Camrose, AB - October 12, 2024
It was a gorgeous fall day in Camrose for the U of A, Augustana Vikings to host the fifth race in the Running Room Grand Prix series. With clear skies and little wind runners were able to post low times on a challenging course consisting of six kilometers for the women's race and eight kilometers for the men's competitors.
The women's 6k started the day and saw a ten second difference in the top three ACAC racers. St. Mary's, Cadence Laplante placed first in the race with a time of 24:57. Meanwhile a sprint finish for Concordia's Ashlee Walker and Sait's Kerigan Frampton saw a split second difference in favour of Walker with times of 25:06 and 25:07. The team results finished with the following:
- RDP - 32 Points
- LPK - 69 Points
- MHC - 73 Points
- CUE - 93 Points
- NWP - 111 Points
- UAA - 124 Points
- STMU - 124 Points
The men's 8k saw over 90 competitors on the grueling course. Sait's Nathan Woyessa finished the day in first place with an incredible time of 26:10. Rounding out the podium was Nait's Tyson Versteeg in 2nd with a time of 27:48, while Augustana's Reggie Williams took 3rd place with a time of 28:03. The team results finished with the following:
- SAIT - 36 Points
- LPK - 39 Points
- NAIT - 54 Points
- RDP - 59 Points
- UAA - 69 Points
- CUE - 120 Points
- NWP - 128 Points
- TKU - 131 Points
- MHC - 141 Points
The ACAC Cross Country Championships will be hosted at St. Mary's University in Calgary, AB on October 26th, 2024.