MOHAWK RUNNER TOP 20 IN CCAA CROSS COUNTRY

ETOBICOKE, Ont. - Jessie Wilcox of Mohawk College finished 20th in a field of 116 men's runners at the New Balance Toronto CCAA National Cross Country Championships at Humber College Saturday (Nov. 9).

Wilcox completed the eight kilometre course at the Humber Arboretum in 27:38.25. His brother Bradley Wilcox was 52nd in 29:10.10.

Other Mohawk results:

Johannes Louw (60) 29:22.25
Hassan Ishaq (61) 29:22.40
Kevin Patterson (69) 29:36.88
Ryan Gagnon (89) 30:33.85

Stephan St-Martin of Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Que. won the race, timed in 25:37.47. The top OCAA runner was Fanshawe's Clint Smith, timed in 25:41.98.

Smith led Fanshawe to the men's team title. Mohawk was 11th, out of 21 teams competing. Ontario runners, again led by Smith, were just nosed out by Quebec for the men's conference national championship.

Mohawk had no women entered. Leslie Koopman of MacEwan University won the women's individual title, timed in 19:17.95 for five kilometres. She was less than one second ahead of teammate Vanessa Trofimenkoff and Marriya Jenkins of Concordia University College of Alberta in a one-two-three finish by Edmonton athletes. Courtney Brohart of St. Lawrence-Kingston, led the Ontario contingent finishing in 10th place.

UBC Okanagan was the female team champion.

Alberta Conference runners took the women's conference national championship. The OCAA wound up third.

Source: Mohawk College