Queen's Distance Track showcased a series of commendable performances at the 2025 OUA Track & Field Championships in Windsor, Ont., bringing home three medals, including a gold from Jude Wheeler-Dee (Chemistry).

Wheeler-Dee made a major leap from a bronze-medal finish in the 1500m last year, powering to the OUA gold medal with a time of 3:50.20.

The term 'history repeats itself' has defined Will Cox's (Graduate Studies) OUA 3000m runs over the past two years. Just like last year, Cox entered the race outside the U SPORTS qualifying window and needed a top-two finish to book a spot at nationals. 

Once again, Cox delivered, securing silver with a time of 8:14.14, just behind McMaster's Alex Purnell. The performance not only earned another podium finish but also moved Cox to 8th in the U SPORTS rankings, just one spot behind teammate Roman Mironov (Commerce), who placed 8th in 8:33.58.

The women's 4x800m relay team continued its podium streak, earning bronze for the third year in a row. Despite a dropped baton in the final 80m, the team of Gillian Porter (Sciences), Elizabeth Vroom (Engineering), Olivia Hendrikx (School of Medicine), and Caleigh Pribaz (Kinesiology) fought to the finish and will also represent Queen's at the upcoming U SPORTS Championships.

Several Queen's athletes will now suit up for the U SPORTS Track & Field Championships, set to take place in Windsor from March 6-8, including Cox, Pribaz, Porter, Mironov, Hendrikx, Wheeler-Dee, Vroom, William Squarek (Applied Science), Lauren Lowther (Graduate Studies), and Alyshia Alkerton (Arts & Science).

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Results 

WOMEN'S

600m
11 Olivia Hendrikx - 1:37.26
17 Erini Haron - 1:40.61

1000m
4 Elizabeth Vroom - 2:50.12
9 Gillian Porter - 2:57.87
20 Lauren Lowther - 3:03.13

1500m
9 Katherine Taylor - 4:38.98
13 Elizabeth Vroom - 4:41.60

3000m
4 Alyshia Alkerton - 9:38.81
10 Olivia Baggley - 9:51.88
12 Ella Lane - 9:56.94

4x800m
3 Gillian Porter, Olivia Hendrikx, Elizabeth Vroom, Caleigh Pribaz - 9:11.06


MEN'S 

600m
21 Nolan Legare - 1:25.13
24 Cameron Bennett - 1:25.26

1000m
14 Kynan Loftus - 2:32.64
20 Cameron Bennett - 2:34.34
22 Ethan Rashid-Cocker - 2:37.39

1500m
1 Jude Wheeler-Dee - 3:50.20
11 Tanner Hueglin - 3:58.48
18 Roman Mironov - 4:01.35

3000m
2 Will Cox - 8:14.14
8 Roman Mironov - 8:33.58

4x800m
6 Miles Brackenbury, Tanner Hueglin, Owen Danby, Jude Wheeler-Dee - 7:43.54