As a fifth-year student-athlete, Joshua Riker-Fox knows a thing or two about multitasking. In fact, he does it exceptionally well. He has a job at the Calgary Winter Club, he fits in twenty training sessions per week and through it all, he has maintained a spot on the dean’s list. He competed for the Dinos… Continue reading Calgary pentathlete a prodigious success
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Dinos Report Card: women’s track
By Laura Bennet
Talent: The team was composed of essentially the same members as last year, with the notable absence of Jessica Zelinka, who scored half of the Dinos’ points in last year’s team standings. However, the Dinos women had at least one competitor seeded in the top-five at CIS competition in every track event except the 60… Continue reading Dinos Report Card: women’s track
Track Dinos finish second and fourth at CIS
Men’s side Spearheaded by the brilliant performance of male track athlete of the year and CIS championship MVP Sam Effah, the University of Calgary Dinos men’s track and field team busted their asses to come within three points of winning the CIS championships in Montreal Mar. 6-8. On McGill University’s 200 metre banked-track from the… Continue reading Track Dinos finish second and fourth at CIS
Coming home with first and second
Men’s side Despite going into the meet 23 points behind the leading University of Manitoba Bisons, the University of Calgary Dinos men’s track and field team put in a strong performance and closed the gap to only three points to place second at the Canada West championships in Saskatoon on Feb. 23. The meet was… Continue reading Coming home with first and second
Dinos grab gold at Canmore Park
By Emily Stevenson and Laura Bennett
The University of Calgary Dinos women’s cross country team continued their undefeated streak at last weekend’s 2006 Stewart Cup at Canmore Park in Calgary. The Dinos were led by Heather Sim, who placed sixth overall and was the top varsity finisher with a time of 18:38 in the five kilometre race. Sim was joined by… Continue reading Dinos grab gold at Canmore Park
Spending money for “fitness” proves beneficial to ego
A group of fitness researchers in Vancouver, British Columbia believe they have uncovered the secret behind the new method of feeling fitter that is now all the rage. The controversial method, dubbed “Lululemon Retail Therapy” by those who remain more skeptical of the routine, has swept across North America like wildfire, proving to be especially… Continue reading Spending money for “fitness” proves beneficial to ego
Sports Briefs
By Jon Roe
Women’s cross country team picks up gold This weekend, the Dinos cross country team had a stellar performance at the Eastern Washington University Invitational in Cheney, Washington. This was the second time the Dinos have competed at the EWU meet, and the second time the Dinos women’s team kicked some serious American ass. The Dinos… Continue reading Sports Briefs
Cross-country carnage
The Dinos cross-country squad tied up their sneakers for a race down in Mr. George W. Bush’s promised land. Okay, it was Spokane, but the Dinos teams collected some hardware to sneak back through customs. The women’s team dominated the field, sealing the competition in a plastic bag and leaving them to suffocate. They placed… Continue reading Cross-country carnage
Calgary music blog becomes full-fledged alternative festival
The Music Times Two Festival is a brand-new showcase of local and international acts, including big names such as Peter Kember (Sonic Boom, Britain’s Spacemen 3) and members of ’90s alt-rock band Galaxie 500, as well as emerging artists like Cheval Sombre, who just finished recording a full-length with MGMT. Scheduled for March 24-25, this… Continue reading Calgary music blog becomes full-fledged alternative festival