Trinity Western sweeps Canada West cross country titles

Trinity Western sweeps Canada West cross country titles
Posted: Nov 12, 2016

Evan Daum, Canada West Communications

Highlights:

  • Trinity Western won both the men’s and women’s Canada West cross country titles Saturday in Quebec City at the U Sports cross country championships
  • TWU’s Declan White is the conference cross country male athlete of the year, finishing second overall
  • Calgary’s Emma Cook-Clarke is the top female cross country athlete, after she finished second overall 

NEW WESTMINSTER – The Trinity Western Spartans are the Canada West men’s and women’s cross country champions, following the U Sports cross country championships Saturday in Quebec City.

TWU’s win on the men’s side was the first in program history, as the Spartans finished with 86 points to top the Canada West standings, finishing second in the overall U Sports standings to the host Laval Rouge et Or (43 pts.). 

On the women’s side, Trinity Western’s conference victory marks the fourth consecutive title for the Langley, B.C. school. The Spartans finished third behind Queen’s University (78 pts.) and the Guelph Gryphons (70 pts.), who won their 12th consecutive national title.

Individually, TWU’s Declan White was the top male finisher at the race, which stretched across the Plains of Abraham, as the Spartan finished the 10-kilometre run in a time of 30:56.0 – just behind Laval’s Yves Sikubwabo’s time of 30:51.

Thanks to his finish, White is the 2016 Canada West Male Athlete of the Year.

Taking home the conference’s top women’s honour was Emma Cook-Clarke of Calgary, who completed the women’s six-kilometre course in a time of 21:15.0 to be named the Canada West Female Athlete of the Year.

Like White, Cook-Clarke’s time was good for second overall, behind only Queen’s Claire Summer, who posted a 21:08.4 mark.

Men’s champions: On the men’s side the P.S. Warren trophy represents the Canada West men’s cross country title and is awarded every season to the top Canada West men’s team at the U Sports championship. The 2016 winner of the P.S. Warren Trophy as conference champions are the Trinity Western Spartans, who secured 86 points to claim the Canada West title. 

Canada West Men’s Cross Country Team Results

CW Finish / Points / U Sports Overall Finish 

1. Trinity Western / 86 / 2nd

2. Victoria / 141 / 6th

3. Calgary / 156 / 7th

4. Manitoba / 299 / 12th

5. MacEwan / 598 / 21st

 

Women’s Champions: The Harold Wright Trophy represents the Canada West women’s cross country title and is awarded annually to the top Canada West women’s team at the CIS championship. The winner of the 2016 Harold Wright Trophy is the Trinity Western Spartans, who secured 102 points to claim the conference title and finish second overall behind the Guelph Gryphons.

Canada West Women’s Cross Country Team Results

CW Finish / Points / U Sports Overall Finish 

1. Trinity Western / 102 / 3rd

2. Alberta / 222 / 6th

3. Victoria / 246 / 9th

4. Calgary / 263 / 11th

5. Manitoba / 352 / 12th

6. Saskatchewan / 440 / 17th

7. MacEwan / 472 / 19th

 

Conference all-stars: Each season the top seven finalists in the men and women’s events at the U Sports Championship are named First Team Canada West All-Stars, while the athletes finishing 8 to 14 in the men’s and women’s events will make up the Second Team Conference All-Stars.

Canada West Men’s Individual Results – All-Stars

CW Finish / University / Time / U Sports Overall Finish 

1. Declan White / Trinity Western University / 30:56.0 / 2nd

2. Joel De Schiffart / Trinity Western University / 31:15.9 / 8th

3. Adam Strueby / University of Regina / 31:22.0 / 13th

4. Roman Justinen / University of Calgary / 31:23.5 / 14th

5. Shoayb Bascal / University of Victoria / 31:26.8 / 15th

6. Forrest Simpson / University of Victoria / 31:28.0 / 16th

7. Caleb DeJong / Trinity Western University / 31:34.4 / 19th

 

8. Nick Colyn / Trinity Western University / 31:36.4 / 21st

9. Kieran McDonald / University of Alberta / 31:36.9 / 22nd

10. Ryan Grieco / University of Calgary / 31:42.3 / 25th

11. Ben Weir / University of Victoria / 31:55.0 / 33rd

12. Cole Peterson / University of Victoria / 32:02.0 / 35th

13. Samuël Poher / University of Calgary / 32:05.8 / 38th

14. Daniel Heschuk / University of Manitoba / 32:08.9 / 39th

 

Canada West Women’s Individual Results – All-Stars

CW Finish / University / Time / U Sports Overall Finish

 

1. Emma Cook-Clarke / University of Calgary / 21:15.0 / 2nd

2. Lisa Brooking / Trinity Western University / 21:22.8 / 4th

3. Regan Yee / Trinity Western University / 21:29.2 / 5th

4. Melissa Jones / University of Calgary / 22:25.8 / 14th

5. Morgan Lawley / University of Alberta  / 22:31.1 / 15th

6. Hannah Leggatt / MacEwan University / 22:44.9 / 24th

7. Chloe Hegland / University of Victoria / 22:55.2 / 28th

 

8. Meg Harradine / Trinity Western University / 22:58.4 / 29th

9. Mirelle Martens / Trinity Western University / 22:59.2 / 30th

10. Shayna Uhryn / University of Saskatchewan / 23:00.8 / 33rd

11. Rachel Francois / University of Victoria / 23:11.7 / 39th

12. Joanna Williams / Trinity Western University / 23:12.2 / 41st

13. Brooke Mentanko / University of Saskatchewan / 23:27.3 / 47th

14. Nicole Soderberg / University of Alberta / 23:32.7 / 50th