OUA Recap and CIS Preview

Last weekend the Marauders once again found themselves preparing to race on the Fort Henry course in Kingston, this time for the OUA championships. Unusually for an OUA champs, the conditions were good, with only wind this year and no rain or freezing temperatures. The lady Marauders were led by Maddy McDonald, placing 17th and narrowly missing an OUA-All Star spot. Gabrielle Foran scored second in 37th, Kierstin Myers third in 39th, and Chelsea Mackinnon and Maddie Benjamin rounding out the scoring in 46th and 48th. Displacers Maxine Gravina and Erin Mawhinney finished 54th and 57th, and the women finished 8th overall.

On the men's side, Taylor Forbes showed his bronze-medal debut was no fluke, as he led the men with an OUA First Team All Star 7th place finish. The rest of the scorers finished within 19 seconds of each other, with Connor Darlington grabbing his 2nd consecutive OUA 2nd Team All Star placing in 14th, Gabe Ghiglione in 15th, Austen Forbes in 17th, and Blair Morgan in 18th. Displacers Luke Charbonneau and Paul Rochus were not far behind either, finishing in 22nd and 24th. The men finished 3rd overall; after tying the Windsor Lancers with 71 points through 5 men, OUA rules look at the 6th place man giving Windsor the victory (Alex Ullman finished 21st). However, CIS rules compare the 5th man, giving Mac the advantage.
Full OUA Results

Other Conference Results:
RSEQ
AUS
Stewart Cup (Calgary)

Tomorrow the Marauders leave for St. John's, Newfoundland, where they will be racing at Pippy Park this Saturday. The men will be looking to make it onto the podium for just the second time ever, while the women will be looking to redeem themselves after OUAs and improve on last years 6th place finish. The final coaches poll of the season has the men ranked 2nd, just edging out Windsor and Laval. A preview of the 2.5km loop can be found here, and there is some more information in this Trackie thread. The races will be live-streamed on Trackie Saturday morning, and I believe the start times will be 10:30am for the women (Eastern time) and 11:30am for the men (12pm and 1pm start times in Newfoundland).