Lakehead’s track & field team is on the road this weekend for the USPORTS national championship in Winnipeg. The Thunderwolves are travelling light this time, as Lakehead will be represented solely by second-year dynamo Rebekkah Pyle. “Rebekkah has had an excellent season setting personal bests in both the 1500m and 3km,” head…
Leashja Grant, the fifth-year forward who led the Thunderwolves women’s basketball team to 20-4 regular-season record and an OUA playoffs semi-final appearance, has been named a USPORTS First Team All-Canadian. Grant averaged 20.9 points (4th in the country), 12.4 rebounds (2nd in the country), and 2.5 steals (9th in the country) per…
It’s been two weeks since Lakehead’s men’s basketball season ended. They lost to the Brock Badgers in the first round of the OUA playoffs, but for many in the Thunderwolves community, the postseason appearance became a quick rally-point for the program’s fandom. Though Lakehead finished 10-14, what many have focused on is…
Lakehead’s women’s basketball team lost to the Ottawa Gee-Gees in the OUA Critelli Cup semi-final tonight 68-60. The loss eliminates the Thunderwolves from contention, and the Gee-Gees move on to face the winner of McMaster and Carleton, who will face off tomorrow night in Hamilton. “It was a very tough first half,”…
Three members of the Thunderwolves women’s basketball team were named recipients of OUA awards today: Leashja Grant, for the second consecutive year, is the OUA Player of the Year, Nikki Ylagan is an OUA third-team all-star, and Sofia Ainsa Lluch is a member of the OUA all-rookie team. “I couldn’t be more…
Lakehead’s women’s basketball team travels to Ottawa this Wednesday to take on the Ottawa Gee-Gees in the Critelli Cup OUA championship semi-final. The Thunderwolves head to the nation’s capital as underdogs—Ottawa is the #1 seed in the OUA East and the #2 team in the country according to the USPORTS national rankings….
Lakehead’s wrestling team competed at the USPORTS national championships in Calgary this weekend, and the Thunderwolves will return home with two medals: Marco Palermo earned gold in men’s 61kg, and Megan Smith grabbed bronze in women’s 48kg. “A lot of things came together,” head coach Francis Clayton said, “I’m happy our athletes…
Lakehead’s track & field travelled to Toronto this weekend to compete in the OUA championships hosted by York University. The Thunderwolves picked up 4 top-15 finishes, including a personal best. Lakehead will send one qualifying athlete to the USPORTS national championships in Winnipeg in two weeks. “I am proud of how the…
