Cross-country teams win in Fredericton

Susan Sobey, Sports Contributor

Schlosser returns with a win

The Cross Country teams travelled to Fredericton on Saturday to race at the UNB Invitational, their third race of the season.

In the women’s 5km race, Caroline Schlosser led the way for the Tigers in her first race this season.  The 2009 CIS second team all-Canadian crossed the line with a time of 18:01 to win the race. The Tigers also secured their third team win of the season, but two points over defending AUS champions St. FX.

Jessica Belliveau and Cara Groves weren’t far behind, finishing third and fourth, respectively. Gwendolyn Muir finished 10th and Hannah Walker finished 11th.

Gorman second, Coyle fourth

The Dal men also found team victory in the 8km race, led by veteran Dan Gorman, who was edged out of his third consecutive win of the season by St. FX’s Connor McGuire. Gorman’s 26:00 effort was one second short of the gold.

Also scoring for the Tigers were Josh Coyle (fourth), Bruce Russell (fifth), Adam McGregor (ninth) and Jacob Moore (tenth). Dalhousie’s team total of 31 points put them well ahead of St. FX, who had to settle for third with 40 points.

This weekend the Tigers travel to Sherbrooke, Quebec, to participate in an exhibition interlock meet on the 2010 CIS Championship course, their last race before the AUS championships on October 30th.

Dalhousie Gazette track and cross-country writer Susan Sobey knows her way around a race. That’s because she spent the last five years running for the Tigers track and field team, racking up numerous awards along the way. We’re happy to have Susan on our Gazette Sports team this year.