BURLINGTON, Ont. – For the 11th time in the 2025-26 season, a University of Guelph student-athlete has been named 'OUA Athlete of the Week.'
Gabrielle Cole of the Guelph Gryphons national championship-winning women's track and field team has earned conference-wide honours alongside Daryan Chadwick (Brock women's volleyball), Aubrey Dorey-Havens (Carleton men's basketball), Seraphim Jarov (Toronto men's fencing) and Jackson Mackay (Western men's track and field) as this week's 'OUA Athlete of the Week' for the week of March 2 to 8, 2026. Cole, a culture and technology major at the University of Guelph, won four medals at the 2026 U SPORTS Track and Field Championships in Winnipeg, including an individual gold medal in the women's 60m.
OUA Athletes of the Week (Mar. 2-8, 2026)
| Gabby Cole |
Women's Track and Field, Guelph Gryphons |
| Jackson Mackay |
Men's Track and Field, Western Mustangs |
| Aubrey Dorey-Havens |
Men's Basketball, Carleton Ravens |
| Daryan Chadwick |
Women's Volleyball, Brock Badgers |
| Seraphim Jarov |
Men's Fencing, Toronto Varsity Blues |
Gabby Cole is this week's 'OUA Athlete of the Week' following her marvelous showcase showing at the 2026 U SPORTS Track and Field Championships. Cole, a fourth-year sprinter on the Gryphons women's track and field team, medaled in all four events she competed in over the three-day championship meet in Winnipeg. The Ajax, Ontario native got her meet off in grand fashion on Thursday (Mar. 5) in the women's 60m as she put down a blazing time of 7.20s in the women's 60m to claim U SPORTS gold as she set a new personal best mark while breaking her own school record in the process. The 7.20 time also matched the qualifying standard for the upcoming World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland. Cole was just one-hundredth of a second short of the U23 and U SPORTS record of 7.19, set by Canadian Olympian Khamica Bingham back in 2015. Cole in the women's 300m on the following day (Mar. 6), took home the silver medal after clocking in with a time of 37.73s, finishing behind her teammate
Dianna Proctor as the Gryphons went 1-2 in the finals. The culture and technology major wrapped up her championships with a pair of relay medals, winning gold in the women's 4x400m relay alongside her teammates
Dianna Proctor,
Amira Lawrence and
Erika Lealess, and silver in the women's 4x200m relay alongside Proctor, Lawrence and
Nicole McKenzie, despite posting a time of 1:35.37 which broke the previous U SPORTS record as they were edged by the Saskatchewan Huskies Women's 4x200m relay team who set the new mark. Cole and the women's track and field team took home their 9th national championship in program history at the meet, posting a final score of 105 points as a team.
Guelph Gryphons named OUA Athletes of the Week in 2025-26
| Gabby Cole |
Women's Track and Field |
Mar. 2-8, 2026 |
| Rebecca Parker |
Women's Track and Field |
Feb. 16-22, 2026 |
| 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 |
