ST. CLAIR CROSS COUNTRY COMPETES WELL AT NATIONALS

BLAINVILLE, Que. - The St. Clair College cross country team competed well in cold conditions Saturday at the CCAA National Championships in Blainville, Que.

Saints rookie runner Tyler Jones (LaSalle/Sandwich) capped a fine season running to a seventh-place finish in a field of 130 runners over the eight kilometre course at the Blainville Equestrian Park in a time of 26:07. With that Top 10 finish, Jones was named to the CCAA All-Canadian team and was also the top finisher from Ontario.

The St. Clair men finished in fifth-place overall in a field of 21 teams and were second out of the Ontario colleges entered. Other finishers for the Saints men were Gavin Wesley (38th place, 27:28); Andre Tomasian (46th place, 27:37), Justin Folkeringa (81st place, 28:29); Ryan Bell (108th place, 29:55); and Nicholas Cull (126th place, 32:42). All on the St. Clair men's team ran personal best times for the season in Saturday's race.

Beth Horrobin (Wallaceburg) led the Lady Saints with a 67th place finish over the six kilometre course in a time of 24:51. Other finishers for the St. Clair women were Hannah Cirino (83rd place, 25:40); Nicole Desrosiers-Michienzi (94th place, 26:01); Jessica Hodgkin (114th place, 26:51); Aryana Cirino (116th place, 27:17); and Samantha Boussey (120th place, 27:37) in a field of 130 runners. The St. Clair women's team finished 18th overall out of 20 colleges entered.

Source: St. Clair College