Running along the shores of Lake Ontario, a small contingent of university and club runners toed the line at the Marauder Bayfront Open last Friday in Hamilton for some fine tuning ahead of the upcoming month of championship running.
Gee-Gee runner Andre Alie-Lamarche was the top performer in the fast heat of the men’s university eight kilometre race – placing 25th overall in 26 minutes and 16.8 seconds. The third year International Development and Globalization student has been the top scorer fo the Gee-Gees squad in every race he’s competed in this year.
Adrian Fournier was the second Gee-Gee across the line Friday, finishing in 46th overall. The pair of Alie-Lamarche and Fournier led the Gee-Gee men to a seventh place finish in the team standings, just two points behind Laurier.
The top Raven runner was Nicholas Hawyrsh in 85th.
On the women’s side, the Gee-Gees were led by Skye Pellerin and her 48th place finish. The second year student finished the eight kilometre course in 33 minutes and 28.7 seconds.
The Gee-Gee women failed to post a team score as only four runners completed the race after Kylee Fowler had to pull out.
In the community six kilometre race, Nolan Legare placed 9th in 21:38.9.
The Ravens were scarcley represented in Hamilton as they prepare for this weeekend’s Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) Championships in Quebec City.
The Gee-Gees will return to action the first Saturday of November with the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Championships on the Thames Valley Golf Course in London.