THUNDER BAY – Confederation College athletics hosted the 2022 Ontario Colleges Athletics Association’s (OCAA’s) Provincial Cross Country Running Championships for the first time at Lappe Nordic Centre on Saturday.
Over 130 runners from 16 Ontario colleges were welcomed to compete on challenging courses through the boreal forest
The woman’s race was six kilometres long and was won by Katie Rice from Fanshawe College with a time of 24:56.7 with second place going to Catherine Irwin, St. Lawrence College with a time of 25:34.7 followed by Mette Siemens of Sheridan College with a time of 25:44.
The men’s event was an eight kilometre race which was won by Sheridan College student, Paulo Amotun Loroko with a time of 25:43.7 followed by Jacob Fitzpatrick from St. Clair College with a time of 26:03.2 and Tyler Jones, also from St. Clair College, with a time of 26:43.
Leading team members for Confederation College Thunderhawks were Jamie Kovacic, who placed 11 out of 55 female racers and Callum Richter, who placed 32 out of 82 men.
The top three men’s and women’s teams, and the top 25 runners qualify for the CCAA (Canadian College Athletic Association) Championships in Medicine Hat, AB, Nov. 11 – 12, 2022.
All student athletes were invited to celebrate their accomplishments at an award ceremony hosted by Confederation College and the Student Union of Confederation College (SUCCI)
