HAMILTON, Ont. — Women's Cross Country's Ruby File (Collingwood, Ont.) and Men's Cross Country's Jack Gregory (Napanee, Ont.) have been named this week's TwelvEighty Athletes of the Week following outstanding performances at the 2026 OUA Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Malden Park in Windsor, Ont.

Ruby File | Women's Cross Country

Ruby File delivered an outstanding performance at the 2026 OUA Cross Country Championships, earning OUA Women's Rookie of the Year honours while helping the McMaster Marauders women's cross country team capture the OUA Championship.

Competing in her first OUA Championship, File completed the women's 8km race in 28:34.7, finishing fifth overall and earning OUA First Team All-Star recognition.

Her fifth-place finish made her the highest-placing first-year runner in the field, securing the OUA Women's Rookie of the Year award and highlighting an impressive championship debut.

File was McMaster's second finisher behind bronze medallist Ana Morariu, contributing five points to the Marauders' championship-winning team score of 40.

McMaster finished 14 points ahead of the host Windsor Lancers, who placed second with 54 points, to claim the OUA women's team title.

File's individual recognition and top-five performance capped an exceptional championship debut, establishing her as one of the conference's standout young runners.

Jack Gregory | Men's Cross Country

Jack Gregory delivered an impressive performance at the 2026 OUA Cross Country Championships, helping the McMaster Marauders men's cross country team secure the OUA Championship with a dominant team score of 30 points.

Competing in his first OUA Championship, Gregory completed the men's 8km race in 24:30.3, finishing sixth overall and earning OUA First Team All-Star honours.

The first-year runner was the second-highest finishing rookie in the men's field, trailing only Queen's Tyler Kuzminski, who placed fourth overall in 24:29.1 and earned OUA Men's Rookie of the Year honours.

Gregory was McMaster's third finisher, crossing the line behind silver medallist Samuel Patrick, who finished in 24:22.3, and fifth-place finisher William Weist, who recorded a time of 24:29.5.

His performance contributed to an outstanding team effort that saw McMaster place five runners inside the top 10, including four athletes among the top seven finishers.

The Marauders finished with 30 points, comfortably ahead of second-place Guelph, which recorded 68 points, and third-place Western with 81.

Gregory's top-six finish, First Team All-Star recognition and standing as the second-fastest rookie capped an impressive championship debut, playing a pivotal role in helping McMaster secure the OUA men's cross country title.