By: 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 play competitively when he turned nine. Despite playing a host of other sports, he always came back to basketball. “Basketball was my first love, so I was kinda drawn to it from the beginning,” said Wright. After high school, he got a basketball scholarship to go to Miami Dade College for a two-year degree. He then transferred to University of…
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By: 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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By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer Major: Business, first year Hometown: Coquitlam, BC Position: Middle blocker Ezawa Malish was first introduced to volleyball after attending summer camp between grade eight and nine. The following year, she joined her high school squad.…
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By: Greg Makarov, Sports Writer 🚨 Buzzer Beater🚨: David Penney pushes the men’s basketball team into overtime during the quarter finals with a late three. SFU, however, fell short in the extra frame. Date: March 2 Women’s basketball drop their…
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By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Senior sendoff: SFU honours seven seniors with a 78–76 men’s basketball win against Western Washington. Senior Wilfried Balata had an exceptional night, recording 18 points and nine rebounds. Date: February 26 Going out in style…
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By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer In October 2018, Justina Di Stasio brought Canada a gold medal in the women’s 72 kg category at the World Wrestling Championships. That stunning victory underscores her passionate wrestling career. Today, Di Stasio is still…
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By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Another record falls: junior swimmer Kennedy Loewen breaks the 200 individual medley school record set back in 2017. Date: February 18, 2022 Breakthrough: the men’s (basketball emoji) team get back in the win column against…
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By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Freshman swimmer Isabelle Roth receives honours as The Peak’s February player of the month after toppling a 20-year SFU 100m breaststroke record with a time of one minute and nine seconds — under a second…
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By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Away Games Monday, February 28: women’s golf at the CSU East Bay Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout in Alameda, California (all day) Day one of two First meet since October 27, 2021 in Hawaii Tuesday, March…
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By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Home Games Saturday, February 26: women’s basketball vs Western Washington at 5:15 p.m. (West Gym) Senior night and whiteout T-shirt giveaway Saturday, February 26: men’s basketball vs Western Washington at 7:30 p.m. (West Gym) Senior…
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