Injuries are a hassle for anyone, but for student athletes, they can be devastating and potentially cost them a whole season of their five years of eligibility.
Football
The Gee-Gees men’s basketball team pulled a major upset on Friday, night edging out the nationally No. 1 ranked Carleton Ravens 68-67 in a Capital Hoops game for the ages at TD Place Arena.
With the end of the decade quickly approaching, the Fulcrum caught up with former Sports Editors to discuss their favourite memories on the job and where life has led them.
Eating a good meal is an essential part of any athlete’s pregame routine, but it’s tough to strike the right balance: If a meal is too light, the athlete will lack energy. But if it’s too heavy, the athlete will be out of breath during the competition.
The Gee-Gees rugby team won their sixth straight RSEQ championship upsetting the No. 1 nationally-ranked Laval University Rouge et Or. However, the goal for the rugby team remains to win the national championship on home turf this weekend.
Loss to McGill sets up must-win against Sherbrooke on Oct. 20 The Gee-Gees men’s rugby club faced the McGill club down at Matt Anthony Field on Thursday. McGill sat in third place of the RSEQ before the game with a 2-1 record, while the Gee-Gees sat in fourth place with a 2-2 record. McGill took …
The U of O fastball club came very close to pulling an impressive upset this weekend at the Ontario championships hosted by McMaster University in Hamilton. Beating two fastball powerhouses to make it to the finals, the Gees faced a Western Mustang team on a streak of nine championships in a row.
The Gee-Gee’s defeated the Carleton Raven 32-10 in the 51st Panda Game at TD Place Saturday afternoon. Trailing at the half, the Gees were opportunistic, taking advantage of Carleton’s errors to tie the game and take the lead thanks to fumble recoveries from defensive linemen Tramayne Stephen and Francis Perron.
The Gee-Gees football team closed out a two-game road trip in Guelph on Saturday afternoon. Coming off a blowout win against York last week, the boys in Grey and Garnet hoped they could keep their momentum going with Panda Game less than a week away.
While scrolling through the Gee-Gees website, some may notice that not all varsity teams play in OUA. In fact, nearly half of the school’s varsity teams play in RSEQ, USports’ Quebec university sports conference. But why?
The U of O football team took advantage of a weak York Lions team to get their offensive groove back on Saturday.
For a whole three quarters all the Gee-Gees were able to muster up in their matchup with the Laurier Golden Hawks was a single field goal. But down 22-3 in the fourth quarter, Jamie Barresi and the troops took advantage of several Laurier mistakes to crawl back and win the game.
Here’s our opinion on some Gee-Gee’s favourite pump-up songs. What are yours?
Here are the Gee-Gees that you should keep an eye on in 2019-20
The Gee-Gees football team opened up their season last Sunday against McMaster in Hamilton. The Gee-Gees played a good first half but struggled multiple times with costly interceptions and late quarter drives against a strong offensive Marauders team
This year, U of O varsity teams have been giving back to the community in many different ways—some donating blood, others going to developing countries to teach their respective sports, while still others focused on more local causes.
“I think we’ve got to have a bit of a refresher every few months to say: ‘Hey, if anybody’s taking any medications, you better let us know.’ So we’re going to have to have a system to check in.” —Sue Hylland, U of O director of Sports Services.
Whether it’s running, biking, weightlifting, swimming, or whatever. You want to get some stretches in to make sure you’re nice and loose, and ready for some exertion.
In honour of the year in review, here are the top five moments for University of Ottawa teams, athletes, and alumni.
Broken down, here’s how Sports Services spent its $16 million budget in 2017-2018.
Thankfully for the world, there is even video footage.
Jackson Bennett and Khadim Mbaye talked to the Fulcrum about their push to go pro, as they attend combines and interview with teams ahead of the CFL and NFL drafts.
Against all odds, I came out of the experience with no injuries, apart from a slightly bruised ego.
Every year, new players join the Gee-Gees squad and add something unique to make the team better. The only difference this year is one of the players isn’t human—but it will make a big difference.
Despite the loss of super-stars Wendel and Baines, the future still looks bright for the Gees going forward, with a big recruiting class this year.
