SFU athletics
SFU Football Alumni Spotlight: Jon Choboter
September 24, 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? In this Alumni Spotlight series, The Peak will be sitting down with four SFU football alumni to find out how and why they continue to support SFU’s young student athletes 30–35 years after their time with the program. The SFU Football Alumni Society is made up of four main executives as well as members-at-large. It relies on supplementary alumni and sponsors to provide services like financial aid,…
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The Inside Scoop
September 13, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Q1: What does the term “and one” apply to in basketball? Extra time added to the game What the referee says when a player makes a three When a player gets fouled in the act…
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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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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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This week at SFU
March 31, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Away Games March 28: men’s golf at Hanny Stanislaus in Turlock, California (all day) Day one of two Finished sixth last meet March 29: men’s golf at Hanny Stanislaus in Turlock, California (all day) Day…
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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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What sport should your favourite Canadian singer play?
March 27, 2022By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer The SFU Athletics team could use some popular players on their side. Who better than some of the country’s biggest singers? The Canadian entertainment industry has many multi-faceted stars, and I believe these singers can…
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The Rundown
March 26, 2022By: 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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