Tigers Weekend Recap (Mar. 31‑Apr. 3)

- April 4, 2022

Combined events athlete Lorena Heubach won a U SPORTS bronze medal this past weekend.
Combined events athlete Lorena Heubach won a U SPORTS bronze medal this past weekend.

The last weekend of action for the 2021-22 season saw the Tigers compete at the track and field national championships and place 5th in men's basketball. 

Track and Field

On day 1 of the U SPORTS track and field championships, combined events athlete Lorena Heubach won a bronze medal in the pentathlon. The weekend continued with another strong performance by Heubach in the long jump, Tobi Oshikoya finishing in the top 10 in high jump, and the men's 4x800m relay team of Daniel Rosen, Lukas Rudaitis, Harmon Grimshaw-Surette and Hudson Grimshaw-Surette placing ninth. The third and final day saw the women's 4x200m relay team of Maya Reynolds, Lorena Heubach, Sofia Stewart and Chloe Richardson place seventh. 

Heubach wins bronze at nationals
Heubach top performer on day two of nationals
Women's relay team earns 7th place finish

 

Men's Basketball 

The national championship weekend did not start off as planned for the Tigers who lost their quarter-final game versus Queen's. The guys rebounded for the consolation semifinal, beating Brock 90-77 and finished the weekend with a 98-72 win over Victoria to claim fifth place. 

Veinot nets 21 in quarter-final loss to Queen's
Carson scores 29 in win over Brock
Veinot leads Tigers to 5th at Final 8