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Mustangs’ Deionte Knight invited to NFL rookie camps

Mustangs’ Deionte Knight invited to NFL rookie camps

It was written like a movie script for Mustangs football defensive lineman Deionte Knight. Just as he was about to walk into the team’s year-end banquet at the Hellenic Centre in London, Ont., on Saturday, he received a call informing him he was being …

Di Tella, Scapinello named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Di Tella, Scapinello named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Soccer player Stefanie Di Tella and volleyball player Justin Scapinello have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for Oct. 19. Di Tella, a second-year Nutrition student from Mississauga, scored two goals in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Guelph to help the...

Chesworth, Rabalski named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Chesworth, Rabalski named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Rower Lenore Chesworth and Adam Rabalski have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending Oct. 13. Chesworth, a first-year Education student from London, helped the Mustangs women’s team win gold in each of their eight events at the...

Douglas, Winquist named Athletes of the Week

Douglas, Winquist named Athletes of the Week

Soccer players Christian Douglas and Lauren Winquist have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending Oct. 5. Douglas, a third-year Kinesiology student from Oakville, scored three goals in two games last week, helping the Mustangs defeat...

Boyle, Douglas named Athletes of the Week

Boyle, Douglas named Athletes of the Week

Soccer players Amanda Boyle and Christian Douglas have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sept. 28. Boyle, a second-year Kinesiology student, had another strong outing on Saturday, scoring four goals in Western’ 8-1 win over the...

Western student making a splash on sport’s biggest stage

Western student making a splash on sport’s biggest stage

When Gamal Assaad doesn’t have his head buried in his Mechanical Engineering books, you’re likely to find the second-year student in the pool. A rookie swimmer last year, Assaad quickly made a name for himself as a Mustang, capturing three Top 8 finishes at the CIS...

Paish, Snider named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Paish, Snider named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Baseball player Adam Paish and lacrosse player Tenyka Snider have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week. Paish, a third-year Graduate Studies student, led the Mustangs to a 10-3 win over the Ryerson Rams on Sunday afternoon in the first of Western’s two...

Boyle, Finch named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Boyle, Finch named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Western Mustangs soccer player Amanda Boyle and football player Will Finch have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sept. 7. Boyle, a second-year Kinesiology student, helped Western improve to 5-0 on the season with wins over...

Giving the Max effort to his idea

Giving the Max effort to his idea

Tim Brady’s big idea came after he noticed a gap in the market for endurance athletes like himself. The 22-year-old, going into his second year of the HBA program at Ivey Business School, played football for the Mustangs when he first came to Western and quickly clued...

Mustangs Cheerleading wins 28th national championship

Mustangs Cheerleading wins 28th national championship

BRAMPTON – The Western Mustangs cheerleading team added to its unprecedented run of Canadian championships Saturday, winning the 28th national championship in program history at the 2013 University and Open National Cheerleading Championships.

Haylor gets Canadian Football Hall nod

Legendary Western Mustangs head coach Larry Haylor has been named one of the members of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame’s Induction Class of 2014.

Kruba named defensive player of the year

Kruba named defensive player of the year

QUEBEC CITY – Western Mustangs linebacker Pawel Kruba was named the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football defensive player of the year at the Sun Life Financial All-Canadian Banquet on Thursday night.

Di Tella, Scapinello named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Di Tella, Scapinello named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Soccer player Stefanie Di Tella and volleyball player Justin Scapinello have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for Oct. 19. Di Tella, a second-year Nutrition student from Mississauga, scored two goals in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Guelph to help the...

Chesworth, Rabalski named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Chesworth, Rabalski named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Rower Lenore Chesworth and Adam Rabalski have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending Oct. 13. Chesworth, a first-year Education student from London, helped the Mustangs women’s team win gold in each of their eight events at the...

Douglas, Winquist named Athletes of the Week

Douglas, Winquist named Athletes of the Week

Soccer players Christian Douglas and Lauren Winquist have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending Oct. 5. Douglas, a third-year Kinesiology student from Oakville, scored three goals in two games last week, helping the Mustangs defeat...

Boyle, Douglas named Athletes of the Week

Boyle, Douglas named Athletes of the Week

Soccer players Amanda Boyle and Christian Douglas have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sept. 28. Boyle, a second-year Kinesiology student, had another strong outing on Saturday, scoring four goals in Western’ 8-1 win over the...

Western student making a splash on sport’s biggest stage

Western student making a splash on sport’s biggest stage

When Gamal Assaad doesn’t have his head buried in his Mechanical Engineering books, you’re likely to find the second-year student in the pool. A rookie swimmer last year, Assaad quickly made a name for himself as a Mustang, capturing three Top 8 finishes at the CIS...

Paish, Snider named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Paish, Snider named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Baseball player Adam Paish and lacrosse player Tenyka Snider have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week. Paish, a third-year Graduate Studies student, led the Mustangs to a 10-3 win over the Ryerson Rams on Sunday afternoon in the first of Western’s two...

Boyle, Finch named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Boyle, Finch named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Western Mustangs soccer player Amanda Boyle and football player Will Finch have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sept. 7. Boyle, a second-year Kinesiology student, helped Western improve to 5-0 on the season with wins over...

Giving the Max effort to his idea

Giving the Max effort to his idea

Tim Brady’s big idea came after he noticed a gap in the market for endurance athletes like himself. The 22-year-old, going into his second year of the HBA program at Ivey Business School, played football for the Mustangs when he first came to Western and quickly clued...

Mustangs Cheerleading wins 28th national championship

Mustangs Cheerleading wins 28th national championship

BRAMPTON – The Western Mustangs cheerleading team added to its unprecedented run of Canadian championships Saturday, winning the 28th national championship in program history at the 2013 University and Open National Cheerleading Championships.

Haylor gets Canadian Football Hall nod

Legendary Western Mustangs head coach Larry Haylor has been named one of the members of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame’s Induction Class of 2014.

Kruba named defensive player of the year

Kruba named defensive player of the year

QUEBEC CITY – Western Mustangs linebacker Pawel Kruba was named the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football defensive player of the year at the Sun Life Financial All-Canadian Banquet on Thursday night.