University of Toronto defensive lineman Malcolm Campbell and rowing standout Katie Gay have been named the Varsity Blues athletes of the week for the period ending October 31. 
 
A fifth-year defensive lineman from Mississauga, Ont., Malcolm Campbell racked up 5.5 tackles and two sacks in helping the Varsity Blues football to a dominant 41-7 victory over the York Lions on Saturday.
 
The geographical information systems major totaled three solo and seven assisted tackles, while sacking Lions quarterback Noah Craney twice for a loss of nine yards on the day.
 
A 2019 CFL draftee, Campbell ends the regular season ranked fifth in the province with five sacks. The win helped U of T secure their first home playoff game since 1993.
 
A fourth-year commerce major, Katie Gay earned two podium finishes in leading the Varsity Blues rowing teams to a sixth-place finish at the 2021 OUA championships on Saturday in Welland, Ont.
 
The Ottawa native teamed up with Hannah Story-Korman to win the women's pair gold medal in 7:10.99, marking U of T's first OUA gold-medal finish since 2016.
 
Gay went onto stroke the Blues women's eight crew to their second straight OUA bronze-medal finish.
 
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