GUELPH, Ont. – Throughout the 2024-25 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 Core Power' series.
Kelyn Young (women's wrestling) and
Johnathan Jacob (men's track and field) have been named 'Gryphon Athletes of the Week' for the period covering January 13 to 19, 2025.
Kelyn Young – Women's Wrestling
Kelyn Young continued her impressive season as she takes home this week's 'Athlete of the Week' honours following her performance at the Guelph Open on Sunday (Jan. 19). The third-year wrestler is coming off a 1st-place finish in the women's 50kg competition at last week's Brock Open and carried over the momentum into the Guelph Open. The psychology major faced off with seven athletes from across the country and one from Adrian College in Michigan in a very competitive women's 50kg division. Young made relatively quick work in her first two matches, winning both via fall in less than :30 seconds, booking her spot in the final. In the finals, Young defeated Carleton wrestler, Jess Hong, by a 7-0 decision to capture 1st-place in the women's 50kg weight class. In her two seasons with the Gryphons, the Brampton native is a two-time U SPORTS bronze medalist in the women's 50kg weight class and a two-time OUA medalist, including winning an OUA gold medal in 2023. Young and the Gryphons wrestling team have one more competition on February 1 in London at the Western Open before they head off to the 2025 OUA Wrestling Championships the following weekend (Feb. 7-9) in Sault Ste. Marie (hosted by Algoma University).
Johnathan Jacob – Men's Track and Field
An outstanding showing in Cornell, equaling his own school record, sees Gryphon long jumper
Johnathan Jacob earn 'Athlete of the Week' honours. Jacob, in his third year with the track and field program competed in the men's long jump competition at the Cornell Upstate Challenge in Ithica, New York on Saturday (Jan. 18). The Dunnville, Ontario native impressed in the event, tying his own school record with a jump of 7.54m, leading him to the win in the competition over the weekend. The record-setting jump from the sociology major earned him automatic qualification into the 2025 U SPORTS Track and Field Championships in March where Jacob will look to defend his title after winning the event last year with a jump of 7.35m. Jacob and the Gryphon track and field team are back in action in two weeks' time (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) where they will compete at the Penn State National Open in State College, Pennsylvania and at the York Open in Toronto.
2024-25 Gryphon Athletes of the Week
| Name |
Sport |
Date |
| Kelyn Young |
Women's Wrestling |
Jan. 13-19, 2025 |
| Johnathan Jacob |
Men's Track and Field |
Jan. 13-19, 2025 |
| Sophie Helfenstein |
Women's Hockey |
Jan. 6-12, 2025 |
| Eric Armstrong |
Men's Basketball |
Jan. 6-12, 2025 |
| Rebecca Parker |
Women's Track and Field |
Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2024 |
| Eric Armstrong |
Men's Basketball |
Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2024 |
| Elizabeth Greaves |
Women's Swimming |
Nov. 18-24, 2024 |
| Nathan Peters |
Men's Volleyball |
Nov. 18-24, 2024 |
| Alexander Odle |
Men's Volleyball |
Nov. 11-17, 2024 |
| Martina Fedel |
Women's Hockey |
Nov. 11-17, 2024 |
| David Scollon |
Men's Rugby |
Nov. 4-10, 2024 |
| Hannah Bourdon |
Women's Basketball |
Nov. 4-10, 2024 |
| Brooklynn Feasby |
Women's Rugby |
Oct. 27-Nov. 3, 2024 |
| Brenden Black |
Men's Rugby |
Oct. 27-Nov. 3, 2024 |
| Tausani Levale |
Women's Rugby |
Oct. 21-27, 2024 |
| Max Davies |
Men's Cross Country |
Oct. 21-27, 2024 |
| Jacob Findlay |
Men's Soccer |
Oct. 14-20, 2024 |
| Delaney Jacklin |
Field Hockey |
Oct. 14-20, 2024 |
| Alexie Olivier |
Women's Hockey |
Oct. 7-13, 2024 |
| Duncan Penman |
Men's Hockey |
Oct. 7-13, 2024 |
| Jacqueline Giles |
Women's Golf |
Sept. 30-Oct 6, 2024 |
| Joe Columbus |
Men's Lacrosse |
Sept. 30-Oct 6, 2024 |
| Owen Ellis |
Baseball |
Sept. 23-29, 2024 |
| Addy Holmes |
Women's Rugby |
Sept. 23-29, 2024 |
| Max Davies |
Men's Cross Country |
Sept. 16-22, 2024 |
| Olivia Rizakos |
Women's Soccer |
Sept. 16-22, 2024 |
| Tomas Dallan |
Men's Rugby |
Sept. 9-15, 2024 |
| Jacqueline Giles |
Women's Golf |
Sept. 9-15, 2024 |
| Liam Bowman |
Men's Rugby |
Sept. 2-8, 2024 |
| Taylor McKnight |
Women's Rugby |
Sept. 2-8, 2024 |
| Olivia Brown |
Women's Soccer |
Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 2024 |
| Matthew Glavanov |
Men's Soccer |
Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 2024 |
