FREDERICTON - With final preparations well underway, St. Thomas University is anxiously awaiting the country’s best collegiate cross-country runners for the 2010 Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) Cross Country Running National Championships.

Now in its ninth year, thirty CCAA member-institutions have confirmed their participation in the tournament. The participating schools are:

ACAA
Holland College
Mount Allison University
Mount Saint Vincent University
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
St. Thomas University
Universit é Sainte Anne

ACAC
Augustana Campus, University of Alberta
Grande Praire Regional College
Grant MacEwan University
Lethbridge College
Red Deer College

BCCAA
Thompson Rivers University

OCAA
Cambrian College
Conestoga College
Fanshawe College
Fleming College
George Brown College
Humber College
Mohawk College
St Lawrence College – Brockville
St Lawrence College – Kingston

RSEQ
Collège Ahuntsic
Champlain College – Saint Lambert
John Abbott College
Collège de Maisonneuve
Collège Montmorency
C égep de Sainte-Foy
Collège de Shawinigan
C égep de Trois-Rivieres
Collège de Victoriaville

The two-day event begins Friday, November 12 with the 2010 CCAA Cross Country Running Open Championships’ Opening Ceremony at 6:00 p.m. in Forest Hill Residence on St Thomas University campus.

Races will take place at Odell Park, the centrepiece of Fredericton’s parklands. The 5km Women’s Race begins at 12:00 p.m. and the 8km Men’s Race starts at 1:00 p.m. Both races take place Saturday, November 13th.

For more details and/or information, please ensure to visit the official website of the 2010 CCAA Cross Country Running Open Championships – http://stu.ca/xc2010

Source: CCAA Communications