NCAA
First year reflections with soccer’s Matt Hobson
November 24, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer After being projected to finish first this season, the men’s soccer season has come to a close after failing to advance to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II soccer championships. SFU boasted an impressive record this season, finishing second in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC), with a record of 11–5–1. First-place finishers, Northwest Nazarene, automatically clenched a playoff spot by clenching the division. While the three points separating SFU from Northwest Nazarene, kept the Red Leafs from holding a ticket to the playoffs. Unlike women’s soccer, there isn’t any GNAC championship that…
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SFU Football Alumni Spotlight: Mark Bailey
November 21, 2022By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer We often hear about SFU athletes who have stepped up or had a particularly impressive season, but what happens to those athletes when they graduate and leave SFU? For the final piece in this series,…
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The Rundown
November 21, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Cross Country SFU was denied a back-to-back Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship on November 5, after Western Washington captured both the men’s and women’s titles. SFU’s men’s team placed second with 52 points, while…
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Basketball coach Steve Hanson realistic about team expectations
November 9, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer The fall National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) season is coming to a close, which means the next round of athletes are gearing up for the start of their regular season competition. The start of a…
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A couple firsts for SFU golfers Aidan Goodfellow and Izzy Ferguson
October 17, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer SFU men’s and women’s golf teams kicked off their fall season recently, and to say they’ve been busy is an understatement. Both teams recorded impressive showings last month, with the men winning the Bishop Men’s…
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Jahmal Wright is the only senior on the men’s basketball team
October 11, 2022By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer The men’s basketball team is looking a little bit different this year with Jahmal Wright as the only senior on the squad. To his surprise, Wright didn’t realize this was the case until he showed…
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The last hoorah for swimmer Jordan Doner
October 3, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor “Enjoy the experience.” Those are the words senior swimmer Jordan Doner wishes she could tell her freshman self. “Everyone says university goes by fast, and it really does!” Although time felt like it flew by…
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Kirubel Bogale shares his track story
April 6, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer Hometown: Delta, BC Favourite Athlete: Lebron James Kirubel Bogale, a freshman on SFU’s track and field team, picked up running in high school. Despite getting a late start to his career, Bogale’s spot on SFU’s…
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Jahmal Wright talks about pillars of support during his first season at SFU
April 5, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer Hometown: Toronto, ON Position: Wing Masters Program: Liberal Arts You’d be hard-pressed to find a time when Jahmal Wright wasn’t playing basketball. He started shooting hoops at the age of four, and signed up to…
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The best moments from each spring SFU team
April 4, 2022By: Greg Makarov, Sports Writer Women’s wrestling The women’s wrestling team has taken an exceptional step this season, winning multiple individual national titles from seniors Karla Godinez-Gonzalez and Alex Hedrick (pictured). The biggest haul of trophies came from their Regional…
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