By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, Staff Writer The SFU Ultimate Frisbee Club is one of many sports-oriented student organizations. According to the SFU recreation website, the team holds tryouts to compete in two-four competitive tournaments. The club sometimes participates in co-ed competitions, but has separate competitive teams for men and women. The Peak spoke to Anant Aneja, the president of SFU Ultimate Frisbee, to learn more about the sport and what he hopes the club will achieve in the future. Ultimate frisbee first originated in the US during the late 1960s and is played in more than 100 countries. It takes place…
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By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer Following SFU’s decision last September to leave the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the US’ premier collegiate sports governing body, the university is set to begin competing in Canada’s collegiate sports governing body, U SPORTS,…
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By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor 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…
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By: 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? For the final piece in this series,…
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