After finishing the regular season in first place, the Ooks women’s hockey team placed silver in the ACAC final.
Ooks finish season with silver
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Connolly goes to MacEwan
After six years at the helm of the men’s basketball program, Mike Connolly is moving to coach at MacEwan staring April 1.
NAIT hosts eSports tournament
The first eSports invitational at NAIT brought students from around the city to the HP Centre. Games included Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends and Super Smash Bros. tournaments among other casual gaming stations. Curtis Dell, the Student Recreation...
Big gaps to fill next season
Brandon Eagle and Simon Coat, two of the three Australians on the team will be heading home over the summer. Starting setter, Mitch Lewington, is expected to return next September after spending the spring and summer recovering from a fractured ankle. Oliver McSwain, a fourth-year player for the Ooks is not expected to return.
Former Ook goes pro
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.
Gold, silver and bronze for Ooks
The NAIT Ooks badminton team brought home a full set of medals from the CCAA national championships in Nova Scotia.
Esports come to NAIT
“NAIT Athletics has been one of the groups that have been interested in trying to support the longterm vision of an [eSports] varsity team or sports club – hopefully, representative of the Ook.”
Record-breaking final year
In his fifth and final year with the Ooks, Samson Cleare made sure to leave his mark on the team and on the ACAC Men’s Basketball league before he leaves.
Concussions within the Ooks
Concussions aren’t uncommon with the NAIT Ooks. To keep players safe, they go through rigorous concussion protocol.
The mental toll of injuries
One week before the 2019 ACAC Men’s Volleyball Provincials, starting setter, Mitch Lewington fracture his ankle.
“It’s definitely flattening. It kinda sucks to practice all year and not be able to play in finals,” said Lewington.