Canadian Running and Under Armour have teamed up for the 2025 Canadian U Sports indoor track and field season to highlight some of the nation’s brightest talents. Each week, leading up to the 2025 U Sports Track and Field Championships in Windsor, Ont., in March, Canadian Running will select one male and one female athlete as the Under Armour Athletes of the Week.
The athlete of the week will be a male and female track and field athlete who achieved a standout performance, broke a school record or crushed a personal best. These athletes will be featured on the Canadian Running site and awarded the UA Infinite Elite running shoe. The University of Guelph’s Max Davies and Dianna Proctor have been chosen as the final Under Armour U Sports Athletes of the Week of the 2025 indoor season for their performances at U Sports on March 7-8.
Max Davies, University of Guelph (OUA)
Last weekend at the U Sports championships, Guelph Gryphon Max Davies secured triple gold for the second year in a row–earning, once again, the prestigious Athlete of the Meet honours. In the 1,000m on Friday, Davies dominated the field by more than two seconds, beating his former U Sports record with a time of 2:20.22.
Guelph teammate Adam Schmidt claimed second in 2:22.34, while University of Regina’s Jonathan Podbielski rounded out the podium in 2:22.39. The Gryphons also went on to win the 4 x 800m relay that evening.
The following day, Davies made history as the first person to win three consecutive men’s U Sports 1,500m titles, clocking 3:45.77. He’ll be back next year to take a stab at making it four.
“The thing I love the most about being a Gryphon is all the amazing people I get to run with,” Davies told Canadian Running. “Going to practice and getting all the workouts done would be a lot harder if I didn’t have my teammates, coaches, and other support staff. Everyone makes a difference and I couldn’t thank them enough.”
After his race, Davies also received a wholesome surprise from his dad, who showed up unexpectedly to see him compete. The pair shared a long embrace. “I didn’t think he would come see me,” the 21-year-old said, getting emotional. “I was a little lost for words. It means the world that he came.”
Davies now sets his sights on the outdoor season, aiming for redemption after an injury sidelined him last summer. “My goals are to stay healthy and take a shot at making the senior worlds team in Tokyo,” he said. The entry standards for the 2025 World Championships stand at 3:33.00 for the 1,500, or 3:50.00 for the mile.
Dianna Proctor, University of Guelph (OUA)
During her U Sports debut, the University of Guelph’s star rookie, Dianna Proctor, cleaned up, racing six times, earning three gold medals and clocking two personal bests. In Thursday’s 60m prelims, the 19-year-old achieved a lifetime best of 7.45 and advanced to the final, where she placed seventh.
The following day, Proctor shot to a U Sports 300m title in 37.68, the fifth-fastest U23 time in Canadian history. “Before the race, I knew I wanted to win,” the Edmonton native told Canadian Running. “I knew I just had to execute the race, and I would get what I wanted.” Western University’s Favour Okpali clocked 37.78 for second, while Proctor’s teammate and the 60m silver medallist Gabrielle Cole took third in 38.24.
On Saturday, Proctor anchored the Gryphons’ elite 4 x 200m and 4 x 400m relay teams to double victories. Last year’s 300m champion Nicole McKenzie and Cole, who took silver in the 60m alongside her 300m bronze, were also part of the winning quartet. Despite racing four times already, Proctor impressively split 23.79 and 54.39 seconds, respectively.
Proctor first established herself as one of Canada’s newest rising sprint stars at last summer’s U20 World Athletics Championships in Lima, Peru. In just two days, she sprinted to three personal bests and earned a world U20 silver medal in the 400m.
CRM would like to thank Under Armour for their continued support of our 2025 U Sports T&F coverage.
