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We are proud to recognize Matteo Puga as our Gryphon Greatness winner for January.

As you may be aware, the hot tub in the Guelph Gryphons Aquatic Centre has been out of order frequently over the last semester for various repairs. Despite numerous attempts to repair, it is currently out of order again due to an unlocated leak. The hot...

All fitness and recreation facilities will re-open today (Jan. 26) at 4pm. The rest of campus will remain closed today (Jan. 26). For information on campus closures click here.  

Due to severe weather, all Athletics and Recreation facilities have closed as of 10pm on Sunday, January 25, 2026 and will remain closed Monday, January 26, 2026. U of G will be monitoring conditions and may reopen fitness and recreation facilities later...

Winter feeling endless? Same.If the semester grind and grey skies are getting to you, this is your sign to get out, move a little, and do something fun between classes. Athletics and the GEM Program are hosting a FREE skating event just for UofG...

The Gryphons Empowered by Movement (GEM) Program is a peer-to-peer wellness initiative designed to support students experiencing mild to moderate anxiety or depression through the power of physical activity. Sometimes the heaviest weight in the gym is the...

We are pleased to recognize Justine Babin as our Gryphon Greatness winner for December!

We are happy to recognize Isabella Antonacci as our Gryphon Greatness winner for November!

Show us your best design for the 2026 IM champ shirts!

Congratulations to Matthew Newman from the Rock Wall!

We are thrilled to recognize Matteo Puga as our Gryphon Greatness winner for September!

We are excited to recognize Connor Chumbley as our Gryphon Greatness winner for August!

Congratulations to Lexi Runstedler on being named our Gryphon Greatness winner for July!

The Guelph Gryphons Athletic Centre is your space on campus to exercise, study, play, and meet others!

We are happy to announce Olivia Van Kessel as our Gryphon Greatness winner for July!

We are thrilled to announce Omar Attaelmanan as our Gryphon Greatness winner for May! Omar has been a steady and reliable leader on the Client Services team this past month, playing a critical role in supporting our daily operations without missing a...

We are thrilled to announce Claire Kelterborn as our Gryphon Greatness winner for April! Claire has been an invaluable and compassionate leader on our Client Services team this past month, consistently going above and beyond to support both her colleagues... 

April 3rd, 2025 - We celebrate our clubs who are a vital part of Athletics and Student Life at the University of Guelph. Joining a club gives students the chance to stay connected to their athletic passions, develop leadership, and build lasting...

April 4th, 2025 – The Department of Athletics and Recreation hosted our 10th annual Part-Time Staff Appreciation Banquet. Annually, we bring together all the units that run our facilities, events and programs for the Department of Athletics and the...

We are thrilled to announce Madeline Adili as our Gryphon Greatness winner for March! Maddie has been absolutely pivotal in the development and promotion of our new Women's Only Small Group Swim Lesson program this year. Since September, she has dedicated...

In recognition of International Women’s Day, we have collaborated with Nova Holt, a Human Kinetics BSc Student at the University of Guelph, to share her research on how women can optimize their athletic performance through their menstrual cycle.

Celebrating Gryphon Greatness: Matt Cruickshank – February Winner

Congratulations to Ije Nwafor from the Fieldhouse and GGAC facilities team for being named our Gryphon Greatness winner for January.

 

All fitness and recreation facilities will re-open at 4pm today (Feb 13) at 4pm. For more information on all other UofG facilities please continue to visit uoguelph.ca Hours Guelph Gryphon Athletic Centre including the Fitness Centre will be open...

Improve your swimming skills, safety, and awareness in a comfortable and supportive environment this winter. These lessons are for female-identifying swimmers only and are taught by female-identifying instructors. 

The Guelph Gryphons Fitness and Recreational Dance Program is excited to present this semester's Dance Open House!

Congratulations to Eva Gabler for being named December 2024 Gryphon Greatness!

Congratulations to Celia Harvie for being named November's Gryphon Greatness winner!

Christmas has come early at the GGAC with our new gym equipment arriving next week! Here is what you need to know...

Join us for a 10-minute movement break to relieve stress in your body and mind throughout your busy study/workday.

Up to date information regarding our building hours and changes to the NRG Class Schedule!

Congratulations to Simone Schofield from Aquatics

Our Annual United Way Halloween class broke records this year with over 60 participants in attendance. With the help of all those in attendance and our amazing instructor crew we raised $270 for United Way. Thank you for your support and attendance in the...

Congratulations to Emily Posthumus for being named our Gryphon Greatness winner for September 2025. 

$10 per rental available at Gryph's Locker at the arena

Congratulations to Brooklyn Davidson – Gryphon Summer Camps – Program Director     Brooklyn has been working at Gryphon Camps for the past two summers as a camp counselor and now in her third year, she has taken the role of Program...

Come find our booth at the O-Week Resource Fair Thursday Sept. 5th 11:30am-2:30pm UC Courtyard We are giving away 5 FREE NRG memberships and 2 pairs of Homecoming tickets. You have to visit us at the booth to enter!

Gryphon Students - are you interested in sports and recreation? Do you have experience playing sports or officiating? Want more experience in this field? Are you looking for some extra income? We are actively recruiting! On Thursday Sept. 5th , 2024...

Congratulations to Charlotte Baader on being named July's Gryphon Greatness.

 

We’re thrilled to share that exciting updates are on the way to make your workout experience even better! Starting in August, we’ll be upgrading our fitness centre with new mats in the back area and expanded matting on the main floor to...

Congratulations to Emma Davidson, Program Registrar from Gryphon Summer Camps for being named our Gryphon Greatness for June 2024. This summer marks Emma’s second year as the Program Registrar for Gryphon Summer Camps. Emma returned at the beginning...

On Tuesday, July 3rd we are excited to welcome back our Gryphon Campers to the University of Guelph campus for the 2024 season. Every July and August the Department of Athletics and Recreation welcomes over 3,000 campers to participate in our sport...

Please be aware that University of Guelph Alumni Weekend events are taking place in the Event Centre of the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre on June 21 & 22.  Depending on when you arrive, the Larry Pearson Entrance will have some additional...

Please be aware that the University of Guelph convocation ceremonies are taking place in the Event Centre from June 11-14.  Depending on when you arrive to the building, the Larry Pearson Entrance will have some additional entrance requirements due...

Congratulations to Claire MacDougall from the Fitness Centre for being May's Gryphon Greatness recipient.  Claire racked up +83 hours on iWork for the month of May and has another +38 set in June so far. Claire is extremely reliable and consistent....

Congratulations to our Gryphon Family who aided in a critical situation this past month. This month's Gryphon Greatness is in recognition of the outstanding efforts and life-saving actions taken by Zayn Abbas (Client Services Student Lead), and Austin...

April 5th, 2024- The Department of Athletics and Recreation hosted our 9th annual Part-Time Staff Appreciation Banquet. Bringing together all of the teams that run our facilities, events and programs for the University of Guelph community. There were...

Friday April 5th, 2024  Thank you to all our club athletes and coaches for attending the 2023-24 Clubs Banquet. Many of our clubs celebrated a year full of accomplishments competing on regional, provincial, and even national stages. Congratulations...

Congratulations to Aliza Siebenaller for being our March Gryphon Greatness winner! Aliza has been a true leader for Intramurals the entire year.  Through March, she worked with other facilitators to help them with the playoff schedules and any...

Congratulations to Logan from the Arena for winning February's Gryphon Greatness. This month our award recipient was nominated by not only two of our facility supervisors but a fellow co-worker who noticed Logan's dedication. I’ve watched Logan be...

Congratulations to Liam Fischer for being our Gryphon Greatness winner for January 2024 Liam’s work through the month of January should be noted.  He continues to take on one of the hardest sports to run as a facilitator due to the size of the...

Congratulations to Katrin Turetskiy on being named our December 2023 Gryphon Greatness! Kat was a complete rockstar for Client Services team this December. As December is a time where many are winding down for the holiday season, Kat was ready to ensure...

Congratulations to Lauren Hinchliffe on being named our November 2023 Gryphon Greatness!   Lauren worked tirelessly to conduct many successful D10 FryDay Night Lights games, as well as the CWOSSA Football Final, D10 Volleyball Championships, OUA...

As the Fall semester comes to a close we wish all of our students well on their exams and a rested break to follow. As of Dec. 2nd we will move to reduced building hours including some closures. Building hours will always be most up to date on our...

Our recreational dance class participants are excited to present the Fall 2023 Dance Recital. Tickets for the Fall 2022 Dance Recital are now on sale and can be purchased on the Gryphons Tickets website here! The recital is taking place in the Guelph...

Congratulation to Zayn Abbas from Client Service for being named October's Gryphon Greatness Winner! Zayn has been working overtime this October! During October Zayn has been an essential part of our Client Service lead team. He offers an indispensable...

There will be a planned service disruption to the changerooms within the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre taking place from October 23-27. All changerooms will be undergoing a deep and thorough clean. Despite the occasional disruption there will always be...

Congratulations to Sabrina Berardi for being named our 2023 Gryphon Greatness winner for September 2023.   Sabrina Berardi went above and beyond for the month of September. Sabrina took the lead on creating and executing our event staff training. We...

Happy Monday NRG members.  We have some great news to share with you! Next week we have a new fleet of treadmills arriving! They will be here on Friday September 29th, 2023.  Out with the old and in with the new! To accommodate the installation...

Congratulations to Shea Sorrell for winning Gryphon Greatness for the way she exemplifies the ‘Gryphon Way’ through her leadership and dedication to the Department of Athletics. Shea demonstrated exceptional skills in customer service through...

Gryphon Students - are you interested in sports? Do you have experience playing sports or officiating? Want more experience in this field? Are you looking for some extra income? We are actively recruiting! On Thursday Sept. 7th, 2023 from 12-2pm we will...

This past Summer (July 30, 2023), a group of 21 children from the Gryphon ‘Girls at Bat’ program attended the Toronto Blue Jays Game in the Jays Care Community Clubhouse. The children were treated to an amazing experience including a private...

Congratulations to Bella Hadfield. She is our Gryphon Greatness award winner for July!   Accountability – Bella has been a leader of the Activity Camp staff this year. For 2023, we have had numerous new staff which means lots of training...

Congratulations to Alyssa Bogle for winning June's Gryphon Greatness.  Alyssa works in a large variety of positions in our Department. On top of her work as a lifeguard and swim instructor, she has expanded her knowledge of the Department and become...

On Monday, July 3rd we are excited to welcome back our Gryphon Campers to the University of Guelph campus for the 2023 season. Every July and August the Department of Athletics and Recreation welcomes over 3,000 campers to participate in our sport and...

The Gryphon Greatness recognition for May goes to Tyler Jones for their Leadership and demonstrating our Gryphon Way  Tyler stepped up showing leadership and a willingness to learn and develop, jumping in with both feet in May. We had many shifts and...

The Gryphon Greatness recognition for April goes to Aiden Shaver who works in the Gryphon Centre Arena. Aiden played an instrumental role in allowing the arena to run smoothly over the month of April. 

We are working on some improvements to our gymnasiums. Although this will cause some closures, we hope the improved spaces will be used for years to come! West Gym & Squash Courts:  The West Gym floor is being replaced. This construction will...

Laura Marie Phipps is our March Gryphon Greatness for her Leadership, Relationship Building and Community Engagement. Laura is always looking for ways to go above and beyond as a representative of Client Services. In the month of march, Laura was...

Hello Members! Thank you for your ongoing feedback and support in responding to our semesterly customer satisfaction survey. We appreciate all of your comments and responses as we read each comment and suggestion. We value your feedback and see it as an...

March 31st, 2023- The Department of Athletics and Recreation hosted our 8th annual Part-Time Staff Appreciation Award Ceremony. Bringing together all of the teams that run our facilities, events and programs for the University of Guelph community.  ...

Friday, March 31st, 2023 Thank you to all our club athletes and coaches for attending the 2023 Clubs Banquet. Many of our clubs celebrated a year full of activities, return to competition and accomplishments. Many teams were competed and did...

Our recreational dance class participants are excited to present the Winter 2023 Dance Recital. Tickets for the Winter 2023 Dance Recital are now on sale and can be purchased on the Gryphons Tickets website here! The Gryphon recreational dance...

In a 2-day competition this past weekend, Gryphons Artistic Swimming travelled to the University of Toronto for the Canadian University Artistic Swimming League Eastern Divisional Championships.

Grace Ohrling, (she/her), President of the Artistic Swim Club, Fourth Year Psychology and Family & Child Studies, 2023

Lauren Burleigh, she/her, Athletics EDI Committee, Fourth Year, Bio-Medical Sciences

Isaac McCutcheon from Intramurals is our February 2023 Gryphon Greatness winner! During the month of February, Isaac helped out other employees by picking up a number of different shifts while other employees were busy with school work or leaving early...

Midterm Pricing now on! Punch Pass for Climbing wall $35+HST for 10 climbs! That's only $3.50 per climb compared to our day pass of $12!  Buy Now

Winter Reading Week is Feb. 18th - 26th. You will notice reductions and changes in programming. Please make note of: As of Feb. 18th we will move to reduced building hours. Building hours will always be most up to date on our website here. Please...

Holly Mistelbacher is our January 2023 Gryphon Greatness winner! Holly has been outstanding this entire year but she really stepped up once again this month when it was time to bring back Hockeyday in Gryphonville and the Frosty Mug. Hockeyday in...

On January 21st, the Artistic Swim club travelled to Montreal to compete at McGill Invitational- their first in-person competition since before the COVID-19 pandemic. After 3 years of training and virtual competitions, the Artistic Swim club was eager to...

Join us for full day of dancing! Come try out all the styles of classes we teach and meet our instructors. Only $15 for the day. Register here: https://fitandrec.gryphons.ca/skill-development/dance

I would like to nominate Zayn Abbas for Gryphon Greatness for the month of December. Zayn has been the driving force behind our monthly Swim to Survive lessons for International Students. He strives to make a genuine connection with each person who...

I would like to nominate Elin Hughes and Maria Priamo from Fields for the Gryphon Greatness Award for the month of November. They were instrumental in the success of our D10 Football Championship, CWOSSA Football Championship, OFSAA Football Bowls, and...

As the Fall semester comes to a close we wish all of our students well on their exams and a rested break to follow. As of Dec. 2nd we will move to reduced building hours including some closures. Building hours will always be most up to date on our website...

Our recreational dance class participants are excited to present the Fall 2022 Dance Recital. Tickets for the Fall 2022 Dance Recital are now on sale and can be purchased on the Gryphons Tickets website here! The recital is taking place in the Guelph...

Steph Munger is an instructor you have undoubtedly seen in a fitness class. As a long standing member of the fitness team she is your favourite all around instructor. She teaches everything from Zumba to TRX to Cycle and everything in between. She...

Thank you to all of those that came to the Halloween class last night!   After a 2 year hiatus, we were so happy to bring this class back.   We had a great turnout with all proceeds going to the United Way.  So many people came...

Zach worked a ton of hours in September, especially during orientation week (the busiest week of the year at Client Services).  He picked up extra hours through the month to help out staff and stayed extra hours as a lead when needed.  He works...

GEM Volunteer Program: Gryphons Empowered Through Movement Program Description:  The Gryphons Empowered by Movement (or GEM) program at the University of Guelph is a collaboration between Student Wellness and Athletics. This...

Congratulations to Maria Priamo from Facilities for being named our Gryphon Greatness for August.