Steve Boyd

Some of the track and field team’s distance athletes warm up at the Kingston Military Community Sports Centre indoor field house before a training session on Wednesday night.
  • 11 years 1 month ago

Track team struggles after demotion

One of Queen’s oldest athletics programs has lost over half its members in the span of a year.
In September 2010, the track and field program was officially demoted to a Varsity Club. Since then, the team has shrunk from 91 athletes to 44, the coaching staff has dropped from four to two and the field portion of the program has been abolished.Continue...
  • 2 years 2 days ago

Internal emails reveal backlash among alumni, donors over Boyd firing

The University and A&R received dozens of emails from alumni expressing concern over the decision to fire cross country coach Steve Boyd. The alumni’s concerns appear to have gone unanswered.Continue...
  • 2 years 7 months ago

Mark Bomba named Queen’s new cross country Head Coach

After Steve Boyd was controversially dismissed back in February and pleas for his reinstatement were rejected, top runners left Queen’s due to the firing. Mark Bomba is Queen’s answer for those who stuck around.Continue...
  • 2 years 10 months ago

Incoming Queen’s cross country recruit to run at UBC

More bad news was dealt to the cross country team at the end of April when top recruit Mackenzie Campbell announced she will run at the University of British Columbia (UBC) next year.Continue...
  • 2 years 10 months ago

Principal Deane will not reinstate Boyd, third party to review Athletics department

Principal Patrick Deane is sticking by the University’s decision to fire former track coach Steve Boyd, but has acknowledged Boyd’s termination could have been handled better.

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  • 2 years 11 months ago

Top runners leave Queen’s cross country after controversy over coach's firing

The Queen’s cross country team was dealt a blow last week when two of the top performers on the women’s team announced they will be running elsewhere next year.

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  • 2 years 11 months ago

Steve Boyd puts Queen’s on notice of pending defamation lawsuit

Recently-fired cross-country coach Steve Boyd has given the University notice of impending legal action in response to comments made about him after his contract was terminated on Feb. 19. Continue...
  • 2 years 11 months ago

“Impossible to say” whether students will be on campus in fall, Deane tells Senate

While Principal Patrick Deane said it’s impossible to know whether students will be on campus in the fall, the University is preparing for a scenario in which they’re not.Continue...
  • 3 years 3 weeks ago

Online fundraiser for Steve Boyd reaches nearly $3,000

A GoFundMe page to support recently-fired cross country Coach Steve Boyd was launched on Feb. 28. At the time of publication, it had raised nearly $3,000.

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  • 3 years 4 weeks ago

Athletes stage Richardson Hall sit-in to protest Boyd firing

Eight members of Queen’s cross country team walked into Richardson Hall on Thursday afternoon and asked to meet with Principal Patrick Deane.

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