The StFX X-Women track and field team finished in second place overall this past weekend at the Subway AUS Track and Field Championship in Moncton, NB. The X-Women collected 15 medals in total, amassing four gold, seven silver and four bronze for a total of 113 points. Dalhousie claimed the AUS banner with 140 points.
Susie Lajoie was dynamite for the X-Women, winning gold in both the triple jump and 60m hurdles, along with a silver medal in the weight throw. Lajoie also received the highest accolade of the weekend, taking home her second consecutive AUS Female championship MVP award. In addition to her three AUS medals, she placed fourth in the shot put, sixth in the long jump and 12th in the 60m dash. Lajoie is now the two-time defending AUS champion in the 60m hurdles.
Veteran StFX distance runner Kelly MacDonald put in a strong weekend performance, winning gold in the 3000m run and silver in the 1500m.
The X-Women received their fourth gold medal when Tory Anderson, Sarah Deveau, Jessica White and Liz O’Connell finished first in the 4x800m relay.
Heidi Stirling led the way in the silver medal department for the X-Women as she collected three. Stirling won silver in the 600m run, and was a member of the 4x200m relay team along with Bridget Brennan, Celeste Black and Eilish MacQuarrie. The 4x400m relay team also took home silver and consisted of Stirling, Chloe Froelich, MacQuarrie and Black.
Liz O’Connell and Melissa Hardy rounded out the silver medalling for the X-Women as O’Connell collected her second medal of the weekend in the 1000m run and Hardy was the runner-up in the 3000m race, next to her teammate MacDonald.
Sarah Deveau started the bronze brigade for StFX as she finished third in the 600m run. Jessica White won bronze in the 1000m race. O’Connell completed the trifecta of gold, silver and bronze as she finished third in the 1500m, while Bridget Brennan collected a bronze medal for the blue and white in the long jump.
Complete X-Women results from all the AUS championship events follow as per below. To access the full AUS championship results, click here. The CIS national championship is scheduled for March 8-10th at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.
StFX X-Women AUS Results
60m dash (preliminaries): Susie Lajoie (8.55) 12th place, Monica Mitchell (8.69) 15th place, and Morgan Priske (8.99) 17th place.
300m dash (finals): Heidi Stirling (43.60) 4th place, and Eilish MacQuarrie (43.94) 5th place
300m dash (preliminaries): Bridget Brennan (44.94) 7th place, and Celeste Black (45.26) 10th place
600m run: Heidi Stirling (1:43.67) 2nd place, Sarah Deveau (1:43.90) 3rd place, Celeste Black (1:44.89) 5th place, Chloe Froelich (1:45.27) 6th place and Eilish MacQuarrie (1:46.64) 7th place
1000m run: Liz O’Connell (3:07.03) 2nd place, Jessica White (3:07.66) 3rd place, Kathryn Tuck (3:10.63) 5th place, Chloe Froelich (3:11.83) 6th place and Sarah Deveau (3:27.71) 10th place
1500m run: Kelly MacDonald (4:48.20) 2nd place, Liz O’Connell (4:53.45) 2nd place, Jessica White (4:55.15) 4th place, Tory Anderson (4:56.33) 5th place, Melissa Hardy (4:58.10) 6th place, Kathryn Tuck (5:01.70) 10th place, Natasha Herron (5:02.32) 12th place, Natalie Kannenberg (5:07.52) 13th place, Alyson Woods (5:16.33) 14th place, Alexa Zarins (5:20.30) 16th place, Lynette Manuel (5:21.04) 17th place and Emily Taylor (5:45.40) 21st place
3000m run: Kelly MacDonald (10:11.45) 1st place, Melissa Hardy (10:32.44) 2nd place, Natasha Herron (10:35.58) 4th place, Natalie Kannenberg (10:42.40) 6th place, Tory Anderson (10:49.21) 7th place, Alexa Zarins (11:03.58) 9th place, Alyson Woods (11:24.51) 10th place, Lynette Manuel (11:32. 19) 11th place and Emily Taylor (12:50.13) 14th place
60m Hurdles: Susie Lajoie (9.58 sec)
4x200m relay: StFX (1:51.10) 2nd place – Bridget Brennan, Heidi Stirling, Celeste Black and Eilish MacQuarrie
4x400m relay: StFX (4:11.09) 2nd place – Chloe Froelich, Eilish MacQuarrie, Celeste Black and Heidi Stirling
4x800m relay: StFX (9:53.70) 1st place – Tory Anderson, Sarah Deveau, Jessica white, Liz O’Connell
High Jump: Rebecca Bell (1.50m) 4th place
Long Jump: Bridget Brennan (5.00m) 3rd place, Susie Lajoie (4.85m) 6th place, Rebecca Bell (4.41m) 7th place, Katherine Ryan (4.37m) 8th place, and Megan Brophy (4.04m) 12th place
Triple Jump: Susie Lajoie (10.90m) 1st place, Katherine Ryan (9.94m) 4th place, Rebecca Bell (9.87m) 5th place
Shot Put: Susie Lajoie (10.68m) 4th place
Weight Throw: Susie Lajoie (12.77m) 2nd place