Posted: Oct 26, 2019

MXC | Men's Squad Has Strong OUA Championship, Qualifies for Nationals

The Laurentian University men's and women's cross-country teams competed at the OUA Cross-Country Running Championships in Hamilton's Bayfront Park on the weekend, with the men's squad qualifying for the USports National Championships after finishing in 6^th place. The women finished 12^th.

Full teams from from 12 schools participated in the event, plus individuals from an additional six universities.

The Laurentian men's squad was led by Eric Gareau, who cracked the top-20 with an 18^th-place finish and a time of 32:15 over the 10 kilometre course. He was followed by Liam Passi, who was 23rd in 32:08; rookie Keon Wallingford who was 31st in 32:48; rookie Chase Canty who was 38th in 33:06 and Alexandre Fishbein-Ouimette, who completed the scoring by finishing 46th in 34:02. Displacers were Caleb Beland and rookie, Maurice Graenert who were 62nd and 72nd in 35:25 and 36:32 respectively.

The men scored a total of 155 points for a 6th-place finish and a top-five average time of 32:51.

"After the pre-OUA race here two weeks ago, we knew we were underdogs to place top-6 and qualify for Nationals," said men's coach, Darren Jermyn. "But the guys ran amazing tactical races and put in big performances when it counted. This is the seventh year in a row that Laurentian has qualified either a men's or women's team for nationals, so it's nice to continue that streak."

Individual Results - Laurentian Men (10km)

18. Eric Gareau, 32:15

23. Liam Passi, 32:08

31. Keon Wallingford, 32:48

38. Chase Canty, 33:06

46. Alexandre Fishbein-Ouimette, 34:02

62. Caleb Beland, 35:25

72. Maurice Graenert, 36:32

Team Results - Men