Lancer Athletics
Winning On and Off the Field: Lancers Honor 182 Academic All-Canadians
By: Agatha Godlewski Lancer athletes celebrated a different kind of win: academic achievement. It’s second most Academic All-Canadians in Lancer history, and they were feted at breakfast on November 24. The Academic All-Canadian designation, bestowed on 182 Lancer student-athletes last month, is awarded by U Sports for those who maintain a minimum grade average of 80 percent while competing in varsity sports. This year’s recipients came from a variety of athletic programs, including basketball, soccer, track and field and cross country, football, golf, baseball, softball, curling, and hockey. For these student-athletes, being recognized as an Academic All-Canadian is an official
Find Your Role: Greg Surmacz’s Journey Beyond the St. Denis Centre
Greg Surmacz coaching during a game against McMaster Marauders. Alex Binaei (@alexbinaei) By: Ethan Lutz Some decisions you wrestle with. Some are made easily – the right thing to do. For Greg Surmacz, leaving his professional basketball career behind in Europe to be closer family members in failing health was no choice at all. It was automatic. Here’s his tale. The Journey Begins Surmacz’s story starts far from the courts at the University of Windsor or the professional arenas in Europe. It begins in Poland, where his parents, yearning for freedom from the confines of communism, made the
Resilience in the Return: How Lancer Athletes are Preparing to Restart the Competition Season
Student-athletes can resume training. As of January 31, the province started to lift the lockdown restrictions; including the reopening of gyms. For over a month, both Lancer athletes, as well as athletes across the OUA, had to put a pause on their respective seasons as a consequence of the shutdown in late December. There was much uncertainty as to whether or not teams would even continue their seasons and if the work put in for half the year would be in vain. Alongside the announcement came the hope that the remainder of the season would go on as expected; however,
UWindsor Athletics Take Aim at Breast Cancer with the Shoot for the Cure Initiative
by: Justin Peters Shoot for the Cure is a favourite cause of the University of Windsor’s varsity teams and their efforts have banked $1,000 already with hopes of a substantial donation for 2021. Elisa Mitton, the Sports Information Coordinator for the University of Windsor, says the initiative has gained traction and become a more common cause based on the growing understanding that this type of cancer doesn’t impact women alone. “We have grown the event to include not only our women’s basketball team but seven of our varsity teams,” Mitton said. “Breast cancer doesn’t only affect women who have been