General 12/2/2024 2:10:00 PM

Gryphon Weekend Wrap (Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 2024)

GUELPH, Ont. - A total of six Gryphon varsity teams are featured in the latest edition of the 'Gryphon Weekend Wrap' for the period covering November 29 to December 1, 2024.

The Gryphons track and field team kicked off their season with a pair of meets. The defending national champion Gryphons had student-athletes competing in Toronto for the York Holiday Open and in London for the Bob Vigars Season Opener. At the York Holiday Open, Milenne Habash in the women's long jump set a new Gryphon school record with a jump of 6.12m as she won the long jump competition with the furthest jump of the season to date. The fourth-year Guelph native also earned automatic qualification to the 2025 U SPORTS Track and Field Championships with her jump. The Gryphons had a small group of jumpers with several top 3 finishes at the meet. The Bob Vigars Season Opener at Western University saw an impressive performance in the pentathlon from Rebecca Parker. The fourth-year pentathlete shattered the school record with 4,036 points in the five-discipline event, earning her automatic qualification to nationals, which will be held in her hometown of Windsor in March of 2025. The criminal justice and public policy major also earned automatic qualification in the high jump event, clearing the 1.72m mark. Fresh off the cross country season, distance runners Jack Lehto and Christan Rachner continued their fine form in London, finishing with a 1-2 finish in the men's 3000m race.

The Gryphons wrestling team was also in action this weekend with student-athletes competing in Saskatoon in the Huskie Dual and in Toronto for the U of T Open. The Huskie Dual saw three Gryphons impress on the mat, highlighted by 1st-place performances from Kelyn Young, Brennan Laplante-Brady and Mason Van Zantvoort. Third-year psychology major, Kelyn Young, secured top spot in the women's 50kg weight class, defeating Calgary's Ankita Singh by fall. Van Zantvoort bested another Dino, Jason Do, by fall to earn the victory in the men's 58kg weight class for the first-year wrestler. At the U of T Open, Logan Stimson claimed top spot in the women's 83kg-90kg weight class as she won both her matches by fall.

On the ice, the Gryphons women's hockey team scored 3 goals in a span of 7 minutes in the 3rd period to erase a 2-0 deficit as they defeated the Western Mustangs 3-2, thanks to Alexie Olivier's goal with :05 seconds remaining in regulation for the team's 9th win of the season. The men's hockey team also won their 9th game of the season in a 2-1 victory over the Laurier Golden Hawks on Sunday (Dec. 1).

On the court, the Gryphons women's basketball team came out shooting in wins on home court against the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks and York Lions for their 7th and 8th wins of the season. The men's basketball team split their games this weekend as they came away with an 82-76 overtime win over the Ridgebacks on Friday (Nov. 29) before coming up short in their comeback efforts in their 90-84 loss to the Lions on the following night (Nov. 30).

Gryphon Weekend Scoreboard

Friday, November 29, 2024

Women's Basketball	vs Ontario Tech	W	84-68	Box Score
Men's Basketball	vs Ontario Tech	W	82-76 OT	Box Score

Saturday, November 30, 2024

Women's Hockey	vs Western	W	3-2	Recap
Women's Basketball	vs York	W	91-59	Box Score
Men's Basketball	vs York	L	90-84	Box Score
Track & Field	@ York Holiday Classic
Track & Field	@ Bob Vigars Season Opener
Wrestling	@ Huskie Open			Results
Wrestling	@ U of T Open			Results