The X-Women track and field team competed in their final meet of the season prior to the AUS championship this past weekend at the Tiger Track Classic hosted at Dalhousie University in Halifax. StFX athletes picked up several first place finishes as they prepare for the conference championship.

Eilish MacQuarrie sprinted to a second place finish in the 60m dash, posting a time of 7.97 in the finals. Teammates Nadine Otten (8.30) and Bridget Brennan (8.34) came ninth and tenth, respectively. Also competed for X in the preliminaries but not qualifying for the finals were Jillian Nolan (8.46), Lauren Agnew (8.46), Heidi Stirling (8.52) and Stephanie Brennan (9.13).

Stirling had a first place performance in the 600m run at 1:39.80, followed closely in second place by MacQuarrie at 1:40.50. Sarah Deveau wrapped up the X-Women finishers in sixth spot at 1:43.30.

In the women’s 1000m race, third year StFX runner Elizabeth O-Connell placed first overall, crossing the finish line at 3:08.20. She came fourth in the 1500m race with a time of 4:53.90. Ginny Anderson (5:17.70) and Kendra MacNeil (5:23.60) also competed in the 1500m for X, coming in ninth and tenth.

Veteran runner Natalie Kennenberg won the 3000m race with a time of 10:23.60. Natasha Herron also competed and was third overall at 10:39.40.

In the 60m hurdles, Nadine Otten was the lone X-Women to race, placing second at 9.60.

Three X-Women participated in the high jump event which saw Lauren Agnew claim top honors with a jump of 1.60m in the finals. Rebecca Bell was second at 1.45m and Stephanie Brennan was fourth at 1.30m.

The X-Women will now focus their efforts on the upcoming Subway AUS championship, scheduled for February 23-24 in Moncton, NB.