Marauder/Bayfront Open Cross Country Meet

Hamilton, 10/11/19

The Laurentian University women’s and men’s cross-country running teams competed at the Marauder Bayfront Open in Hamilton’s Bayfront Park on the weekend, returning with an individual all-star performance and 5th and 8th place team finishes, respectively.

Over 200 runners from 13 schools participated in the event, held on the course that will host the OUA championships in two weeks.

The Laurentian men’s squad was led by Eric Gareau, who finished 13th and was named a Bayfront All-Star. His time over the 8km course was 24:45. He was followed by Liam Passi, who was 21st in 25:14; rookie Keon Wallingford who was 24th in 25:22; rookie Chase Canty who was 46th in 26:00 and rookie Maurice Graenert, who completed the scoring by finishing 62nd in 26:23. Displacers were Caleb Beland and Dylan Brown who were 72nd and 79th in 26:39 and 26:56 respectively.

The men scored a total of 141 points for a 5th-place finish with a top-five average time of 25:32.

Individual Results - Laurentian Men (8.2km)

13. Eric Gareau, 24:45

21. Liam Passi, 25:14

24. Keon Wallingford, 25:22

46. Chase Canty, 26:00

62. Maurice Graenert, 26:23

72. Caleb Beland, 26:39

79. Dylan Brown, 26:56

87. Nick Lambert, 27:23

95. Justin Graenert, 27:49

101. Ryan Vincent, 28:26

109. Cameron Date, 29:46

113. Hayden Ring, 30:51

Team Results - Men

McMaster, 24 points

Western, 55

Windsor, 57

Toronto, 104

Laurentian, 141

Waterloo, 183

Laurier, 196

Brock, 251

Nipissing, 267

Ryerson, York, Trent, Lakehead – incomplete teams

The women’s squad was led by Meghan Sippel, who placed 61st with a time of 33:18 over the 8km course. She was followed by rookie Ashley Valentine in 69th with a time of 33:56; Kelsey Lefebvre who was 79th in 35:04; Angela Mozzon who finished 83rd in 35:39; and Miranda Boudreau who was 88th in 36:41.

The women scored a total of 243 points for 8th place with a top-five average time of 34:55.

Individual Results - Laurentian Women (8 km)

61. Meghan Sippel, 33:18

69. Ashley Valentini, 33:56

79. Kelsey Lefebvre, 35:04

83. Angela Mozzon, 35:39

88. Miranda Boudreau, 36:41

Team Results - Women

Western, 54 points

Toronto, 65

McMaster, 83

Waterloo, 99

Windsor, 111

Laurier, 131

Nipissing, 202

Laurentian, 243

The teams’ next competition is the OUA Championship on Sat October 26.

“Nick_Justin_Ryan.jpg:” (Left to Right): Nick Lambert (#54), Justin Graenert (#752), Ryan Vincent (#757)

“Ashley Valentini.jpg:”” (#745) (Photo Attribution – Adam Kalab)

Full Results: http://sportmadesimple.com/results/Marauder/index.html