BURLINGTON, Ont. - The following athletes have been named Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Athletes of the Week for the period ending September 28th, 2015.
FEMALE: Emily Brown (Waterloo, Ont.) – 5th yr. – Laurier Golden Hawks – Soccer
MALE: Alex Wilkie (Almonte, Ont.) – 3rd yr – Queen's Gaels – Cross CountryAlex Wilkie (Almonte, Ont.) of the Queen's men's cross country team dominated the field on Saturday, finishing atop the podium at the Western International Invitational.
The third-year Health Studies student-athlete crossed the finish line in a time of 24:35, a full ten seconds ahead of the second place finisher.
Over the course of the 8 km race, Wilkie averaged 3:05 / kilometer.
Wilkie's strong performance helped the Gaels to a fifth place overall finish in the team standings with a total of 146 points.
The No. 8 ranked Gaels will now compete in the Lehigh University Invitational on Oct. 2 before returning to OUA competition at their hometown race, the Queen's Invitational on Oct. 17.
