The country’s best collegiate cross country runners will take to the starting line of the 5th annual Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) Cross Country Running Open Championships. Grande Prairie Regional College are in the final stages as they prepare to host this year’s event in Grande Prairie, Alberta from November 9-10, 2007. The 2007 CCAA Cross Country Running Open will be taking place at the Wapiti Nordic Ski Centre, which is located approximately 8km South of Grande Prairie Regional College.

The 2007 CCAA Cross Country Running Open Championships’ Opening Ceremony will kick-off the 2-day event on Friday, November 9th at 7:00 p.m. at Grande Prairie Regional College. Saturday will begin with the Women’s 5km Race at 12:30 pm followed by the Men’s 8km Race at 1:30 pm.

This is the first CCAA Cross Country Running Open Championships where all 5 Conferences are being represented. The following institutions have confirmed that they will be traveling to Grande Prairie for this year’s event:

British Columbia Colleges Athletic Association (BCCAA)
UBC Okanagan – Kelowna, B.C.

Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC)
MacEwan College – Edmonton, Alta.
Grande Prairie Regional College – Grande Prairier, Alta.
Augustana Faculty University of Alberta – Camrose, Alta.
Red Deer College – Red Deer, Alta.
Keyano College – Fort McMurray, Alta.
Lethbridge College – Lethbridge, Alta.
SAIT Polytechnic – Calgary, Alta.

Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA)
Humber College – Etobicoke, Ont.
St. Lawrence College – Kingston, Ont.
Sir Sandford Fleming College – Peterborough, Ont.
St. Clair College – Windsor, Ont.
Mohawk College – Hamilton, Ont.
Cambrian College – Sudbury, Ont.
Fanshawe College – London, Ont.
George Brown College – Toronton, Ont.
Conestoga College – Kitchener, Ont.

Fédération québécoise du sport étudiant (FQSE)
ITA Saint-Hyacinthe – Saint-Hyacinthe, Que.
Cégep de Chicoutimi – Chicoutimi, Que.
Collège Ahuntsic – Montréal, Que.
Champlain Regional College – St. Lambert, Que.
Collège André-Laurendeau – Lasalle, Que.
Cégep Beauce Appalaches – Ville de Saint-Georges, Que.
Cégep de Sherbrooke – Sherbrooke, Que.

Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association (ACAA)
Mount Saint Vincent University – Halifax, N.S.

Grande Prairie Regional College is pleased to bring you the latest news, results and developments within the 2007 CCAA Cross Country Running Open Championships on their official website – www.gprc.ab.ca/xcnationals. Make sure to visit their website and add the link to your Favourites page!

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The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) is the national governing body for college sport in Canada, providing high-level competition through intercollegiate sport that recognizes excellence in academics and athletics.

For more information, please contact:

Stéphanie Legault
CCAA Coordinator of Marketing and Media Relations
Tel: 613.933.6080 ext. 2211 / Email: stephanie@ccaa.ca