Player Profile
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 Invitational, and the women placing second at the Saint Martin’s Bishop tournament. Two athletes, at opposite ends of their university careers, started their season with a bang. Senior men’s golfer Aidan Goodfellow celebrated his first individual university tournament win. And freshman women’s golfer Izzy Ferguson potted her first hole-in-one at SFU, placing second overall at her invitational. The Peak reached…
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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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Tyler and Royce Dhillon: Telekinesis in process
October 10, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer A lot of people grow up playing sports with their siblings, but not many can say they’ve done so at the post-secondary level like brothers Tyler and Royce Dhillon of the SFU men’s soccer team.…
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Two-Minute Drill: Charlotte Prangley
October 8, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer Charlotte Prangley is a sophomore on the women’s cross country team in her third year of a biomedical and physiology degree. Prior to joining SFU, Prangley competed for North Vancouver’s Argyle Secondary School and the…
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Dexter Bligh and Kat Kennedy discuss their journey from athletes to coaches
October 5, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer At the beginning of September, SFU Athletics announced the hiring of two full-time assistant coaches — Dexter Bligh for the men’s and women’s swim teams, and Kat Kennedy for the men’s and women’s golf teams.…
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The calm before the storm: Sam Patton and the wrestling team’s preseason routine
October 4, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer September has been a busy month for many SFU athletic teams with competitions coinciding with the start of the academic school year. However, there are some teams that have yet to compete this fall semester,…
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A final farewell from basketball seniors Jordan Lyons and Julian Roche
April 7, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor On March 2, seniors Julian Roche and Jordan Lyons competed in their last college basketball game. SFU lost in overtime to Alaska Fairbanks in the Greater Northwest Athletic Conference quarterfinals by a score of 91–83,…
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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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Ezawa Malish on her inspirations and journey to SFU
March 28, 2022By: 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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Aaron Ahl sets record at first track meet of season
February 12, 2022By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer Name: Aaron Ahl Pronouns: He/him Major: Biomedical physiology, fifth year Favourite Track and Field Athlete: Matthew Centrowitz Aaron Ahl recently set a Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) record for the second fastest 3,000 m in…
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