GUELPH, Ont. – The 2016-17 season was an unforgettable one for the Gryphons in terms of on-field success. Last season, University of Guelph varsity teams accounted for a total of seven conference championships and two national titles while also producing 23 All-Canadians and 87 league all-stars.
While the on-field achievements are certainly impressive, they become even more impressive when you factor in the incredible academic achievements of the Gryphon varsity athletes during the 2016-17 campaign.
On Wednesday morning (November 29) at Gryphs Restaurant, the University of Guelph's Department of Athletics hosted their annual
Academic All-Canadian & OUA Academic Achievement Awards Breakfast. The event recognizes individuals who maintained an average at, or above, 80 while competing on a Gryphon varsity team.
A total of 158 student-athletes earned a spot in this category during the 2016-17 academic calendar, an increase of 32 from the previous year's academic calendar. Of the 158 student-athletes to earn academic all-star status, 76 were in attendance on Wednesday morning to be honoured.
"With a record year of academic award recipients, we are truly proud of our student-athletes," said Gryphons' Director of Athletics,
Scott McRoberts. "To see 1-in-5 of our athletes achieve this award, it speaks to the commitment to excellence that our student-athletes have not only on the field of play, but in the classroom as well."
2016-17 Academic All-Canadians (104 individuals)
| First Name |
Last Name |
Sport |
| Megan |
Acheson |
WRUGB |
| Emily |
Anzai |
WSWIM |
| Katelyn |
Ayers |
WCRSC |
| Katherine |
Bailey |
WICEH |
| Jessica |
Ballard |
WFHOC |
| Daniel |
Barros |
MSWIM |
| Ashton |
Barton |
WRUGB |
| Jordan |
Bates |
WTRCK |
| Shawn |
Beaudoin |
MTRCK |
| Haley |
Belyk |
WBASK |
| Connor |
Black |
MCRSC |
| Chelsea |
Bott |
WVOLB |
| Emily |
Bowerman |
WTRCK |
| Sasha |
Boulton |
WSWIM |
| Megan |
Brenkel |
WBASK |
| Nicole'R |
Brown-Shaw |
WSOCC |
| Danielle |
Canhoto |
WSOCC |
| Jake |
Chaput |
MBASK |
| Andrea |
Cimino |
WSOCC |
| Abbey |
Clark |
WBASK |
| Allison |
Clouse |
WSOCC |
| Justis |
Croasdale |
MFOOT |
| Laura |
Crowdis |
WICEH |
| Colin |
Dempsey |
MWRES |
| Mikhail |
Dereviankin |
MSWIM |
| Lauren |
Dewar |
WFHOC |
| Rhiannon |
Digweed |
WWRES |
| Derek |
Drouillard |
MFOOT |
| David |
Duhan |
MVOLB |
| Taylor |
Durham |
WRUGB |
| Nicholas |
Earle |
MTRCK |
| Orion |
Edwards |
MFOOT |
| Mostafa |
Elkurdy |
MCRSC |
| Brynn |
Ferris |
WHCKY |
| Corey |
Flude |
MFOOT |
| Alison |
Fung |
WTRCK |
| Elizabeth |
George |
WRUGB |
| Jessica |
Gormley |
WVOLB |
| Aysu |
Gundogan |
WSWIM |
| Keith |
Hamilton |
MICEH |
| Sarah |
Hammond |
WTRCK |
| Sophia |
Herrera |
WCRSC |
| Amara |
Hill |
WRUGB |
| Hailey |
Hitchings |
WTRCK |
| Sydney |
Holden |
WSOCC |
| James |
Hunter |
MWRES |
| Mikhaila |
Irving |
WRUGB |
| Samuel |
Kloke |
MVOLB |
| Valerie |
Lamenta |
WICEH |
| Ann-Carolyn |
Lang |
WSOCC |
| Gabriel |
Laplante |
MWRES |
| Stephanie |
Lapointe |
WRUGB |
| Natassya |
Lu |
WWRES |
| Sarah |
Magalhaes |
WSOCC |
| Austin |
Marchese |
MTRCK |
| Chisomo |
McHaina |
WTRCK |
| Claire |
Merrick |
WICEH |
| Andrew |
Misner |
MSWIM |
| Cheryse |
Mitton |
WCRSC |
| Monica |
Morgan |
WSOCC |
| Maja |
Naruszewicz |
WTRCK |
| Emilie |
Nicholl |
WRUGB |
| Aaron |
Nugent |
MBASK |
| Leslie |
Ogilvie |
WVOLB |
| Gregory |
Olejnik |
MVOLB |
| Vanessa |
Oliver |
WTRCK |
| Nicole |
Paola |
WFHOC |
| Jakson |
Paterson |
MVOLB |
| Kassondra |
Pedenko |
WICEH |
| Heather |
Petrick |
WCRSC |
| Graham |
Pitfield |
MTRCK |
| Rebecca |
Plouffe |
WFHOC |
| Elizabeth |
Pritchard |
WFHOC |
| Samantha |
Renshaw |
WBASK |
| Cyan |
Roepcke |
WHCKY |
| Samantha |
Roy |
WRUGB |
| Danielle |
Sauve |
WSOCC |
| Josh |
Seguin |
MSOCC |
| Kelsey |
Serviss |
WCRSC |
| Kylie |
Shaughnessy |
WRUGB |
| Andrew |
Shepherd |
MCRSC |
| Chelsey |
Sicard |
WWRES |
| Peter |
Soligo |
MICEH |
| Brittany |
St. James |
WICEH |
| Michael |
Stevens |
MICEH |
| Liam |
Stiles |
MCRSC |
| Kristina |
Strojin |
WSOCC |
| Megan |
Sullivan |
WSOCC |
| Samantha |
Taylor |
WSOCC |
| Clare |
Thompson |
WTRCK |
| Graeme |
Thompson |
MTRCK |
| Mitchell |
Ubene |
MCRSC |
| Daniel |
Urbshas |
MFOOT |
| Sara |
Van den Akker |
WSOCC |
| Evan |
Van Moerkerke |
MSWIM |
| Julia |
Veidt |
WSWIM |
| Melissa |
Vogl |
WFHOC |
| Johnathan |
Wallace |
MBASK |
| Charlotte |
Ward |
WCRSC |
| Sophia |
Watts |
WCRSC |
| Caelum |
Wishart |
MCRSC |
| Christina |
Woloszczuk |
WSOCC |
| MacKenzie |
Wong |
WICEH |
| Myles |
Zagar |
MSWIM |
2016-17 OUA Academic Achievement Award Recipients (54 individuals)
| First Name |
Last Name |
Sport |
| Madeline |
Aarts |
Varsity Nordic Skiing Female |
| Victoria |
Ambrose |
Varsity Figure Skating Female |
| Melanie |
Beck |
Varsity Figure Skating Female |
| Alexander |
Boland |
Varsity Rowing Male |
| Kai |
Bruce |
Varsity Nordic Skiing Male |
| Kyle |
Carey |
Varsity Baseball Male |
| Lindsay |
Crawford |
Varsity Golf Female |
| Madeline |
Decorso |
Varsity Golf Female |
| Kaitlyn |
Dennis |
Varsity Rowing Female |
| Leeann |
Duncan |
Varsity Figure Skating Female |
| Victoria |
Flood |
Varsity Lacrosse Female |
| Nicole |
Gastle |
Varsity Lacrosse Female |
| Katelyn |
Graham |
Varsity Figure Skating Female |
| Christopher |
Gray |
Varsity Rugby Male |
| Charly |
Guatto |
Varsity Lacrosse Female |
| Gavin |
Hossack |
Varsity Figure Skating Female |
| Mariah |
Hudec |
Varsity Nordic Skiing Female |
| Kerin |
Hudson |
Varsity Rowing Female |
| Elise |
Huet |
Varsity Nordic Skiing Female |
| Ashley |
Huet |
Varsity Nordic Skiing Female |
| Jordon |
Inkol |
Varsity Baseball Male |
| Megan |
Kamachi |
Varsity Rowing Female |
| Olivia |
Kaminski |
Varsity Lacrosse Female |
| Laryssa |
Kemp |
Varsity Nordic Skiing Female |
| Devin |
King |
Varsity Rugby Male |
| Shayla |
Larson |
Varsity Lacrosse Female |
| David |
Laurie |
Varsity Nordic Skiing Male |
| Zachariah |
Lockhart |
Varsity Rugby Male |
| Allison |
Lull |
Varsity Nordic Skiing Female |
| Adam |
Maahs |
Varsity Rugby Male |
| Rylee |
MacGregor |
Varsity Figure Skating Female |
| Lauren |
Mack |
Varsity Figure Skating Female |
| Jade |
Marrow |
Varsity Figure Skating Female |
| Andrew |
McDonald |
Varsity Figure Skating Female |
| Siobhan |
Mellors |
Varsity Rowing Female |
| Harriet |
Minc |
Varsity Rowing Female |
| Jonathan |
Nguyen-Galbraith |
Varsity Golf Male |
| Celeste |
Noble |
Varsity Nordic Skiing Female |
| Lucas |
Parsons |
Varsity Nordic Skiing Male |
| Megan |
Payler |
Varsity Lacrosse Female |
| Jeremy |
Seed |
Varsity Rugby Male |
| Breanna |
Shannon |
Varsity Golf Female |
| Olivia |
Shotyk |
Varsity Rowing Female |
| Robert |
Simpson-Spook |
Varsity Nordic Skiing Male |
| Megan |
Smith |
Varsity Nordic Skiing Female |
| Kelsey |
Sobkowich |
Varsity Figure Skating Female |
| Michael |
Solomon |
Varsity Nordic Skiing Male |
| Scott |
Sopel |
Varsity Rugby Male |
| Carly |
Stephens |
Varsity Lacrosse Female |
| Raylan |
Stroud |
Varsity Nordic Skiing Female |
| MacKenzie |
Wilson |
Varsity Figure Skating Female |
| Benjamin |
Wust |
Varsity Rugby Male |
| Isabel |
Zak |
Varsity Figure Skating Female |
| Carly |
Zanatta |
Varsity Rowing Female |
* OUA Achievement Awards are awarded to student-athletes who compete in sports that are sanctioned by the OUA, but do not compete for a U SPORTS Championship *
