Profiles

March 24, 2013 1:18 am

Fore! Watch out for Megan Woodland

The UVic women’s varsity golf team has enjoyed great success on the links this season, including a team win in the 2012 Vikes Shootout. A major reason for this has been the play of fourth-year student Megan Woodland, who is fresh off a third-place finish at the 2013 Lady Cougar Invitational, and before that, a win at the Super San Diego Championship.

More Headlines
  • March 18, 2013 11:51 pm

    Meet SFU's first NCAA Champion

    BURNABY (CUP) — Meet Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) first National Collegiate Athletic Assocation (NCAA) Division II national champion, Mariya Chekanovych. This freshman phenom recently swam her way into the history books by winning the 100 and 200-meter breaststroke. *** [**Click here for the original article from The Peak**][1] *** In the process, Chekanovych became the first NCAA champion attending a school outside of Canada. As a first-year, Chekanovych has an opportunity to repeat every year she is in school, a dream she doesn’t shy away from. “I feel excited after winning a title, now it doesn’t seem so unrealistic to have the goal of winning a title all four years.” Chekanovych arrived in Birmingham on Monday evening ranked first in her events and predicted…

  • September 19, 2012 3:27 pm

    Running towards the dream of being an Olympic triathlete

    “It’s a test of perseverance. It’s a test of self-control, willpower, everything. It’s definitely the hardest sport I’ve ever done.”

  • September 5, 2012 3:00 pm

    U Windsor student Melissa Bishop medal-less at Olympics but still golden

    While the race in London may be long over, Bishop’s running career is just beginning. She will continue training and competing in the years to come with the hope of making it to the next summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016.

  • June 1, 2012 3:02 pm

    Laurier star Shamawd Chambers drafted into the CFL, but dreaming of the NFL

    The main reason Chambers dropped in the first round of the May 3 draft was the uncertainty surrounding his playing future. A week after the draft, Chambers had a tryout with the Philadelphia Eagles, raising questions about whether or not he would be available for the start of the CFL season, which is just a month away.