Some of the top Gaels’ athletes were recognized at the 73rd annual Colour Awards, Tuesday night at the Ambassador Conference Resort.

Watching the March Madness games over the past week has been inspirational.

Despite playing for smaller crowds than he’s used to and a smaller paycheque than he’d like, Simon Mitchell’s year playing professional basketball has exceeded his expectations.

It was another strong season for the men’s volleyball team.

After strong showings at the CFL evaluation camp in Toronto earlier this month, five of Queen’s football players are hoping their names will be called at the 2009 CFL Draft on May 2.

After successfully guiding Queen’s record-breaking offence to an 8-0 season and making the shortlist for the head coach position with the University of Toronto Varsity Blues, Gaels’ offensive co-ordinator Warren Goldie has decided it’s time to leave football behind.

There is a great divide between Queen’s athletics and Queen’s academics.

Long sprinter Adrian Heller helped Queen’s to a fourth place finish in the men’s 4×400-metre relay at the CIS Track and Field Championships held at the University of Windsor Mar. 12 to 14.

After a successful season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL, former Queen’s football star Rob Bagg is ready for more.

It’s not often the opportunity arises to represent one’s country on the international stage, but that chance came in late February for second-year kinesiology student and cross-country skier Alexandre Dumond.

Former Queen’s goalie Ryan Gibb’s transition from hockey-mad Kingston to the desert of Rio Rancho, New Mexico might sound like a downgrade in venue, but the 23-year-old netminder has been stopping pucks in front of bigger audiences than ever.

If Queen’s athletes looked a little bigger on the fields and courts this year, Rodney Wilson deserves much of the credit.

Fifth-year basketball forward Rob Shaw wrapped up his Queen’s career in style Feb. 25 in the Gaels’ OUA quarterfinal match against the University of Toronto.