By Zachary Flynn NAIT’s first four home games have now been moved to Strathcona Athletic Park in Sherwood Park, east of Edmonton. The move is due to safety concerns surrounding the deteriorating NAIT field. The summer weather and seeding issues were a couple of the...
By Josh Hui Former NAIT Ooks volleyball player, Sarah Melenka, was in Lima, Peru for the ParaPanAm Games, helping the sitting volleyball Team Canada win a bronze medal this summer. The team finished one match short of their ultimate goal of qualifying for the 2020...
By TORA MATYS Recent Personal Fitness Trainer grad Kayla Mintz has launched her own fitness program, Mintz Condition. After finding out for herself the benefits of physical activity, she knew she needed to share the concept of exercise as a medicine with the people...
By Zachary Flynn On September 5, Kelsey Mitchell set the new world record for 200m Sprint in Track Cycling at the Pan American Championships in Cochabamba, Bolivia. This world record comes one month after she won herself a gold medal at the Pan American Games in Lima,...
Soccer Dates: Sept 6 - Oct 20 Location: NAIT Field (Beside NAIT LRT Station) Provincials: Oct 25, 26, 27 @ Emerald Hills Regional Park, Sherwood Park, hosted by NAIT (Men’s and Women’s) Nationals: (Men’s) Nov 6-9, hosted by Durham College (Women’s) Nov 6-9, hosted by...
By Zachary Flynn Amidst budget reductions across NAIT, including reductions in the Athletics department, NAIT Ooks home games will continue to be free. Hockey, basketball, soccer, volleyball and badminton games are all played on campus as the Ooks fight to get to...
By Josh Hui A former NAIT men’s basketball player returns to lead the Ooks following Mike Connolly’s move to MacEwan University. Slav Kornik replaces Connolly after a search that lasted nearly two months. Connolly aided in the hiring process and is confident in the...
By Zachary Flynn NAIT Gymnasium Location: E-140 Drop in at the NAIT gymnasium for activities like badminton, volleyball, basketball, indoor soccer and other activities. NAIT’s volleyball, basketball and badminton teams also use the space for their league games. Check...
There is a new head of the Athletics Department at NAIT after the Athletics Director position was abolished for budgetary reasons. Jordan Richey is now the head of the department, moving into the role that John Bower previously filled.
Quidditch: a game made in the fantasy world of Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling has been brought to life here in Edmonton. The Edmonton Aurors Quidditch Club is represented by Pearse McKinney, a current NAIT student.
