Lakehead University’s varsity wrestling program, along with the Lakehead Wrestling Club have partnered with Ontario Amateur Wrestling Association (OAWA) to become one of four Regional Development Centres in the province. This program, in a decision supported by Wrestling Canada, will follow the Ontario High Performance (OHP) model, with other centres established in…
Women’s volleyball coach Chris Green has added Cecile Tshibungu, of Scarborough, Ontario, to his 2016 recruiting class. The 5’8″ leftside was impressed with Lakehead University’s campus and personnel during her visit to Thunder Bay in May. “I really like Thunder Bay. Coming from a big town, it’s different here, smaller, quiet. Everyone…
Kevin Tree continued his rise on the Canadian running scene on Saturday at the 10,000m Olympic Trials, held in Guelph. Tree placed second in a new personal best of 29:18.86, 19 seconds behind the winner, 2-time Olympian Eric Gillis. Gillis will compete in the Olympic marathon event in Rio. Full Results Gillis,…
Men’s basketball coach Manny Furtado announced Manitoban recruit Jon Hayter today, who arrives at Lakehead following a 2-year playing career for the Canadian Mennonite University Blazers. The 6’0″ point guard from Pinawa ranked near the top in several statistical categories in the Manitoba Colleges Athletics Conference, including scoring (16.9/game) rebounding (7.5/game) and…
OUA volleyball fans learned the important dates on the 2016-17 calendar on Tuesday, as the league released the schedule for the upcoming season. The Lakehead Thunderwolves, no strangers to the road, will begin their regular season in Toronto against the York Lions followed by the Nipissing Lakers in North Bay. The women’s…
The OUA announced the men’s and women’s basketball schedule for the upcoming 2016-17 season today, along with a few minor changes to the playoff seeding formula. Men’s Schedule Women’s Schedule Lakehead will play a 19-game season, grouped with their Central division rivals, McMaster, Guelph and Brock. Lakehead opens the regular season…
Coach Francis Clayton of Lakehead’s wrestling program counts hard work, heart, and toughness among the list of traits that define his recruiting class of 2016. The latest recruit to the women’s program, McKenzie Hall, is no exception. Hailing from from New Hamburg, Ontario (a short drive from Kitchener), McKenzie Hall is a…
Coach Jon Kreiner continued to re-load his backcourt this week, with Bloomington, Minnesota’s Za’Keea Sa’eed-El committing to the Thunderwolves. “We have added a very strong, athletic and smart point guard to our program,” said Kreiner in a radio interview Thursday morning. “Za’Keea has worked very hard to get to this point and…
