X-Women run to first place finish on home course
It was a home course sweep at the STFX Cross Country Invitational Saturday afternoon as both the STFX X-Women and X-Men ran to first place team titles on their own university trails.
Antigonish, NS – It was a home course sweep at the STFX Cross Country Invitational Saturday afternoon as both the STFX X-Women and X-Men ran to first place team titles on their own university trails.
The X-Women garnered the top spot in the 8K race with 24 points as they had five runners in the top ten.
Sophie Black from the Université de Moncton was the overall race winner, crossing the line with a time of 31:00 as she earned her second consecutive first place finish in as many AUS races this season.
STFX's Mairin Canning was second at 31:11, followed closely by teammate Allie Sandluck at 31:33. Allie's sister Breanna Sandluck – a former X runner and now representing Dalhousie – was fourth with a time of 31:20, while Caroline Ash and Eileen Benoit rounded out the top five individual finishers as they both clocked in at 31:24 in fifth place for STFX.
Also placing in the top 10 for the X-Women was Caden Lee in eighth place with a time of 31:35. The X-Women had the following placings and times in the race that featured 52 competitors.
Hannah MacIntyre, 14th, 32:32
Poppy Moon, 16th, 32:56
Poppy Thomson, 17th, 32:59
Eden Hildebrand, 25th, 33:34
Paige Quinn, 27th, 34:09
Maya Black, 33rd, 34:51
Jillian Bennett, 37th, 35:26
In the team standings, the Dalhousie Tigers came in second place with 51 points. The Memorial Sea-Hawks were third with 83. UPEI earned fourth spot with 106 points, followed by Moncton (121), Acadia (153) and Saint Mary's (202).
The next race on the AUS schedule is the Moncton Invitational on Saturday, October 5th. Race times are 12:00 and 1:00 pm in Moncton.
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Recap courtesy Krista McKenna, STFX Athletics
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Top three finishers in the STFX Invitational (L to R): Allie Sandluck 3rd, Sophie Black 1st and Mairin Canning 2nd