Mason Dunlop - Men's Track & Field
Mason Dunlop / Men's Track & Field / Middle Musquodoboit, NS / 3rd year / Commerce
Mason Dunlop, a third year thrower from Middle Musquodoboit, NS, is the Huskies male athlete of the week for the week of Jan. 6-12, 2025.
Huskies track & field competed at this weekend's Moncton Open, where Dunlop threw a pair of personal bests.
Dunlop won the men's shot put with a personal best throw of 15.10 metres, placing him seventh in the current U SPORTS rankings.
In the men's weight throw, Dunlop finished second with a personal best throw of 14.96 metres, breaking the Saint Mary's school record.
Last season, Dunlop won a silver medal in shot put at the AUS Championships, and went on to the U SPORTS Nationals, where he finished 11th in the country.
2024-25 Huskies Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax:
Week 1: Aug. 26-Sept. 1: Adam Johnston, Football & Cara Freeman, Women's Soccer
Week 2: Sept. 2-8: Colby Mercer, Men's Soccer & Katelyn Schuler, Women's Soccer
Week 3: Sept. 9-15: Colby Mercer, Men's Soccer & Pearce Batchilder, Women's Rugby
Week 4: Sept. 16-22: Scott Firth, Men's Soccer & Cara Freeman, Women's Soccer
Week 5: Sept. 23-29: Joshua Jack, Football & Katie Alley, Women's Soccer
Week 6: Sept. 30-Oct. 6: Sean Freeman, Men's Soccer & Charlotte Buffie, Women's Hockey
Week 7: Oct. 7-13: Malik Williams, Football & Lauren Maye, Women's Rugby
Week 8: Oct. 14-20: Reid Valade, Men's Hockey & Madison Ganong, Women's Soccer
Week 9: Oct. 21-27: Derek Gentile, Men's Hockey & Kara MacLean, Women's Hockey
Week 10: Oct. 28-Nov. 3: Allan Young, Football & Lucy Beaumont, Women's Basketball
Week 11: Nov. 4-10: Liam MacDonald, Football & Breanna Golding, Women's Volleyball
Week 12: Nov. 11-17: Matthew MacDonald, Men's Hockey & Emilia Mikanovich, Women's Volleyball
Week 13: Nov. 18-24: Jasha'jaun Downey, Men's Basketball & Aliyah Fraser, Women's Basketball
Week 14: Nov. 25-Dec. 1: Declan McDonnell, Men's Hockey & Aki Kobayashi, Women's Basketball
Week 15: Jan. 6-12: Mason Dunlop, Men's Track & Field & Aki Kobayashi, Women's Basketball