Lions athletes closed out the month of April in variety of competitions across the United States, with 11 competing at the Big Red Invitational in Ithaca, NY on Sunday. The small contingent picked up a total of three medals on the Cornell University campu ...
For Many With Autism, Running Is a Sport That Fits
From Runners World Tommy Des Brisay had an insatiable need to move when he was a child. He began walking at 8 months old. He would bounce on his backyard trampoline for hours and climb heights fearlessly. He slept only three hours a night until he was 7. ...
Divya Biswal leaps into record book
It was a busy three day tour of Southern California for a small group of Lions this past weekend and for Divya Biswal, it was one for the record books. With stops at Cal State University - Los Angeles, Azusa Pacific University and Long Beach State Univers ...
2017 Canadian Track & Field Championships coming to nation’s capital
TICKETS ON SALE NOW STARTING AS LOW AS $15 PER DAY Ottawa – Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic stars, including Andre De Grasse, Melissa Bishop, Damian Warner, Derek Drouin, Alister McQueen and Brent Lakatos, will descend on Ottawa July 3-9 for the 2017 Cana ...
Alexis and Faucher win World Masters Medals
Sprinters Wendy Alexis and Serge Faucher combined for three medals at the recently completed World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships in Daegu, Korea. Alexis proved yet again she is among the fastest women in the world in the over 60 age category, spe ...
Lions Win 6 Medals at USports Championships
The indoor season officially came to a close Saturday as the USports Championships finished up at the Butterdome in Edmonton. But before they shut the lights out, Lions athletes manage pick up some hardware for the trip home. It was a combination of veter ...
Lions set for University Championship Weekend
It's championship weekend both north and south of the border this weekend with the USports National Championships taking place in Edmonton and the NCAA Championships being held in College Station, Texas. In Edmonton, the Lions will be represented by 17 at ...
Medals and records highlight championship weekend
It was championship weekend across the continent with Lions athletes competing for conference titles in both U-Sport and NCAA competition. In total, athletes took up home 15 medals including three gold and an athlete of the meet award. At the Quebec Unive ...
Frizell does it again
Breaking records is starting to become old hat for Sultana Frizell this indoor season. The two time Olympic hammer throw extended her nearly one month old Canadian record in the weight throw to a staggering 23.32 metres. Competing at the University of Tor ...
Lions shine south of the border
It was a productive weekend for Lions athletes, competing south of the border in New York State headlined by Divya Biswal bounding out to 12.69m to finish third at the Armory Track Invitational in New York City. Biswal's leap is the second furthest in clu ...