The University of Toronto Varsity Blues cross country teams competed at the 2024 OUA Cross Country Championships in Callander, Ont., on Saturday (Oct. 26) morning.

The Toronto women finished sixth in the overall team standings, while the men placed eighth in their 15-team field.

The U of T women impressed with two Top 20 individual results, including an eighth place finish for cross country veteran Julia Agostinelli, posting a time of 29:07.7. Next for the Blues in 17^th, Sarah Luedke crossed the line in 29:51.3. Liana De Medeiros was the third Blue to complete the course, placing 26^th overall with a time of 30:20.0. The pair of Sophie Levasseur and Samantha MacDonald then crossed side-by-side to finish 37^th and 38^th, while Avery Murrell and Sarah White completed the individual results, placing 51^st and 58^th in the 100-person race, respectively.

The top U of T male runner was Adam Pralat who placed 41^st with a time of 26:29.2, followed not to far behind in 46^th by Jabez Siu in a time of 26:39.6. The pair of Jacob McLean and Christopher Stamadianos were next in at 52^nd and 53^rd, while the trio of Anton Mlynczyk (59^th), Brandon Cidade (62^nd), and Oliver Tagalog (68^th) rounded out the results for the Blues men in the field of 111 competitors.

The university cross country schedule will next come to a close with the U SPORTS Championships, scheduled to take place on Saturday, Nov. 9 in Kelowna, B.C.

 

RESULTS 

Men
Jude Wheeler-Dee (Queen's) – Gold - 24:32.9
Max Davies (Guelph) – Silver – 24:37.4
Jack Lehto (Guelph) – Bronze – 24:37.7

Women
Madelyn Eybergen (Windsor) – Gold – 28:42.5
Ashley Maguire (Western) – Silver – 28:51.5
Olivia Roussel (Western) – Bronze – 28:51.7

TEAM RESULTS 
Men
Queen's Gaels – 29
Guelph Gryphons – 51
McMaster Marauders – 70

Women
Western Mustangs – 23
Queen's Gaels – 65
McMaster Marauders – 91

MAJOR AWARDS 

Coach of the Year (Women's) - Guy Schultz, Western Mustangs 
Coach of the Year (Men's) - Mark Bomba, Queen's Gaels
Community Service Award - Miles Brackenbury, Queen's Gaels 

ALL STARS 

MEN

Runner of the year
Jude Wheeler-Dee - Queen's Gaels

First Team All-Stars
Jude Wheeler-Dee - Queen's Gaels
Max Davies - Guelph Gryphons
Jack Lehto - Guelph Gryphons
Roman Mironov - Queen's Gaels
Will Cox - Queen's Gaels
Alec Purnell - McMaster Marauder
Christian Rachner – Guelph Gryphons

Second Team All-Stars
Tanner Hueglin - Queen's Gaels
Jacob Fitzpatrick - Windsor Lancers
Ben Fox - Western Mustangs
Angus Skinner - Queen's Gaels
Samuel Patrick - McMaster Marauder
William Weist - McMaster Marauder
Leif Buxton - Lakehead Thunderwolves

WOMEN

Runner of the Year
Madelyn Eybergen - Windsor Lancers

First Team All-Stars
Madelyn Eybergen - Windsor Lancers 
Ashley Maguire - Western Mustangs
Olivia Roussel - Western Mustangs
Alyshia Alkerton - Queen's Gaels
Sandra Guga - Western Mustangs
Anna Carruthers - Western Mustangs
Erika Jordan - Western Mustangs

Second Team All-Stars
Julia Agostinelli - Toronto Varsity Blues
Ana Morariu - McMaster Marauder
Paige Breedon - Waterloo Warriors
Ella Lane - Queen's Gaels
Elizabeth Vroom - Queen's Gaels
Hillary Clark - Waterloo Warriors
Victoria Lamb - McMaster Marauders