Lakehead’s varsity Nordic skiing had another excellent outing on the second day of the Canadian College and University National Championships (CCUNC). Alannah MacLean, who earned a silver medal on Wednesday’s opening day, picked up a gold medal in the 10km pursuit skate race on Thursday. “It has been a solid couple of…
Lakehead’s Nordic ski team began competition at the CCUNC National Championships yesterday in Gatineau, Quebec with the women’s individual start 5km and the men’s individual start 10km Classic races making up day 1. The Thunderwolves women stormed out of the gate, with three skiers placing in the top 11, including Alannah MacLean…
Lakehead track & field runner Rebekkah Pyle competed in the women’s 3000m race at the USPORTS championships in Winnipeg today, finishing 8th. She completed the event in 10:07.00. “I am proud of how Rebekkah competed today,” Thunderwolves coach Kip Sigsworth said. “She battled the entire way and put herself in a great…
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…
