
With two CIS bronze and three OUA gold medals under her belt, third-year skip Carly Howard is no stranger to finding success on the university circuit.

Golden Bears take gold at nationals

The Wilfrid Laurier University womenโs curling teamcaptured the CIS bronze medal with an 8-3 victory over the University of Prince Edward Island.

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March 21 marked a historic day for the Wilfrid Laurier University men’s curling team, as they captured the Canadian Interuniversity Sport silver medal, after losing to the University of Alberta 6-4 in the finals. The men’s rink, consisting of fourth-year lead Fraser Reid, third-year second Spencer Nuttall, fourth-year vice Richard Krell and fourth-year skip Aaron…

For the second year in a row, the Wilfrid Laurier University women’s curling team captured the bronze medal at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport nationals. The rink, consisting of second-year lead Chelsea Brandwood, third-year second Evangeline Fortier, third-year vice Kerilynn Mathers and third-year skip Carly Howard, captured the bronze medal after beating the University of Prince…

The OUA champion menโs and womenโs curling teams will host the national championships

Menโs Curling After capturing the Canadian Interuniversity Sport bronze medal and provincial silver the previous year, fourth-year skip Aaron Squires and the Wilfrid Laurier University menโs curling team can add an Ontario University Athletics gold medal to their growing collection of hardware. The Hawks captured gold after winning the championship final against the Western…

Both the Wilfrid Laurier University menโs and womenโs curling teams were on top of the podium on Monday, winning the gold medal at the Ontario University Athletics curling championships. Fourth-year skip Carly Howard led the womenโs curling team to a 5-3 victory over the Brock Badgers in the final, winning their fourth gold medal in…

According to Mike Thompson, head coach of the Wilfrid Laurier University swim team, itโs all about maximizing effort; whether itโs in a span of 22 seconds or up to 16 minutes, itโs about being able to go from zero to 60 in a matter of seconds. After undergoing a rigorous training period in which the…


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