X-Men earn bronze medal at AUS cross country championship

Charlottetown, PEI - The Dalhousie Tigers captured their third straight AUS Men's Cross Country championship Saturday at the Fox Meadows Golf Course. The UNB Reds claimed silver and the STFX X-Men won bronze.

COMPLETE RESULTS

WOMEN'S RECAP

The Tigers fielded another strong team, as their top five runners—Hudson Grimshaw-Surette, Nick Robertson, Will Cox, Aidan Goslett and Daniel Rosen—finished fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and 11th.

Saint Mary's Andrew Peverill continued his AUS supremacy, as he earned his third straight gold medal in a time of 24:37.

"It's all about having a positive mindset all the way through even when things don't necessarily go as planned." Peverill said. "If you're not having fun, why are you out there?"

Peverill's Huskies squad just missed the podium as the fourth place school. The UNB Reds claimed silver with Jared Howse crossing line in second, while teammate Mitchell Kean finished ninth.

Leading the pack for the third-place STFX X-Men was Jacob Benoit, who finished third overall.

Levi Moulton was the Memorial Sea-Hawks' strongest runner, as he placed eighth. While Moncton's Damien Canal finished 27th for the sixth place Aigles Bleus.

Coming in at seventh were the host UPEI Panthers, whose top runner on the afternoon was Jack Roberts.

For the third place X-Men, Benoit earned AUS first team all-star status, while Luc Gallant was an AUS second team all-star, placing 13^th overall. Liam McCullagh was the top freshman runner in the race, in 15^th position overall, and was honoured as the AUS rookie of the year.

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Recap courtesy Thomas Becker, UPEI Communications

2022 AUS MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY MAJOR AWARD WINNERS:  

• Athlete of the Year:  Andrew Peverill, Saint Mary's  
• Rookie of the Year:  Liam McCullagh, STFX 
• Student-Athlete Community Service Award:  Alain Lavoie, Moncton 
• Bernie Chisholm Award for Coach of the Year:  Rich Lehman, Dalhousie 

2022 AUS CROSS COUNTRY ALL-STARS: 

First Team 
Andrew Peverill, Saint Mary's (5th year—Sackville, N.S.) 
Jared Howse, UNB (2^nd year—Red Deer, AB) 
Jacob Benoit, STFX (3^rd year—Windsor, N.S.) 
Hudson Grimshaw-Surette, Dalhousie (5^th year—Yarmouth, N.S.) 
Nick Robertson, Dalhousie (4^th year—Charlottetown, P.E.I.) 
Will Cox, Dalhousie (3^rd year—Ottawa, ON) 
Aidan Goslett, Dalhousie (3^rd year—Toronto, ON) 

Second Team 
Levi Moulton, Memorial Sea-Hawks (Paradise, NL) 
Mitchell Kean, UNB (3^rd year—Fredericton, N.B.) 
Sam Lamont, UNB (2^nd year—Winnipeg, MB) 
Daniel Rosen, Dalhousie (3^rd year—Toronto, ON) 
Teagan Scott, Saint Mary's (2^nd year— Barrington, N.S.) 
Luc Gallant, STFX (4^th year—Wellington, P.E.I) 
Rory McGarvey, Saint Mary's (2^nd year—Bellville, ON)