GUELPH, Ont. – A total of four Guelph Gryphon varsity teams will begin their 2023 postseason journeys this week (February 9-12, 2023). See below for details as our Gryphons varsity swimming, wrestling, men's curling, and squash teams all gear up for OUA Championship season.
SWIMMING
OUA Swimming Championships
Thursday, February 9 – Saturday, February 11, 2023
Western Student Recreation Centre | London, ON (hosted by Western University)
For the 2023 OUA Swimming Championships, the Guelph Gryphons swimming program will be sending a total of 33 student-athletes (18 women, 15 men) to the Western Student Recreation Centre in London to represent U of G. For the Gryphons women's swimmers, their podium push will be led by fourth-year standout
Abigail McDonald.
The marketing management major from Sudbury will be looking to repeat her impressive double-gold performance at the 2022 OUA Swimming Championships, capturing OUA gold in both the women's 100m and 200m butterfly. McDonald, a Gryphon co-captain this season alongside teammate
Darcey Stewart, will be racing in the women's 50m and 200m butterfly this weekend in London. Joining McDonald in the butterfly will be teammate,
Alexandra Bertrim, who in her first year of studies at U of G will make her OUA Championship debut. Another Gryphon to keep an eye on, on the women's side is
Hannah Nordquist. Nordquist is in her second year of bio-medical science but her first with the Gryphon swim team and will also be making her provincial debut this weekend. The Sudbury native will compete in the 50m, 100m, and 200m breaststroke. Also competing for a spot on the podium in the women's breaststroke events is second-year biochemistry major,
Isabella Mastroianni. Mastroianni, who also excels in the individual medley, will be looking to once again qualify for the U SPORTS Swimming Championships, which take place in just two weeks time in Victoria, BC.
On the men's side, the Gryphons are led by their two co-captains in
Ethan Rotsaert-Smith and
Quinn Nolan, both of who are in their fourth-year of studies and third-years of eligibility with the U of G swimming program. Rotsaert-Smith, a marketing management major from Dundas, Ontario, will be racing in the men's 50m, 100m, and 200m breaststroke this weekend, and has already qualified for the 2023 U SPORTS Championships in the men's 50m backstroke. The other co-captain,
Quinn Nolan, will look to reach the podium in the men's backstroke while competing in his hometown of London, Ontario for this year's OUA Championships.
See below for a full breakdown of the three-day schedule for the 2023 OUA Swimming Championships, which get underway on Thursday morning (Feb. 9).
* Live Results available on the Meet Mobile App *
| Thursday, February 9, 2023 |
Friday, February 10, 2023 |
Saturday, February 11, 2023 |
10am - 12:30pm Prelims
W/M 200m Freestyle
W/M 50m Backstroke
W/M 100m Breaststroke
W/M 100m Butterfly
W/M 400m Individual Medley
6pm - 8:30pm Finals
W/M 4x50m Freestyle Relay
W/M 200m Freestyle
W/M 50m Backstroke
W/M 100m Breaststroke
W/M 100m Butterfly
W/M 400m Individual Medley
W/M 4x100m Medley Relay
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10am - 1pm Prelims
W/M 400m Freestyle
W/M 50m Butterfly
W/M 200m Breaststroke
W/M 100m Backstroke
W/M 200m Butterfly
W/M 50m Freestyle
6pm - 8:30pm
W/M 400m Freestyle
W/M 50m Butterfly
W/M 200m Breaststroke
W/M 100m Backstroke
W/M 200m Butterfly
W/M 50m Freestyle
W/M 4x200m Freestyle Relay |
10am - 12pm Prelims
W/M 50m Breaststroke
W/M 200m Backstroke
W/M 100m Freestyle
W/M 200m Individual Medley
5pm - 7:45pm Finals
W/M 4x50m Medley Relay
W 800m freestyle
W/M 200m Backstroke
W/M 100m freestyle
M 1500m Freestyle
W/M 200m Individual Medley
W/M 4x100m Freestyle Relay
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WRESTLING
OUA Wrestling Championships
Saturday, February 11, 2023
David Braley Athletic Centre | Hamilton, ON (hosted by McMaster University)
On Saturday (Feb. 11), a total of 16 U of G student-athletes (9 men, 7 women) will make the trip down Highway 6 to Hamilton to represent the Guelph Gryphons in the 2023 OUA Wrestling Championships. Leading the way on the men's side is Guelph native, and rookie,
Tristan Cako.
Cako, a landscape architecture major, will compete in the men's 57kg weight class and will look to capture a podium position for the 5th time this season. The 19-year-old has impressed in first season of collegiate wrestling, earning 2nd-place finishes in all but two wrestling meets this season, with the most recent trip to podium coming at home at the Guelph Open on January 22.
On the women's side, fourth-year student-athlete
Jayden Sparks leads the way for the Gryphons in the women's 56kg weight class. In just her second year of competition, Sparks has placed in the top 3 at every meet she has attended, including a pair of 1st-place finishes at the Toronto Metropolitan Open and Senior Provincials. In addition to Sparks,
Kelyn Young will be looked at to help lead the Gryphon effort. For Young, a transfer from the University of Alberta who is now in her first year of competition with the Gryphons, the 2022-23 wrestling season to this point has been a memorable one, with the Brampton native earning a pair of 2nd-place finishes at the York Open and Western Invitational, as well as a win at the Brock Invitational. Her 1st-place finish back in January saw the 20-year-old pin all four opponents, including the 2021 U23 representative for Canada, on her way to being named U SPORTS Wrestling Athlete of the Week.
Wrestling action on Saturday in Hamilton is set to get underway at 10am, with gold medal matches taking place later that day at approximately 3pm.
Live Stream
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Gryphons Wrestling Entries - 2023 OUA Championships
Gryphons Men's Team
57kg -
Tristan Cako
61kg -
Dominick Ditoro
65kg -
Daniel Chew
68g -
Brennan Brady
72kg -
Roman Wawryk
76kg -
David Hurst Jr.
82kg -
Baljot Mangat
90kg -
Dawson Skelton
100kg -
Austin Murphy
Gryphons Women's Team
50kg -
Kelyn Young
53kg -
Esmee Hotson
56kg -
Jayden Sparks
59kg -
Rebecca Redlich
63kg -
Lauren Chew
67kg -
Emily Younghans
82kg -
Logan Stimson
MEN'S CURLING
OUA Men's Curling Championships
Friday, February 10 – Sunday, February 12, 2023
Peterborough Curling Club | Peterborough, ON (hosted by Trent University)
The Guelph Gryphons men's curling team will head to Peterborough eyeing a podium position and a trip to nationals as they compete in the 2023 OUA Men's Curling Championships, hosted by Trent University. Pool play is set to get underway on Friday, February 10, with the Gryphons first match slated for 9am against the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks at the Peterborough Curling Club.
The Gryphons will be looking to improve upon their 2022 result where they narrowly missed a podium position, finishing in 4th in the province.
The Gryphon effort will be led by a pair of fourth-year student-athletes in
Dylan Niepage and
Daniel Del Conte. Veteran skip,
Dylan Niepage will be looking to add an OUA Championship to his already impressive curling resume this weekend. Niepage, an accounting major, not only skips for the U of G men's team but has also competed for competitive U21 and men's teams outside of the collegiate setting. The Oro Medonte, Ontario native is also a junior champion that represented Ontario in last year's U21 national competition. Niepage will also head to Ottawa this March to compete in the U21 provincial championships. Alongside Niepage,
Daniel Del Conte will return to the ice for the Gryphons at second. The marketing management major will be looking to continue a highly successful season after winning the Canadian Junior Cup over the winter break and earning a spot in the Swiss Cup in Switzerland. Del Conte was also a member of the U21 team that represented Ontario at nationals last year.
Carter Bryant,
Brayden Chumbley,
Cedar Kennedy, and
Jayden King make up the remainder of the Gryphons men's curling team who will look to repeat their 2022 unbeaten record in pool play at this year's championships. See below for more details.
Live Results
Twitter Updates
Gryphons Men's Curling – 2023 OUA Championships
Friday, February 10, 2023
9am: Guelph vs Laurier (Pool Play)
2pm: Guelph vs York (Pool Play)
Saturday, February 11, 2023
8:30am: Guelph vs Western (Pool Play)
12:30pm: Guelph vs Toronto (Pool Play)
8:30pm: Quarterfinals
Sunday, February 12, 2023
10am: Semifinals
2pm: Gold & Bronze Medal Games
Men's Curling Pools
| Pool A |
Pool B |
Pool C |
Pool D |
| Laurier (1) |
TMU (2) |
Queen's (3) |
Guelph (4) |
| Toronto (8) |
Ontario Tech (7) |
Carleton (6) |
Laurentian (5) |
| Western (9) |
Trent (10) |
Waterloo (11) |
McMaster (12) |
| York (16) |
Windsor (15) |
Algoma (14) |
Brock (13) |
SQUASH
OUA Squash Championships
Friday, February 10 – Sunday, February 12, 2023
Queen's Athletic & Recreation Centre | Kingston, ON (hosted by Queen's University)
A total of 16 Gryphon student-athletes, 8 men and 8 women, from the men's and women's U of G varsity squash team will make their way to Kingston this weekend for the 2023 OUA Squash Championships.
The Gryphon squash teams will be led by a pair of juniors in
Andrew Chong and
Sunshine Troup. On the men's side
Andrew Chong, who is perusing a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, will look to continue his impressive 2022-23 season as the Gryphons top player. The Woodbridge, Ontario native has been a crucial piece to the Gryphons success this season and has anchored the team in that top position. On the women's team,
Sunshine Troup will be expected to head the U of G women's effort after the 21-year-old took great strides in her development throughout the season.
"We have seen so much growth from both our men's and women's teams since the start of the year," says co-head coaches
Alex Nolan and
Chris Muirhand. "We are looking forward to playing against the best teams in Ontario and seeing our athletes play at their highest level."
Twitter Updates
Live Results/Standings
Gryphons Men's Squash - 2023 OUA Championships
Friday, February 10, 2023
1pm: Guelph vs Western (Pool Play)
4:30pm: Guelph vs Ottawa (Pool Play)
Saturday, February 11, 2023
9:30am: Guelph vs Queen's (Pool Play)
1:30pm: Semifinals
Sunday, February 12, 2023
9:am: Gold Medal Game
Men's Squash Pools
| Pool A |
Pool B |
| Western |
Toronto |
| Guelph |
Waterloo |
| Queen's |
Brock |
| Ottawa |
McMaster |
Gryphons Women' Squash - 2023 OUA Championships
Friday, February 10, 2023
2:45pm: Guelph vs Ottawa (Pool Play)
6:15pm: Guelph vs Queen's (Pool Play)
Saturday, February 11, 2023
11:30am: Guelph vs Toronto (Pool Play)
3:30pm: Semifinals
Sunday, February 12, 2023
9:am: Gold Medal Game
Women's Squash Pools
| Pool A |
Pool B |
| Queen's |
Waterloo |
| Toronto |
Western |
| Guelph |
McMaster |
| Ottawa |
Brock |
