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Internal emails reveal backlash among alumni, donors over Boyd firing

Written on March 26, 2021. Posted in Sports.

The University and Athletics & Recreation (A&R) received dozens of emails from alumni and prospective students expressing concern over former Provost Tom Harris’ decision to fire cross country coach Steve Boyd. Many of the emails from alumni indicated an intent to halt donations to Queen’s...

Mark Bomba named Queen’s new cross country Head Coach

Written on August 27, 2020. Posted in Sports.

After Steve Boyd was controversially dismissed back in February and pleas for his reinstatement were rejected, top runners left Queen’s due to the firing. Mark Bomba is Queen’s answer for those who stuck around. Queen’s announced on Aug. 27 that Bomba would be the new Head Coach for Cross Country...

Incoming Queen’s cross country recruit to run at UBC

Written on June 1, 2020. Posted in Sports.

More bad news was dealt to the cross country team at the end of April when top recruit Mackenzie Campbell announced she will run at the University of British Columbia (UBC) next year. Her departure comes after two top runners left Queen’s in early April in the wake of Head Coach Steve Boyd’s firing earlier this...

Principal Deane will not reinstate Boyd, third party to review Athletics department

Written on May 22, 2020. Posted in News.

Principal Patrick Deane is sticking by the University’s decision to fire former track coach Steve Boyd, but has acknowledged Boyd’s termination could have been handled better. In a May 22 statement, Deane announced he had reviewed the documentation surrounding Boyd’s termination on Feb. 18, as well...

Top runners leave Queen’s cross country after controversy over coach's firing

Written on April 28, 2020. Posted in Sports.

The Queen’s cross-country team was dealt a blow last week when two of the top performers on the women’s team announced they will be running elsewhere next year. The news follows an extremely successful season for the women’s cross-country team, who won their first-ever national title last November....

Steve Boyd puts Queen’s on notice of pending defamation lawsuit

Written on April 22, 2020. Posted in News.

Recently-fired cross country coach Steve Boyd has given the University notice of impending legal action in response to comments made about him after his contract was terminated on Feb. 19. At a meeting on April 14, Principal Patrick Deane told Senate that Boyd had given notice of bringing legal action...

“Impossible to say” whether students will be on campus in fall, Deane tells Senate

Written on April 20, 2020. Posted in News.

While Principal Patrick Deane said it’s impossible to know whether students will be on campus in the fall, the University is preparing for a scenario in which they’re not. Queen’s Senate gathered on April 14 via Zoom, an online video chat app, to discuss the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Online fundraiser for Steve Boyd reaches nearly $3,000

Written on March 3, 2020. Posted in News.

A GoFundMe page to support recently-fired cross country Coach Steve Boyd was launched on Feb. 28. At the time of publication, it had raised nearly $3,000. Boyd was dismissed from Queen’s on Feb. 19 after complaints were lodged by Guelph alumni over online comments he made about David Scott-Thomas,...

Athletes stage Richardson Hall sit-in to protest Boyd firing

Written on February 28, 2020. Posted in News.

Eight members of Queen’s cross country team walked into Richardson Hall on Thursday afternoon and asked to meet with Principal Patrick Deane. The student athletes were initiating a sit-in with Deane in response to the recent firing of Queen’s track coach, Steve Boyd. Deane wasn’t available to speak...

“Damaging and complex”: Senate discusses recent track coach firing

Written on February 28, 2020. Posted in News.

At a Senate meeting on Feb. 25, Interim Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Tom Harris fielded questions about recently-fired track coach Steve Boyd from Senator Diane Beauchemin, who asked Harris to elaborate on the reasons for Boyd’s dismissal. “It has been suggested that Steven Boyd was dismissed...

Quotes of the Year

Written on April 4, 2019. Posted in Sports.

“[McCarney] challenged me. He said, ‘You better stay here longer than I did.’ And that was 22 years. I said, ‘Moose, it ain’t happening. It’s not going down that way. I was waiting for him to answer, but he didn’t.” — Pat Sheahan on visiting the grave of former football assistant coach, Hal ‘Moose’...

Brant Stachel named Coaching Coordinator of Athletics Ontario, NACAC Team Coach

Written on February 1, 2019. Posted in Cross Country, Sports.

According to Brant Stachel, a positive culture defines an athlete’s success. If his career is any indication, that philosophy holds credence. Earlier this January, Athletics Ontario (AO) announced Stachel, Queen’s assistant cross country coach, as their Coaching Coordinator effective immediately....

Men's and women's cross country eye podium on home soil

Written on November 9, 2018. Posted in Cross Country, Sports.

Going into this weekend’s U Sports National Championships, cross country head coach Steve Boyd said it’s no secret: they can win everything. “If anybody beats us, more power to them because we have a really good team,” he said of his women’s squad. Of his men’s side, he added: “If all the stars align,...

MacDougall sisters sprint through Canada

Written on November 9, 2018. Posted in Cross Country, Sports.

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,...

Cross country heading to OUA Championships cautiously optimistic

Written on October 24, 2018. Posted in Cross Country, Sports.

The men’s and women’s cross country teams will be in action this weekend at the OUA Championships at Western University. The former will try to place first for the second consecutive year and the latter hopes to move one spot up the podium. Women’s cross country Having ranked first in the country...

Cross country dominates podium at Queen’s invitational

Written on September 18, 2018. Posted in Cross Country, Sports.

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...

Men's and women's cross country boasting new-look teams

Written on September 14, 2018. Posted in Cross Country, Sports.

In times of athlete turnover, most teams suffer from one to two-year lulls in performance. But this year’s men’s and women’s cross country teams are hoping to buck that trend. When the men finished fifth and women secured second at last year’s U Sports National Championships, the Gaels were looking...

Cross country misses out on gold at U Sports Championship

Written on November 17, 2017. Posted in Sports.

Going into last Sunday’s U Sports National Championships, the women’s cross country team knew they had a target on their back. After spending the past seven weeks as the top ranked team in Canada, the Gaels were beat by the University of Toronto Varsity Blues at the championship in Victoria, B.C.,...

Historic weekend for cross country

Written on November 3, 2017. Posted in Sports.

Queen’s rushed in the dawn of a new era in women’s cross country on Saturday. Led by gold medalist Branna MacDougall, the Gaels officially ended Guelph’s 13-year reign as OUA champions — winning Queen’s first provincial title since 2003 in Windsor last weekend. In a statement win, the Gaels finished...

Cross country makes historical signing

Written on October 27, 2017. Posted in Sports.

Queen’s women’s cross country has a dynasty in the making. With a group of their top athletes preparing to graduate in the spring, cross country head coach Steve Boyd and assistant coach Brant Stachel have been looking for ways to maintain Queen’s position as the lone frontrunner in Canadian University...

Back on his feet

Written on September 22, 2017. Posted in Sports.

Sitting in Toronto’s Women’s College Hospital, Alex Wilkie waited impatiently as his doctor re-evaluated his hip. Wilkie knew how diligent he’d been in the six- month recovery process, which spanned across the first six months of 2017. Throughout his time away from running, he remembered everything...

Track team struggles after demotion

Written on February 10, 2012. Posted in Sports.

One of Queen’s oldest athletics programs has lost over half its members in the span of a year. In September 2010, the track and field program was officially demoted to a Varsity Club. Since then, the team has shrunk from 91 athletes to 44, the coaching staff has dropped from four to two and the field...

Gryphons take two gold

Written on November 18, 2011. Posted in Sports.

There weren’t any surprises at the national cross country championship in Quebec City last weekend — the Guelph Gryphons’ men’s and women’s teams took home gold medals for the sixth straight season. On the men’s side, the Gryphons finished ahead of the Windsor Lancers and the University of Victoria...

LeBoeuf leads team in debut

Written on September 30, 2011. Posted in Sports.

The cross country team’s top recruit was the Gaels’ best runner at the Western Invitational in London on Saturday. Transfer student Maxime LeBoeuf led the men’s cross country team to a fourth-place finish in the 10-kilometre race with a time of 33 minutes and 10 seconds. The women’s team came in sixth...

Tag: Steve Boyd

Internal emails reveal backlash among alumni, donors over Boyd firing

Mark Bomba named Queen’s new cross country Head Coach

Incoming Queen’s cross country recruit to run at UBC

Principal Deane will not reinstate Boyd, third party to review Athletics department

Top runners leave Queen’s cross country after controversy over coach's firing

Steve Boyd puts Queen’s on notice of pending defamation lawsuit

“Impossible to say” whether students will be on campus in fall, Deane tells Senate

Online fundraiser for Steve Boyd reaches nearly $3,000

Athletes stage Richardson Hall sit-in to protest Boyd firing

“Damaging and complex”: Senate discusses recent track coach firing

Quotes of the Year

Brant Stachel named Coaching Coordinator of Athletics Ontario, NACAC Team Coach

Men's and women's cross country eye podium on home soil

MacDougall sisters sprint through Canada

Cross country heading to OUA Championships cautiously optimistic

Cross country dominates podium at Queen’s invitational

Men's and women's cross country boasting new-look teams

Cross country misses out on gold at U Sports Championship

Historic weekend for cross country

Cross country makes historical signing

Back on his feet

Track team struggles after demotion

Gryphons take two gold

LeBoeuf leads team in debut

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