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Gaels Sweep Queen's Invitational for Second Straight Year
Posted by: Rachael Urosevic (Sports Information Assistant)

9/15/2013 3:29:00 PM
KINGSTON, Ont. (Septermber 15, 2013) - For the second year in a row the Queen's Gaels cross country men's and women's teams took first place in the team events at the Queen's Invitational held at the Fort Henry Hill course.

On Saturday September 14, the Gaels women's team finished with 15 over all points, while York University placed second with a score of 50. On the men's side, the Gaels took the top spot finishing with 17 points, while York University was the runner up once again with 43.

On the women's side, the 6km race was won by Queen's very own Julie-Anne Staehli (#19 Lucknow, Ont.) in a time of 21:46.2. Close behind was teammate Victoria Coates (#10 Newmarket) who finished in 22:00.0 and Colleen Wilson (#23 Ancaster, Ont.) who came third with a time of 22:15.9. The women swept the top five spots with Charlotte Dunlap (#12 Ottawa) (22:36.5) and Veronica Allan (#8 Shallow Lake, Ont.) (22:54.2) coming fourth and fifth. Maria Markova of York University placed first for her team in a time of 23:54.0, while RMC's Michelle Begin-Major lead her team finishing in 25:40.0.