Mac Athletics celebrates 95th annual Awards Ceremony Linnaea Harper and Max Turek take home Athletes of the Year recognition at the 95th Annual McMaster Athletic Awards Ceremony
Photo C/O Noah Hoffman The night of April 2 was the 95th Annual McMaster Athletic Awards Ceremony to celebrate Marauder excellence. The ceremony celebrated McMaster athletes and staff contributions on and off the court over the past year. The highest honour, the McMaster Athletes of the Year, was awarded to Max Turek (Ivor Wynne Award) of the cross country team, and Linnaea Harper (Therese Quigley Award) of the women’s basketball...
Rugby’s French repeats as All-Canadian Fourth-year centre Britni French led the McMaster women’s rugby team to another OUA bronze, repeating as a Second Team All-Canadian in a strong 2018 campaign
Photo C/O Rick Zazulak Entering her fourth year with the McMaster women’s rugby team, centre Britni French led a promising squad who looked to conquer Ontario University Athletics. Following a 2017 bronze medal, the hopes were high to surpass that in 2018. Part of a crop of solid senior players who have been a fixture of Marauders’ rugby for the past few seasons, the veteran centre was chosen to captain the team throughout 2018. “That...
Marauders changing the face of men’s health Diving into the McMaster men’s rugby team’s Movember campaign as they strive to change the face of men’s health alongside other Marauders
Photo from Silhouette Photo Archives By: Adriana Skaljin For the past five years, the McMaster men’s rugby team has been running their own Movember campaign, raising money for men’s health initiatives. Last year, the team collectively raised around $6,100, motivating them to increase their goal for 2018 to $7,000. The Movember Foundation is the leading charity that focuses on men’s health. They focus on issues such as prostate cancer,...
Rugby’s Richardson talks career and team’s development Fourth-year rugby player Mitchell Richardson details his time on the McMaster men’s rugby team and how the program is set up to take over the province
Photos from Silhouette Photo Archives Rugby season at McMaster is officially over. As teams pack up their cleats, it’s time to assess their past season and plan for the challenges ahead. For the Marauders’ men’s rugby team, the 2018 season ends without a medal, despite coming off an Ontario University Athletics Bronze Medal last year. However, that does not mean this season was a failure for the program, as there were several changes...
Sara Svoboda’s time as a Marauder ends with a rugby Bronze Sara Svoboda reflects on her past five years with the McMaster women’s rugby team as the team captures another Bronze Medal
Photos by Catherine Goce By Adriana Skaljin Sara Svoboda has been playing for the McMaster women’s rugby team for the past five years, and has reached the end of her university career. While playing for the rugby team, off the field, Svoboda has been busy completing a degree in Kinesiology, a subject that has been helpful for her even outside of the classroom. “Kinesiology teaches you about the importance of cognitive and physical...
What the Marauders were up to this reading week Not everybody was on a break during reading week, so here’s what you may have missed in Mac sports
Photo by Kyle West While many of us were “studying” (it’s fine if you didn’t study, no judgement here) this past reading week, many McMaster athletes were busy competing in their last few regular season games. Here are four key things you may have missed during the reading week. 1. The Mac women’s rugby team started their reading week off on fire, defeating the Wilfred Laurier University Golden Hawks 109-0 in their Ontario University...
![Two months after the SCI’s rollout numbers are still unknown. Staff wonder what the future will hold, hoping that their services won’t “die” as the MSU is forced to make budget cuts. To read the full story, click the link in our bio.
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