Who was crowned the best? Highlights from the 2019 U SPORTS Cross-Country Championships
The strong winds, cold temperatures, and light layer of snow didn’t discourage the 298 athletes who set foot on the U SPORTS Cross-Country Championship race course this past Saturday afternoon. This action packed race day, at Fort Henry in Kingston, Ontario, included both a women’s eight kilometre and men’s ten kilometre race. It came down to these two races, the culmination of months of tough and gutsy cross-country training, to see who would be crowned the best of U SPORTS for the 2019 XC season.
Below we have put together the results of the top three finishers from both the team and individual sections of the championships.
Women
Final Individual Results
- Lucia Stafford, Toronto Varsity Blues (27:30.3)
- Anne-Marie Comeau, Laval Rouge et Or (27:44.2)
- Branna MacDougall, Queen’s Gaels (28:01.1)
Final Team Points
- Queen’s Gaels: 53
- Guelph Gryphons: 74
- Laval Rouge et Or: 96
Men
Final Individual Results
- Kieran Lumb, UBC Thunderbirds (30:41.8)
- Mitchell Ubene, Guelph Gryphons (30:49.3)
- Russell Pennock, Calgary Dinos (30:55.2)
Final Team Points
- Calgary Dinos: 63
- McMaster Marauders: 82
- Guelph Gryphons: 82
The tight battle for second was ultimately decided by McMaster’s fifth place runner Evan Ubene’s time of 32:13.1, giving the Marauders the advantage over the Gryphons.
Want to know more?
Interested in finding out more about the top runners in U SPORTS? Are you a high school runner who wants more motivation for when you embark on your post-secondary journey? Check out the progression two of U SPORTS finest have made throughout their collegiate cross country career!
Anne-Marie Comeau, Lavel Rouge et Or
2017: Won the Quebec conference (RSEQ) cross country rookie of the year
2018: Competed at the Winter Olympics as part of the Canadian Cross Country Ski Team
2018: 6th place finish at U SPORTS in 28:31.8
2019: 2nd place finish U SPORTS in 27:44.2
Mitchell Ubene, Guelph Gryphons
2017: 40th place finish at U SPORTS in 32:20
2018: 16th place finish at U SPORTS in 31.55.7
2019: 2nd place finish at U SPORTS in 30:49.3
Now, as the 2019 cross-country season comes to an end, we can’t wait to see how the 2020 track and field season unfolds.
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