Posts by Luke Dyment
Coach on the rise
The U Sports Female Apprenticeship Coach Program, to which Clarke was selected on Aug. 20, aims to provide more opportunities and resources for female coaches in Canada. Clarke is among 18 coaches, all former U Sports student-athletes, selected for the program.
Read MoreThe personality that left a legacy
Having served from 1993 to 1997 as the team’s president, Wheeler became general manager of Dal’s men’s hockey team for the next 15 years. Before his time with the hockey team, he had long careers in the Royal Canadian Air Force and at Bridgestone Tires. He was also a student at Dal in the ’90s when he began with the hockey team. Wheeler graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history from Dal in 2000.
Read MoreRepresenting Canada away from the court
Dalhousie University Tigers volleyballers Michael Donovan and Talia Vydykhan are no strangers to provincial and Team Canada volleyball camps. Yet while attending Volleyball Canada’s virtual camps this year, the two are in less familiar waters.
Read MoreFrom shutdown to action
Aug. 17. This date marked the beginning of phase three in Dalhousie University’s reopening plan for its athletic facilities. The Dalplex’s pool, basketball court and volleyball court reopened. This is in addition to facilities like the fitness hall, which reopened on Aug. 4.
Read MoreRallying to keep students active
According to Kathie Wheadon, Dalhousie University’s director of facility and business services, the closure of athletic facilities on March 15 was only supposed to be for about two weeks.
Read MoreAUS suspends entire fall season
AUS announced on Monday, June 8 that all fall season competition will be cancelled as a COVID-19 precaution.
Read MoreHockey (Hack) Day in Canada
Hockey Hack Day in Canada, as Ebrahim Adeeb put it, is like a mass job interview for data analysts. It’s kind of like a sports draft combine.
Read MoreTigers take down Huskies in AUS semifinal
The Keevan Veinot/Sascha Kappos connection was on display as the Dalhousie Tigers clinched a berth in Sunday’s AUS basketball finals.
Read MoreTigers sweep curling championship
The Dalhousie University Tigers men’s and women’s curling teams clinched titles in the 2020 Atlantic University Sport (AUS) Curling Championships.
Read MoreTrading skates for spikes
Mike Evelyn almost couldn’t make it to a high-performance bobsleigh recruitment and testing event in March 2018. It’s a good thing he did.
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