VANESSA BROWN

VANESSA BROWN

School: Laurier Brantford
Program: Criminology
Year of Eligibility: 2
Sport: Cross Country
Hometown: Kitchener, Ont.
Brown and her teammates won the first OCAA gold medals in Laurier Brantford history at the cross country provincials on Oct. 26. Brown won the women's six kilometre race by exactly one second in a time of 22:45.5 in what was a thrilling finish. As a team, the Laurier Brantford women's team also won gold. Brown is a member of Laurier Brantford's first-ever OCAA medal winning team that earned bronze at last year's provincials. Brown is a member of the OCAA All-Ontario First-Team, and now has her sets on nationals taking place next month in Alberta.