Laurentian Cross-Country & Track
Laurentian Places 13th at Nationals
CIS Cross-Country Championships
Thames Valley Golf Course, London, ON
11/9/13
The Laurentian women’s cross-country running team competed at the CIS (Canadian University) championships in London this weekend, completing their season with 356 points and a 13th place finish in a field that included 20 full teams plus individual athletes from seven additional universities.
The Laurentian squad was led by third-year runner, Michelle Kennedy (London) who placed 51st in the scoring with a time of 23:23 over the tough 6 km course. She was followed by second-year Samantha Edwards (Toronto), 66th with a time of 23:46;
third-year Katie Wismer (Sudbury) 77th in 24:04; rookie Marissa Lobert (Sault Ste. Marie), 80th in 24:08; and senior Alyssa Bedard (North Bay), 82nd and 24:09. Senior Adrienne Wilson (Kitchener), 104th in 25:12, and rookie Lindsay Greasley (Sudbury), 112th in 25:38, acted as displacers.
“We weren’t at our best at this championship,” said head coach Dick Moss. “So we’ll definitely be tweaking our program next year. That said, we’ve taken a big step this season. Last year, we were only 10th in the OUA. This year, we spent three weeks ranked in the top-10 in the country, and we were definitely within striking distance of the top-10 in this race. Four of our runners from this event will be back next year, in addition to Emily Marcolini, who had to sit out because of a back injury. So this team has a bright future.”
Assistant coach, Darren Jermyn, added: “We were only three points behind 12th place Dalhousie, 18 points behind 11th-place Waterloo, and 48 points from a top-10 finish. This is all very doable, and we’ll definitely be looking for a top-10 finish next year.”
The Laurentian women’s distance runners now take a short break before they begin training for the indoor track season.
Team Results
- Guelph, 31 points
- Western, 90 points
- Queens, 115
- Trinity Western, 130
- Toronto, 148
- McMaster, 193
- McGill, 201
- Victoria, 206
- Windsor, 258
- Calgary, 308
- Waterloo, 338
- Dalhousie, 353
- Laurentian, 356
- Sherbrooke, 374
- Alberta, 376
- Regina, 390
- Manitoba, 405
- Laval, 434
- Concordia, 496
- Saskatchewan, 497
Partial teams – Lakehead, Laurier, Moncton, Ottawa, St. FX, New Brunswick, Québec Trois Riviere.
Laurentian Results – Score and Time
51, Michelle Kennedy
66, Samantha Edwards
77, Katie Wismer
80, Marissa Lobert
82, Alyssa Bedard
104, Adrienne Wilson
112, Lindsay Greasley