UVic had a strong presence on the Canadian team that competed in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia last month at the Commonwealth Games. Among the UVic students,
staff and faculty taking part in the Games were field hockey players (from
left): Kristen Taunton (4th year kinesiology), Julia Wong (BSc '98 in psychology)
and Aoibhinn Grimes (taking a year off from studies to play full time in
Holland). The women were among 277 athletes chosen for the Canadian team,
which won 99 medals at the Games.