Darryl McGrath is a member of the Queen’s mountain biking team coached by third-year student Cam Robertston. (Supplied)
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Student-coaches steer their peers
The pre-competition routine for most athletes is pretty basic. Check your equipment; pack some spare socks and maybe a snack. For a student-athlete, that plan might include bringing along a textbook to read on the bus ride home.
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Figure Skating spins to second place
After a second place finish at the Waterloo Invitational last weekend, the Queen’s figure skating team is preparing to defend their crown at the University of Toronto in just less than a month. The Gaels will return to Toronto as three-time defending provincial champions. Queen’s performance at the Waterloo Invitational was a notable improvement from their finish at the Queen’s Invitational in November.
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Gaels to host world-class meet
Queen’s will be hosting the 2010 World University Cross-Country Championships on their home turf at Fort Henry Hill. Joe Morisette, a representative of Canadian Interuniversity Sport, went to Italy last week to present Kingston’s bid to the International University Sport Federation (FISU) board of governors. Kingston is the only Canadian city to have put in a bid for any 2010 FISU event.
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Stellar weekend for the sabres
Last weekend, the men’s and women’s fencing teams participated in the Carleton Invitational tournament in Ottawa. Sabre, which features a short, light sword, was a strong event for both the men’s and women’s teams.
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Sports in Brief
Last weekend, Kurtis Nishiyama received the Extraordinary Guts Award from the track and field team for his performance at the St. Lawrence University meet in Canton, N.Y. Nishiyama normally competes in the high jump, but he volunteered to run in the 4 x 400-metre relay event after one of the runners dropped out.
