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…
The OUA has announced their major award winners and All-Star team selections for men’s basketball. For Lakehead, Bacarius Dinkins, of Jonesville Florida and Henry Tan, of Vaughan, Ontario were both selected to the Second All-Star team. Dinkins played just under 30 minutes/game this season, putting up averages of 17 points and 8…
After staving off elimination in London on Wednesday, the men’s basketball team face the Ryerson Rams on Saturday at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto. Game time is 8pm. Webcast available via OUA TV, and the game will be carried on Rogers TV Toronto and Rogers Super Sports Pak (channel 450). While…
