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Runner named GNAC indoor athlete of the year
Simon Fraser University runner Helen Crofts was named the female Great Northwest Athletic Conference indoor track and field athlete of the year.
BURNABY SPORTS BRIEFS
Indiana University leading scorer Jakie Köhli helped the Hoosiers' women's water polo team win its fifth consecutive match. The Burnaby senior scored three goals to lead Indiana to a 15-4 win over The Redlands at the Claremont Convergence meet on March 9.
Swimmer gives Clan first NCAA title
Burnaby's Mariya Chekanovych made Simon Fraser University history as the first Clan athlete to win a NCAA Division II national title.
Eight conference titles for Clan swimmers
The Simon Fraser University women's swimming team won seven titles at the Pacific Collegiate Swimming Conference Championship this past week, while the men's team posted its first-ever conference title at La Mirada, California last weekend.
T-birds net first-ever playoff victory
The University of B.C. Thunderbirds are winging their way to the Canada West women's hockey semifinals, after sweeping the University of Manitoba Bisons on the weekend.
Clan women knock off Nanooks
When it comes to Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe, a big game on the court is like another day at the office.
SFU beats Division I Seattle U in pool
The Simon Fraser University men's swim team scored a decisive 114-88 win over Division I Seattle University on Saturday.
Clan win dual
The Simon Fraser University men's swimming team scored a win over the division I Seattle University Redhawks on Saturday, winning 114-88 in dual meet action. Pitt Meadows' Ciaran McDonnell and Paolo Olavario of Toronto got the final two victories for the Clan at the meet, with McDonnell taking the 100-metre butterfly in a time of 56.97 and Olavario winning the 100-metre backstroke in a time of 56.70.
California duals suit Burnaby swimmer
Mariya Chekanovych of Burnaby was a big winner for the Simon Fraser University women's swim team in Los Angeles last week.
Clan swim teams win winter duals
The Simon Fraser University women's swim team easily defeated the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of Puget Sound in dual meet action on Saturday.
Of gridiron triumphs and boxla setbacks
There were accomplishments aplenty by local athletes and teams in 2012, from teenage gridiron stars who rolled undefeated through a long football season to be crowned provincial champions, to the Coquitlam junior Adanacs' fourth straight Minto Cup run - and second straight runnerup status.
Box brothers reunited on WLA 'Bellies
Michelle Toor scored a goal to help the Fraser Valley Phantom with the Pacific region AAA midget girls hockey final.
Swimmer records first NCAA mark
Mariya Chekanovych of Burnaby became the first Simon Fraser University swimmer to record a NCAA A time following a 1: 02.09 clocking in the women's 100-yard breaststroke final at the Washington Husky invitational swim meet on Dec. 1.
Harvard freshie sets new mark
Hyack Swim Club's Sherry Liu set a new pool record for Harvard University in a tri-meet victory over Ivy League rivals Dartmouth and Cornell. Liu, a freshman, won the 1,000-yard freestyle event in a new mark of 10: 09.25.
University has a winning weekend
Junior college transfer Anto Olah led Simon Fraser University to back-to-back wins over Northwest Indian College in men's basketball last week.
SFU sinks Vikes in opening dual meet
Simon Fraser University sunk host University of Victoria in the opening dual swim meet of the season.
Records fall in opening dual
Simon Fraser University sunk host University of Victoria in the opening dual swim meet of the season.
Swimmers come of age at nationals
Three Burnaby swimmers showed the promise of future Olympics at last week's age group nationals in Calgary.
Local B.C. athletes, coaches round out Canadian team
The Canadian team competing at the 2012 London Olympics Games has distinct British Columbia flavour, including three athletes and two coaches with ties to Surrey, White Rock and North Delta.
