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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. The Peak reached out to both Bligh and Kennedy to find out how their coaching journey began, and how they ended up at SFU. Kennedy picked up golfing when she was eight-years-old, and started competing when she was 13. She began to seriously think about pursuing golf at the collegiate level in high school. “By the age of 15 or…
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The last hoorah for swimmer Jordan Doner
October 3, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor “Enjoy the experience.” Those are the words senior swimmer Jordan Doner wishes she could tell her freshman self. “Everyone says university goes by fast, and it really does!” Although time felt like it flew by…
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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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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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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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This week at SFU
March 9, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Home Games Saturday, March 12: women’s softball vs Western Oregon at Beedie Field (12:00 p.m.) Game one of doubleheader Saturday, March 12: women’s softball vs Western Oregon at Beedie Field (2:00 p.m.) Game two of…
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The Rundown
March 4, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Another record falls: junior swimmer Kennedy Loewen breaks the 200 individual medley school record set back in 2017. Date: February 18, 2022 Breakthrough: the men’s (basketball emoji) team get back in the win column against…
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Isabelle Roth puts her name in the record book at SFU
March 2, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Freshman swimmer Isabelle Roth receives honours as The Peak’s February player of the month after toppling a 20-year SFU 100m breaststroke record with a time of one minute and nine seconds — under a second…
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The Rundown
February 25, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor The women’s basketball team drop their second highest points total of this year! They beat Northwest Nazarene on the road 96–86. Date: February 12, 2022 SFU takes a win in the high jump and triple…
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