
In the News
Our high performance athletes and sports science experts are often in the news.
We’ve collected relevant recent top stories from a variety of sources around the web about Manitoba athletes and the sport news affecting them.
Wog, Spriggs Named Athletes Of The Week
MYTOBA (Nov 29) At the 2016-17 Canada West Swimming Championship at the University of Alberta in Edmonton from November 25-27, the Manitoba Bisons swim teams had strong performances but the strongest was the amazing debut of Bison rookie women’s swimmer Kelsey Wog.
Successful swimmers – Bison Kelsey Wog dominates weekend championships
UMANITOBA (Nov 29) University of Manitoba Bison swimmer Kelsey Wog was on fire in the pool at the Canada West Swimming Championships.
Bison women’s swimmer Kelsey Wog wins 100m freestyle, Rookie of the Meet…
GO BISONS (Nov 27) On the third and final day of the 2016-17 Canada West Swimming Championship at the University of Alberta in Edmonton from November 25-27, the Manitoba Bisons swim teams...
Canadian pair win NHK figure skating trophy in Japan
THESTAR.COM (Nov 26) Canada’s two-time world pairs champions Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford remain undefeated on the Grand Prix figure skating circuit after winning the NHK Trophy on Saturday.
Duhamel and Radford good as gold in Japan
SUDBURY.COM (Nov 26) Lively native Megan Duhamel and her skating partner Eric Radford continued their run of dominance on the Grand Prix figure skating circuit with a win in Sapporo, Japan.
Three ‘Toban teams seeking Canada Cup trial spots
WINNIPEG SUN (Nov 23) Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones, Ontario’s Rachel Homan and Alberta’s Kevin Koe have already punched their tickets to the 2017 Canadian Curling Trials.
Tachinski signs with Penn State
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (Nov 22) Fort Garry’s Victoria Tachinski has committed to attend Pennsylvania State University on a track and field scholarship. The Vincent Massey Collegiate student and track athlete is the holder of the Canadian junior women 400 and 800-metre records.
High school standout Victoria Tachinski commits to Penn State University
RUNNING MAGAZINE (Nov 26) Winnipeg’s Victoria Tachinski, who this spring broke the Canadian 800m youth record running 2:03.58, publicly announced this week that she has signed on to attend the NCAA Division One program located in State College, Penn.
It Has Been a Long Season for Manitoba Champ
WINNIPEG SUN (Nov 16) Calling it a hectic two months would be an understatement for a road-weary Kerri Einarson