Men’s track & field athlete Ciaran MacDonald and women’s volleyball left side Emilia Mikanovich have been named Huskies Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Freeman’s Little New York Halifax, for the week ending February 22, 2026.
Ciaran MacDonald / Men’s Track & Field / Margaree Valley, N.S. / 2nd year / Arts – Political Science
Ciaran MacDonald, a second year jumper from Margaree Valley, N.S., is the Huskies male athlete of the week, sponsored by Freeman’s Little New York Halifax, for the week of Feb. 16-22, 2026.
MacDonald won two medals at the AUS Track & Field Championships this weekend in Moncton, N.B., setting new personal bests in both events and qualifying for U SPORTS Nationals.
MacDonald won the gold medal in Men’s Triple Jump for the second straight year, with a personal best jump of 13.36m. This qualifies MacDonald for his second U SPORTS Championships as he heads to the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg to represent the maroon and white.
MacDonald also won the bronze medal in the Men’s Long Jump, with a personal best jump of 6.30m.
Emilia Mikanovich / Women’s Volleyball / Minsk, Belarus / 4th year / Science – Biology
Emilia Mikanovich, a fourth year left side hitter from Minsk, Belarus, is the Huskies female athlete of the week, sponsored by Freeman’s Little New York Halifax, for the week of Feb. 16-22, 2026.
Mikanovich led the Huskies to an AUS semifinal sweep over the Memorial Sea-Hawks, punching the team’s ticket to their third straight AUS Champioship Finals.
Over a pair of wins, Mikanovich recorded 46.0 points, 42 kills, 23 digs, five assists, three aces and one block.
In Friday’s five set win, Mikanovich was named Player of the Match, recording 21.0 points on 19 kills, 12 digs, two aces and one assist.
In Saturday’s four set win, Mikanovich again led all players with 25.0 points on 23 kills, 11 digs, four assists, one ace and one block.
Mikanovich was recently named AUS MVP for the second straight season, leading the AUS in points (355.0), points per set (4.7), kills (309) and kills per set (3.39), and ranking among the conference leaders in digs (246 – third), digs per set (3.24 – fifth) and service aces (25 – fifth).
The Huskies will now take on the top-seed UNB REDS in the AUS Championship, with schedule TBD.
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
Week 18: Jan. 19-25: Jayrell Diggs, Men’s Basketball & Angong Jacob, Women’s Basketball
Week 19: Jan. 26-Feb. 1: Marcus Vandenberg, Men’s Hockey & Jillian Duggan, Women’s Hockey
Week 20: Feb. 2-8: Mason Dunlop, Men’s Track & Field & Kara MacLean, Women’s Hockey
Week 21: Feb. 9-15: Ben Allison, Men’s Hockey & Syree Tucker, Women’s Volleyball
Week 22: Feb. 16-22: Ciaran MacDonald, Men’s Track & Field & Emilia Mikanovich, Women’s Volleyball
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