The next generation of the Clayton family officially became a member of the Thunderwolf family on Thursday, with the commitment of Madison Clayton, from Hammarskjold High, to Lakehead University Wrestling. “It feels good,” says Madison about making her commitment to Lakehead official. “The wrestling team is a group of nice people and…
Lakehead Cross Country Runner Trevor Zimak, of Thunder Bay, placed 3rd at the Around the Bay 30k Road Race in Hamilton on Sunday. The race is the oldest road race in North America (established in 1894) and one of the biggest in Canada with over 5,000 athletes competing. Canadian Running magazine article Conditions…
Lakehead Athletics handed out the hardware on Saturday afternoon at their annual awards gala, which was held in the John N. Paterson Faculty of Law Auditorium at PACI. Runner Kevin Tree repeated as Male Athlete of the Year, while skier Alysson Marshall (photo below) took home Athlete of the Year honours among…
Coach Jon Kreiner of the women’s basketball team made his first recruiting announcement of the off-season today: Lily Gruber-Schulz, of Grand Marais, Minnesota, and Cook County High. “I’m extremely excited that Lily has chosen Lakehead University to continue her education and join the Thunderwolves,” says Kreiner. “Lily has a tremendous amount of…
Lakehead wrestling head coach Francis Clayton joined with others in the wrestling community on Thursday afternoon to announce the commitment of Marco Palermo to the Thunderwolves wrestling program. Palermo, a four-time OFSAA champion and student of St. Pat’s High in Thunder Bay, said his choice to stay at home and wrestle for…
The final championship event of the Thunderwolves’ varsity season takes place next week in Whitehorse, as Lakehead’s nordic skiers travel to the Yukon to attend the Canadian College and University National Championships (CCUNC). The event runs March 19-26. Event website Lakehead comes in as both the men’s and women’s CCUNC title holders,…
Coach Kip Sigsworth and all-star runner Kevin Tree represented Canada over the weekend in Cassino, Italy, at the FISU World University Cross Country Running Championship. Tree qualified for the Canadian team back in November, as Sigsworth was selected to lead the Canadian team of 12 athletes. Results Package Photo credit: FISU…
Head Coach Manny Furtado of the men’s basketball program announced his first recruit of the off-season today: Nahshon Hurst, a 6’2 guard from Bill Crothers Secondary School in Markham, Ontario. Hurst, who will pursue his studies in psychology at Lakehead University, also played with the GTA Bounce club program. ”We are very…
