GUELPH, Ont. – The University of Guelph was well-represented at the 2025 FISU Summer World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, with three current Gryphon student-athletes wearing the red and white for Team Canada at this summer's games. Travis Campbell (Gryphons men's track and field), Adenike Abiodun (Gryphons women's track and field) and
Ceilidh Aho (Gryphons rowing) all competed in this summer's World University Games, which took place July 16 to 27 in the German cities of Bochum, Duisburg, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Hagen and Berlin.
Campbell, Abiodun and Aho were part of a Team Canada contingent that consisted of 125 athletes, supported by 55 staff, competing across nine different sports (archery, artistic gymnastics, athletics, badminton, rhythmic gymnastics, rowing, swimming, table tennis and taekwondo).
The team included representatives from 38 of the 58 U SPORTS member schools. Team Canada wrapped up the 2025 FISU Summer World University Games in Germany with 11 medals — two gold, one silver and eight bronze — marking its most successful Summer Games performance in eight years and the 11th-best in program history. The last time Canada reached double digits in medals at a FISU Summer Games was 2017 in Taipei, where it earned 13. This year's competition marked the first appearance for Canada at a Summer World University Games since Naples 2019, after missing the 2021 games (which were postponed to 2023 due to COVID) in Chengdu, China, and the cancellation of the 2023 games, which had been set for Ekaterinburg, Russia. Canada picked up six medals in 2019, one gold, one silver and four bronze. The University of Guelph was also represented at this summer's games within the rowing staff, with Garrah Parkes serving as the team manager for Team Canada's rowing teams.
Travis Campbell
At 2025 World University Games:
Gryphon sprinter, Travis Campbell, competed in the men's 100m as well as the men's 4x100m relay. On July 21, Campbell had a strong showing in the men's 100m, earning a spot in the semi-finals where he would post a strong time of 10.49 to finish 4th in his heat, ultimately falling just short of reaching the final. In the men's 4x400m relay, Campbell ran alongside Niko Dowhos (Thunder Bay, ON / Lakehead University), Jordan Soufi (Winnipeg, MB / University of Manitoba) and Rui Ramsay (Calgary, AB / Trinity Western University), posting a time of 39.95 seconds to finish just outside of finals qualification.
As a Gryphon:
Travis Campbell, a 21-year-old biological science major at the University of Guelph, recently completed his fourth year as a Gryphon. The standout sprinter from Milton, Ontario is coming off a standout 2024-25 season with the Gryphons track program, helping the U of G men claim an OUA title.
At the 2025 OUA Track & Field Championships, Campbell earned an OUA silver medal in the men's 60m, with his FISU-teammate Niko Dowhos (Lakehead) the only athlete to finish ahead of him at the OUA Championships. At nationals, Campbell reached the podium on two occasions, winning U SPORTS bronze in the men's 60m, as well as a U SPORTS silver medal as part of the Gryphons 4x200m relay team.
Adenike Abiodun
At 2025 World University Games:
Adenike Abiodun competed in the women's 110m hurdles at the 2025 FISU World University Games, posting a time of 13.53 to finish 6th in her heat to fall short of qualifying for the finals.
As a Gryphon:
Adinike enjoyed a standout career with the Gryphons track and field program, while pursuing her undergraduate degree in economics at the University of Guelph. The 25-year-old from Waterloo, Ontario is a two-time OUA gold medalist in the women's 60m hurdles, while also earning a pair of OUA silver medals in the same event during her U of G career. Over the course of her time as a Gryphon student-athlete, Adenike was part of four OUA team titles, and four U SPORTS team titles.
Ceilidh Aho
At 2025 World University Games:
Ceilidh Aho was selected to the FISU World University Games team by Rowing Canada and raced in the Women's 4- in Germany from July 25-27.
Rowing alongside teammates Olivia Calbeck (Western University), Madelyn Vandermeer (UBC) and Ceilidh MacDonald (Queen's University), the Canadian women's four crew rowed to a fifth-place finish in 7:28.56.
As a Gryphon:
Ceilidh Aho learned to row at U of G in the fall 2023 with the Gryphons novice program and raced varsity in the fall of 2024. Aho is a 19-year-old animal biology major from Newmarket, Ontario, and is entering her third year academically in September of 2025.
For more information on the 2025 FISU Summer World University Games, head to usports.ca.
