Zinck-Marier & Scully named Huskies Athletes of the Week: Jan. 12-18, 2026

Men's track & field sprinter Chandler Zinck-Marier and women's hockey goaltender Sophie Scully have been named Huskies Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax, for the week ending January 18, 2026.

Chandler Zinck-Marier / Men's Track & Field / Pleasantville, NS / 3rd year / Commerce - Sport & Business

Chandler Zinck-Marier, a third year sprinter from Pleasantville, NS, is the Huskies male athlete of the week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax, for the week of Jan. 12-18, 2026

At Saturday's Athletics Nova Scotia Open, Zinck-Marier won the 60m with a personal best time of 6.98 seconds. It was Zinck-Marier's first solo win in his varsity Track & Field career, and he broke the seven-second barrier for the first time, ranking him 3rd in the AUS standings.

A dual-sport athlete, Zinck-Marier is in his second season competing with the Huskies Track team, following the Huskies Football season where he helped the Huskies win the AUS Loney Bowl Championship, and was named a U SPORTS Second Team All-Canadian and AUS All-Star returner.

Zinck-Marier and the Huskies are back on the track on Jan. 30 & 31, as they travel to Saint John, NB to compete in the Athletics New Brunswick University Invitational.

Sophie Scully / Women's Hockey / Ottawa, ON/ 4th year / Science - Biology & Chemistry

Sophie Scully, a fourth year goaltender from Ottawa, ON, is the Huskies female athlete of the week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax, for the week of Jan. 12-18, 2026

Scully helped lead the Huskies to a pair of big road wins, turning away 62 of 66 shots faced for a .940 save percentage.

In Saturday's 5-2 win over UPEI, Scully stopped 35 shots for the win.

In Sunday's 4-2 win over Moncton, Scully turned away 27 shots for the win.

On the season, Scully has started 10 games, sporting a 4-5-0-1 record, and ranks second in the AUS in save percentage (93.6%), and fourth in goals against average (1.80).

The pair of Huskies wins has them back in the playoff picture with a 9-8-0-3 record through 20 games played. Saint Mary's will hit the road this weekend, visiting the STFX X-Women on Friday and the Mount Allison Mounties on Saturday.

2025-26 Huskies Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax:

Week 1: Aug. 18-24: Malik Williams, Football
Week 2: Aug. 25-31: Justin Shibley, Football & Cara Freeman, Women's Soccer
Week 3: Sept. 1-7: Jahmari Brown, Football & Cara Freeman, Women's Soccer
Week 4: Sept. 8-14: Tomas Mello, Men's Soccer & Katherine Fairbrother, Women's Rugby
Week 5: Sept. 15-21: Ryan Butler, Football & Frances MacLeod, Cross Country
Week 6: Sept. 21-28: Liam Legge, Football & Cara Freeman, Women's Soccer
Week 7: Sept. 29-Oct. 5: Ryan Butler, Football & Avery Cant, Women's Hockey
Week 8: Oct. 6-12: Reid Valade, Men's Hockey & Katherine Fairbrother, Women's Rugby
Week 9: Oct. 13-19: Ben Allison, Men's Hockey & Keyara Nelson, Women's Hockey
Week 10: Oct. 20-27: Isaiah Okoli, Football & Frances MacLeod, Cross Country
Week 11: Oct. 28-Nov. 2: Malik Williams, Football & Emilia Mikanovich, Volleyball
Week 12: Nov. 3-9: Keyshawn Beswick, Football & Abigail MacKenzie, Women's Hockey
Week 13: Nov. 10-16: Cherooke Robinson, Football & Taylor Lougheed, Volleyball
Week 14: Nov. 17-23: Jasha'jaun Downey, Men's Basketball & Mia Faseruk, Women's Hockey
Week 15: Nov. 24-30: Reid Valade, Men's Hockey & Emily Dikdan, Women's Basketball
Week 16: Jan. 3-11: Ben Allison, Men's Hockey & Angong Jacob, Women's Basketball
Week 17: Jan. 12-18: Chandler Zinck-Marier, Men's Track & Field & Sophie Scully, Women's Hockey