MONCTON, N.B. (July 3, 2014) – Two Gaels cross country/track runners had strong performances at this past weekend's Canadian Track & Field Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick as
Staehli had an astounding year for the Gaels
finsihing with a gold at CIS cross country and
being named CIS Athlete of the year to go
along with a silver at the OUA Championship.
In Track she added another CIS gold and two
OUA medals. Julie-Anne Staehli (Lucknow, Ont.) and
Jeff Archer (Kingston, Ont.) both found the podium.
Staehli, the 2013 CIS Athlete of the Year for women's cross country, competed in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. In the finals the Lucknow, Ontario native came through with a time of 10:00.17 good enough for second place and a silver medal. She finished just under five seconds off of the first place finisher Jessica Furlan, and staved off the third place challenger Genevieve Lalonde by a mere 0.66 seconds.
In the 10,000 meter final Gaels men's cross country runner
Jeff Archer, a 2013 OUA All-Star, finished in a time of 30:24.76 for third place and a bronze medal. He finished just under six seconds behind the silver medalist Kyle O'Neill and 29 behind first place Barry Britt.
The Gaels will begin their OUA schedule this season at the McGill invitational cross-country meet on September 13. The Gaels annual Queen's Invitational at Fort Henry Hill will be held on Saturday, September 27.
