2013-14 StFX Cross Country News
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Eric Gillis wins Canadian marathon title
May 26, 2014StFX cross country and track & field alumnus Eric Gillis won the Canadian men's marathon title Sunday in Ottawa, following up on a victory in the Canadian half-marathon last month. -
Three in a row for Bryden Tate in Blue Nose 10K
May 20, 2014Bryden Tate’s dominance continued in the 10-kilometre at the Scotiabank Blue Nose Marathon. The runner from Heatherton, Antigonish County, completed a three-peat Sunday winning the men’s 10K for a third consecutive year.
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X-Men cross country alumni run to strong showing at Montreal half-marathon
April 28, 2014A trio of X-Men cross country alumni placed in the top 15 at the recent Montreal half marathon, including the overall race winner Eric Gillis.
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X-Men place 11th at cross country nationals
November 10, 2013The AUS champion StFX X-Men competed at the CIS national championship on Saturday in London, Ont. and placed 11th overall amongst a field of 18 teams and 124 runners.
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2013 CIS cross country championship preview
November 07, 2013The Guelph Gryphons will look to resume their domination on Saturday when the top university cross-country runners in the country gather in London, Ont., for the 2013 CIS championships.
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X-Women hockey retain No. 4 national ranking while X-Men cross country crack list at No. 10
November 05, 2013The X-Women hockey team retain their No. 4 ranking in the country as the latest CIS top ten lists were released Nov. 5th. The X-Men cross country team come in at No. 10 as they head into their national championship weekend.
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Taylor, Hardy and Maund named athletes of the week
October 28, 2013X-Women rugby lock Emma Taylor and cross country runner Melissa Hardy were named to co-winners of the Boston Pizza female athlete of the week, while X-Men soccer defender Max Maund is the Boston Pizza male athlete of the week for the week ending October 28, 2013.
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Hardy wins individual gold medal at AUS championship
October 26, 2013Veteran fifth year X-Women runner Melissa Hardy is the AUS cross country women’s individual champion, claiming top spot with a run of 22:52.45 on the 6km course Saturday afternoon in Moncton, N.B. at the Subway AUS cross country championship.
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X-Men cross country win AUS banner
October 26, 2013The StFX X-Men are the 2013 AUS cross country champions. The X-Men placed first overall at the Subway AUS championship meet in Moncton, N.B. Saturday afternoon, winning their third consecutive AUS conference banner and sixth in team history.
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X-Men 4th and X-Women 7th at interlock meet
October 13, 2013The X-Women and X-Men cross country teams travelled to Montreal Saturday for the RSEQ interlock meet, hosted in Montreal by UQAM.
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Hardy honored as Subway AUS female athlete of the week
October 08, 2013X-Women cross country runner Melissa Hardy was honored as the Subway AUS female athlete of the week for the week ending October 6, 2013
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Melissa Hardy wins SMU/DAL invitational race
October 05, 2013The X-Men cross country team won their third consecutive meet of the AUS season this past Saturday in Halifax at the Saint Mary’s/Dalhousie Invitational. The X-Women placed second overall, their same result over three races.
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McIlroy, Kato earn cross country wins at StFX Invitational
September 21, 2013Caroline McIlroy (MUN) and John Kato (SMU) raced to cross country victories at the StFX Invitational Saturday in Antigonish.
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X-Men first and X-Women second at UNB-STU Open
September 15, 2013The X-Women and X-Men cross country teams opened up the AUS competitive season this past Saturday in Fredericton at the UNB-St. Thomas Open meet.
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Getting to Know...Alyson Woods
August 14, 2013X-Women cross country runner Alyson Woods is the latest athlete featured in our Getting to Know your X-Women and X-Men series throughout the summer. Alyson recently completed her first year with the X-Women and is a Human Kinetics student from Halifax, NS.
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StFX runners reunite at Antigonish Highland Games
July 16, 2013StFX runners had a reunion this past weekend, July 12-14, at the 150th edition of the Antigonish Highland Games. Current and former runners competed in the five mile road race, the elite mile and the track and field competitions which were revived after almost two decades.
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Getting to Know...Stephen Deering
July 15, 2013X-Men track and field/cross country runner Stephen Deering is the latest athlete featured in our Getting to Know your X-Women and X-Men series throughout the summer. Stephen recently completed his third year with the X-Men and is a Science student from Antigonish, NS.
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Not resting on her laurels
July 04, 2013Melissa Hardy has berth in Canada Games on her bucket list for summer. Her fleetness should earn her a spot with the province’s track-and-field team for the 2013 Canada Summer Games, but she’s not taking any chances.
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Getting to Know...Lynette Manuel
July 02, 2013X-Women cross country runner Lynette Manuel is the latest athlete featured in our Getting to Know your X-Women and X-Men series throughout the summer. Lynette recently completed her second year with the X-Women and is a Science student from Oromocto, NB.
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StFX runners sweep top three in men's & women's 5k Johnny Miles races
June 20, 2013StFX runners continue to shine in Maritime races this summer. At the recent 5k CIBC Wood Gundy Classic as part of the Johnny Miles marathon weekend in New Glasgow, N.S., four StFX runners finished in the top five.
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Wesselius breaks NB course record in 5km road race
June 11, 2013X-Men cross country runner Lee Wesselius set a new course record at the 9th annual Rave Run 5km race held June 1st at River Valley Middle School in Grand Bay, N.B.
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Getting to Know...Will Forsey
June 06, 2013X-Men track and field/cross country runner Will Forsey is the latest athlete featured in our Getting to Know your X-Women and X-Men series throughout the summer. Will recently completed his second year with the X-Men and is a Business student from Kippens, NL.
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X-Women runners finish 1-2-3 in Blue Nose 5k
May 24, 2013X-Women runners faired well at the recent Johnson 5k race held in conjunction with the Scotiabank Blue Nose marathon in Halifax. Blue and white runners placed first, second and third amongst 1334 total female competitors.
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Tate wins 10k Halifax Blue Nose race
May 20, 2013Bryden Tate and Leonie Balter left their marks on the Blue Nose 10-kilometre race Sunday. Tate won the race in dominant fashion for the second straight year, breezing to victory a full two minutes ahead of the runner-up, and Balter celebrated one of her final days in Halifax by topping the female division.
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2014 AUS fall sports schedules released
Atlantic University Sport released the 2014 fall sports schedules today, including women’s rugby, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s cross country. Hosts for the fall Subway AUS championships were also confirmed.
