Posted: Oct 11, 2019

MXC | Voyageurs 5th in Hamilton

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 13^th 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 62^nd 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