2023-2024 Team

 2022-2023 TEAM

GNCTR Guelph performed impressively at the 2023 competition, hosted by UBC Okanagan in Kelowna, British Columbia. Our theme was “The Wizard of Bogg”, inspired by the classic musical. Guelph completed four runs down the hill at Big White, setting a club record for most runs completed at a competition. Our toboggan reached the “King of the Hill” competition for the first time in club history and placed third on race day! Guelph placed 14th out of fifteen teams overall. The returning team members are excited to improve their knowledge of concrete molding to produce lighter skis and explore using different types of steel to improve Toboggan Design scores at the competition in 2024!

2019-2020 TEAM

GNCTR Guelph attended the competition held in Toronto in January of 2020. The competition showcased various designs and yielded many creative discussions for our 2020 toboggan. The team placed 16th overall of 21 and placed 3rd in the Safety category. This marked our team’s first complete run in the 4 years we’ve been competing. Our theme was “Bogg Scouts”, which was based off Boy Scouts. Innovations over the previous year include incorporating theme into the overall toboggan design, reducing overall frame size and material usage, a momentum based brake system, and producing thinner, and lighter runners.

Executive Team:

• Co-Captains - Rebecca Shaw & Tyler Hutchison

• Superstructure Co-Leads - Ande Doornekamp & Michelle Robinson

• Concrete Co-Leads - Randall Vandyk & Shannon Fenwick

• Jr. Concrete Officer - Tiana Bressan

• Theme Lead - Dayna McNeill

• Technical Officer - Ciara Tersigni

• Sponsorship Lead - Samantha McGill

• Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ryan Clemmer

Past Teams

2019: The Fresh Gryphs of Bogg-Air

GNCTR Guelph team attended the competition held in Waterloo in February of 2019. The team placed 19th overall of 22. Our theme was “The Fresh Gryphs of Bogg-Air”, which was based off the popular 90’s show, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Innovations over the previous year include incorporating theme into the overall toboggan design, reducing frame size and material usage, a momentum based brake system, and producing thinner, and lighter runners. The team also introduced active suspension for the first time ever.

Executive Team:

• Co-Captains - Justin Pinzon & Grant Costello

• Concrete Lead - Marshall Kovacs

• Superstructure Lead- Jameson Bonnett

• Theme & Spirit Lead - Hope Blissett

• Financial Lead - Rebecca Shaw

• Sponsorship Lead - Pier-Luc Nadeau-Labadie

• Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ryan Clemmer

2018: To Infinity and T-Bogg!

Our past GNCTR Guelph team attended the competition held in Waterloo, in January of 2018. The team placed 16th overall of 25 and placed 2nd in the Theme category. Our theme was “To Infinity and Tbogg”, based off Toy Story. Innovations over the previous year include incorporating theme into the overall toboggan design, reducing overall frame size and material usage, a momentum based brake system, and producing thinner, and lighter runners.

Executive Team:

• Captain - Justin Pinzon

• Superstructure Lead - Grant Costello

• Concrete Lead - Marshall Kovacs

• Theme Lead - Vincent Albanese

• Co-Treasurers - Hope Blissett & Megan Lawton

• Communications Lead - Kevin Stewart

• Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ryan Clemmer

2017: Barnyard Bogganers

Our first competing GNCTR Guelph team attended the competition held in Winnipeg, MB. in January of 2017. The competition opened our eyes to the scope of GNCTR, and the true potential of our toboggan, The theme for the 2017 team was “The Barnyard Boggoners”, which was based off U of G’s recognition for their agriculture programs. The teams successful attendance at competition layed the foundations for the club to build upon year after year.

Executive Team:

• Co-Captains - Scott Terry & Megan Smith

• Superstructure Lead - Luke Salter

• Theme Leads - Melissa Vogl & Morgan Kelly

• Construction Lead - Josh South

• Financial Lead - Cassidy Amber-Goetz

• Fundraising Lead - Katie Morris

• Faculty Advisor - Dr. Ryan Clemmer