sports
Clan track and field team impresses at NCAA Division II Championship
March 17, 2017Simon Fraser enjoyed a successful weekend at the NCAA Division II Championship in Birmingham, Alabama over this past weekend. They left the competition with a total of four all-American honours from Addy Townsend and Vladislav Tsygankov, with Paige Nock and Ella Brown both coming very close to adding to the total. Competitors are given all-American honours when they finish top eight in a Championship event. “[I’m] really happy with the team’s performance,” said coach Brit Townsend regarding her thoughts on how they performed, “We had a pretty young team, and they were there focused and ready to compete.” …
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For Talor Mykle-Winkler and Soroush Jafary, SFU rugby is like family
March 17, 2017By: Craig Wright With SFU’s prowess as Canada’s NCAA team well-documented, it can be easy to forget that a number of different university sports teams call Burnaby mountain home. One such group of athletes, SFU rugby, is looking to…
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Morgan Smith places fourth at NCAA nationals, earns all-American honours
March 16, 2017Morgan Smith has added his name to the list of Clan wrestlers who have achieved all-American status. By taking fourth this weekend at 197lbs, he has become just the third Clan wrestler to earn all-American honours since SFU joined the…
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The Peak’s March Madness preview
March 15, 2017Round of 64 predicted upsets East: (12) UNC Wilmington over (5) Virginia: After giving fourth-seeded Duke a scare last year, UNC Wilmington will be looking to make it to the round of 32. As a team that lives and dies…
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Women’s basketball season comes to an end with 77–64 loss to Cal Baptist Lancers
March 14, 2017All good things must come to an end, and this saying is especially true in the sports world. In the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2013, SFU was just one win away from the Elite Eight. Two…
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SFU women’s basketball shock the NCAA by defeating Alaska Anchorage 80–70
March 14, 2017At the end of the first half, the game was going as most people probably would have expected. The Alaska Anchorage Seawolves were leading, but the SFU Clan was hanging around — keeping it close and by no means…
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SFU hockey ousted from BCIHL playoffs
March 14, 2017For the second year in a row, the season for SFU hockey came to a premature end. After a 6–3 loss to the University of Victoria on Friday night, the Clan needed a win to keep the season alive.…
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Men’s soccer edged out by Whitecaps FC 2 in six-goal contest
March 11, 2017By: Craig Wright SFU men’s soccer was unlucky to come away empty-handed from their meeting with Whitecaps FC 2 on Friday evening, as an entertaining affair on Terry Fox Field saw the visiting Vancouver side outscore their hosts 4–2.…
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SFU women’s golf finish ninth in Pioneer Shootout
March 10, 2017By: James Matthews An SFU program on the rise suffered their first setback of the spring this week. SFU women’s golf finished ninth in the Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout. This followed an impressive fourth-place conclusion to their first action of…
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SFU women’s basketball gear up for national tournament
March 8, 2017For the first time since 2014, SFU women’s basketball is off to the NCAA national tournament. They’ve been installed as the fifth seed in the west region bracket, and will play UC San Diego in the opening game. It…
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