LONDON, Ont. – For the third straight season, the McMaster Marauders cross country teams captured Top 10 finishes at the U SPORTS Cross Country Championships. On Sunday afternoon in London, the McMaster women's team finished in fifth place in the overall team standings while the men earned a ninth-place finish. Leading the way for the women was
Rosalyn Barrett who crossed the line in 13
th spot. On the men's side,
Connor Lashley finished in 33
rd spot with
Kamran Brar and
Lukas Vadeika rounding out the Top-3 finishes for the Marauders.
FULL RESULTS
After capturing another provincial medal at the OUA Championship two weeks ago, the Marauder women carried that momentum into this weekend's U SPORTS Championship, securing fifth place in a field of 19 teams.
Rosalyn Barrett was in the front of the pack from the start and crossed the finish line in 13
th place. Barrett ran the 8km race in a time of 29:37.1, bettering her performance from last year by almost 45 seconds. The Ottawa local and 2023 OUA silver medalist earned her first U SPORTS All-Canadian finish of her career.
Hannah Goodjohn was the next Marauder to cross the finish line at the national event in 22
nd place followed by
Kaitlyn Treleaven and
Emma Elliott in 41
st and 52
nd, respectively. Rounding out the Marauders who contributed points was
Kayla Overholt in 56
th spot.
Victoria Lamb and
Mikayla Battams were the final two runners for the Marauders.
For the men's squad, competing on the national stage was an entirely new experience with none of the McMaster runners having previous U SPORTS experience. Despite the novelty of the event, the Marauders ran well to finish in the Top 10 in the team standings, earning the No. 9 spot in a field of 20 teams.
Connor Lashley led the way for the maroon and grey, crossing the finish line with a time of 25:42.5 to capture a 33
rd-place finish.
Kamran Brar rounded out the Top 50 finishes for the Marauders. It was
Lukas Vadeika,
Giancarlo Farruggia and William Weist who completed the Top 5 Marauder runners as the fourth fastest OUA finisher.
Jason Lowrie and
Ryan Davies rounded out the McMaster competitors on the course.
The UBC Thunderbirds men's and women's teams swept the national team titles at the 2023 U SPORTS Cross Country Championships. Katie Newlove from UBC was the women's individual gold medalist while Philippe Morneau-Cartier from Laval won the men's individual competition.
2023 U SPORTS Major Awards
Most Valuable Runner (W) - Katie Newlove, UBC Thunderbirds
Most valuable Runner (M) - Philippe Morneau-Cartier, Laval Rouge et Or
Coach of the Year (W) - Laurier Primeau, UBC Thunderbirds
Coach of the Year (M) - Laurier Primeau, UBC Thunderbirds
Community Service Award (W) - Julia Agostinelli, Guelph Gryphons
Community Serice Award (M) - Jason Ushko, Alberta Golden Bears
MEN'S 8KM RACE
Team Standings:
1. UBC Thunderbirds - 52 pts
2. Laval Rouge et Or - 60
3. Queen's Gaels - 90
4. Guelph Gryphons - 97
5. Victoria Vikes - 177
6. UNB Reds - 202
7. Sherbrooke Vert et Or - 207
8. Western Mustangs - 219
9. McMaster Marauders - 251
10. Toronto Varsity Blues - 288
11. StFX X-Men - 298
12. Lakehead Thunderwolves - 332
13. Montreal Carabins - 334
14. Windsor Lancers - 383
15. Maitoba Bisons - 389
16. Alberta Golden Bears - 396
17. Saskatchewan Huskies - 408
18. Trinity Western Spartans - 441
19. Brock Badgers - 534
20. York Lions - 556
First Team All-Canadians (Runners 1-7)
1. Philippe Morneau-Cartier, Laval, 24:17.6
2. Jean-Simon Desgagnes, Laval, 24:20.9
3.
Andrew Davies, UBC, 24:24.7
4. Jacob Benoit, Dalhousie, 24:42.5
5. John Perrier, UBC, 24:44.4
6. Thomas Laviolette, Montreal, 24:46.2
7. Jared Howse, UNB, 24:48.1
Second Team All-Canadians (Runners 8-14)
8. Jude Wheeler-Dee, Queen's, 24:58.1
9. Roman Mironov, 25:00.8
10. Javieer Tiwana, UBC, 25:01.4
11. Jonathan Podbielski, Regina, 25:01.5
12. Nick Bannon, Guelph, 25:03.8
13. Jonathan Tedeschi, Laval, 25:07.0
14. Max Davies, Guelph, 25:14.3
WOMEN'S 8KM RACE
Team Standings:
1. UBC Thunderbirds - 38 pts
2. Western Mustangs - 71
3. StFX X-Women - 93
4. Guelph Gryphons - 159
5. McMaster Marauders - 172
6. Victoria Vikes - 182
7. Laval Rouge et Or - 201
8. UNB Reds - 215
9. Sherbrooke Vert et Or - 255
10. Queen's Gaels - 266
11. Alberta Pandas - 276
12. Saskctahewan Huskies - 284
13. Windsor Lancers - 305
14. Montreal Carabins - 322
15. Waterloo Warriors - 364
16. Toronto Varsity Blues - 445
17. Brock Badgers - 545
18. UQAM Citadins - 556
19. York Lions - 583
First Team All-Canadians (Runners 1-7)
1. Katie Newlove, UBC, 29:06.8
2. Catherine Beauchemin, Laval, 29:18.2
3. Erika Jordan, Western, 29:24.7
4. Jennifer Erickson, UBC, 29:27.4
5. Kaitlyn Harrison, Saskatchewan, 29:28.2
6. Mairin Canning, StFX, 29:28.2
7. Eileen Benoit, StFX, 29:29.2
Second Team All-Canadians (Runners 8-14)
8. Holly MacGillivray, UBC, 29:30.5
9. Olivia Roussel, Western, 29:31.1
10. Allie Sandluck, StFX, 29:31.5
11. Marley Beckett, UBC, 29:33.5
12. Emily Doucet, UNB, 29:35.1
13. Rosalyn Barrett, McMaster, 29:37.1
14. Tori Bouck, UBC Okanagan, 29:37.3
