WATERLOO, Ont. - Golden Hawks Owen Jibb and Kent Goni Avila are the Laurier Athletes of the Week, presented by The Hawk Shop, for the week ending March 10, 2025.

Jibb, from Bracebridge, Ont., broke a 22-year team record in the 200m breaststroke at the U SPORTS swimming championships in Toronto and and moved up from being a 29th seed to finishing 16th overall at finals. 

The second-year business major also placed 18th and in the 400m individual medley finals.

Goni Avila, from Richmond Hill, Ont., won a 200m individual medley bronze medal at the U SPORTS championships with a new team record 1:58.07. He also broke the program's 24-yer medal drought at nationals with the podium finish.

The fourth-year business major also finished seventh in the 100m breaststroke, breaking another team record, and contributed to the 4x100m medley relay, finishing 9th.

The last time Laurier had a relay in the top ten was 25 years ago. The relay team also included, Will Bryer, John Ryan and Kelton Langman.

As a result of his performance, Goni Avila was also selected for the U SPORTS Canadian All-Star Team that will head to Great Britain this summer to compete in an international dual meet against the England University All-Star Team.  

This is the eighth Laurier Athlete of the Week award for Goni Avila and second for Jibb.