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GUELPH, Ont. - The Guelph Gryphons celebrated the best and brightest from a memorable 2024-25 season by holding the annual Gryphons Athletics Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Highlighting the major award winners were men's rugby standout Kobe Faust and women's soccer standout, Olivia Rizakos, who were named the University of Guelph's men's and women's athletes of the year. The awards handed out on the evening were produced by Nothers the Award Store, the official awards sponsor of the Guelph Gryphons athletics awards. A complete list of award winners from the 2025-26 Gryphons Athletics Awards Ceremony can be found below.]]>Gryphons Athletics major award winners group photo from 2025-26 year-end awards ceremonyWed, 1 Apr 2026 18:45:00 EST68503http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/3/11/volleyball-men-mvb-killian-donovan-named-u-sports-second-team-all-canadian.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/3/11/volleyball-men-mvb-killian-donovan-named-u-sports-second-team-all-canadian.aspxVolleyball - Men

]]>Gryphons Men's Volleyball 2025-26 U SPORTS All-Canadian - Killian DonovanWed, 11 Mar 2026 21:35:00 EST128487http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/3/5/volleyball-men-mvb-killian-donovan-and-finn-hughes-named-oua-all-stars-for-2025-26-season.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/3/5/volleyball-men-mvb-killian-donovan-and-finn-hughes-named-oua-all-stars-for-2025-26-season.aspxVolleyball - Men

BURLINGTON, Ont. – A pair of second-year student-athletes from the Guelph Gryphons men's volleyball team were recognized on Thursday afternoon (Mar. 5) as Ontario University Athletics announced the all-stars and major award winners from the 2025-26 OUA men's volleyball season. Killian Donovan was named an OUA First Team All-Star and Finn Hughes was named an all-star to the conference's third team.]]>Men's volleyball 2025-26 OUA All-StarsThu, 5 Mar 2026 13:00:00 EST128469http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/20/volleyball-men-mvb-recap-gryphons-battled-back-in-4-set-defeat-to-western-in-oua-quarterfinal.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/20/volleyball-men-mvb-recap-gryphons-battled-back-in-4-set-defeat-to-western-in-oua-quarterfinal.aspxVolleyball - Men

GUELPH, Ont. – The Guelph Gryphons men's volleyball team battled back but saw their 2025-26 season come to an end on Friday night (Feb. 20) from the Guelph Gryphons Athletic Centre. The No. 4-seeded Gryphons took the opening set but the No. 5-seeded Western Mustangs won the final three sets to advance to the OUA Semifinals, with set scores of 25-23, 19-25, 10-25 & 21-25.]]>Finn Hughes vs WesternFri, 20 Feb 2026 21:13:00 EST128451http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/17/general-gryphon-playoff-preview-oct-24-26-2025-nine-gryphon-varsity-teams-set-for-postseason-action-this-week.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/17/general-gryphon-playoff-preview-oct-24-26-2025-nine-gryphon-varsity-teams-set-for-postseason-action-this-week.aspxGeneral, Basketball - Men, Hockey - Men, Volleyball - Men, Nordic Skiing, Swimming, Track and Field, Basketball - Women, Volleyball - Women, Curling

GUELPH, Ont. – A busy week in February sees nine Gryphon varsity teams in action with it all kicking off on Tuesday (Feb. 16) with the women's curling team taking to the ice to begin nationals. Swimming, track and field and Nordic skiing will compete at their provincial championships while our basketball, volleyball and men's hockey teams begin their postseason. See below for more information on all of the Gryphon teams in postseason action this week.]]>Gryphons Playoff Preview (Feb. 17-22, 2026)Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:20:00 EST68445http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/15/volleyball-men-mvb-recap-gryphons-lock-up-home-playoff-game-with-sweep-of-waterloo-will-host-western-in-oua-quarterfinals.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/15/volleyball-men-mvb-recap-gryphons-lock-up-home-playoff-game-with-sweep-of-waterloo-will-host-western-in-oua-quarterfinals.aspxVolleyball - Men

GUELPH, Ont. – The Guelph Gryphons men's volleyball team has earned home-court advantage for the OUA quarterfinals. The playoff-bound Gryphons closed out their 2025-26 regular season schedule with back-to-back home wins over the Waterloo Warriors on Friday night (Feb. 13) and Saturday night (Feb. 14). The Gryphons end the 20-game regular season with a record of 14-6, good for 4th-place in the 13-team OUA standings. The No. 4-seeded Gryphons will now host the No. 5-seeded Western Mustangs on Friday, Nov. 20 in an OUA quarterfinal matchup.]]>Tian Harcevic celebrates vs Queen'sSun, 15 Feb 2026 00:14:00 EST128441http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/7/volleyball-men-mvb-recap-gryphons-push-win-streak-to-five-with-weekend-sweep-at-brock.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/7/volleyball-men-mvb-recap-gryphons-push-win-streak-to-five-with-weekend-sweep-at-brock.aspxVolleyball - Men

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – The momentum continues to build for the Guelph Gryphons men's volleyball team as they approach the stretch run of the 2025-26 regular season. The Gryphons pushed their overall win streak to five games thanks to a pair of road wins over the Brock Badgers on Friday (Feb. 6) and Saturday (Feb. 7) in St. Catharines. With those two road wins over Brock, the Gryphons overall record on the season improves to 12-6, which has Guelph sitting in 5th-place (out of 13 teams) in the OUA men's volleyball standings, with top 8 teams in the conference qualifying for the OUA playoffs. Just two games now remain in Guelph's 20-game regular season schedule, with the Gryphons set to return home next weekend to host the Waterloo Warriors (8-10) on Feb. 13 and Feb. 14 at the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre. The Warriors will be fighting for their playoff lives, as Waterloo currently holds the 8th and final playoff spot in the OUA standings. The Gryphons (12-6) will enter next weekend's action with hopes of still being able to earn home-court advantage in the opening round of OUA playoffs, as the 5th-place Gryphons remain right on the heels of the 4th-place Western Mustangs. Western (12-5) will play on Sunday at York (11-8), with the Mustangs then set to close out their regular season with a pair of tough road games against the 17-1, OUA-leading University of Toronto Varsity Blues on February 13 and 14. The OUA men's volleyball playoffs will get underway on Friday, February 20 with the OUA quarterfinal round.]]>Tian Harcevic at BrockSat, 7 Feb 2026 21:20:00 EST128424http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/3/volleyball-men-killian-donovan-mens-volleyball-named-oua-athlete-of-the-week.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/3/volleyball-men-killian-donovan-mens-volleyball-named-oua-athlete-of-the-week.aspxGeneral, Volleyball - Men

BURLINGTON, Ont. – For the seventh time in the 2025-26 season, a University of Guelph student-athlete has been named 'OUA Athlete of the Week'. Killian Donovan of the Guelph Gryphons men's volleyball team has earned conference-wide honours alongside Myriam Kone (TMU women's basketball) and Colton Smith (Windsor men's hockey) as this week's 'OUA Athlete of the Week' for the week of January 26 to February 1, 2026. Donovan, a management major at the University of Guelph, played an integral role in his team's weekend home sweep over the TMU Bold.]]>web - OUA AOTW Killian Donovan - Feb. 3, 2026Tue, 3 Feb 2026 11:44:00 EST128420http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/2/general-gryphon-athletics-celebrates-academic-success-among-varsity-student-athletes.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/2/general-gryphon-athletics-celebrates-academic-success-among-varsity-student-athletes.aspxBaseball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Figure Skating, Football, General, Golf, Basketball - Men, Hockey - Men, Lacrosse - Men, Soccer - Men, Volleyball - Men, Nordic Skiing, Rowing, Swimming, Track and Field, Basketball - Women, Hockey - Women, Lacrosse - Women, Soccer - Women, Volleyball - Women, Wrestling, Rugby - Men, Rugby - Women, Cross Country - Women, Curling, Badminton, Fencing, Squash

The University of Guelph Department of Athletics is pleased to recognize the outstanding academic achievements of its varsity student-athletes during the 2024–25 season.]]>Academic Award Winners with a Gryphon Logo and a book certificateMon, 2 Feb 2026 13:41:00 EST18418http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/2/general-nicole-mckenzie-womens-track-and-field-and-killian-donovan-mens-volleyball-named-gryphs-locker-athletes-of-the-week-presented-by-powerade.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/2/general-nicole-mckenzie-womens-track-and-field-and-killian-donovan-mens-volleyball-named-gryphs-locker-athletes-of-the-week-presented-by-powerade.aspxGeneral, Volleyball - Men, Track and Field

GUELPH, Ont. – Throughout the 2025-26 season, the University of Guelph Department of Athletics will be highlighting various members from our Gryphon varsity programs as part of our 'Gryph's Locker Athletes of the Week, presented by POWERADE' series. Nicole McKenzie (women's track and field) and Killian Donovan (men's volleyball) have been named 'Gryphon Athletes of the Week' for the period covering January 6 to February 1, 2026.]]> web - AOTW (Feb. 2, 2026) - Nicole McKenzie and Killian DonovanMon, 2 Feb 2026 11:27:00 EST68417