The York University Lions men's and women's cross country wrapped up their season in London, ON at the U SPORTS national championships on Sunday, Nov. 12. After a successful OUA Championship run with both teams placing in the top 10, the Lions were geared up to take on the national championships.
The Lions had 14 runners compete between their men's and women's teams. The men finished 20th overall while the women finished in 19th.
YORK RESULTS - U SPORTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Women's 8km
117.
Laura Peters 32:48
136.
Iva Balcheva 34:19
137.
Ava Sparkes 34:22
142. Giovvana De Oliveira 35:25
146.
Teresa Muggeridge 37:08
147.
Sam Rajah 37:23
Men's 8km
101.
Abdullahi Abdullahi 26:57
121.
Brandon Cidade 27:28
137.
Marco Volpi 27:57
145.
Philip Costa 28:14
154.
Oliver Waddington 29:11
156.
David Akerman 31:16
157. Arthur Fernandez 33:26
After a successful 2023 campaign featuring a few personal bests as well as impressive rookie seasons for several men's and women's runners, the Lions have a lot of positives to build off for their next coming season.
