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Courtis swims for Barbados
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This past month Christopher Courtis had the unique opportunity of representing his country on one of the world’s largest stages. After an exceptional career swimming for the Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks for the past two years, Courtis qualified for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland this summer and swam for his native country, Barbados.…
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A guide to the fall Hawks
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Men’s baseball Last year, strong pitching and defense were the formula that resulted in an Ontario University Athletics championship, and much of the core of that formula still remains. Their pitching rotation is considered possibly the best in Ontario and is headlined by Jordan Petruska, who posted a 1.94 ERA last year. This is team…
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Laurier students introduce bubble sports to K-W
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A new kind of sport is rolling its way into Kitchener-Waterloo. In April of this year Edward Qian and Mandy Gu, two Wilfrid Laurier University students, launched their company GeeseRabbit, and with it a new form of athletics: Bubble Sports. The concept is simple. Participants play normal contact games with a twist: they are encased…
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Toronto fans seek success
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Everybody loves a winner. It’s that feeling of pride that comes with following a team that is able to play well and find success in whichever sport they play. It comes from being able to come along for the ride and feel the happiness the players feel when they are able to capture the ultimate…
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Men’s rugby hires two new coaches
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The Wilfrid Laurier University men’s rugby team will be seeing two fresh faces take the reins after a winless season last year. On July 3 it was announced former coach Rob McQueen will be replaced by head coach Ian McLeod and associate head coach Jeff Wood this upcoming season. Wally Gabler, coordinator of interuniversity sport…
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Rugby coach says goodbye
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On May 5, Wilfrid Laurier University’s athletics and recreation department announced men’s rugby head coach Rob McQueen will not be returning for the 2014-2015 season. Since joining the program in 2010, McQueen has compiled a 3-27 record with the club, with a winless season this past year. “We went to our student athlete evaluation process,…
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Laurier Lettermen donates $10,000
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s Lettermen Club presented a $10,000 cheque to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation on Friday, following a successful PowderPuff tournament earlier this year. The 24 registered teams raised the money with registration fees and donations, Laurier Lettermen president Brent Vandenberg explained. “The tournament has consistently grown over the past five to ten years,”…
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Laurier basketball’s Bree Chaput named 2013-14 OWL recipient
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“You’re outstanding because you choose to be.” Kelly Murumets, president and CEO of Tennis Canada, let a room full of motivated young women at this year’s Outstanding Women of Laurier (OWL) luncheon know that they’re outstanding because they make choices on a daily basis that make them role models for the upcoming generation. Murumets, who…
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A lifetime of adventure in four years
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Wilfrid Laurier women’s curling lead Cheryl Kreviazuk has a lifetime of memories packed into four years. With three Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championships under her belt, three Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) championships and a CIS bronze medal, a gold medal at the Karuizawa International Curling championships in Japan, topped off with a visit to FISU…
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Hawks in review
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Women’s hockey — A This season was a great bounce back season for the women’s hockey team as they regained the top spot in Ontario through some outstanding goaltending and great play from veteran players. However, they entered the national championship as the second seed and were disappointed not to leave with a medal, finishing…
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