Huskies men finish second at AUS Track & Field Championship; Dunlop, Heisler win major awards
SAINT JOHN, NB - The Saint Mary's Huskies had another tremendous day of competition at day two of the 2025 Bell Atlantic University Sport track and field championships, held at the Irving Oil Field House in Saint John, N.B.
The highlight of day two was first-year athlete Ciaran MacDonald who won the men's triple jump on his final attempt beating the second-place finisher by one centimeter in a jump of 12.80m.
Huskies sprinter Chad Smith earned a silver medal in the men's 60m with a time of 7.00. The men's 4x400m relay team of Andy MacMullin, Innis MacMullin, Oliver Gavel, and Keegan Hall broke the school record in a time of 3:24.27 placing them third earning a bronze medal.
Adding to the collection of medals was Mason Dunlop in the weight throw placing third throwing a distance of 14.59, Eric Wall also earned a bronze medal after completing the seven events of the heptathlon over two days in a new personal best score of 3596 points.
Amelia Jardine broke her own school record in the women's weight throw, launching a throw of 11.26m placing her sixth, scoring for the Huskies.
Two Huskies also earned major Atlantic University Sport awards. Mason Dunlop for his performance in the throws won the Male Field Athlete of the Year award and Head Coach Kevin Heisler won the Male Team Coach of the Year Award.
Huskies that scored outside of podium positions, contributing to the overall team score on the day were, Eli Ford in the men's 600m placing sixth, and Eric Wall in the men's high jump placing fourth.
Other Huskies who earned personal bests include Lindy Brunelle in the 600m with a time of 1:53, Kaleigh Oulton in the long jump with a distance of 4.42m, Brianna Lawton in the long jump with a distance of 4.59m, Fergus Porter in the weight throw with a distance of 12.07m, and Jonathan Vanwart with a distance of 11.87m.
In the team score race for the Huskies, the women placed seventh, with a total of 12 points. The team podium positions went to the Memorial Sea-Hawks in third with a total of 62 points, the UNB Reds in second with a total of 92 points and winning the team title was the Dalhousie Tigers with a total score of 136 points.
On the men's side the UNB Reds placed third with a total score of 73 points, your Saint Mary's Huskies placed second with a total score of 79 points and taking home the team title was the Dalhousie Tigers with a total score of 130 points.
The Huskies next competition will be the U SPORTS Track & Field Championships, hosted by the University of Windsor Lancers in Windsor, Ontario from March 6-8.
Recap by Ian MacDonald / Saint Mary's Huskies Athletics
Full Day 2 Recap: AUS Track and Field Championships
The Dalhousie Tigers men's and women's track and field teams captured the AUS championship titles at the 2025 Bell AUS Track and Field Championships, hosted by the UNB REDS at the Irving Oil Field House.
The Tigers women secured their 35th consecutive title and 40th championship banner since 1978. The men's team claimed its 43rd conference championship and ninth in a row.
Track Events
Moncton's Dante Cormier won gold in the men's 60-metre wheelchair event.
Dalhousie's Cara MacDonald took gold in the women's 600 metres, finishing ahead of Moncton's Madalyn MacKinnon and Tigers teammate Georgia Richardson.
Dalhousie's Dan Lord set a new AUS record in the men's 600 metres, clocking 1:19.93 to edge out teammate Zach James and UNB's Hayden McKinnon.
In the 60-metre finals, Cape Breton's Favour Akachukwu won the women's event by one-tenth of a second over UPEI's Helen Rose Ikpotokin. In the men's final, UNB's Jackson Banks captured gold in front of a lively home crowd.
STFX secured a one-two finish in the women's 1,500 metres, with Caden Lee taking gold, followed by teammate Eileen Benoit. Memorial's Grace Mack finished third.
Dalhousie's Aidan Goslett edged out UNB's Jared Howse and Silas Conlin-Morse to win gold in the men's 1,500 metres.
Moncton's Max Mazerolle won the men's heptathlon with 4,717 points, finishing ahead of teammate Yannick Boudreau (3,657) and Saint Mary's Eric Wall (3,596).
UNB captured gold in the women's 4x400-metre relay, finishing ahead of Memorial and STFX. In the men's 4x400-metre relay, Saint Mary's set a new AUS record en route to gold, with UNB finishing second and Dalhousie third.
Field Events
Saint Mary's Ciaran MacDonald narrowly edged Dalhousie's Tobi Oshikoya by one-hundredth of a metre to win the men's triple jump with a mark of 12.80 metres.
Memorial swept the women's pole vault podium, led by Sarah Pace, who set a new AUS record with a vault of 3.30 metres. Teammates Kiera Breen and Brianna Fortune claimed silver and bronze, respectively.
Dalhousie's Chelsea MacIsaac set a new AUS record in the women's weight throw, winning gold with a distance of 17.21 metres.
UNB's Christopher Grant won gold in the men's weight throw, finishing ahead of Dalhousie's Caleb Hominick and Saint Mary's Mason Dunlop.
Dalhousie swept the men's high jump, with Blake Marchand winning gold with a 2.02-metre jump, followed by teammates Derrick Ejeckam and Ethan Dahr.
Dalhousie's Abby Gaudry won the women's long jump, finishing ahead of teammate Maja Husain and UNB's Lexie Shannon.
Major Awards
Dalhousie's Abbi Gaudry and Moncton's Max Mazerolle were named the female and male Championship Meet MVPs.
STFX's Eileen Benoit and Moncton's Yannick Boudreau received AUS Community Service Awards.
UNB's Ashley Morrow and Dalhousie's Caleb Hominick were named AUS Rookies of the Year.
Moncton's Sophie Black and Dalhousie's Aidan Goslett were named AUS Track Athletes of the Year, while Dalhousie's Chelsea MacIsaac and Saint Mary's Mason Dunlop earned AUS Field Athlete of the Year honours.
Dalhousie's Rich Lehman was named AUS women's team coach of the year, while Saint Mary's Kevin Heisler took home the men's team coach of the year award. UNB's Constance Gilam and Dalhousie's Kirk Jessome were recognized as AUS Volunteer Coaches of the Year.
Recap Written by Evan Richtsfeld/UNB Athletics
