BURLINGTON, Ont. – For the fourth time during the 2026-27 season, a student-athlete from the University of Guelph has been named 'OUA Athlete of the Week.'
Ela Jones of the Guelph Gryphons women's golf team has been named 'OUA Athlete of the Week' alongside Matthew Whitehead (Laurier Golden Hawks men's golf), Kyle Morey (Waterloo Warriors men's hockey) and Hannah Neville (Nipissing Lakers women's soccer) for the period of October 12 to 18, 2026.
Ela Jones, a fourth-year microbiology major at the University of Guelph, became just the second-ever Gryphons women's golfer to ever to claim the women's individual scoring title at an OUA Golf Championship, with Jones finishing atop the leaderboard at the 2026 OUA Golf Championships in Ottawa this past weekend.
OUA Athletes of the Week (Oct. 12-18, 2026)
| Ela Jones |
Women's Golf, Guelph Gryphons |
| Matthew Whitehead |
Men's Golf, Laurier Golden Hawks |
| Kyle Morey |
Men's Hockey, Waterloo Warriors |
| Hannah Neville |
Women's Soccer, Nipissing Lakers |
Ela Jones has been named 'OUA Athlete of the Week' after she went wire-to-wire at the 2026 OUA Golf Championships over the weekend (Oct. 17-18) to take home the individual scoring title. The two-day tournament took place from Hylands Golf Club from Ottawa as Jones had the round of the tournament in the first day, shooting a one-over round 73 to take a three-stroke lead into Sunday's final round. Ela shot a four-over round of 76 on day two to finish 5 strokes clear of the next best golfer with final two-day total score of 149 for Jones. Jones, a 21-year-old from Kincardine, Ontario takes, home the Judy McCrae Trophy as the top finisher in a field of 52 golfers, joining her teammate
Jacqueline Giles who is the only other Gryphon women's golfer in program history to have taken home the OUA individual title, with Giles doing so back in 2021. Jones in her four seasons as part of the Gryphons golf team has been named an OUA All-Star in all four years, earning First Team status in 2023 and 2026. Ela's performance in Ottawa helped her team earn a 2nd-place finish in the team standings, matching their program-best team result at an OUA Golf Championship, with the Gryphons also claiming silver back in 2024 which Ela was a part of.
Guelph Gryphons named OUA Athletes of the Week in 2026-27
| Ela Jones |
Women's Golf |
Oct. 12-18, 2026 |
| Isabella Trepanier |
Women's Soccer |
Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2026 |
| Alistair Yeomans |
Men's Rugby |
Sept. 14-20, 2026 |
| Olivia Rizakos |
Women's Soccer |
Aug. 24-30, 2026 |
