McMaster University

McMaster University is a medium-sized research-intensive university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with an enrollment of 16,771 full-time and 3,599 part-time students (as of 2004).

Sports

Most of its sports teams in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, including football, hockey and soccer are named the McMaster Marauders. The university's colours have been maroon and grey since 1912. Various teams are frequent Ontario champions in collegiate sports.

Related Topics:
Canadian Interuniversity Sport - Football - Hockey - Soccer - McMaster Marauders - 1912

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Intramural sports are encouraged and widely participated in at Ivor Wynne Centre. Unorganized sports include ad hoc cricket games in front of the science and engineering buildings and formerly cafeteria tray tobogganing.

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Cricket - Tobogganing

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Football

Men's football at McMaster is one of the school's most popular spectator sports, supported extensively by students, faculty and McMaster president Peter J. George. The team formerly played its home games on Les Prince Field, located on campus. However, this field was recently torn up to make way for a new extension to the Ivor Wynne sports complex. Home games will now be played at Ivor Wynne Stadium (home of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats), where Playoff games were sometimes held in the past. The Mauraders have an extensive track-record in both the OUA (Ontario University Athletics) and CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport) leagues spanning several decades. More recently, the team has shown itself as one of the strongest in Canada, earning four consecutive Yates Cup victories (2000-2003). Several athletes have been scouted from the McMaster fields to play for the CFL (Canadian Football League). Senior Jesse Lumsden is currently under consideration of the National Football League, a rare opportunity for a Canadian running back.

Related Topics:
Peter J. George - Les Prince Field - Ivor Wynne Stadium - Hamilton Tiger-Cats - Ontario University Athletics - Canadian Interuniversity Sport - Yates Cup - Canadian Football League - Jesse Lumsden - National Football League - Running back

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The team's current head coach is Marcello Campanaro, who replaced Greg Marshall in 2004 who is now earning success directing the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. A partnership between the two football clubs was announced in 2005 to strengthen the link between university and professional sports in Hamilton.

Related Topics:
Marcello Campanaro - Greg Marshall - Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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