Discuss coming in scorching to your collegiate profession. On the U Sports activities Observe and Discipline Championships on Friday, the College of Guelph’s Dianna Proctor simply reaffirmed her standing as U Sports activities rookie of the 12 months, claiming the 300m nationwide title as a first-year athlete. The 19-year-old stormed to almost a half-second private better of 37.68, the fifth-fastest all-time Canadian U23 mark.
Western College’s Favour Okpali clocked 37.78 for second, whereas Proctor’s teammate and the 60m silver medallist Gabrielle Cole claimed bronze in 38.24.
“Earlier than the race, I knew I wished to win,” Proctor advised Canadian Working. “I knew I simply needed to execute the race, and I might get what I wished.”
Though the competitors marks Proctor’s U Sports activities debut, the Edmonton native is well-versed in high-level championships. On the U20 World Athletics Championships in Lima, Peru, Proctor sprinted to 3 private bests (in two days) to earn herself a silver medal within the 400m.
Dianna Proctor of the Guelph Gryphons simply gained the U Sports activities title AS A ROOKIE🤯
She clocked 37.68 to take the ladies’s 300m, profitable by a tenth of a second🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/LfjNxEpDjX
— Canadian Working (@CanadianRunning) March 8, 2025
Up to now, Proctor appears to be having fun with her time as a Guelph Gryphon. “It’s away from dwelling, so being with the observe crew and experiencing issues with them actually helps,” Proctor stated. “Being on a profitable crew, cheering everybody on–it’s actually good.”
MacDonald smashes double U Sports activities data
On the identical day, the College of Calgary’s Sienna MacDonald took down two U Sports activities data inside moments of each other. She clocked 8.09 seconds within the 60m hurdle prelims, breaking the now-Olympian Michelle Harrison’s earlier report of 8.15 seconds. Later, she additional improved the mark within the ultimate with a time of seven.99 seconds.
“I knew it was going to be a quick day,” MacDonald advised Canadian Working. “The observe is thrilling, it’s quick–I’ve by no means run on a observe that provides me this a lot bounce again.”
Sienna MacDonald wins the lengthy bounce with a ultimate leap of 6.25m, taking down her 2️⃣nd U Sports activities report of the day!
She’s additionally properly inside the Indoor World Championships quota for the 60mH 👀🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/UKKqJxNK8z
— Canadian Working (@CanadianRunning) March 8, 2025
Upon ending, MacDonald raced to proceed competing within the lengthy bounce and achieved one other U Sports activities report, leaping to 6.25m in her ultimate try. “I really like doing occasions again to again,” MacDonald revealed after her win. “So going from hurdles to lengthy bounce was superb for me as a result of I don’t have time to chill down.”
MacDonald, properly inside the World Indoor Championships quota for the 60m hurdles, is now ready for the Canadian crew to be introduced on March 10. “I’m actually hoping to make the crew,” she says. If chosen, it might mark her first nationwide crew. “It feels actually surreal. I hold considering, ‘Oh, I’m dreaming,’ however that is actuality, and it might very properly occur, so I’m excited.”
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CRM wish to thank Underneath Armour for his or her continued help of our 2025 U Sports activities T&F protection.