The Journal wrote countless sports articles this year, but the players and coaches have told their stories the best. Here’s a look at their most memorable lines.
To start things off: Women’s Soccer. This team never takes things too seriously.
“Soccer is a goofy game and if you don’t finish your chances, you get some goofy results.”
—Head Coach Dave McDowell after Women’s Soccer first draw of the season against uOttawa.
“On the more comedic end, […] he taught me how to not fall. In my first year, I honestly fell probably every five minutes in a game. He taught me how to stay on my feet, which has been really valuable.”
—Cecilia Way, Women’s Soccer forward, on Head Coach McDowell’s leadership during her four years at Queen’s.
Next, Men’s Baseball—another amusing team.
“Once the pumpkin was smashed the team came back from an 8-3 deficit and won. [It was] a way of getting the demons out. […] I know this sounds silly, but this was a team that was full of that kind of magic.”
—Men’s Baseball Head Coach Jeff Melrose after the team destroyed their mascot—a pumpkin—during their comeback win in the OUA final.
Positivity and teamwork were two major themes embodied by the cross country team this year, despite the individual nature of this sport.
“I don’t care how fast you are running; if you are running, I’m rooting for you.”
—Miles Brackenbury on the team .
“You know, it’s going to be over before you know it. So, you know, wear it with pride sort of thing.”
—Roman Mironov on the best advice he received from graduating runner Mitchell Kirby.
“It’s like we are playing with Lego; we just keep building and building.”
—Jude Wheeler-Dee on the future of the cross country team.
With all their success, Women’s Basketball was one of the most quoted teams this year.
“That was a phenomenal crowd, holy smokes. That’s like the sixth player in the game—you feed off that energy and it was great to have that .”
—Head Coach Claire Meadows on the crowd at their OUA semi-finals game.
“A fair amount of our success came from an unwavering belief in the fact that we have something special, and we can do something special. And that belief really did translate to each of the players. Some may call it greedy, but why not win, and why not us. I don’t see a reason why we can’t do all the things we set out to do.”
—Assistant Coach Wumi Agunbiade on the Women’s Basketball mindset.
Football also put in a lot of good work this year as they fought through injuries and some intense weather conditions.
“In football, you don’t get paid by the hour. It’s not like if you just go and stand around you are going to get rewarded. In football you are only rewarded for the actual work you put in. So, it’s like you are getting paid for each brick you lay, not just being there for an hour.”
—Head Coach Steve Snyder on the football team’s work ethic.
“Kingston is a university town—there’s no secret there—but it’s also a university football town and it has been for a long time. We consider this to be football country around here […] to bring this sporting event to the city for the first time is really, really special.”
—Head Coach Snyder on the Vanier Cup being held at Queen’s.
Last but not least, a few words from the head of Athletics and Recreation.
“It is like building the plane and trying to fly it at the same time. You have so many things that are happening in society as a whole that are critical and important and need sport to be an agent of change—you need to be able to design the vehicle that is going to deliver that.”
—Linda Melnick on her approach to her new position as Athletic Director
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