NOTE: These interviews were conducted prior to provincial COVID-19 restrictions when in-person sporting activities were permitted. The 2018-19 ACAC men’s volleyball rookie of the year was set to play his final games in an Ooks jersey winter year before the season was...
Sports at NAIT are different this year. There are no games, no fans, and no fun road trips with the teams. As fans and athletes alike long for the days when we took sports for granted, we asked some NAIT athletes to spread some light and share their most memorable...
As the athletic seasons are wrapping and graduating Ooks are starting to spread their wings out in the real world, they reflect on what being a part of the NAIT athletic family has meant to them over the years. Donnelly, Hurlburt, Lewington and Norenberg have all had...
The athletic banquet awards are highly anticipated by all NAIT athletes but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the awards ceremony was moved to an online presentation. The awards consisted of a 15 minute video recapping highlights from all teams throughout the year, the...
College is a tough transition for anyone. With a new campus and different courses, meeting deadlines and managing a new atmosphere can be overwhelming. Add to that a heavy commitment to a varsity team and that’s when the real challenge begins. These two hardworking...
In the vast world of sports, there are quite a few that get overlooked outside the big 4 of hockey, baseball, basketball and soccer, curling being one of them. Although there are only four people per team curling is a sport centered on teamwork where each member has a...
The NAIT Ooks are watching as one of their men’s soccer players leaves the nest and signs with FC Edmonton. David Doe led the Ooks and the ACAC in points in the 2018 season with 13 goals and nine assists in 10 games.
