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GUELPH, Ont. (April 17, 2026) - The University of Guelph Department of Athletics is thrilled to announce the latest group of inductees into the Gryphon Hall of Fame. Four athletes, four teams and two builders make up the 2026 Hall of Fame Class, who will be enshrined in the Gryphon Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 13, 2026.]]>web - 2026 Gryphon Hall of Fame graphicFri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 EST288505http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/4/1/general-2025-26-gryphons-athletics-award-ceremony.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/4/1/general-2025-26-gryphons-athletics-award-ceremony.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, Facilities, Cross Country - Women, Curling, Badminton, Fencing, Squash, Athletic Therapy

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/2026/3/24/hockey-women-katherine-heard-womens-hockey-named-oua-athlete-of-the-week.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/3/24/hockey-women-katherine-heard-womens-hockey-named-oua-athlete-of-the-week.aspxGeneral, Hockey - Women

BURLINGTON, Ont. – For the 13th and final time during the 2025-26 season, a University of Guelph student-athlete has been named 'OUA Athlete of the Week.' Katherine Heard of the Gryphons women's hockey team has been 'OUA Athlete of the Week' for the third time this season, alongside Conor Frenette (UQTR men's hockey) for the period covering March 16 to 22, 2026. Heard, a sociology major at the U of G scored to a pair of goals at the 2026 U SPORTS Women's Hockey Championships in the Gryphons 4th-place showing at nationals.]]> web - OUA AOTW Katherine Heard - Mar. 24, 2026Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:05:00 EST188501http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/3/23/hockey-women-katherine-heard-womens-hockey-named-gryphs-locker-athlete-of-the-week-presented-by-powerade.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/3/23/hockey-women-katherine-heard-womens-hockey-named-gryphs-locker-athlete-of-the-week-presented-by-powerade.aspxGeneral, Hockey - Women

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. Katherine Heard (women's hockey) has been named 'Gryphon Athlete of the Week' for the period covering March 16 to 22, 2026.]]>web - AOTW (Mar. 23, 2026) - Katherine HeardMon, 23 Mar 2026 11:19:00 EST188500http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/3/22/hockey-women-whky-recap-gryphons-lose-2-1-to-unb-reds-guelph-finishes-4th-at-nationals.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/3/22/hockey-women-whky-recap-gryphons-lose-2-1-to-unb-reds-guelph-finishes-4th-at-nationals.aspxHockey - Women

ELMIRA, Ont. – Sunday afternoon (March 22) at the Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira, Ontario, the Guelph Gryphons women's hockey team lost 2-1 to the University of New Brunswick (UNB) Reds in the bronze medal game at the 2026 U SPORTS Women's Hockey Championships. Less than 24 hours after a hard-fought, overtime loss to the Concordia Stingers in the semifinals, the Gryphons were back on the ice for an 11am puck drop in the U SPORTS bronze medal game versus the Atlantic champion, UNB Reds. The Gryphons found themselves in an early hole, with UNB opening the scoring just 2:35 into the first period on a goal from Katelyn Scott. The Gryphons would answer back midway through the first period thanks to team captain, Katherine Heard, who made no mistake on a shorthanded breakaway, beating UNB goalie Cassie McCallum to tie the game at 1-1. For Heard, a fifth-year sociology major at the University of Guelph, it marked the latest goal in a memorable postseason. It was Heard's 5th goal of the playoffs (9 games played), and her second goal at nationals, after also having scored the game-winner in the U SPORTS quarterfinals versus Waterloo. Unfortunately for the Gryphons, the game would not remain tied for long, as UNB re-took the lead :59 seconds after Heard's equalizer, with Avery Thurston restoring the Reds lead to make it 2-1 UNB after the opening period of play. That would prove to be all the scoring on the day, with scoreless 2nd and 3rd periods helping UNB escape with the 2-1 win and the national bronze medals. The Gryphons outshot UNB 22-to-7 over the final two periods, and 29-to-18 in the game, but were unable to find the tying goal in the closing stages. For the Ontario champion Gryphons, this marked the seventh trip to nationals in program history, with the 4th-place finish matching the program's second-best ever finish at a U SPORTS Championship. The Gryphons lone national title in program history came in 2018-19, with the team now having finished 4th at the U SPORTS Championships on three occasions (2025-26, 2015-16 & 1997-98).]]>Katherine Heard vs UNB in 2026 U SPORTS bronze medal gameSun, 22 Mar 2026 13:36:00 EST188499http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/3/21/hockey-women-whky-recap-concordia-edge-guelph-in-overtime-in-national-semifinal-gryphons-to-play-for-u-sports-bronze-on-sunday.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/3/21/hockey-women-whky-recap-concordia-edge-guelph-in-overtime-in-national-semifinal-gryphons-to-play-for-u-sports-bronze-on-sunday.aspxHockey - Women

ELMIRA, Ont. – The Guelph Gryphons women's hockey team fell just short of reaching the national title game. On Saturday (March 21) in a semifinal matchup at the 2026 U SPORTS Women's Hockey Championships in Elmira, Ontario, the Gryphons lost, 2-1, in overtime to the Quebec champion Concordia Stingers. With the teams tied at 1-1 after three periods of play, a 10 minute overtime period of 4-on-4 hockey would see great chances at both ends of the ice. Moments after Gryphons forward Maeve Sutherland-Case hit the crossbar, the Concordia Stingers would find the game winner at the other end of the ice, with Émile Lussier scoring on a rebound to send the Stingers through to the national championship game on Sunday afternoon. Guelph will now play in the U SPORTS bronze medal game on Sunday at 11am. Guelph will await their next opponent, with the Montreal Carabins and University of New Brunswick (UNB) Reds facing off in the other U SPORTS semifinal on Saturday night.]]>Avery Robinson vs ConcordiaSat, 21 Mar 2026 18:40:00 EST188498http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/3/19/hockey-women-whky-recap-gryphons-win-2-0-over-waterloo-in-u-sports-quarterfinals.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/3/19/hockey-women-whky-recap-gryphons-win-2-0-over-waterloo-in-u-sports-quarterfinals.aspxHockey - Women

ELMIRA, Ont. – The Guelph Gryphons women's hockey team is now just two wins away from the second national title in program history. Thursday night (March 19) at the Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira, Ontario, the Gryphons skated to a 2-0 victory over the tournament hosts, the Waterloo Warriors, in a U SPORTS quarterfinal showdown at the 2026 U SPORTS Women's Hockey Championships. Gryphons captain, Katherine Heard, scored the game-winner at the 7:15 mark of the 1st period, and Katy McKenna added an empty netter late for the OUA champion Gryphons, who defeated their OUA West rivals on the national stage to earn a spot in the U SPORTS semifinals. Gryphons goalie, and 2026 Olympian with Italy, Martina Fedel, turned away all 26 shots sent her way on the night for the shutout. Guelph, seeded No. 3 in the eight-team field, will now face the No. 2-seed champions out of Quebec, the Concordia Stingers, on Saturday at 4pm. Concordia won 3-1 over the Manitoba Bisons earlier in the day in their quarterfinal.]]>Olivia Knuff vs Waterloo in national quarterfinalsThu, 19 Mar 2026 23:21:00 EST188497http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/3/17/hockey-women-katherine-heard-womens-hockey-named-oua-athlete-of-the-week.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/3/17/hockey-women-katherine-heard-womens-hockey-named-oua-athlete-of-the-week.aspxGeneral, Hockey - Women

BURLINGTON, Ont. – For the 12th time during the 2025-26 season, a University of Guelph student-athlete has been named 'OUA Athlete of the Week.' Katherine Heard of the Gryphons women's hockey team has earned 'OUA Athlete of the Week' honours for the second time this season. Heard alongside Kassim Gaudet (UQTR men's hockey), Andrew Herman (Toronto men's swimming) and Madison Tuck (Brock women's volleyball) has earned conference-wide honours for the period covering March 9 to 15, 2026. Heard, a sociology major at the U of G scored the McCaw Cup-winning goal for the Gryphons in the third period to help her side win their 8th conference championship in program history.]]> web - OUA AOTW Katherine Heard - Mar. 17 2026Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:05:00 EST188495http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/3/16/hockey-women-katherine-heard-womens-hockey-named-gryphs-locker-athlete-of-the-week-presented-by-powerade.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/3/16/hockey-women-katherine-heard-womens-hockey-named-gryphs-locker-athlete-of-the-week-presented-by-powerade.aspxGeneral, Hockey - Women

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. Katherine Heard (women's hockey) has been named 'Gryphon Athlete of the Week' for the period covering March 9 to 15, 2026.]]>web - AOTW (Mar. 16, 2026) - Katherine HeardMon, 16 Mar 2026 10:54:00 EST188494http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/3/15/hockey-women-gryphons-womens-hockey-seeded-no-3-at-2026-u-sports-womens-hockey-championships.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/3/15/hockey-women-gryphons-womens-hockey-seeded-no-3-at-2026-u-sports-womens-hockey-championships.aspxHockey - Women

GUELPH, Ont. – The Guelph Gryphons women's hockey team will face a familiar foe in their 2026 national quarterfinal. On Sunday afternoon, U SPORTS announced the seedings and schedule for the 2026 U SPORTS Women's Hockey Championships, which are set to take place in Elmira, Ontario from March 19-22. The OUA champion Gryphons will be the No. 3-seed in the eight-team field, and will drop the puck at nationals on Thursday night (March 19) when they face the tournament hosts and No. 7-seeded University of Waterloo Warriors in a U SPORTS quarterfinal. The Warriors received an automatic bid to nationals as they are hosting the national championship tournament for a second consecutive year after winning silver at last year's U SPORTS Championships. The Gryphons defeated the Warriors in a thrilling OUA quarterfinal series this season, with Teghan MacRae's triple overtime goal in Game 3 sending Guelph through to the OUA semi's. Guelph went on to sweep Ontario Tech, before defeating the Ottawa Gee-Gees in the McCaw Cup (OUA championship game). All games from the 2026 U SPORTS Women's Hockey Championships will be played at the Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira, Ontario. The Gryphons head to Elmira in search of the second national title in program history, with the Gryphons lone U SPORTS title coming during the 2018-19 season. This marks the sixth time in program history the Guelph Gryphons women's hockey team has reached the national stage, and first time since 2018-19. See below for more information on the upcoming 2026 Miller Waste Systems U SPORTS Women's Hockey Championship.]]>Gryphons women's hockey line up for pre game anthem prior to 2026 McCaw CupSun, 15 Mar 2026 14:32:00 EST188492