Lakehead Athletics

Our facilities will remain closed until the Ontario Lockdown has been lifted. We hope you all stay safe and healthy - stay strong Thunderwolves!

Happy Holidays from the Athletics & Recreation team here at Lakehead! We are so thankful for our Thunderwolves family, and hope everyone has a safe and healthy break

In compliance with the Ontario-Wide Lockdown guidelines, Lakehead Thunder Bay’s Athletics facilities, programs and services will be closed from Dec 26 to Jan 9 to all varsity, public, recreational, and club activities. The facilities will also be closed on the 24th & 25th as scheduled due to the holidays. Closed facilities include the CJ Sanders Fieldhouse, The Hangar (including workout space and studio), the pool and workout gym, the Bora Laskin (Faculty of Education) gym, a...nd the PACI gym. Members needing content from their lockers must do during our facility hours. The facility will remain open this week on the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. Information about reopening will be provided as soon as it is available. Impact on memberships will be communicated to all current members once a reopening date has been finalized. During this time, our facility email will be monitored but due to limited access to our phone system, voicemails will not be returned until our staff can safely return to the facility. Thanks for your patience & understanding, Lakehead Athletics Staff

Head Coach of the Thunderwolves Cross Country Running and Indoor Track Team, Kip Sigsworth, Resigns. Read more here:https://buff.ly/385cort

Wondering who tops Megan Looney's list of favourite athletes? With her consistent dominance and overall presence on the court - a style similar to that of the Lakehead Athletics forward - it's WNBA star A'ja Wilson! #WeAreONE | #WNBA | #20Questions

Check out our Girls Basketball Camps, starting soon!

IMPORTANT A reminder that our facilities will be closed on Thurs, Oct 22 for an electric switchover associated with Wolves Den construction. Thanks for your patience everyone!

Today at 2 pm, @ouasport announced the cancellation of all OUA-sanctioned sport programming up until Mar 31st, 2020. Please visit our website, https://buff.ly/3dLual8 to read further details and the letter issued by Tom Warden to the Lakehead Athletics Community.

As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves and health recommendations adapt, we are working hard to help ensure our facility is as safe as possible for all users. Starting tomorrow, there are a few changes in effect for our facilities: - No basketball, soccer, or other contact sport game play permitted in the facility, even among individuals of the same household. - The basketball gym will now have a limit of 3people per hoop... - The field will have a maximum of 5people per half. - Members are encouraged to limit their time on the gym/field to 1.5 hours to ensure all members have access to those areas. We appreciate everyone's understanding that these new policies are in effect for your safety. We will continue to monitor the situation and evolve our policies as it is safe to do so. We look forward to when we can play again safely.

Don't miss out on our Track FUNdamentals program, facilitated by Lakehead Track & Field/Cross Country Athletes & Coaches!

Help do your part in keeping our Athletics family safe. Be sure to read up on all our safety policies regarding COVID-19 on our website at https://buff.ly/2GrOXhR. Key policies include: -Stay social distanced at all times, including in the weight room and gym. -Wear your mask whenever your not actively exercising... -Clean all your equipment (including dumbbells, bars, and weight clips) after every use -Only play sports with people from your bubble, and avoid contact Stay safe Thunderwolves!

Lakehead Varsity Nordic Skiing is pleased to announce the addition of Alex Randall to our 2020/2021 Roster. Welcome to the Thunderwolves Alex! Read more

It is with great excitement that Lakehead Varsity Nordic Skiing announces the commitment of Angus Foster to our 2020/2021 Roster. Welcome to the Thunderwolves Angus! Read more

Lakehead Varsity Nordic Skiing is excited to announce the addition of Max Hollman to our 2020/2021 Roster. Read more

Women's Basketball Sofia Lluch heads to Spain to play professionally this upcoming year. Read more

We are SO EXCITED to be welcoming everyone back into the facility! Be sure to swipe to see some highlights about reopening, and be sure to read all the details at the link in our bio before your first visit. See you all soon @ Lakehead Athletics

We’re excited to announce that we will be running two weeks of outdoor track & field camps to wrap up the summer! Check the link in our bio for details. Sign up soon, as space is limited!

Thunderwolves Men’s Basketball is excited to announce the commitment of Flynn Gilmour, from Toronto, Ontario. Welcome to the Thunderwolves Flynn! Read more here https://buff.ly/3fAHIjB

Lakehead Women’s Basketball is proud to announce the commitment of Mae Drost from Kitchener, Ontario and Woodland Christian High School. Welcome to the Thunderwolves Family Mae - we’re excited to have you! Read the full release here https://buff.ly/30WSBae

Lakehead Thunderwolves Varsity Women’s Volleyball coach, Craig Barclay, announced today that he is resigning from his position as head coach. Read more https://buff.ly/3hzfcAg