March 5, 2017 - The U SPORTS and OUA women's cross country MVP Claire Sumner finished with a fourth place finish at the North America, Central America and Caribbean Championships (NACAC) on Saturday in Boca Raton, Forida to help Canada take the first place overall title.

STATS/RESULTS - http://www.athleticsnacac.org/usa-nacac-cross-country-championships-2017/

Sumner finished the 8km event in a time of 27:07.62 which was fourth overall and second for the Canadian team. The 19 runner race was led by Canadian Sasha Gollish who finished overall in a time of 26:48.89 while a pair of Americans rounded out the podium.

Former Gaels Victoria Coates, who ran for Queen's in her fifth year of eligibility, also had a strong finish at the NACAC coming in sixth place.

Overall Canada finished in first place out of three countries with a total time of 1:48:45.58 and an average time of 27:11.40. The United States placed second overall while Puerto Rico came third.