Megan Brown earned the women’s individual title and was named the 2009 most valuable runner at the OUA cross country championships on Saturday, October 31 in St. Catharines, Ont. 

Brown (Guelph, Ont.) finished the 5km race in a time of 17:07, 34 seconds ahead of silver medalist and teammate Erin McClure (Waterloo, Ont.). This is the third time in four years that Brown has won this race, as she also finished first in 2008 and 2006.  Rachel Cliff of the Guelph Gryphons placed third in a time of 17:47.

Katie Housley (Burlington, Ont.) as well as Toronto natives Alex Diagacamo and Charlotte Aust also competed as the Blues women garnered a sixth-place overall team finish. 

The U of T men’s team placed fourth overall on the day. Fourth-year veteran Michael Del Monte (Guelph, Ont.) led the Varsity Blues, finishing the 10km run in ninth place with a time of 31:12. 

Stephen Douglas (Pictou, N.S.) was the next U of T runner to cross the finish line. Douglas ran the race in 31:53, good for a 20th individual finish. 

Antun Pavelic (Toronto), Andrew Nicholl (Toronto) and Tyler Pettes (Aurora, Ont.) also ran for the Blues, finishing in 31st, 34th and 36th, respectively. 

Brown and McClure were recognized as OUA first team all-stars, while Del Monte earned second team status. 

Men’s Results
Women’s Results 

The Varsity Blues return to action on Saturday, November 14 as they head to Kingston, Ont. for the 2009 CIS cross country championships hosted by the Queen’s Gaels. 

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