Men’s Cross Country
Laval’s Lacourse and Alberta’s Stuermer named U SPORTS cross-country athletes of the week
The McMaster Marauders (98 points) continue to dominate Men's Cross-Country following a top-four sweep and men's team title at the Bayfront Open in Hamilton, Ont. on Friday. Top finisher Max Turek from Whitby, Ont. completed the course in a time of 23:47.2, 6.6 seconds ahead of teammate Andrew Davies who finished in a time of 23:58.8. Dylan Alick (24:06.5) and Alex Drover (24:15.5) were the third and fourth finishers of the eight-kilometre race.
Next to cross the line were Mitchell Kirby (24:22.8), Jude Wheeler-Dee (24:28.2) and Roman Mironov (24:33.5) of Queen's, who are the biggest movers in men's cross-country this week. The Gaels moved up three positions to No. 5 after the team finished second overall in Hamilton with 56 points.
As a result, No. 6 UBC Thunderbirds (59 points), No. 7 Dalhousie Tigers (30 points), and No. 8 Alberta Golden Bears (29 points) each dropped one position. McGill Redbirds (15 points) moved up one place to No. 9, while StFX (14 points) entered the rankings at No. 10.