Posts Tagged ‘Dal Track and field’
End of season review
The 2019 Dalhousie winter semester athletic season has come to an end. Here is a brief overview on how the Tigers performed.
Read MoreHigh School Rivals to championship teammates
Not many athletes can say they’ve medalled at a national competition in a sport they spontaneously started. Mike van der Poel and Matthew Coolen, old high school rivals, can. The two track and field stars have have both taken home a U Sports medal since they began running for Dalhousie University four years ago; van der Poel winning bronze for his 300-metre dash in 2017 and Coolen the gold for his 60-metre dash…
Read MoreBalancing cross-country and track and field
There’s a big difference between racing 800-metres and 10,000-metres. Second-year track athlete Hudson Grimshaw-Surette is proving that he can do both. “He’s too talented and competitive not too,” said cross-country and track and field Head coach Rich Lehman about why Grimshaw-Surette is running for both sports. The kinesiology student dabbled in cross-country last year, running…
Read MoreRunning strong programs
Going into his seventh year as the head coach of Dalhousie University’s cross-country and track and field teams, Rich Lehman has won the AUS cross-country Coach of the Year award a combined six times with both the women’s and men’s teams. He also won the same award a combined nine times for the track and…
Read MoreDal varsity season preview
Here’s a brief overview of the upcoming Dalhousie University athletics season. Seven of the 14 teams should be contending for an AUS championship, making it an exciting year. Men’s basketball The men’s basketball team is once again hosting the national championships in Halifax and will be guaranteed a spot in the tournament. The challenge…
Read More“A perfect first year”
Both Dalhousie University’s men’s and women’s track and field teams brought home championship banners again this year. For the women’s team, this was the 29th consecutive season of winning the Atlantic University Sport Championships. Among their star athletes was rookie Savanna Jordan. Jordan has had an outstanding first year, considering that she spent her track…
Read MoreHow Dal athlete’s fell in love with their sport
University athletes put in hours of work every week in order to train, travel and perform. This can be stressful because athletes have to balance athletics with school and life. For many athletes, the love and passion for their sport is what drives them. Three Dalhousie University athletes talked to the Dal Gazette about how…
Read MoreTraining for a pentathlon
Lorena Heubach is one of Dalhousie University’s most unique track and field athletes. She’s the only athlete on the team that participates in the pentathlon: an event that includes high jump, long jump, shot put, hurdling and an 800 metre race. The athletes compete in these events over the course of a day. Heubach’s currently…
Read MoreThe Ticker (For the week ending Feb. 9)
Swim – Men’s and women’s AUS reign continues It has been a long time since a Tigers swim team didn’t return from the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) with a championship banner. Buoyed by the performances of swimmers of the meet David Sharpe and Alison Grant, as well as rookie of the meet Paige Robillard, the teams owned the podium…
Read More