Thunder Find the Podium at ACAC Grand Prix #2
On Saturday afternoon Red Deer College hosted the ACAC Running Room Grand Prix #2 where some beautiful sunny weather helped guide the Thunder to the finish line.
In the women's open event, the pace was set by RDC Queen's runner Shayla Sklaruk who finished in 1st place with a time of 25:53 followed by Thunder's Ana Zulic who crossed the line with an excellent time of 26:06 to claim 2nd place. Jill Stewart of RDC would crack the podium as she posted a time of 26:26.
Fifth year runner Bailey Troccoli-Hughes (27:16) and rookie runner Taylor Chamberlain (28:58) also posted great times to help guide the Thunder Women's team to a 2nd place finish.
On the men's side, Thunder's Leonard Chesoo continues to dominate the circuit by posting another incredible time of 25:31 for 1st place. In second place was RDC King's runner Devin Saunder's who crossed the line at 28:25 followed by Trojans runner Brant Lauweryssen at 28:28.
The focus among many ACAC Cross Country Running teams will shift to Grande Prairie for Running Room Grand Prix #3 on Saturday, September 21. Grande Prairie will also be the site of the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Cross Country Running National Championships on November 9, 2019.
The full team and individual results from Running Room Grand Prix #2 can be viewed online.
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Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder Athletics
The Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder Athletics program has a proud history of excellence at the highest levels both provincially and nationally. The Thunder have been a part of the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference (ACAC) since 1992 and have more than 200 student-athletes representing the school in the sports of badminton, basketball, cross country running, curling, golf, hockey, indoor track, soccer and volleyball. To learn more about Thunder Athletics, please visit http://www.gothunder.ca/.
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Nathaniel MacLellan, Program & Sport Information Coordinator
Concordia University of Edmonton, Department of Athletics & Recreation
Phone: (780) 479-9322