Lancers track teams take bronze in finals By Ryan Rogers Sports Editor March 12, 2008 The University of Windsor Lancers track and field teams both returned from Montreal last weekend with third-place finishes in the Canadian Interuniversity Sports championships. The Lancers men’s team scored 60 points, while Guelph won with 66 points and Calgary placed second with 63 points. The women’s team scored 80.5 points to trail Guelph, who won with 96.5 points, and Western who placed second with 90 points. 
The men’s team’s dream for the championships were dealt a heavy blow due to a mishap during the men’s 1,500-metre run. >> | Young and skilled, women's b-ball gets noticed By Ryan Rogers Sports Editor March 12, 2008 The Ontario University Athletics (OUA) honoured the Lancers women’s basketball team last week for their strong team performance in the 2007-08 regular season. Topping the list of notable awards was Iva Peklova, an environmental science major, who won the OUA West’s Rookie of the Year award. 
In Peklova’s first season in the OUA, the international recruit from Prague, Czech Republic, averaged 10.2 points per game and rebounded at a rate of 9.7 per game, which ranked her third in the country and second in the province. >>
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| Campus Kiss | | Lancers' Steer, Surmacz and coach recognized By Michal Tellos Lance Writer March 12, 2008 Despite a brief playoff run, several members of the University of Windsor’s Lancers men’s basketball team, including coach Chris Oliver and veterans Greg Surmacz and Ryan Steer, have won individual awards. For the second consecutive year, Oliver won the West coach of the year, and both Surmacz and Steer were named first-team all-stars. 
Oliver, a Kitchener native, led Windsor to a 17-5 record, finishing in first place in the OUA west. He is pleased with his recognition. “Always happy to receive recognition for the hard work our players, assistants and athletics staff put into our men’s basketball program,” he responded. >> |
