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A shot of a swimmer heading back into the water after taking a moment to come up to the surface during a butterfly stroke.
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The Sports Peakbox: swimming

Sports January 21, 2022

By: Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor Welcome to The PeakBox. My name’s Sara, aspiring mermaid and your host for this week.  In this segment, The Peak answers student submitted questions about sports at SFU. This week, we focused on swimming. 1) How is SFU doing so far this season? SFU’s swim team has been very successful so far. At the Logger Relays, which took place last month in Washington state, the team won first overall. Out of nine races each, the men won five and the women emerged victorious in every event. The Logger Relays also marked head coach…

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A photo of SFU cross country runner Aaron Ahl with his hands outreached above his head as he approaches the finish line in the pouring rain.
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Breaking down the men’s cross country GNAC Championship with Aaron Ahl

Sports January 20, 2022

By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor  Oct 23, 2021 was a “picture-perfect” day for SFU’s cross country team who won both of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships (GNAC) — one stop before the NCAA Championship.  The Peak had an opportunity…

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Test your SFU Athletics knowledge with this quiz

Sports January 20, 2022

By: Victoria Lopatka, Staff Writer QUESTION: Which of the following is NOT an athletic club at SFU? A) Quidditch B) Kendo C) Grappling D) Gymnastics  ANSWER: D) SFU does not have a Gymnastics Club. The Quidditch, Kendo, and Grappling Clubs…

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Get caught up on fall athletics at SFU

Sports January 20, 2022

By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Welcome to the Rundown — your source for athletic news and upcoming games at SFU. This week we will be looking at results from this week’s fall 2021–22 athletic campaign.  SFU is the only Canadian…

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The Sports Peakbox: basketball

Sports January 20, 2022

By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer  Peekaboo! Guess what’s back other than midterm season? The PeakBox! Each week the Peak will answer student submitted questions about sports at SFU. This week, we asked students to pose questions about basketball. When was…

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Close up shot of David Penney passing the ball off while being tightly defended.
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David Penney looks forward to the new year

Peak Web January 18, 2022

By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer Name: David Penney Pronouns: He/him Major: Health Science, third year Position: Point guard, #3 Favourite basketball player: Myles Powell David Penney is a sophomore on the SFU men’s basketball team. In 2016–17, he became a National…

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Logan Nelson grapples an opponent on the floor, with his arms locked around their leg.
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Power rankings heading into the Spring 2022 athletic season

Peak Web January 17, 2022

By: Simran Sarai, SFU Student Although the spread of the Omicron COVID-19  variant has shed some uncertainty on the Spring 2022 athletic calendar, several SFU teams are still scheduled to play. With that said, The Peak takes a look at which…

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Student organizers lead demand for changing SFU’s sports team name

News July 8, 2020

Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer SFU Athletics expressed their support for a name change of the athletics team name, the Simon Fraser Clan, last Thursday, July 2. The SFU Athletics website says that, “In response to student athletes' concerns…

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SFU faces renewed backlash for “Clan” athletics team name

News June 30, 2020

Written by: Michelle Young, Staff Writer This is a developing story that The Peak will continue to cover in future articles.  SFU’s athletics teams, known as The Simon Fraser Clan, have recently been facing criticism for their name. While being…

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Football’s footprints: the carbon cost of playing in the NCAA

Sports November 16, 2019

By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief SFU Athletics’ new branding makes it loud and clear: SFU is the one and only Canadian university in the NCAA. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the university’s jump into this brave new athletic world,…

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