The Ottawa Lions went five for five at last weekend's Ontario Masters Championships at York University. The small contingent of three athletes combined for three gold, one silver and one bronze. The medal haul was lead by sprinter Joseph Scatliffe who pul ...
Lions bring home 15 medals from championship weekend
This past weekend was busy with conference championships for universities both north and south of the border with Lions athletes capturing a total of 15 medals. At the Big 12 indoor championships, Iowa State junior Erinn Stenman-Fahey ran her way to a sil ...
Lions reach new heights ahead of conference championships
It was a record breaking weekend at the Louis Riel Dome as countless university athletes put the finishing touches on their conference championship preparation. Among those demonstrating their fine form heading into this weekend's OUA Championship in Wind ...
Annual General Meeting to be held February 28th
The Ottawa Lions will host their Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the evening of Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 6:00pm. The meeting will take place at École Secondaire Louis-Riel in a room to be determined. All members are invited to attend. A short meeti ...
Lions win 18 medals at Bomber Invite
It was a dominating performance by the Lionesses of Ottawa as they brought home more than two thirds of the medals from last weekend's Bomber Invitational at Ithaca College. The 14 medal haul included 8 gold and nearly three medal sweeps. One of the near ...
Lions re-write all-time list
As the indoor season rounds into full swing Lions athletes are showing the hours of hard work last fall are paying off with no less than seven all-time top ten club performances taking place last weekend. The bulk of the performances came from New York Ci ...
800-metres star Melissa Bishop trading track for diaper changing this summer
From the Windsor Star Melissa Bishop has literally lived life on the run for more than a decade, but the Canadian record-holder in the 800-metres will be spending this summer changing diapers instead of lanes on the track. Bishop and her husband Osi Nriag ...
Smith heading back to the Olympic Games
Oluseyi Smith told the Ottawa Sports Page last fall his goal on the track was Olympic or World Championships medals. The former Lion sprinter briefly realized that goal six years ago during the London 2012 4 x 100m relay before it was so infamously stripp ...
Saville has record breaking weekend
When Sebastian Saville crossed the line to win the 600m at Saturday's uOttawa Winter National Invitational, he knew his time of 1:17.45 was something special. The fourth year psychology student from Carleton University knew right away he had set a new Lou ...
Lions own podium with 25 top 3 finishes
The podium finishes came fast and furious as the Lions opened the new year at competitions across Ontario, Quebec and New York. In total, 25 podium finishes were produced - including nine gold medal performances. The Can-Am Classic at the University of Wi ...