TORONTO - The top cross country runners of the Ontario Colleges
Athletic Association (OCAA) will run their final race of the season
as Humber College hosts the 2013 New Balance Toronto Canadian
Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Cross-Country Running
National Championships on Saturday.
Five-time defending men's provincial champion Fanshawe College is
also the defending national champions and will look for a repeat
two hours east of campus. Host Humber earned both CCAA men's and
women's team bronze medals last year as it looks to use its home
turf to its advantage.
Two-time OCAA men's individual champion Clint
Smith (Petrolia) of Fanshawe was runner-up at nationals
the past two seasons, and no doubt would like to claim that elusive
gold medal. His toughest competition may come from his own
province, as Fleming College's Riley
Hubbard-Olesky (Oshawa) finished just five seconds behind
Smith at provincials.
Five-time OCAA medalist Sean Sweeney (Toronto) of
George Brown College has never won an individual medal on the
national stage, and will get a final opportunity to do so in his
hometown.
OCAA women's individual champion Courtney Brohart
(Sarnia) of St. Lawrence College (Kingston) looks to become the
first OCAA athlete to win at both provincials and nationals in the
same season since 2009.
Humber's Cara Coults (Etobicoke) finished second
at provincials, but is no doubt looking forward to competing on her
home course. Donia Oumesrour (Windsor) of St.
Clair College earned OCAA bronze last month in Ancaster, Ont.
Student-athletes from a dozen OCAA college campuses will compete
against the nation, including host Humber, Conestoga,
Confederation, Fanshawe, Fleming, George Brown, Mohawk, Redeemer,
St. Clair, St. Lawrence (Kingston), Sault and Seneca.
The women's 5 km race begins at 11 a.m., while the men will race
the 8 km course at 12 p.m. The race will take place through the
scenic Humber Arboretum.
Championship Website: www.ccaa.ca/national-championship-s15068
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