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Queen’s Athletics & Recreation has announced the recipients of the 2020-21 Nixon Academic Leadership Award. Laura Yantha, Alex Pipchuk, Azalea Walc, and Rory McEwen were recognized with the award as part of this year’s Academic All-Star celebration. According to a release from Queen’s University, a total of 502 varsity student-athletes
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Queen’s University has suspended all varsity training until further notice after a COVID-19 outbreak was declared among those participating in varsity sports at the University. The outbreak was declared on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. The University said that the outbreak is “not directly related to sports competition or on-campus facilities.”
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Queen’s Women’s Rugby’s Sophie de Goede was named the U SPORTS Player of the Year for the 2021 season on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. According to a release from Queen’s University, de Goede (Victoria, B.C.), who was also named a First Team All-Canadian, took home the award at the Awards
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Kingston’s Memorial Centre has been nominated for the 2021 Kraft Hockeyville Competition, with $250,000 worth of upgrades and an NHL pre-season game event on the line. “I’ve been asking people to nominate the Memorial Centre because it’s a memorial to our veterans, it’s very old and a lot of us
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A total of 426 varsity student-athletes at Queen’s University were recognized as Academic All-Stars, having earned at least a 3.5 grade-point average over the 2019-2020 academic year. Over 40 per cent of Queen’s student-athletes were named Academic All-Stars this year, according to a release from Queen’s, dated Monday, Jan, 18,
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Mark Bomba has been chosen as the Queen’s Gaels new Head Coach, Cross Country and Distance Track, after a national search, according to a release from Queen’s University, dated Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Bomba will be joined by former Gaels cross country head coach Shane Lakins as assistant coach for
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The Ontario University Athletics association, in conjunction with U SPORTS, the national governing body of university sport in Canada, have announced the cancellation of all league-sanctioned play, including championships, for fall 2020. Winter sports, including hockey and volleyball, which typically kick off in the fall, will not commence before Friday,
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The Queen’s Gaels men’s volleyball team have a lot of celebrate after an exciting comeback against the Toronto Varsity Blues sealed their position as OUA Forsyth Cup champions. Much of the victory can be chalked up to an outstanding performance by Adam Boljkovac that earned him the title of Player
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It was another busy weekend for the Gaels from Friday, Feb. 21 to Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, as five teams finished out the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) season. Both the men’s and women’s volleyball teams ended their seasons with wins in Toronto, the men winning 3-0 in their second straight-set
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Queen’s University has lots to celebrate after five of their teams finished out the weekend of Friday, Jan. 31 to Sunday, Feb, 2, 2020 victorious. Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams continued to show their skills at home, with the men’s team taking the lead over the Laurier Golden
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With six teams playing, the Queen’s Gaels have a lot to celebrate, as all teams were victorious over the weekend from Friday, Jan. 10 to Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. The Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Volleyball, and Hockey teams all brought home weekend wins, not the least of which was the
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As U SPORTS announced the student-athletes selected as the Top Eight Academic All-Canadians for the 2018-2019 season, a Queen’s University athlete was named among them. U SPORTS announced the Top Eight on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, and named Gael’s men’s hockey star Slater Doggett as one of the eight elite
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