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Okoli and MacLeod named Huskies Athletes of the Week: Oct. 20-27, 2025
Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Okoli and MacLeod named Huskies Athletes of the Week: Oct. 20-27, 2025

Men's football linebacker Isaiah Okoli and women's cross country runner Frances MacLeod have been named Huskies Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax, for the week ending October 26, 2025.

Isaiah Okoli / Men's Football / Surrey, BC / 5th year / Arts - Political Science

Isaiah Okoli, a fifth year linebacker from Surrey, BC, is the Huskies male athlete of the week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax, for the week of Oct. 20-27, 2025.

In Friday's 26-10 win over the STFX X-Men, Okoli recorded a game-high 8.5 tackles and a pass breakup, and was named Player of the Game.

In his final regular season game as a Husky, Okoli passed a pair of former Huskies (Rob Jubenville, 2009-13 and Jonathan Langa, 2012-14) to finish second all-time in career tackles with 162.5 tackles recorded over 38 regular season games.

"The mix of emotions, being a fifth year senior and knowing this was a must win game for home field in playoffs, there were a lot of stakes on the line and we stepped up as a team," said Okoli post-game. "As much as I'm excited to celebrate Senior Night for myself and the other guys, it's really about setting the standard for the guys going forward. What you saw today was the standard for this defence, it's what we expect to do and we performed."

With the win, the U SPORTS #6 ranked Huskies improve to 7-1 on the season, locking up first place and home field throughout the AUS Playoffs. The Huskies will host the fourth-seeded Acadia Axemen (2-5) in the AUS Semifinal on Saturday, November 1, at 2 p.m. at Huskies Stadium. GET TICKETS

Frances MacLeod / Women's Cross Country / Dartmouth, NS / 1st year / Science

Frances MacLeod, a first year runner from Dartmouth, N.S., is the Huskies female athlete of the week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax, for the week of Oct. 20-27, 2025.

At Saturday's AUS Cross Country Championship, MacLeod won the Women's Championship, finishing the 8k course in a personal best time of 28:43.30.

MacLeod became the first Huskies athlete to win the Women's Cross Country championship since 2009, and just the fourth first year athlete ever to win gold. On top of becoming AUS Champion individually, Frances was named as a First Team All-Star, a member of the All-Rookie team, AUS Rookie of the Year and AUS Athlete of the Year.

MacLeod will next be heading to the U SPORTS National Cross Country Championship on Nov. 9 in Sherbrooke, Quebec.

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