Lancers sweep CIS Championships at home By Michal Tellos Sports Editor March 18, 2009 It was a weekend for the Lancers to remember, and the best part was that everything happened at home.
 For the first time in history, the home team captured both the men’s and women’s CIS track and field title, as from March 12-14, the Lancers put on a team performance that couldn’t be beat.
It was also the first CIS title since 2006 for either team.
The men won with a dominating performance of 145.5 points in a field where the next best team, the Sherbrooke Vert et Or, had but 72 points.
The women however, battled, and they beat the rankings, edging the favoured Guelph Gryphons out by just one point, 91-90, avenging the OUA title loss just two weeks prior.
Head Coach Dennis Fairall earned the men’s and women’s CIS coach of the year title, the first time someone has won both awards in the same year since 1992, when he himself performed the feat. >> | Athletic department cuts six varsity sports By Michal Tellos
Sports Editor March 18, 2009 With rumours of cutbacks looming, it has been confirmed that six varsity sports will be cut for financial reasons, and these include men’s rugby, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s curling, and women’s fast pitch.
The action had to be carried through in order to save approximately $50,000 for the second year of a three-year budgetary plan. So far, $110,000 has been saved.
Although last year cuts were made that managed to avoid varsity losses, the trick couldn’t be repeated this year.
“We looked at all kinds of other alternatives to see if we could accomplish our budget cutbacks without touching our varsity teams but in the end it just seemed as though that it was the only way feasible to us,” said Director of Athletics Gord Grace.
“It’s with regret, and we didn’t want to do this. All of these teams are part of our family and I think they’ve worked hard as athletes and I feel bad for the players that this has been taken away from them. Our coaches are trying to find them other playing alternatives,” he added. >>  | | Campus Kiss | | |
