It was championship weekend across most of the country as the three of the four university conferences held their respective conference events Saturday. Among those finding a way to the podium was Will Cox who took home the bronze medal at the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) Championships in Moncton.
Cox, a second year student at Dalhousie University, edged out Graydon Staples of St. Francis Xavier by four seconds to claim his first AUS cross country medal. Cox completed the eight kilometre course in 25 minutes and 53 seconds to lead the Tigers to a commanding conference title.
Staying in Moncton, Mackenzie Kitchen and Ivy Bialowas placed 11th and 12th respectively in the women’s contest. Kitchen, running for Dalhousie, finished in 32 minutes and 2 seconds, eight seconds ahead of the University of New Brunswick’s Bialowas. Dalhousie and UNB finished second and third respectively in the team standings.
At the Canada West Championships in Saskatoon, Robbie Mitchell produced a 17th place finish to help the Calgary Dino men capture team silver and earn a spot at the USports Championships November 20th in Quebec City.
On the women’s side, Katie Newlove finished 12th in a time of 30 minutes and 30.2 seconds to help her University of British Columbia Thunderbirds capture their third straight CanWest title.
Closer to home, the Carleton Ravens traveled to Quebec City for the RSEQ Championships where the men finished tenth. Cameron Bruce was the top finisher on the men’s side, placing 47th overall in 28 minutes and 25.8 seconds. Pippa Norman was the top female for the Ravens, completing the eight kilometre course in 34:02.6 to also place 47th.
The university conference championships conclude this Saturday with the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees heading west on the 401 to compete at the OUA Championships in London.
Full results from the respective conference championships can be found at the links below:
AUS – https://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/sports/wxc/2021-22/files/2021-AUS_XC_Results.pdf
RSEQ – https://www.sportstats.ca/display-results.xhtml?raceid=113844
CanWest Women – https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=258999&embed=2
CanWest Men – https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=259010&embed=2