Player Profile
Shirin Anjarwalla and Ryan Stolys share their goals for the season
January 21, 2022By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer Shirin Anjarwalla Pronouns: She/her Major: Kinesiology Favourite golf player: Rory McIlroy Shirin Anjarwalla is a sophomore on the SFU women’s golf team. At 14 years old, she won the 2014 BC Juvenile Championship. In an interview with The Peak, she described her goals for the year and her experience at SFU’s latest tournament in Hawaii from October 25–27. Anjarwalla’s love for golf first blossomed after watching her older brothers play, and she quickly joined them at age seven. SFU’s friendly golf coaches and teammates — who she had previously played with — played a key…
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A peak inside basketball season
January 21, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor & Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer It’s been one year since the SFU men’s basketball team played a game, after opting out of the 2020–21 season. The Peak interviewed two key contributors to the success of…
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Mason Glover shares his the ingredients for football success
January 21, 2022By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer Name: Mason Glover Major: Business, fourth year Position: Running back, #26 Favourite football players: Marshall Faulk and Russell Wilson Mason Glover’s transition from soccer to football at age seven eventually led him to SFU. In…
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David Penney looks forward to the new year
January 18, 2022By: 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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Ali Zohar on growing up in Bangladesh, family, and determination
September 13, 2021by Victoria Lopatka, Staff Writer Name: Ali Zohar Pronouns: He/Him/His Major: Communication Position: Defensive midfielder Favourite soccer player: Zinedine Zidane Fun fact: Loves to watch anime Four new players joined SFU’s men’s soccer team this season, including defensive midfielder…
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SFU women’s basketball Ozioma Nwabuko discusses her return from injury
February 23, 2019By: Shepard Kanyekanye Year: Third-year Hometown: Port Coquitlam, BC Major: Sociology major, and Criminology minor Ozioma Nwabuko, an energetic force on the SFU women’s basketball team, has bounced back extraordinarily from a knee injury that sidelined her for 13 months…
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Tapiwa Samkange discusses SFU rugby community and living away from home
February 16, 2019By: Beatriz Fernandes Year: Freshmen Hometown: Harare, Zimbabwe Major: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Tapiwa “Taps” Samkange is an international student from Harare, Zimbabwe. Beginning his journey at Fraser International College (FIC), and currently in his freshman year at Simon Fraser…
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Othniel Spence talks basketball, faith, and identity
January 26, 2019If it weren’t for a fractured left fifth metatarsal in his senior year of high school, Othniel Spence would likely not be playing basketball for SFU. He was being recruited by mid-major schools in the states, as well as schools…
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Men’s soccer’s Kyle Jones talks season-ending ACL tear injury
September 28, 2018By: Victor Gouchee Year: Senior Hometown: Port Moody, British Columbia Major: General Studies (Education), Minor in Curriculum and Instruction Favourite soccer player of all time: Ryan Giggs Kyle Jones has been a prominent player for the men’s soccer team over…
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N’Kosi Kedar Salam talks name change, school change, and NBA basketball
January 25, 2018Year: Senior Hometown: Toronto, Ontario Major: Education Faculty, double minor in Curriculum and Instruction and Kinesiology Favourite NBA player of all time: Michael Jordan N’Kosi Kedar Salam has enjoyed a fine senior season for Simon Fraser University so far this…
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