While Kingston’s Fort Henry hills are some of the most difficult in Canada, little could prepare Makenna Fitzgerald and Brogan MacDougall for what hit them at the World Cross Country Championships last Saturday in Aarhus, Denmark.
Featuring the strongest field of under-20 athletes in the world,...
On Wednesday night, Queen’s Athletics dressed up the ARC for the 83rd Colour Awards, honouring this year’s top performances from Queen’s varsity teams.
Outstanding Performance of the Year: Gavin Stone, Rowing
Gavin Stone was unable to attend this year’s Colour Awards ceremony—but he had a good reason...
Past, present Gaels qualify for World Cross Country Championships
On Saturday, several Queen’s cross country runners took to the hills of Fort Henry for the Canadian Cross Country Championships. It was the fourth and final year Kingston hosted the event.
Gaels rookie Brogan MacDougall, coming off...
Last fall, Brogan MacDougall had her choice of school at her fingertips—all she had to do was give the nod.
Her prerequisites spoke for themselves: national junior cross country champion, OFSAA record-holder in the 3,000 metres, and a bronze medalist at the 2017
Youth Commonwealth Games.
Yet,...
Things didn’t go as planned for Head Coach Steve Boyd’s cross country teams at the OUA Championships last Saturday. They went better.
Headed into the weekend, Boyd said it’d serve as an appetizer for the U Sports Championship, which will take place at Fort Henry on Nov. 10. The end result, though,...
Women’s cross country run into gold rush at OUA Championships
The women’s and men’s cross country teams both earned medals at the OUA Championships on Saturday, proving they’re one of the strongest combined programs in Canada.
With sisters Brogan and Branna MacDougall leading the charge, the...
Men’s rugby solidifies top position in OUA against Guelph
When they took the field against Guelph on Friday, the Gaels knew a test awaited them. With both teams heading into the game undefeated, it was the likeliest matchup for this year’s OUA championship. Playing away at Guelph, Queen’s came out...
It was hard to be pessimistic about the cross country team’s return this weekend at the annual Queen’s Invitational.
In their first official race on the Fort Henry hills—the location of this year’s U Sports Championships—the women’s and men’s team filled up the podium with tricolour singlets.
For...