your head up and be positive,” Sango Niang, now one of the captains of the men’s basketball team, explains what he feels…
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Meet the Clan: Kelsey Robinson
November 24, 2014School can be a grind in and of itself, aside from whatever job, sport, or extracurricular activities you may have. We all complain about the workload — or at least make self-deprecating jokes about how our time management skills have…
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