https://gogaelsgo.com/rss.aspx?path=trackLatest news items for Queen's University Athleticscomm.sio@queensu..ca (Queen's University Athletics)en-us60https://gogaelsgo.com/news/2026/1/21/distance-track-m-w-queens-distance-tracks-caleigh-pribaz-wins-double-gold-at-utica-winter-open.aspxhttps://gogaelsgo.com/news/2026/1/21/distance-track-m-w-queens-distance-tracks-caleigh-pribaz-wins-double-gold-at-utica-winter-open.aspxDistance Track (M/W)

Caleigh Pribaz opened up the first full Queen's Distance Track team event of the season at this weekend's Utica Winter Open. Pribaz won the Women's Mile event (4:58.09) and came back an hour later to emerge victorious in the 800m (2:19.10).]]>Caleigh PribazWed, 21 Jan 2026 08:58:00 EST1214941https://gogaelsgo.com/news/2025/4/2/distance-track-m-w-jude-wheeler-dee-named-queens-university-varsity-teams-mens-sports-athlete-of-the-year.aspxhttps://gogaelsgo.com/news/2025/4/2/distance-track-m-w-jude-wheeler-dee-named-queens-university-varsity-teams-mens-sports-athlete-of-the-year.aspxGeneral, Distance Track (M/W)

KINGSTON, Ont. (April 2, 2025) – Jude Wheeler-Dee of the Queen's Men's Cross Country was named the Jenkins Trophy recipient as the Queen's University Varsity Teams Men's Sports Athlete of the Year for the 2024-25 season during the 89th annual Colour Awards Wednesday night at the Athletics and Recreation Centre (ARC).]]>Jude Wheeler-DeeWed, 2 Apr 2025 20:00:00 EST1214651https://gogaelsgo.com/news/2025/3/10/general-elizabeth-vroom-and-zig-licis-named-the-queens-university-student-athletes-of-the-week.aspxhttps://gogaelsgo.com/news/2025/3/10/general-elizabeth-vroom-and-zig-licis-named-the-queens-university-student-athletes-of-the-week.aspxGeneral, Volleyball (M), Distance Track (M/W)

KINGSTON, Ont. (Mar. 10, 2025) – Elizabeth Vroom and Zig Licis have been named the Queen's University Student-Athletes of the Week presented by Egg Farmers of Ontario, for their performances over this past weekend.]]>ATOW (Mar. 10)Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:34:00 EST614621https://gogaelsgo.com/news/2025/3/8/distance-track-m-w-queens-track-and-field-brings-home-fresh-hardware-and-womens-school-4x800-record-after-exciting-u-sports-weekend.aspxhttps://gogaelsgo.com/news/2025/3/8/distance-track-m-w-queens-track-and-field-brings-home-fresh-hardware-and-womens-school-4x800-record-after-exciting-u-sports-weekend.aspxDistance Track (M/W)

(08/03/25) - Windsor, ON., After an exciting 2025 U SPORTS Track and Field Championship weekend on the Dennis Fairall Fieldhouse track hosted by the University of Windsor, the Gaels complete the weekend 12th overall in the men's field out of 25 competing teams with 16 points and the women broke a Queen's All-Time team record. Jude Wheeler-Dee (Con-Ed-Chemistry) who joined the sub-four minute mile list earlier in the season, took home two silver medals for the Men's 3000m and 1500m.  The Women's 4x800 finished 8th out of 13 teams, besting the Queen's All Time Women's Indoor 4x800 record with a 9.03.55 finish.]]>Caleigh Pribaz (left), Jude Wheeler-Dee (Right)Sat, 8 Mar 2025 16:24:00 EST1214619https://gogaelsgo.com/news/2025/2/24/distance-track-m-w-gaels-capture-three-medals-at-oua-track-field-championships-in-windsor.aspxhttps://gogaelsgo.com/news/2025/2/24/distance-track-m-w-gaels-capture-three-medals-at-oua-track-field-championships-in-windsor.aspxGeneral, Distance Track (M/W)

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).]]>Track & Field OUA ChampionshipMon, 24 Feb 2025 16:44:00 EST1214593https://gogaelsgo.com/news/2025/2/24/basketball-m-rebecca-thompson-luka-syllas-and-jude-wheeler-dee-named-the-queens-university-student-athletes-of-the-week.aspxhttps://gogaelsgo.com/news/2025/2/24/basketball-m-rebecca-thompson-luka-syllas-and-jude-wheeler-dee-named-the-queens-university-student-athletes-of-the-week.aspxGeneral, Basketball (M), Distance Track (M/W), Hockey (W)

KINGSTON, Ont. (Feb. 24, 2025) – Rebecca Thompson, Luka Syllas and Jude Wheeler-Dee have been named the Queen's University Student-Athletes of the Week presented by Egg Farmers of Ontario, for their performances over this past weekend.]]>AOTW (Feb. 24)Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:11:00 EST714591https://gogaelsgo.com/news/2025/2/10/general-marthe-laplante-brady-tia-gayowsky-akasham-rajagopaul-and-jude-wheeler-dee-named-the-queens-university-student-athletes-of-the-week.aspxhttps://gogaelsgo.com/news/2025/2/10/general-marthe-laplante-brady-tia-gayowsky-akasham-rajagopaul-and-jude-wheeler-dee-named-the-queens-university-student-athletes-of-the-week.aspxFencing (M/W), General, Distance Track (M/W), Wrestling (M/W), Squash (M)

KINGSTON, Ont. (Feb. 10, 2025) – Marthe Laplante-Brady, Tia Gayowsky, Akasham Rajagopaul, and Jude Wheeler-Dee have been named the Queen's University Student-Athletes of the Week presented by Egg Farmers of Ontario, for their performances over this past weekend.]]>Athletes of the week (Feb. 10)Mon, 10 Feb 2025 14:40:00 EST614563https://gogaelsgo.com/news/2025/2/9/distance-track-m-w-jude-wheeler-dee-breaks-4-minute-mile-barrier-queens-distance-track-delivers-impressive-perfomrances-in-boston.aspxhttps://gogaelsgo.com/news/2025/2/9/distance-track-m-w-jude-wheeler-dee-breaks-4-minute-mile-barrier-queens-distance-track-delivers-impressive-perfomrances-in-boston.aspxDistance Track (M/W)

The Queen's University Distance Track team delivered impressive performances at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational hosted by Boston University and the Showdown on the Heights hosted by Boston College over the weekend.]]>Jude Wheeler-Dee Track Nationals 2024Sun, 9 Feb 2025 08:49:00 EST1214557https://gogaelsgo.com/news/2025/2/3/distance-track-m-w--run-free-jude-wheeler-dee-breaks-47-year-1500m-record-held-by-queens-xc-tf-alumni-bob-mccormack.aspxhttps://gogaelsgo.com/news/2025/2/3/distance-track-m-w--run-free-jude-wheeler-dee-breaks-47-year-1500m-record-held-by-queens-xc-tf-alumni-bob-mccormack.aspxDistance Track (M/W)

On Saturday, January 25th, Queen's Cross Country/Track and Field Alumni Bob McCormack had his 1500m time (3:44.84) from the 1978 OUA Championships matched by two seconds, and the runner, Gaels Jude Wheeler-Dee (Con-Ed), wrote himself into Queen's Gaels history books as the man who beat the almost five-decade long unbreakable school record. Wheeler-Dee ran a 3:42.53 race to do so, simultaneously beating the Tomlinson Fieldhouse facility record (3:43.21) set in 2015 by Université Laval athlete Charles Philibert-Thiboutot.  Wheeler-Dee sat down to discuss his great achievement, goals and training for the season, and all things track and field. Ecstatic that after all these years someone broke his record, Bob McCormack comments on Wheeler-Dee's timestamp in Gaels Track and Field history and reflects fondly on his own memories of training at Queen's.]]>Jude Wheeler-Dee and Alumni Bob McCormackMon, 3 Feb 2025 19:26:00 EST1214543https://gogaelsgo.com/news/2025/1/27/general-jude-wheeler-dees-record-highlights-queens-distance-track-success-at-the-mcgill-team-challenge.aspxhttps://gogaelsgo.com/news/2025/1/27/general-jude-wheeler-dees-record-highlights-queens-distance-track-success-at-the-mcgill-team-challenge.aspxGeneral, Distance Track (M/W)

Queen's Distance Track continued its impressive season this weekend's meet at the 28th Annual McGill Team Challenge with standout performances, headlined by top-five finishes from several athletes and a fieldhouse record-breaking run by Jude Wheeler-Dee (Chemistry).]]>Jude Wheeler-Dee crosses the finish line first in the Men's 1,000M event at U SPORTS nationalsMon, 27 Jan 2025 14:47:00 EST614525