By Curtis Wolff
Andrew Buckley can add one more accolade to his medical school application. Already boasting a shiny 3.93 grade-point average and coming off an outstanding season as the starting quarterback for the undefeated Dinos football team, the third-year kinesiology major was awarded the Russ Jackson Award for outstanding student athlete and citizenship at the Sun Life… Continue reading Buckley wins Russ Jackson Award
By Curtis Wolff
Four Dinos football players were named to the 2013 Canadian Interuniversity Sport All-Canadian first team at the Sun Life Financial All-Canadian Banquet in Quebec City on Thursday, Nov. 21. Canada West Most Valuable Player and second-year Dinos running back Mercer Timmis was the sole Dino named to the first-team offensive unit. Timmis lead the country… Continue reading Four Dinos named to All-Canadians first team
By Curtis Wolff
The scene will not be a welcoming one. Halfway across the country, on national television and in front of up to 19,500 loud and hostile Rouge et Or fans at Telus Stadium in Quebec City, lining up against an incredibly accomplished University of Laval football program that breeds quality university football players like Alberta breeds… Continue reading Dinos face familiar foe in Vanier Cup
By Curtis Wolff
The Dinos’s final game at McMahon Stadium in 2013 was a microcosm of their entire year — completely underestimated and convincingly victorious. Pegged as the underdogs in the Mitchell Bowl national semi-final despite an undefeated season, the Dinos stunned the No. 1 nationally ranked Western Mustangs on Saturday, Nov. 16. The Mustangs’s highly touted offence… Continue reading Dinos shock Mustangs to win Mitchell Bowl 44–3
By Curtis Wolff
The Dinos football team defeated the University of Manitoba Bisons 43–28 on Saturday, Nov. 9 to capture their sixth straight Hardy Cup title. In doing so, they improved their 2013 record to 10–0 and laid to rest any remaining doubts that they were the best team in the Canada West conference this year. The Dinos… Continue reading Best of the Canada West
By Curtis Wolff
The Dinos football team continued to reap the rewards of an undefeated season on Thursday, Nov. 7, as four Dinos players and head coach Blake Nill were honoured with Canada West awards. Leading the way for the Dinos, as he has all season, was second-year running back Mercer Timmis, who won the Frank Gnup Memorial… Continue reading Dinos dominate Canada West awards
By Curtis Wolff
Eleven members of the Dinos football team were recognized for their outstanding play this season by being named to the Canada West all-star team on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Among the players receiving accolades were quarterback Andrew Buckley, receiver Chris Dobko, kicker Johnny Mark and record-setting running back Mercer Timmis. Centre Sean McEwen and guard Suhk… Continue reading Football Dino-stars
By Curtis Wolff
Members of the Dinos cross country team are heading to London, Ontario for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championships on Saturday, Nov. 9, where they will race against teams from across the country to compete for the Canada West and CIS titles. The team will send seven men and seven women athletes to compete in London.… Continue reading Cross country team treks to London for CIS meet
By Curtis Wolff
It was by far the Dinos’s toughest test of the season. Battling both the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds and the wintry elements, the Dinos overcame an early 17–0 deficit to defeat the Thunderbirds 42–32 on Saturday, Nov. 2 and advance to the Hardy Cup finals for the sixth consecutive year. Despite falling behind early,… Continue reading Dinos rebound in first playoff game
By Curtis Wolff
The Dinos football team completed their regular season with a 34–17 win against the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds on Friday, Oct. 25. With the victory, the Dinos finished without a single regular season loss for the first time in school history, going a perfect 8–0 on the year. “It definitely feels good,” said Dinos… Continue reading Dinos finish regular season undefeated