KINGSTON, Ont. - George Brown's Sean Sweeney
and Humber's Vicky Siemon were golden on Saturday,
winning the men's 8 km and women's 5 km races, respectively at the
Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Cross Country
Championships.
The OCAA championships were hosted by St. Lawrence College at the
Old Fort Henry in Kingston, Ont.
Sweeney, awarded bronze medals in two previous provincials, was
finally golden on Saturday, winning his first OCAA men's individual
championship in a time of 25:34. Clint Smith of
Fanshawe settles for consecutive OCAA silver medals with a time of
26:04. Fleming-Peterborough's Jamie Switzer earned
bronze with a time of 26:21.
Eric Leishman of Cambrian finished four seconds
shy of medal position in fourth place with a time of 26:25.
Rounding out the top five was Daniel Bright of
Fanshawe with a time of 26:35.
Siemon won the women's race in a time of 18:06 to win her first
OCAA medal. Erika Houde-Pearce of George Brown, a
two-time OCAA bronze medalist with Fanshawe, added silver to her
collection with a time of 18:47. Local favourite and 2010 OCAA
silver medalist Richelle Moore of St.
Lawrence-Kingston earned bronze in a time of 19:16.
Also placing in the top five were Dawn Martin of
St. Lawrence-Brockville with a time of 19:38, and Stephanie
Braithwaite of Seneca with a time of 19:40.
Team championships were also awarded. Fanshawe won its third
consecutive men's championship, and fourth in five years. Humber
finished second, while Fleming-Peterborough placed third.
Humber won its first women's team championship since 2007. George
Brown placed second, while St. Lawrence-Brockville finished in
third place. Humber also won the OCAA overall team title for the
first time in four years.
OCAA runners will compete at next month's Canadian Collegiate
Athletic Association (CCAA) Cross-Country Running National
Championship in Kamloops, B.C. The meet will be hosted by Thompson
Rivers University.
2011 OCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS
Men's Individual
Women's Individual
Men's Team
Women's Team
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