Women’s Cross Country
UBC’s Sim earns gold, Laval wins second-consecutive national title
Glynis Sim, UBC Thunderbirds
- Position: Distance
- Hometown: Salmon Arm, B.C.
- Year: 2nd
- Program: Nursing
Glynis Sim claimed individual gold at the 2022 U SPORTS cross-country championship in Halifax, leading the UBC Thunderbirds women's team to a silver medal finish in their best-ever performance at a U SPORTS national championship. Sim completed the eight-kilometre race at the Links at Brunello Golf Course in a time of 28:19, beating Laval’s Jessy Lacourse to the finish line by 12 seconds.
Max Turek, McMaster
- Position: Distance
- Hometown: Whitby, Ont.
- Year: 5th
- Program: Engineering and Management
Max Turek (Whitby, Ont.) led the McMaster Marauders to their first U SPORTS cross-country title since 1963, after winning the men’s individual title in a time of 24:21 at the Links at Brunello Golf Course in Halifax, N.S. on Saturday. The fifth-year runner averaged a pace of 3:03 over the 8-kilometre race.