The University of Guelph is proud to announce the induction of three athletes, two championship teams, and an entire decade of football dominance to the Gryphon Hall of Fame.

Swimmers Sarah Hall and Sean Sepulis will be joining former Gryphon lineman Rob Wesseling as the athletes being inducted, along with the 1979 and 1980 men's hockey teams, 1998's women's rugby squad, and the former Guelph Aggies football teams of the 1930's.

This year's banquet with be held at Peter Clark Hall on Friday, September 21, 2012, the night before Guelph's Homecoming against the Toronto Varsity Blues.  

Sarah Hall was simply dominant in her time with the Gryphon's from 1985-1988. As a freshman, her performance helped Guelph reach the CIAU top 10 for the first time in school history. On the national level, Hall was a three time CIAU qualifier, and her times in the 50 and 100 m breaststroke placed her among the top eight in the country in 1988.

In her final two years, Hall collected OWIAA gold in the 50 and silver in the100m breaststroke, setting school records in each event. Her performance in 1987-1988 earned her Guelph Female Athlete of the Year.
  Another of Guelph's decorated swimmers, Sean Sepulis put together a sterling five-year career with the Gryphons, medaling at the national level every year from 1997-2001. A three time CIAU All-Canadian, Sepulis collected three CIAU gold medals in 2001, adding to an already impressive collection of three CIAU silvers and four CIAU bronze medals.

Sepulis was an OUA All-star in all of his five years with the Gryphons, including OUA Championship Swimmer of the Meet in 2001. He also was named Guelph Male Athlete of the Year in 1999 and 2001, as well as collecting the W.F. Mitchell Sportsman Award, three C.M. Kinnear Memorial Awards as Team MVP and the Scott Yanchus Rookie of the Year Award. Along with his University accolades, Sepulis was a member of the Canadian national Swim Team from 1997-2004.

  Rob Wesseling, a Gryphon lineman from 1990-1995, will go down as one of the premiere lineman to ever suit up for Guelph. A three-time CIAU All-Canadian, as well as Academic All-Canadian, Wesseling was the centerpiece of a strong offensive line that won the OUA Yates Cup in 1992.

After collecting numerous awards such as the team's Rookie of the Year, two President's Trophies, as well as a Wildman award, Wesseling was named the 1990's Lineman of the Decade and made the 90's Team of the Decade. Upon graduation Wesseling was a first round pick of the Edmonton Eskimos.

The 1979 & 1980 Men's Hockey teams exemplify how hard work and determination can help overcome even the loftiest of goals. After a disappointing finish to the 1978 season which saw the Gryphons finish with their worst record ever at 3-33, the 1979 &1980's squads won back-to-back OUAA Queen's Cup Championships. In the last 70 years, only one other team has been able to make this claim.

Coached by Gryphon Hall of Famer Bud Folusewych, and featuring other hall members Brad Pirie, Mike McParland, and Ray Irwin, these teams brought Guelph back into the national spotlight as one of the strongest teams assembled.

After five consecutive years as OUA champions, the 1998 Women's Rugby team will go down in history as the first ever recipients of the inaugural Monilex Trophy awarded to the CIAU Champions. After posting a 6-1 league record, the team finished the season 12-1 overall, outscoring their opponents 98-20 at the CIAU championships.

The team was led by Maria Gallo, who was named to the All-Canadian team, as well as a Tournament All-Star and Tournament MVP. Andrea Murphy, Jenny Thompson, Tara Trussell, and Bree Warner joined Gallo as OUA All-Stars.

The Gryphon Hall of Fame will also be inducting the entire 1930's era of Gryphon Football, back when they were referred to as the Guelph Aggies of the Ontario Agricultural College and Ontario Veterinary College. Led by Coach Fred G. "Baldy" Baldwin, the Aggies won five National Championships in Baldwin's 11 years as coach. Baldy's win percentage of  .692 remains the standard in all modern era coaches. After coaching Guelph, Baldwin moved on to coach the Ottawa Roughriders.

"Freddie's OAC teams were chronic champions in Intermediate Intercollegiate circles and they played a showboat type of football, featuring odd formations that intrigued the crowd and often baffled the defenses" – Montreal Gazette, May 28^th, 1946.

The Aggies collected Dominion Championships in 1932, '33, '36, '38, and '39. Overall, seven members of that decade have been inducted into the Guelph Sports Hall of Fame.
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