Every school year the Fulcrum gives out Cavalry Awards for the best that varsity athletics has to offer. You’ve cast your votes, so here are this semester’s winners.
Varsity Athletes
At this point in the year, veterans like Soriano and Besselink are doing their very best to guarantee success for the Gees in the regular season.
Despite putting up a great fight, the Ravens were no match for a motivated Gees offence, who outpaced the Ravens to a 7–4 victory.
After ripping off nine consecutive wins to start the season, the Gee-Gees have not picked up a victory in their last five games.
The Ridgebacks spoiled the Gees’ Oct. 7 home opener by a 3–0 margin.
This is the second year in a row that over 200 U of O students were awarded this honour.
The win gave the Gee-Gees their first 3-0 start to the season since the 2010 season, one that ended in a Yates Cup loss.
At the University of Ottawa, varsity tryouts—where any student can show up in the hopes of making the final roster—are in large part declining in popularity and effectiveness.
Late summer is a period of time in flux for many teams, but some are already making waves with various news and notes.
Lachance competes for the University of Ottawa’s varsity swimming team and practises two hours a day and nine times a week. A swimmer’s practice schedule is different than any other athlete’s training.
