Anne Mirynech is pictured here christening the "Ed Mirynech", named after her husband who was the rowing moderator and former acting director of athleticsAs Brock’s 50th Anniversary quickly approaches, Brock Alumni Relations continues to celebrate the upcoming milestone by delving into the University’s archives and sharing photos housed in Special Collections at the James A. Gibson Library at Brock. Photos were also obtained from the book: 40 Years Brock University Athletics A Pictorial History and Brock Athletics.
Brock’s athletic landscape is vast – thousands of men and women have proudly donned the Badger uniform. The one thing all Badgers have in common? The commitment, sacrifice and heart that has contributed to Brock’s athletic excellence throughout it’s history. Here are just a few ‘Let’s Go Badgers’ moments. Do you recognize any of these athletes?
1967: Rowing
Anne Mirynech is pictured here christening the "Ed Mirynech", named after her husband who was the rowing moderator and former acting director of athletics
Left to right: Sandy Allen, Tish McNeil, R. Lucus, Diane Cummings, Maribeth Elmer, Absent: Stella Venckus
1970-1971: Curling
Left to right: Rob Kelly, John Donald, and John Goodwin
1971: Hockey
Left to right: Rick Charron, Wayne Butt and Mike McNiven
1978-1979: Volleyball
Marcia Upper (#7) and Kelly Fahlenblock (#2)
1989-1990: Cheerleading
Top: Cindy McPhail, Kathy Dobrovodsky, Michelle Sanderson, Peggy Kirby, Meighan Francey, Cheryl Gignac, Laura Thede Standing: Beverley Williams- Assistant Coach, Randy Foster, Scott Carscadden, Jim Anderson, Craig Kerr, Gino Fiorucci, Kirk Leaper, Martin Dube and Cathy Ferguson
1984-1985: Women’s Varsity Rowing
Left to right: Jenny Walinga, Julie Kuhnigk, Carolyn Fawcett, Jackie Kuntze, Bonnie Graham, Margaret Murphy, Sharon May, Renee Travers and Debbie Snider
1991-1992: Men’s Basketball
Patrick Sullivan (centre) and fellow team members celebrate after winning the 1991-1992 C.I.A.U National Championships.
1992: Wrestling
Marty Calder and Anthony Merlo from Concordia University
1997-1998: Brock’s Women Figure Skating Team
Team (alphabetically): Julie Baetz, Jennifer Eitel, Stephanie Leistner, Sara Morden, Tracy Parent, Victoria Peever, Kerin Poirier, Jacquelynn Sharples, Amanda Silk, Laura Toal, Niki Tschirhart, Amanda Varnish, Karen Woodland, and others
2002-2003: Soccer
Coaches: Bill Millar, Charles Ivanov, Stevie Sevor Team: Brian Belik, J.P. Bossio, Nicholas Brassington, David Cuveillo, Paul Delano, Joseph DelPriore, Paolo D’Emilio, Jeffrey DeProsperis, John Folino, Mike Folino, John Gallo, Mike Hadden, Lexton Hurlock, Brandon Jones, John Kamendy, Shane Kerrigan, Brian King, Vince Lepiane, Andrew Norton, Marco Peeters, Philippe Ribaux, Derek Schonewille
2013: Rugby
Matthew Mufandaedza
2013: Lacrosse
Justin Pychel
What great pics. Skimming over the names of the participants, it gave me a chuckle to see Kirk “Leaper” in the 1989-1990 Cheerleading squad!
My goodness. What a great time we had on that cheer team. I so had the cutest guy/partner there (Gino!!) 😉 go badgers :-))!!