Two Thunderwolves athletes competed at the USPORTS cross-country running championships this past weekend. Rebekkah Pyle and Jonathan Stoppa made the trip to Kingston to represent Lakehead on the cold and windy day, following their successful outings at OUA championships two weeks ago. “It was a rough day for Jonathan,” Thunderwolves head coach…
The Thunderwolves cross-country running teams competed at the OUA championships in London, Ontario this weekend, with the men finishing eighth overall and the women seventh. The two squads improved upon last year’s finishes of 11th and 10th, respectively. “It was a very solid day for both programs,” head coach Kip Sigsworth said,…
The Lakehead Cross Country running team had their first competition of the season at the St. Olaf Invitational in Northfield, Minnesota on September 22. It was a tougher weekend for the women as they were missing four of their top runners due to illness, injury and school commitments but Haylee Beeman and…
Coach Kip Sigsworth and the Lakehead cross country/track program are excited to announce the commitment of Will McDonough for the upcoming season. Coming from Hammarskjold High School, Will is the third McDonough to now compete as a Thunderwolf following his siblings Joe (XC and Track) and Kielly (Basketball). Will is pursuing his Honours Bachelor…
The Lakehead running team is excited to announce the commitment of Isaac Lapp and Colin Warwick for the 2018-19 season. “We are very excited to be adding two athletes with the caliber of Isaac and Colin to our roster for next year. They will both make an immediate positive contribution to the team both…
Coach Kip Sigsworth and the Lakehead Cross Country program has announced the commitment of Jonathan Stoppa of Madawaska Valley High School (Barry’s Bay) for the 2018/19 season. Jonathan explains, “I chose Lakehead because the team and the university were very intimate, inviting and friendly. I am looking forward to developing even further as an…
Lakehead’s Rebekkah Pyle raced at the U SPORTS cross country championships this past weekend where she placed 57th out of 151 runners with a time of 30:55. “Awesome season for Rebekkah and a very solid run this weekend. She ran with poise and didn’t let her lack of experience negatively effect her. …
First-year Rebekkah Pyle (Burlington, ON) has had a great debut at the university level as she will travel to Victora, BC this weekend to compete in the 2017-18 U SPORTS cross-country Championships. “I am looking forward to this weekend. It will be great to experience competition at a higher level and to see how hard…
