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SFU volleyball star Alison McKay (right) along with Clan wrestler Mallory Velte book-end outgoing wrestling coach Mike Jones on Tuesday in Coquitlam. (Howard Tsumura, VarsityLetters photos)
Feature University Women's Volleyball

SFU’s Alison McKay: Why she best represents the ethos of Clan athletics

April 5, 2017Howard TsumuraComment(0)

BURNABY — It’s why, on that one night a year when a university athletic program gathers its masses to celebrate its tradition and excellence, we sit transfixed in the moment.

Simon Fraser's Mallory Velte (top) is aiming to repeat as champion at the WCWA nationals this weekend in Oklahoma City. (Photo -- Courtesy SFU athletics)
Feature University Wrestling

SFU’s Mallory Velte: The understudy is a leading lady

February 7, 2017February 7, 2017Howard TsumuraComment(0)

BURNABY — This past August, Mallory Velte got a chance to experience the kind of atmosphere that every wrestler dreams of when she packed her bags for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

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