Theresa Hanson
The extended timeline of the SFU football team’s cancellation
September 10, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Nearly four months after SFU unexpectedly announced it was without a conference to play in for the 2023 season, Theresa Hanson, SFU’s athletic director since 2015, agreed to depart from her role at the university. During her time with the school, Hanson oversaw the construction of the SFU stadium at Terry Fox Field, the university’s Nike partnership, as well as the renaming of the athletic program to the Red Leafs, after student activists fought to have the name “Clan” removed due to its racial connotations. When SFU first announced its football team would not be…
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Two SFU football games rescheduled back to Burnaby Mountain
October 31, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer It’s been a season full of schedule changes for the SFU football team. In August, four of their initially scheduled home games were moved to Blaine, Washington, due to COVID-19 border restrictions that prevented non-vaccinated…
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Theresa Hanson’s extensive sports management career
January 21, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Theresa Hanson became the first woman Senior Director of Athletics and Recreation at SFU on October 26, 2015. But she was no stranger to SFU or making history. In an interview with The Peak, she…
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SFU Stadium Project delayed to early 2021 following initial delays
November 17, 2020Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer The previously anticipated SFU Stadium Project has been delayed after an update from senior director of Athletics & Recreation, Theresa Hanson. “We expect the stadium completion in early 2021,” Hanson said. The Peak had…
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SFU Athletics retires the “Clan” name
September 7, 2020Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer The Simon Fraser Clan name has officially been resigned. The decision came after pressure from students and alumni at SFU to change the name due its negative connotations, since "clan" was often associated with white-supermacy…
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SFU faces renewed backlash for “Clan” athletics team name
June 30, 2020Written by: Michelle Young, Staff Writer This is a developing story that The Peak will continue to cover in future articles. SFU’s athletics teams, known as The Simon Fraser Clan, have recently been facing criticism for their name. While being…
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