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.
Brandon gymnast vying for Olympic team
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (June 28) It has been a big month in the life of Brandon's Isabela Onyshko. She's trying to become the first Manitoba gymnast to make an Olympic team in almost three decades.
Ryz pushes herself to a gold medal
SOU'WESTER WPG (June 28) 16-year-old elite triathlete and Vincent Massey Collegiate student Payton Ryz recently placed first at the Triple Threat Junior Elite Triathlon held at Birds Hill Park earlier this month.
Foreman-Mackey solos to victory in Canadian national championship road race
CANADIAN CYCLING MAGAZINE (June 25) Numainville sprints to second place with Leah Kirchmann in third, Bonhomme wins u23 title.
Erin Teschuk Earns CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team Honors
NDSU (June 24) North Dakota State University senior distance runner Erin Teschuk has been named to the Academic All-America team in Division I women's track & field and cross country.
Within Reach
BLACK AND GOLD (June 2016) Shawinigan Math Teacher Meghan Montgomery Chases One Final Medal
A Winnipeg canoer’s excruciating path to gold
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (June 21) Nadya Crossman-Serb took home a gold medal in women's C2 at Canoe Sprint world cup.
Contenders for Team Canada’s women’s road at the Rio Olympics
CANADIAN CYCLING MAGAZINE (June 21) We weigh in on which women will represent Canada in the road race and ITT at the Rio Olympics.
Winnipeg’s Desiree Scott makes Olympic team
GLOBAL NEWS (June 20) Team Canada announced its 18-person women’s soccer roster for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on Monday.
Winnipeg rower captures silver in England
MYTOBA.CA (June 20) Emma Gray of Winnipeg, took second place on Sunday in the Henley Women’s Regatta in England.
