BURLINGTON, Ont. – For the ninth time in the 2025-26 season, a University of Guelph student-athlete has been named 'OUA Athlete of the Week'.
Briar Crerar of the Guelph Gryphons women's volleyball team has earned conference-wide honours alongside Aaron Rhooms (TMU men's basketball) and Maxime Gratton (Toronto men's volleyball) as this week's 'OUA Athlete of the Week' for the week of February 9 to 15, 2026. Crerar, a psychology major at the University of Guelph was pivotal in her team's weekend sweep over the Waterloo Warriors en route to her team's 8th straight win.
OUA Athletes of the Week (Feb. 8-15, 2026)
| Briar Crerar |
Women's Volleyball, Guelph Gryphons |
| Aaron Rhooms |
Men's Basketball, TMU Bold |
| Maxime Gratton |
Men's Volleyball, Toronto Varsity Blues |
Briar Crerar is this week's 'OUA Athlete of the Week' as she closed her regular season campaign with a monster weekend leading the Gryphons women's volleyball team to their 8th straight win in their weekend sweep over the Waterloo Warriors. Crerar, the fourth year left side player has made an impact on her team in the second half of the season, helping guide her side to the No. 5-seed in the OUA Playoffs. The psychology major on Friday night (Feb. 13) had 17 total points, 15 kills while making only 3 errors in the match and 9 digs in her team's 4-set victory. The following night (Feb. 14), Crerar capped off her regular season with one of her best performances of the season in her team's 5-set victory including securing the final two kills of the match. The Pickering, Ontario native finished with a season-high 23 points, 20 kills and 4 total blocks while collecting 11 digs as well. Crerar's return to the Gryphon lineup has propelled them to an 8-game winning streak and a 14-6 regular season record. Crerar has scored 122 total points, 109 kills and 89 digs in her 10 games played this season. Crerar and the rest Gryphons women's volleyball team will travel to the ARC in Kingston to take on the No. 4-seeded Queen's Gaels in the quarterfinals of the Quigley Cup Playoffs.
Guelph Gryphons named OUA Athletes of the Week in 2025-26
| Briar Crerar |
Women's Volleyball |
Feb. 9-15, 2026 |
| Katrina Frlan |
Women's Curling |
Feb. 2-8, 2026 |
| Killian Donovan |
Men's Volleyball |
Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2026 |
| Katherine Heard |
Women's Hockey |
Jan. 19-25, 2026 |
| Hannah Bourdon |
Women's Basketball |
Jan. 5-11, 2026 |
| Hannah Bourdon |
Women's Basketball |
Nov. 17-23, 2025 |
| Alexandra McDougall |
Women's Cross Country |
Nov. 3-9, 2025 |
| Owen Williams |
Men's Rugby |
Nov. 3-9, 2025 |
| Alexandra McDougall |
Women's Cross Country |
Oct. 20-26, 2025 |
| Gianni Green |
Football |
Sept. 22-28, 2025 |
| Olivia Rizakos |
Women's Soccer |
Sept. 22-28, 2025 |
