TORONTO, Ont. - On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, the U SPORTS office released the latest national rankings for the 2024-25 season. Four Gryphon varsity teams were represented in the latest rankings with men's cross country rising to No. 2, football jumping two spots into the top five at No. 5, women's hockey drops two spots to No. 6 and women's cross country holds onto the final spot in the rankings at No. 10. This week marks the final week for cross country and football in the U SPORTS Top 10. For more information on the latest U SPORTS rankings, head to
usports.ca.
Gryphon Teams Nationally Ranked (Oct. 29, 2024)
| Men's Cross Country |
No. 2 |
| Football |
No. 5 |
| Women's Hockey |
No. 6 |
| Women's Cross Country |
No. 10 |
Cross Country – Men No. 2 and Women No. 10
The men's cross country rises two spots to No. 2 while the women's team drops three spots to No. 10 in the final national rankings of the season. The OUA Cross Country Championship took place on Saturday (Oct. 26) in North Bay which saw the men's team finish in 2nd-place in the team standings to win the silver medal while the women's team came in 5th-place in the team standings. The men continued their impressive season in North Bay with three of their runners placing inside the top 10 led by
Max Davies. Davies, the marketing major from Toronto would finish in second place in the 8k race with a time of 24: 37.4. It would mark the second consecutive year Davies would place in second at the OUA Championship. Davies just edged out his teammate
Jack Lehto by three tenths of a second as Lehto would come in third to claim the final podium spot. Lehto, the third-year distance runner would finish with a time 24:37.7 to take the bronze medal in an impressive season which has seen him finish in the podium in all four events he's competed in. Joining Davies and Lehto in the top 10 is
Christian Rachner who was the final runner in North Bay who posted a time under 25 minutes to cross the line in seventh.
Charlie Mills and
Adam Schmidt both finishing in the top 20 to help the men capture the silver medal in the team standings. The women's team has four runners finish in the top 30 led by
Michelle Gray. Gray, the third year runner was the top Gryphon finishing in 15th with a time of 29:48.7.
Laura Yantha captures a top 20 finish crossing the line in 19th with a time of 29:54.1. Alex McDougall and
Leah Stapleton both crossed the line in the top 30 in their first OUA Championship.
Football – No. 5
In the final national rankings of the 2024 football season, the Gryphons football team rises up two spots to No. 5 in the country. The Gryphons coming off their bye week, entered the OUA playoffs as the No. 3-seed as they hosted the No. 6-seeded Ottawa Gee-Gees in the OUA quarterfinals. Guelph would lean on their run game and defence at a windy Alumni Stadium as they would advance to the next round with a 26-15 win. The Gryphons will now battle the Western Mustangs in the OUA Semifinal in London on Saturday (Nov. 2) with a spot in the Yates Cup on the line.
Women's Hockey – No. 6
The Gryphons women's hockey team dropped two spots to No. 6 following their first loss of the season on home ice to the York Lions. The Gryphons in their lone game of the week on Thursday (Oct. 24), were unable to solve the Lions as they fell 1-0 in their home opener. The women's hockey team (4-1-0) will play twice this week as they head to Waterloo to take on Laurier on Thursday (Oct. 31) before returning home on Saturday (Nov. 2) to take on No. 4-ranked Toronto Varsity Blues.
Men's Cross Country
| Rank |
School |
Points |
| 1 |
Queen's |
99 |
| 2 |
Guelph |
71 |
| 3 |
UNB |
69 |
| 4 |
Laval |
65 |
| 5 |
UBC |
55 |
| 6 |
Victoria |
51 |
| 7 |
Sherbrooke |
44 |
| 8 |
McMaster |
41 |
| 9 |
Western |
24 |
| 10 |
StFX |
16 |
Women's Cross Country
| Rank |
School |
Points |
| 1 |
Western |
94 |
| 2 |
UBC |
80 |
| 3 |
Victoria |
79 |
| 4 |
StFX |
76 |
| 5 |
Queen's |
57 |
| 6 |
McMaster |
43 |
| 7 |
Laval |
38 |
| t-8 |
UBC Okanagan |
24 |
| t-8 |
Waterloo |
24 |
| 10 |
Guelph |
16 |
Football
| Rank |
School |
Record |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
Montreal |
7-1 |
t-1 |
| 2 |
Laurier |
8-0 |
t-1 |
| 3 |
Laval |
7-1 |
t-3 |
| 4 |
Western |
7-1 |
t-3 |
| 5 |
Guelph |
6-2 |
7 |
| 6 |
Bishop's |
8-0 |
5 |
| 7 |
Manitoba |
7-1 |
8 |
| 8 |
Queen's |
6-3 |
9 |
| 9 |
UBC |
5-3 |
6 |
| 10 |
Saskatchewan |
5-3 |
11 |
Also receiving votes: StFX(20), Windsor(7), Regina(1)
Women's Hockey
| Rank |
School |
Record |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
Concordia |
4-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
UBC |
6-2 |
2 |
| 3 |
Mount Royal |
7-1 |
3 |
| 4 |
Toronto |
5-1 |
5 |
| 5 |
UNB |
7-1 |
7 |
| 6 |
Guelph |
4-1 |
4 |
| 7 |
Montreal |
2-0 |
8 |
| 8 |
Waterloo |
4-1 |
9 |
| 9 |
Alberta |
5-3 |
6 |
| 10 |
Nipissing |
4-1 |
12 |
