The X-Men cross country team ran to a third place showing at the Sherbrooke Invitational meet this past Saturday in interlock competition. 80 runners took part in the 8k race from eight different schools.

The X-Men earned 77 points, behind first place Sherbrooke (58) and second place rivals from the AUS conference Dalhousie (66). Rounding out the team scoring was Concordia (87), McGill (98), Laval (125), Moncton (216) and Trois-Rivieres (219).

Connor McGuire was the top finisher for the X-Men, placing sixth overall with a time of 27.11 while Ivan Lewis was right behind him in seventh place at 27:21. Julian MacLean ran 28:02 in 15th spot for the X-Men and Gabe Quenniville was 23rd at 28:19.

Rounding out the finishes for the X-Men were Dennis Myumba (28:33) in 26th, Zach MacDonald (28:36) in 28th, Stephen Deering (28:39) in 29th and Aaron Doucette (28:41). Ryan Hawkrigg and Donald Rasmussen were unable to finish the race for the X-Men.

The race served as a dry-run for the X-Men as the same course will be used for the CIS national championship taking place in November. The Sherbrooke meet marked the last one on the X-Men’s schedule as they have a weekend off before hosting the AUS championship on their home course at StFX. The 10k AUS championship race begins at 11:45 am on Saturday, October 30th on the campus of StFX. The women’s race is slated for 11:00 am.