Race Recap: CIS Championships

The Marauders finished up the 2014 cross country season on November 9th at Pippy Park in St. John's, Newfoundland. Inclement weather was expected going in, but there was no way to prepare for the wind that gusted up to 100km/hr, rain, hail, snow, and rainbows that were all seen within about a four hour time period on race day. The woman's team was led by Gabrielle Foran, who finished 46th in her CIS debut. Maddy McDonald finished 53rd, Kierstin Myers 55th in her final collegiate XC race, Chelsea Mackinnon in 71st, and Erin Mawhinney rounded out the scoring in 106th. Maddie Benjamin finished in 108th as our first displacer, and Phoebe Cseresneyes unfortunately had to DNF due to a pulled hamstring. The women finished 12th as a team.

On the men's side, Luke Charbonneau had the race of the day (maybe season) finishing as the first man in 22nd, the same position as he was at OUAs. Who does that? Gabriel Ghiglione and Austen Forbes weren't far behind, finishing in 27th and 28th, Blair Morgan was 34th, and Taylor Forbes rounded out the top five in 42nd. Displacers Connor Darlington and Paul Rochus finished in 52nd and 82nd. The men once again ended up just off the podium in 4th place as a team, in a three way tie for 2nd best finish ever with the 2013 and 2000 teams. Both teams will be shooting for improved finishes when CIS rolls around next year in Guelph.

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This past weekend was also the AO Provincial Cross Country Champs and the Hannukah Hustle, where a few of the Marauders continued their fall seasons. Eric Barry finished 18th and Alex Green 28th in the seniors men's  AO race. Evan Ubene was 10th in the junior men's  AO race. Jordan Usher won the Hustle, Gabrielle Foran finished 7th overall and the 2nd female and Lauren Locco finished 8th overall and 3rd female.

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Up next for the Marauders is the start of the indoor track season at Western next Saturday the 29th, as well as the Canadian National XC Championships in Vancouver the same day, where Alex Green, Blair Morgan, and Evan Ubene will be competing.