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Huskies win four gold medals, set school and AUS records on Day One of AUS Track & Field Championship
Posted: Feb 22, 2025

Huskies win four gold medals, set school and AUS records on Day One of AUS Track & Field Championship

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SAINT JOHN, NB - The Saint Mary's Huskies got off to a tremendous start, winning four gold medals on the first day of competition at the 2025 Bell Atlantic University Sport track and field championships, held at the Irving Oil Field House in Saint John, N.B.

Kayla Schaus broke her previous personal best and school record in the high jump, not once but twice in competition, leaping 1.58m then 1.61m placing her fourth. Dante Isadore won the men's long jump in a distance of 6.89m, Andy MacMullin won the men's 300m in a time of 34.99, Mason Dunlop threw a new personal best, school record, and U SPORTS auto-qualifying distance of 15.95m winning the men's shotput, ranking him 5th in U SPORTS, and to add icing to the cake, the men's 4x200m relay team of Chad Smith, Chandler Zinck-Marier, Innis MacMullin, and Andy MacMullin, set not only a new school record but a new Atlantic University Sport record winning the event in a time of 1:29.77 ranking them 6th in U SPORTS!

Other Huskies scoring in the fight for the team titles include Eric Wall placing fourth in the hurdles, Braden Marshall placing sixth in the hurdles, Raeden Black placing fifth in the hurdles, Katie Pegg placing fifth in the shotput, Innis MacMullin placing fourth in the 300m, Fergus Porter placing fifth in the shotput, Magnus Bilmer placing sixth in the long jump, the women's 4x 200m relay team placing sixth, the women's 4x800m relay team placing sixth, and the men's 4x800m relay team placing fourth.

Other Huskies earning personal bests on the day include Oliver Gavel in the 300m running a time of 36.37, Zack Kennedy in the 100m running 2:38, Brady Kyle in the 3000m running 9:00, Innis MacMullin in the 300m in 36.13, Sidaunte Smith in the 300m in 45.42, and Magnus Bilmer in the long jump with a distance of 6.09m.

The Huskies hope to continue their positive momentum into day two of competition tomorrow. 

Recap by Ian MacDonald / Saint Mary's Huskies Athletics

Full meet recap:

The Dalhousie Tigers lead both the women's and men's team standings after the first day of competition at the 2025 Bell Atlantic University Sport (AUS) track and field championships.

The event is being held at the Irving Oil Field House in Saint John, N.B.

Track events

It was a record-setting day in the relay races.

The UNB REDS electrified the home crowd in the men's 4x800-metre relay, racing past Dalhousie and STFX to claim gold and set a new AUS record.

The STFX X-Women stormed to victory in the women's 4x800-metre relay, outpacing UNB and Dalhousie to rewrite the AUS record books.

Saint Mary's turned heads in the men's 4x200-metre relay, as their squad blazed past Dalhousie and UNB to establish yet another AUS record.

UNB claimed gold in the women's 4x200-metre relay, finishing ahead of Memorial and Dalhousie.

Dalhousie's Abbi Gaudrey proved unstoppable, clinching gold in the women's 60-metre hurdles, edging out Moncton's Caroline Gagnon and UNB's Allison Dewar.

Gaudrey doubled down on her dominance with a win in the women's pentathlon, amassing 3,413 points.

On the men's side, Moncton's Max Mazerolle delivered a masterclass in the 60-metre hurdles, leading a 1-2 Moncton finish alongside teammate Ghislain Girouard.

Dalhousie's Cara MacDonald set a new AUS record in the women's 1,000 metres en route to gold, while STFX's Eileen Benoit won the women's 3,000 metres.

STFX's Brett King took gold in the men's 3,000 metres, while Aidan Goslett won the men's 1,000 metres.

Saint Mary's Andy MacMullin won the men's 300 metres, while UPEI's Helen Rose Ikpotokin claimed gold in the women's 300 metres.

Moncton's Dante Cormier won gold in the men's 300-metre wheelchair event.

Field events

UNB delighted the home fans in the women's triple jump, as Lexie Shannon soared to gold with a leap of 11.61 metres, leading a 1-2 finish with teammate Haley Angus securing silver.

Saint Mary's Dante Isadore claimed gold in the men's long jump, finishing ahead of Dalhousie's Nick Beaulie and Cape Breton's Davie Solanke.

UPEI's Alaere Peterside cleared 1.71 metres to take gold in the women's high jump, while Moncton's Max Mazerolle continued his stellar meet, capturing gold in the men's pole vault with a clearance of 3.92 metres.

In the throws, Saint Mary's Mason Dunlop won gold in the men's shot put with a throw of 15.95 metres, while Dalhousie's Chelsea MacIsaac took gold in the women's event with a throw of 13.77 metres.

The AUS track and field championships conclude Saturday, with competition beginning at 9 a.m.

Women's team standings

  1. Dalhousie — 97
  2. UNB — 57
  3. Memorial — 26
  4. STFX — 21
  5. UPEI — 20
  6. Moncton — 13
  7. Saint Mary's — 11
  8. Cape Breton — 2
  9. Acadia — 0

Men's team standings

  1. Dalhousie — 54
  2. Saint Mary's — 45
  3. UNB — 34
  4. Moncton — 27
  5. STFX — 26
  6. Memorial — 15
  7. UPEI — 8
  8. Cape Breton — 4

Source Evan Richtsfeld for UNB Athletics