Queen's Cross Country & Distance Track's Saul Taler finished 41st in the U20 6K event at the World Cross Country Championships earlier this month in Florida.

Taler (Kinesiology) was third amongst Canadians in the race. The Canadian team finished eighth overall in the event.

Saul's performance in improving upon his trials race seven weeks ago show his overall progress and how he has learned how to perform when it counts at the highest levels of the sport," said Queen's Cross Country & Distance Track Head Coach Mark Bomba. "Saul's experiences in being around some of the best distance runners in the world will have a lasting impact on him as an individual, but will also have a huge impact on our team. World Cross Country is one of the greatest distance races in the world and all other races and competitive environments here on out will seem much easier."

Taler is the fourth U20 team member from Queen's in the past four years, following Tanner Hueglin, who finished 59^th in 2023, and Angus Skinner, who finished 79^th in 2024. Ethan Rashid-Cocker made the team but could not compete due to injury.

Queen's has a long history of results in the Junior Mens (U20) event as Allen Hugli (24th overall) was a member of the 1981 that won a bronze.