Queen's Cross Country swept the OUA Cross Country Championship with team wins in both the Women's and Men's race at their home course on Fort Henry in Kingston, Ont.

In the Women's race, Queen's captured the team gold with 70 points, followed by the Windsor Lancers, also with 70 points (Queen's won the tiebreaker with a higher sixth place finisher), and the Western Mustangs, capturing the bronze with 71 points.

The Gaels finished with 50 points in the Men's race to capture gold, followed by the Guelph Gryphons with 69 points and the McMaster Marauders with 80 points.

"To have our athletes come here and perform in front of their friends, their family, the alumni, Queen's administration … for us to be able to do this here and have both teams win, it's fantastic," said Queen's Cross Country Head Coach Mark Bomba.

The Gryphon's Alexandre MacDougall captured the individual gold in the Women's race while the Gaels' Jude Wheeler-Dee captured the individual gold in the Men's race.

Women's Race

The Guelph Gryphons' Alexandra MacDougall took a commanding lead early in the race and wouldn't look back, holding on for a big win, crossing the finish line with a time of 26:50.5 to grab the individual gold medal. MacDougall was 49 seconds ahead of the field in the big win.

"It feels great to win. I think this season has definitely not played out to what I expected coming into this season. I've never really been in a position like this before. But after my first race at Western, when I took the race from the gun, I think it's sort of been my style and how I like to come into races this season. For it to work out again today, I was really pleased. Super happy with the outcome," MacDougall said.

Julia Agostinelli of the Toronto Varsity Blues earned the silver medal, crossing the finish line in second place with a final time of 27:39.2. The podium was rounded out by the Windsor Lancers' Samara Quanz, finishing the 8KM race with a final time of 27:46.4.

Rounding out the Top 7 and earning OUA First Team All-Star honours were Maria Linton and Sophie Coutts of the Western Mustangs, and Elizabeth Vroom and Hannah Goodjohn of the Queen's Gaels.

The Gaels won the Team medal with a final score of 70 points. The Windsor Lancers earned the silver medal, also finishing the team race with a combined 70 points. Queen's won the tiebreaker with a higher sixth place finisher. And the Western Mustangs earned the bronze medal, coming in third in the team race with a combined 71 points, just one point behind the gold and silver medal winning teams.

"I was really excited," the Gaels' top finisher, Elizabeth Vroom said about finding out the team won. "I saw everyone running towards the group and I was like, 'what's happening?' And then someone screamed, 'we won!' and everyone was jumping up and down screaming. It was a really good moment."

OUA Women's Runner of the Year:        Alexandra MacDougall               Guelph Gryphons          26:50.5
OUA Women's Rookie of the Year          Madison McDermott                  Queen's Gaels               28:49.0 (17^th)

OUA First Team All-Stars

Alexandra MacDougall               Guelph Gryphons          26:50.5
Julia Agostinelli                            Toronto Varsity Blues    27:39.2
Samara Quanz                              Windsor Lancers           27:46.4
Maria Linton                                  Western Mustangs        27:50.5
Sophie Coutts                               Western Mustangs        28:05.8
Elizabeth Vroom                           Queen's Gaels               28:11.8
Hannah Goodjohn                       Queen's Gaels               28:18.2

OUA Second Team All-Stars

Joelle Olla                                      Windsor Lancers           28:19.3
Lauren Macsai                              Brock Badgers                28:20.2
Natalie Fortier                               Windsor Lancers           28:20.2
Paige Breedon                              Waterloo Warriors         28:23.1
Michelle Gray                                Guelph Gryphons          28:28.3
Victoria Lamb                               Western Mustangs        28:32.1
Caleigh Pribaz                               Queen's Gaels               28:34.3

Team Results

Queen's Gaels                              70 points
Windsor Lancers                         70 points
Western Mustangs                      71 points
Guelph Gryphons                        85 points
McMaster Marauders                 107 points
Toronto Varsity Blues                  161 points
Brock Badgers                              183 points
Waterloo Warriors                       220 points
Laurier Golden Hawks                276 points
York Lions                                      305 points
Laurentian Voyageurs                 319 points
Ottawa Gee-Gees                       326 points
Lakehead Thunderwolves         378 points                      

Men's Race

Jude Wheeler-Dee of the host Queen's Gaels earned the individual gold medal with a final time of 23:26.7 in the 8 KM race. Wheeler-Dee was with the lead pack for the first three laps of the four-lap course before pulling ahead and cruising to victory, six seconds ahead of the rest of the field.

"It feels good. It's nice for us at the moment to know we're in a good spot going into the next two weeks. The goals are set for U SPORTS, so it's nice to take care of business today and a little bit of confidence going into the next race," said Wheeler-Dee about the Gaels' team win.

"This year is special because it is my final year," Wheeler-Dee said about his individual win. "It is taking care of business but it's also taking it all in. This is my last go-around so trying to soak in every race we do, every workout. Everything is special."

The Guelph Gryphons' Max Davies earned the silver medal, crossing the finish line with a final time of 23:32.3, while teammate Jack Lehto picked up the bronze medal with a time of 23:38.3.

Rounding out the OUA First Team All-Stars were Iain Thomson of the McMaster Marauders in fourth place, Jacob Fitzpatrick and Noah Costa of the Windsor Lancers in fifth and sixth place, and Roman Mironov of the Gaels in seventh.

Queen's won the overall team medal with a combined score of 50 points, followed by Guelph earning the silver medal with 69 points, and McMaster earning the bronze with 80 points.

OUA Men's Runner of the Year: Jude Wheeler-Dee        Queen's Gaels               23:26.7
OUA Men's Rookie of the Year: James Wheeler              Windsor Lancers              24:58.2 (30^th)

OUA First Team All-Stars

Jude Wheeler-Dee                       Queen's Gaels                             23:26.7
Max Davies                                    Guelph Gryphons                        23:32.3
Jack Lehto                                      Guelph Gryphons                        23:38.3
Iain Thomson                                McMaster Marauders                 23:40.1
Jacob Fitzpatrick                          Windsor Lancers                         23:51.5
Noah Costa                                   Windsor Lancers                         23:55.2
Roman Mironov                            Queen's Gaels                              23:55.3

OUA Second Team All-Stars

Christian Rachner                       Guelph Gryphons                        23:59.9
Tanner Hueglin                             Queen's Gaels                              24:00.5
Samuel Patrick                             McMaster Marauders                 24:01.4
Liam Smith                                    Western Mustangs                      24:12.6
Jett Dobson                                   Lakehead Thunderwolves         24:13.6
Angus Skinner                               Queen's Gaels                              24:23.3
Robin Faricier                               Western Mustangs                      24:30.9

Team Results

Queen's Gaels                              50 points
Guelph Gryphons                        69 points
McMaster Marauders                 80 points
Windsor Lancers                         99 points
Western Mustangs                      109 points
Lakehead Thunderwolves         185 points
Toronto Varsity Blues                  189 points
Brock Badgers                              258 points
Waterloo Warriors                       264 points
Laurentian Voyageurs                 266 points
Ottawa Gee-Gees                       285 points
Laurier Golden Hawks                342 points
York Lions                                      408 points
Nipissing Lakers                           415 points