BROCKVILLE, Ont. - Treated like it was a national championship, the SLC-Brockville campus hosted a cross country invitational, featuring over over 200 runners from the Ontario Colleges Athletics Association (OCAA), Ontario University Athletics (OUA), and the Quebec Student Sport Federation (RSEQ).
The race had great cooperation from mother nature, even having an unseasonal cold temperature and very high wind, both will likely be a factor for the national championships on Nov. 14.
Winning her third OCAA gold medal in the 2015-16 season was Emily Marcolini from Cambrian College (Sudbury, Ont.), finishing the five kilometre race in an impressive 18:57. Andréanne Marquis (Cégep de Sherbrooke) picked up the silver medal in 19:20, and Lucy Muhami (George Brown College) earned the bronze medal in 19:33.
"Running in the strong wind was definitely a challenge so I stayed behind a few runners a little longer than I normally would," said Marcolini.
"It was a great race on a challenging course. The memorial hill was a big challenge and I'm glad I had the opportunity to run it prior to nationals," Marcolini added.
In the women's team division Humber College took home the gold, with George Brown College winning silver and Fanshawe College picking up bronze.
In the men's race, SLC-Kingston's own Rob Asselstine sent a message to the OCAA and CCAA winning the eight kilometre race in 26:20, capturing his first gold medal in 2015-16. Jules Burnotte (Cégep de Sherbrooke) earned the silver medal, only 1.6 seconds behind Asselstine and .1 seconds ahead of third place Seth Marcaccio (Fanshawe College).
"It was great to have a positive result today, but I know the competition will not only be stronger but also more determined at nationals," said Asselstine.
On the men's team division side, the Humber College Hawks were just edged out for the silver medal by the Fanshawe College Falcons. Cégep de Sherbrooke took home the gold.
Below is a breakdown of how all SLC female runners finished. Click here to see the full leaderboard.
Rank Name Campus Time
19 Heather Jaors Kingston 21:35
23 Shelby Kent Brockville 22:04.8
24 Danielle Plant Brockville 22:04.9
36 Melanie Moise Kingston 23:29
41 Sophia Merilainen Kingston 23:51
44 Aimee Blain Kingston 24:02
57 Josee Daze Cornwall 25:22
61 Hailey Bell Cornwall 26:09
68 Stephanie Chapman Cornwall 27:01
69 Kathleen Margaf Cornwall 27:19
71 Jessica Gravelle Cornwall 27:48
75 Christine Ferguson Kingston 31:27
77 Taylor McCullough Cornwall 32:08
78 Jessica Litalien Cornwall 35:35
79 Kelsea Legare Cornwall 43:01
Below is a breakdown of all male SLC runner's results. Click here to see the full male leaderboard.
Rank Name Campus Time
1 Rob Asselstine Kingston 26:20
23 Matt Farquharson Kingston 28:18
73 Jacob Dayot Kingston 32:54
77 Forrest Frair Cornwall 33:44
85 Lucas Daniele Cornwall 35:22
86 Jordan Tomasone Kingston 35:26
89 Tylor Boileau Cornwall 37:05
91 Steve McCathy Brockville 38:41
94 Samual Rouleau Cornwall 39:34
95 Gabriel River Cornwall 39:35
96 Jeffrey McAlear Cornwall 40:09
97 Dyaln Dreidger Brockville 42:12
98 Danial Sabourin-Leduc Cornwall 43:11
100 Andrew Scott Brockville 46:56
101 Clayton Mackinnon Brockville 47:59
Invitational and national championship chair Brad Craig-Pettem was positive on the race as they host committee continues to prepare for the national championships.
"We had to make a few adjustments on the count of the heavy wind by taking down some signs, banners, and tents, but overall both races ran very well today," said Craig-Pettem. "As with any event, there is always room for improvement, but I'm happy with how races were delivered."
Source: St. Lawrence College