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A huge team of 48 Ottawa athletes is competing at the St. John’s 2025 Canada Summer Games in Newfoundland. The Ottawa Sports Pages will be sending out a free daily email newsletter with recaps, previews and profiles throughout the Aug. 9-24 national youth multi-sport event.

By Tyler Reis-Sanford

Just two weeks after their hometown Canadian Track and Field Championships at Terry Fox Athletic Facility, a trio of Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club throwers are ready for another national competition.

This time, Jessica Gyamfi, Connor Fraser and Liam Davis will be suiting up for Team Ontario at the St. John’s 2025 Canada Summer Games in Newfoundland.

It will be Gyamfi’s second multi-sport event of the season, having represented the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees at the late-July FISU World University Games in Germany.

The uOttawa medicine and health student got stuck with several Canadian athletes in Germany for an extra two days because of a missed flight and was still readjusting to the time change during nationals. Gyamfi said travel is something they try their best to manage, even when it takes a toll.

“For us in Ottawa, because everything always seems to be in southwestern Ontario, it’s a lot of travelling, so we’re used to it,” Gyamfi said of out-of-town high-level meets. “It’s a lot of back-to-back buses for 6-8 hours at a time. I love it, but all the travelling does some things to the body after a time.”

Competing in the senior division, Gyamfi placed fourth in discus and fifth in shot put at the nationals. Although she felt as though she could have done better, Gyamfi said she’s happy with the results and her growth considering that she’s only been throwing competitively for a little over two years.

“I was kind of missing the positions I needed to hit in the circle, I was still trying to go for it in the end, but I got out of centre there,” recounted Gyamfi. “I have to remember to give myself a bit of a break.”

Gyamfi’s preferred event is the discus, but since she’s only scheduled to compete in shot put at the Canada Summer Games, she said that she would take the time between to focus on her shot put form.

“I’m hoping I can finish the summer with a big throw,” signalled Gyamfi. “And also enjoy Newfoundland, because I’ve never been there before.”

Connor Fraser. Photo: Farrah Philpot

Also making his first trip out to Newfoundland is fellow Ottawa Lion Connor Fraser, who enjoyed another successful run at the Canada Summer Games, placing fifth in shot put, and taking home his second consecutive silver medal in discus.

“It’s great to be on the home track in front of friends and family,” reflected Fraser. “And I got to stay at home and sleep in my own bed after.”

Similar to Gyamfi, Fraser is a comparably undersized thrower, and prefers discus to other events because it allows for athletes to substitute raw strength and power with speed and technique. Fraser said the ideal body weight for a senior men’s thrower is somewhere between 240 and 270 pounds, and that some guys can top out over 300 pounds.

At 200 pounds, with the ability to squat more than twice his body weight for reps, Fraser isn’t too phased by his competition though.

“It’s such an individual sport though, you’re so focused on yourself, you don’t really think about the other competitors too much,” explained Fraser. “If you are, you’re probably not in the right headspace to compete.”

Ironically, Fraser said that sometimes the best thing for his competitive mindset is to throw poorly, something he finds he does at the start of practically every season. Fraser has also been dealing with a back injury, a minor issue he said started bothering him when he previously played hockey up to the U16 ‘AAA’ level. That injury flares up occasionally and although it won’t stop him from competing, Fraser said that it’s kept him away from weight training and focused on spending time throwing.

“I didn’t quite hit what I think I could’ve hit at nationals,” highlighted Fraser. “The plan is to throw a little bit farther in Newfoundland.”

Tim Nedow. File photo

Fraser got into throwing during high school at Immaculata, and in 2022 was approached by Tim Nedow, a coach and youth program director with the Ottawa Lions.

He’s now in his fourth season being coached by Nedow, who competed at the Tokyo and Rio Olympics, was the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games silver medallist and the Glasgow 2014 and Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist.

Nedow now leads a solid group of rising local throwers, which also includes Davis, who placed fourth in shot put at the nationals, outdistancing Fraser by just 19 centimetres.

Davis is just a year and a half into his throwing journey and now competes for the University of Guelph Gryphons as well.

The Opeongo High School grad also competed in the hammer throw at nationals, which was won by reigning Olympic champion Ethan Katzberg by a margin of nearly 10 metres.

Davis will also be throwing for Ontario at the Canada Summer Games, while four more local track and field athletes will also make the trip to Newfoundland.

There will be a pair of CANI Athletics jumpers joining the throwing trio in field events at the Canada Games.

Ottawa’s Thomas Sénéchal-Becker won his first senior men’s high school title at the Canadian Track and Field Championships on Aug. 3 at Terry Fox Athletic Facility. Photo: Farrah Philpot

Returning for his second Canada Games, Thomas Sénéchal-Becker will be the undeniable favourite in the men’s high jump. He equalled the top height achieved at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games, but lost out on tiebreaker to take silver. He’s since gone on to win the 2023 U Sports title with the Gee-Gees and then won his first senior national men’s title in Ottawa two weeks ago.

Joshua Foster. Photo: CGC

Joshua Foster will also enter the Canada Games with high hopes, having earned fifth-place and silver medal performances in the senior men’s long jump at the 2025 and 2024 nationals respectively.

There will also be two local athletes on the track in St. John’s.

After withdrawing from his final high school season at West Carleton due to injury, sprinter Will Batley of CANI Athletics showed he’s back in fine form at the nationals with a U20 men’s 200 metres silver medal and a 100 m bronze.

“It just feels good to know that I’m still up there with everyone, even after coming back from injury. Just to know I’m still there with the best in Canada for my age group feels good,” Batley told the Ottawa Sports Pages’ Adam Beauchemin at the nationals.

The Lions’ Zach Jeggo sped to a gold medal in the men’s U20 400 m hurdles at the nationals, as well as a U20 400 m bronze.

The recent Louis-Riel high school grad will be moving to Burnaby, B.C. later this summer to attend and race for Simon Fraser University.

Zach Jeggo. File photo

“It was great to run on home turf one last time,” Jeggo told Beauchemin. “I have Canada Games later on too and I’m jumping on a plane to B.C. after that.”

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A huge team of 48 Ottawa athletes is competing at the St. John’s 2025 Canada Summer Games in Newfoundland. The Ottawa Sports Pages will be sending out a free daily email newsletter with recaps, previews and profiles throughout the Aug. 9-24 national youth multi-sport event.

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Tomashek named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week

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HOUGHTON, Mich. – Michigan Tech men’s basketball senior Marcus Tomashek has been named the GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week for week six, the league office announced on Monday.

The honor marks the ninth of his career and the first of his senior season.

Tomashek, a standout from Green Bay, Wisconsin, averaged 30.5 points, 5.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds to lead the No. 9 nationally-ranked Huskies to win over Florida Tech (64-52) before blitzing the high-flying offense of the Lynn Fighting Knights (105-67) at the Florida Tech Christmas Classic over the weekend to wrap non-conference play with a 11-1 record overall.

In the largest scoring game against a Division II opponent in over 15 years, Tomashek netted a season-high 39 points in the 105-67 win on 14-21 from the field and 11-17 from 3-point land, breaking the school record for single-game 3-point field goals made, surpassing fellow Husky All-Americans Kyle Monroe and Ben Stelzer. He also added four assists that helped the Huskies break the team record for most 3-point field goals made with 23.

Tomashek finished the weekend shooting 54.1 percent from the field (20-37), 50 percent from long range (14-28) and a perfect 7-7 from the charity stripe.

The Huskies resume GLIAC play next weekend, hosting Grand Valley State Thursday and Davenport on Saturday.



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SCAC Announces 2025 Fall All-Sportsmanship Teams

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SUWANEE, Ga. — The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its 18th annual fall All-Sportsmanship teams. A total of 63 student-athletes – the most since 2011-12 – were selected to the 2025 squad in the sports of men’s cross country, women’s cross country, football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball.

Since the inaugural All-Sportsmanship teams were honored in the fall of 2008, the SCAC has recognized over 2,500 student-athletes who each, in his or her own way, has displayed the league’s core belief in the value of honorable conduct.

For this year’s selections, each conference head coach was asked to elect one member from his or her team who displayed good sportsmanship throughout the season. 

The 2025 SCAC All-Sportsmanship honorees for the fall sports season are listed below:

2025 All-Sportsmanship Men’s Cross Country Team
Centenary College – Zack Wroten, Fy., Benton, Louisiana
Colorado College – Luc Santos, Sr., Exeter, New Hampshire 
Concordia University (Texas) – Gerardo Leal, Fy., Dallas, Texas
University of Dallas – Martin Lane, So., Hot Springs, South Dakota
Hendrix College – Davin Barragan, Fy., Hot Springs, Arkansas
LeTourneau University – Austin Jett, Jr., Magnolia, Texas
McMurry University – Roman Perez, Sr., Big Spring, Texas
University of the Ozarks – Daniel Sanderson, Sr., Clarksville, Arkansas
Schreiner University – Sean Dansby, Jr., Pasadena, Texas
University of St. Thomas – Mason McFeeters, Jr., Lake Jackson, Texas
Texas Lutheran University – Peyton Bristow, Fy., Round Rock, Texas

2025 All-Sportsmanship Women’s Cross Country
Centenary College – Grayson Shugart, So., McKinney, Texas
Colorado College – Brooktie Frogge, Sr., Nashville, Tennessee
Concordia University (Texas) – Camille McWhorter, Jr., Humble, Texas
University of Dallas – Teresa Chshen, Jr., River Ridge, Louisiana
Hendrix College – Pippy Newell, Fy., Owasso, Oklahoma
LeTourneau University – Alayna Galloway, Sr., Montgomery, Texas 
McMurry University – Madison Soultanova, Sr., Jacksonville, Texas
University of the Ozarks – Chloe Weathers, Sr., Clarksville, Arkansas
Schreiner University – Piper Hoeke, So., Boerne, Texas
University of St. Thomas – Alejandra Ramon, Jr., Klein, Texas
Texas Lutheran University – Audrey Malbrough, So., Selma, Texas

2025 All-Sportsmanship Football
Austin College – Evan Dennis, Sr., McKinney, Texas
Centenary College – Gideon Bowman, So., Destrehan, Louisiana
Hendrix College – Auvic White, Sr., Munford, Tennessee
Lyon College – Grayson Johnson, Jr., Anniston, Alabama
McMurry University – Kimani Smith, Sr., Austin, Texas
Texas Lutheran University – Anthony Ortegon, Jr., Houston, Texas

2025 All-Sportsmanship Men’s Soccer
Austin College – Justin Ajdukovich, Sr., Frisco, Texas
Centenary College – Joshua Mensah, So., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Colorado College – Will Jones, So., Colorado Springs, Colorado
Concordia University (Texas) – Steven Dolan, Jr., Bellevue, Washington
University of Dallas – Josh Longlois, So., Houston, Texas
Hendrix College – Charlie Mata, Sr., Houston, Texas
LeTourneau University – Nate Bransford, Sr., Kijabe, Kenya
McMurry University – Abel Gonzalez, Fy., Dallas, Texas
University of the Ozarks – Hunter Robert, Sr., Montgomery, Texas
Schreiner University – Derek Toney, Fy., San Antonio, Texas
University of St. Thomas – Elijah Flores, Sr., Missouri City, Texas
Texas Lutheran University – Preston Huff, Sr., Houston, Texas               

2025 All-Sportsmanship Women’s Soccer
Austin College – Lynna Martin, Fy., Paris, Texas
Centenary College – Anna Hobart, Fy., Natchitoches, Louisiana
Concordia University (Texas) – Lilianna Cherry, Jr., Kingwood, Texas
University of Dallas – Kit Gibbons, Sr., Tomball, Texas
Hendrix College – Ella Kelly, Sr., Webster Groves, Missouri
LeTourneau University – Clarissa Martinez, Sr., Richwood, Texas
McMurry University – Alexandria Flores, Jr., San Angelo, Texas
University of the Ozarks – Jayden Vazquez, So., Dardanelle, Arkansas
Schreiner University – Aspen Ulibarri, So., Clovis, New Mexico
University of St. Thomas – Bre Medina, Fy., Pearland, Texas
Texas Lutheran University – Alysa Marquez, Jr., Miami, Florida

2025 All-Sportsmanship Volleyball
Austin College – Selah Coleman, Sr., Houston, Texas
Centenary College – Hannah Dimmel, Jr., Navasota, Texas
Colorado College – Meghan Gannon, Jr., Cleveland, Ohio
Concordia University (Texas) – Camryn Parker, Sr., Garland, Texas
University of Dallas – Breana Timms, Fy., Mansfield, Texas
Hendrix College – Lily Meyer, Sr., Omaha, Nebraska
LeTourneau University – Emma Smith, Sr., San Antonio, Texas
McMurry University – Jalie Miller, So., Rockwall, Texas
University of the Ozarks – Claire Zeiler, Fy., Paris, Arkansas
Schreiner University – Emma Frye, Jr., Tigard, Oregon
University of St. Thomas – Madi Baker, Jr., Rancho Cucamonga, California
Texas Lutheran University – Ryann Ely, Sr., Montgomery, Texas

To view an archive of past All-Sportsmanship teams, click here.



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RICHARDSON NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-LEAGUE TEAM

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State junior Joslyn Richardson was one of four repeat honorees on the 2025 Summit League Volleyball Academic All-League Team released by conference officials Monday. A total of seven volleyball athletes league-wide were named to the team that was voted on by the membership’s faculty athletic representatives and sports information directors.
 
Richardson, a two-time Summit League Scholar of the Championship presented by JLG Architects, collected the second all-academic honor of her career. 

Richardson played every match as the Jackrabbits’ libero in 2025 and led the team in digs per set with 3.31. She also set a new program record with 41 ace serves this year. 

 

To be eligible for the Academic All-League team, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30 (on a 4.0 scale), completed at least one full academic year at the current institution and participated in 50 percent of their team’s competitions.

 

Nominations are brought forth by sports information directors from the league’s ten institutions and voting is conducted by both the SIDs and facility athletic representatives (FARs). The team is made up of the seven student-athletes receiving the most votes with all ties standing.

2025 Summit League Volleyball Academic All-League Team











 Name  School  Yr.  Pos.  GPA  Major
 Ally Barth  NDSU  Sr.  MB  3.94 Management Communication
 Kamryn Farris  South Dakota  Sr.  DS  3.75 Business
 Avery Van Hook**  South Dakota  Jr.  S  3.87 Kinesiology & Sport Management
 Kali Jurgensmeier**  Omaha  Sr.  OH  3.82 Biology
 Amanda Loschen  South Dakota   Jr.  MB  3.86 Medical Biology
 Lauren Perugini**  North Dakota  Jr.  OH  4.00 Dietetics
 Joslyn Richardson**  SDSU  Jr.  DS  4.00 Construction Management

 *Career Academic All-League honors

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Una Vajagic becomes first Badger Volleyball starter to transfer after national semifinal run | Sports

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MADISON, Wis. — In a surprising move on the volleyball court, Una Vajagic has announced that she is entering the transfer portal. This news is a stunner for Badger fans, as the sophomore ranked second on the team in kills and becomes the first Badger starter to leave since their national semifinal run.

Vajagic was expected to take on a larger role next season with the graduation of Mimi Colyer and Carter Booth. However, head coach Kelly Sheffield is already taking steps to replenish the roster, bringing in Florida’s Jaela Auguste, a Middle Blocker, and Eva Travis, an Outside Hitter from UC-Santa Barbara.

Looking ahead, there is promising news for Wisconsin volleyball. According to PrepDig, Wisconsin boasts the #1 recruiting class in the nation, incoming in 2026. This signals a bright future for the program despite the unexpected departure of Vajagic.

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Tigers Picked Fourth in EIVA Preseason Poll

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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Tigers were picked to finish fourth in the EIVA preseason poll, announced Monday. Mason Rice and Ryan Vena were named EIVA preseason players to watch. 

With 26 points, Princeton is fourth in the rankings behind Penn State, which was unanimously selected first, NJIT, and George Mason. 

Vena and Rice were named players to watch by the EIVA coaches. Vena, a senior middle blocker, was a First Team All-EIVA honoree in 2025. Rice, a sophomore pin, was named to the Second Team All-EIVA after a breakout freshman season. 

In 2025, the Tigers went 15-11 overall and 10-2 in the EIVA, winning the EIVA regular season championship before falling to Penn State in the EIVA tournament finals. 

The Tigers will kick off the 2026 season on January 3rd as they take on Toronto Metropolitan on the road in Canada. First serve is set for 8 p.m.

2026 EIVA Preseason Coaches’ Poll











Rank

Team (First-place votes)

Points

2025 Record

1

Penn State (7)

49

15-16, 8-4

2

NJIT

34

14-13, 8-4

3

George Mason

32

16-13, 6-6

4

Princeton

26

15-11, 10-2

T-5

Charleston

22

12-17, 5-7

T-5

Harvard

22

9-15, 5-7

7

Sacred Heart

11

6-17, 0-12



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Barth Named to Summit League Volleyball All-Academic Team

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Senior middle blocker Ally Barth has been named to the Summit League Volleyball All-Academic Team for the first time in her career, the league office announced on Monday afternoon.

Barth boasts a 3.94 GPA in Management Communication and was one of seven players in the Summit League to earn a spot on the Academic All-League Team. The Verona, Wis., native was also named to the CSC Academic All-District Team for the third time in her career earlier this month.

To be eligible for the Academic All-League team, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.30 (on a 4.0 scale), completed at least one full academic year at the current institution and participated in 50 percent of their team’s competitions, except pitchers who must have participated in 20 percent of their team’s total contests.

Nominations are brought forth by sports information directors from the league’s participating members, and voting is conducted by both SIDs and FARs.

The full Summit League release can be viewed here.

 



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