KINGSTON, Ont. (November 1, 2015) – Julie-Anne Staehli of the women's cross country team and Alex Wilkie of the men's cross country team have been named the Pizza Pizza Queen's University Athletes of the Week for the period ending November 1, 2015.

Julie-Anne Staehli (Lucknow, Ont.) of the women's cross country team is the Queen's University Female Athlete of the Week. Staehli helped the Gaels women's cross country team earn a Silver Medal at the OUA Championships this past weekend in Waterloo. Individually Julie-Anne Staehli finished second place overall at the championships earning a Silver Medal as she finished the race with a time of 20:08:3. Staehli was recognized for her great season as she was named an OUA First Team All-Star.

Alex Wilkie (Almonte, Ont.) of the men's cross country team is the Queen's University Male Athlete of the Week. Alex Wilkie took home the individual Gold Medal this past weekend at the OUA Championships and the overall men's team just missed the podium with a fourth place finish in Waterloo. Wilkie ran an impressive time of 30:43:3 in the 10km race which beat out Windsor's Paul Janikowski by a single second. Wilkie was recognized for his outstanding year as he took home the OUA Men's MVP award and was also named an OUA First Team All-Star.