Melissa Bishop earns gold in the 800m race at the Pan Am Games in Toronto.
UWindsor alumna Melissa Bishop has her eye on the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Former Lancer Melissa Bishop wins silver in 800m, at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China, Saturday 29 August.
Former Windsor Lancer track & field star Melissa Bishop wins silver, Saturday morning capturing a silver medal at the IAAF World Championships.
Former Lancers Melissa Bishop (r.) will compete in the women's 800m while Nicole Sassine (l.) will run as part of the Canadian 4x400m relay team.
Former Windsor Lancer track & field athletes Melissa Bishop and Nicole Sassine have been named to the Canadian national team for the 2015 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Beijing, August 22 to 30.
Bishop, of Eagenville, will compete in the women's 800m while Sassine, of Windsor, will run as part of the Canadian 4x400m relay team.
"The World Championships are the last major measuring stick as we prepare for the 2016 Olympic Games," says Peter Eriksson, Head Coach and Chief Technical Officer.
CIS rookie of the year Angelo Bortolin (centre) accepts congratulations from Lancer grads Melissa Bishop and Jamie Adjetey-Nelson.
Lancer jumps specialist Angelo Bortolin received the CIS rookie of the year award Thursday.
The Lancers finished atop the men’s and women’s team standings in 2009, the fourth time for the program but the first time in league history for a host school.
Ontario University Athletics has recognized Lancers Corey Bellemore and Angelo Bortolin among its major award winners in track and field.
Bellemore received the Hec Phillips Trophy as Overall Most Valuable Performer in men's track and field after winning two gold medals at the OUA championship meet with record-setting performances in the 600- and 800-metre races. He also took an individual bronze in the 1000m and ran on the silver-medal 4x400m relay team.
Lancer alum Noelle Montcalm notched a fifth-place finish in the 400-metre women’s hurdles at the Commonwealth Games.
Two alumni of Lancer track and field produced impressive results at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
Two UWindsor alumnae are among the 56 athletes who will represent Canada on the track at the 2013 Summer Universiade, July 7 to12 in Kazan, Russia.
Melissa Bishop (BHK 2010, B.Ed 2011) and Noelle Montcalm (BScN 2012) will suit up in the red and white; Bishop will run the 800-metre event, while Montcalm will compete in the 400-metre hurdles.
Olympian Melissa Bishop was named female athlete of the year and UWindsor women’s basketball was named team of the year, leading a contingent of Lancer athletes to win recognition at the Windsor Essex County Sports Persons of the Year awards ceremony Tuesday.
Bishop (BHK 2010, B.Ed 2011) also won the female track and field athlete of the year award after becoming just the third Canadian woman ever to run the 800 metres in under two minutes and competing for Canada at the 2012 London Olympics.
Lancer Olympian Melissa Bishop will compete in the first round of the women’s 800m race, Wednesday August 8, in London’s Olympic Stadium. The top finishers will compete in semi-final heats August 9 to determine eight finalists to run in the medal round on August 11.
Wednesday’s quarter-final qualifiers begin at 6:35 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time; they will be broadcast on TSN, channel 24 on Cogeco Cable in Windsor.
Staff in the office of the registrar displayed their Olympic spirit before Friday’s opening ceremonies, dressing in patriotic red and white.
“We just wanted to show our support for all our Canadian athletes, especially (Lancer alumna) Melissa Bishop,” said acting registrar Charlene Yates.
The effort was well-received by clients, she said: “We’ve been getting nice comments all day—and even a few high-fives!”
