The 2026 U Sports activities Observe & Subject Championships kicked off Thursday in Winnipeg, and regardless of there being just one observe ultimate–the 60m–it delivered loads of fireworks, with dominant performances on each the ladies’s and males’s sides setting the tone for the weekend.
Gabrielle Cole runs a No.2 Canadian U23 60m
Within the ladies’s race, the College of Guelph’s Gabrielle Cole stopped the clock in a private finest of seven.20 seconds–successful by practically two-tenths of a second and matching the qualifying customary for the upcoming World Athletics Indoor Championships.
Her efficiency additionally broke her personal Guelph program document of seven.23 and marks a No. 2 time on the Canadian all-time U23 listing. Cole fell simply one-hundredth of a second in need of the U23 and U Sports activities document of seven.19, set by Canadian Olympian Khamica Bingham in 2015.
College of Montreal’s Maria Theresa Ulysse took silver in 7.38, whereas Sienna MacDonald of the Calgary Dinos grabbed bronze in 7.42. Cole would have dominantly gained the race along with her time from the preliminary spherical, 7.32.
This marks Cole’s first particular person U Sports activities gold; final 12 months, she took silver in opposition to Western’s Vivian Ogor.
Tyrell Davis follows swimsuit, hits world customary
Moments later, racing on residence soil, the College of Manitoba’s Tyrell Davis additionally introduced residence his first U Sports activities gold. Working 6.59 seconds within the males’s 60m ultimate, the 21-year-old broke his personal faculty document of 6.60, set earlier this season, and, like Cole, hit the usual for indoor worlds on the nostril.
Davis got here inside 0.02 seconds of the U Sports activities document of 6.57, set by Calgary’s Effah himself in 2010, and stays ranked fifth on the Canadian all-time U23 listing.
College of Guelph’s Travis Campbellthe top-ranked athlete coming into the championships, ran 6.62 for second, whereas Gryphon teammate and hurdles star Keon Impolite rounded out the rostrum with a 6.74. Davis additionally clocked the quickest time in prelims.
The win marks a serious comeback for Davis, who tore two hamstring muscle groups final summer time and was sidelined for 2 months. “It was unreal. Positively one thing I’ll always remember,” he stated post-race, per Bisons Athletics. “As quickly as I crossed that line, I knew I had it–it felt good.
“I rotated and noticed an entire bunch of acquainted faces that I see day by day in coaching and individuals who have supported me day by day by the setbacks and accidents.”
See right here for outcomes from the 2026 U Sports activities Championships.
