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SFU’s sports archive

Isabella Urbani March 18, 2024

Men’s basketball  SFU took on UBC for the first time in any sport at West Gym on November 26, 1965, winning 61–51 in front of 2,200 fans. Coach John Kootnekoff made the inaugural 1965 team give each other piggy-backs up Burnaby Moutain during preseason training.  During SFU’s 32-year tenure in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the team recorded their best season by win percentage in 1972–73 (21–8).  SFU’s best NAIA-era playoff finish was a conference final loss in 1996–97. In their final year in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), which they operated in from 2000–10, SFU recorded their…

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photo of the women’ soccer team clapping as they exit the field.
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SFU’s 2023 fall season sports recap

Kaja Antic January 8, 2024

Cross country MVPs: Senior Sebastian Brinkman, sophomore Rachael Watkins  Results: M–3rd, W–4th at the conference championship               M–9th, W–8th at the regional championship; didn’t qualify for national title  The men’s and women’s cross-country teams opened the season with two first-place finishes,…

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This week at SFU

Isabella Urbani November 2, 2023

Home Games Thursday, November 2: women’s soccer vs. Montana State Billings at Terry Fox Field at 6:00 p.m. Beat Montana 1–0 on the road earlier in the season with freshman Kiera Scott’s first goal as a Red Leaf.  Last home…

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Photo of an SFU soccer player with the ball during the game.
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This week at SFU

Isabella Urbani October 3, 2023

Home Thursday, October 5: women’s soccer vs. Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) at SFU Stadium at 6:00 p.m.  First homestand of the season.  Saturday, October 7: women’s soccer vs. Central Washington at SFU Stadium at 3:00 p.m.  Community day: free admission for…

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This week at SFU

Isabella Urbani September 28, 2023

Monday, September 18–September 24 Home  Thursday, September 21: volleyball vs. Alaska Fairbanks in the West Gym (7:00 p.m.) 1–1 against Alaska Fairbanks last season. Saturday, September 23: volleyball vs. Alaska Anchorage in the West Gym (7:00 p.m.)  1–1 against Alaska…

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A poster of two players from each of the men’s and women’s basketball teams.
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A summer of SFU athletics updates

Isabella Urbani September 11, 2023

Men’s basketball  Recruitments 2018 Canadian Basketball U15 silver medalist Victor Bonsu: averaged 23 points per game last season.  Irish Coquia: won three championships with his high school team, which was co-coached by an SFU alum. SFU head coach Steve Hanson…

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photo of men’s wrestler Maka Yacapin mid-competition.
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The Rundown

Simran Sarai January 9, 2023

Men’s basketball The men’s team started December with a 75–61 loss against Western Washington. In what was their first Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) opener of the campaign, SFU recorded 13 blocks, a league-high since joining the NCAA in 2010.…

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photo of an SFU swimmer from their competition against UBC.
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The Rundown

Isabella Urbani November 21, 2022

Cross Country SFU was denied a back-to-back Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship on November 5, after Western Washington captured both the men’s and women’s titles. SFU’s men’s team placed second with 52 points, while the women placed third with…

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Two-Minute Drill: Charlotte Prangley

Simran Sarai October 8, 2022

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 Hershey Harriers. She specializes in…

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SFU faces criticism over new varsity team name

Simran Sarai October 6, 2022

On September 6, over two years after SFU announced they were dropping “The Clan” due to its racist connotation with the “Ku Klux Klan,” SFU Athletics has chosen a new name. Moving forward, athletes will be known as the “Red…

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