Solid sixth for women’s ultimate
Seeded 13 out of 14, the Carleton women’s ultimate team fought to a well-earned sixth-place finish and proved to be one of the biggest upsets at the Canadian University Ultimate Championships held Oct. 16-18.
“We played fantastic,” said head coach Onita Basu. “We were a total upset in our pool.”
Fencers bring home golds
The Carleton varsity fencing team started the season off strong, winning three gold medals Oct. 17-18 at the Queen’s University invitational in Kingston, Ont.
There were 14 Raven competitors in total, all of whom placed in the top 25 at the invitational.
The team itself came out on top in three of the five events, including both the men’s and women’s foil and the women’s sabre.
Kelleigh Ryan, a first-year arts master’s student, captured the women’s foil title with ease.
Ultimate preview
The Carleton men’s ultimate team is gunning for a first-place victory at the Canadian University Ultimate Championships (CUUC) while the women’s team is ready to give that extra push to earn some wins against a lot of evenly matched teams.
Both the men’s and women’s ultimate teams will be representing Carleton at the CUUC in Montreal Oct. 16-18.