KINGSTON, Ont. – Trinity Western's Joanna Williams (Campbell River, B.C.) finished 10th overall at the U SPORTS Championships, leading the Spartans with a career-best result Saturday at Fort Henry Hill. 

The fifth-year Williams, who was coming off a bronze medal-winning performance at the Canada West championships, put together her first-ever top-10 result at the national meet, improving on a 47th-place finish from last year. Williams crossed the line in 28:47.4 over the eight-kilometre race. The 10th-place finished earned Williams a Second Team All-Canadian honour.

After Williams, third-year Jouen Chang (Langley) finished 42nd overall in 30:05.4. The Spartans top five was rounded out by fifth-year Mikaela Smart (Maple Ridge, B.C.), who was 62nd in 30:33.8, second-year Christina Sevsek (Surrey, B.C.), who was 71st in 30:47.0, and first-year Cassidy Hutchison (Abbotsford, B.C.), who was 91st in 31:17.2

As a team, the Spartans women's team finished ninth overall. 

On the men's side, fifth-year Nick Colyn (Langley, B.C.) was the Spartans top finisher, crossing the line 34th overall in 32:11.9 over 10 kilometres. He was followed by first-year Josh Woolgar (Ladner, B.C.), who had an impressive first-ever national championship race, finishing 64th overall in 32:51.8. 

A young Spartans contingent saw first-year athletes Levi Osterwalder (Camrose, Alta.) and Kaelan House (Surrey, B.C.) finished 133rd (35:19.5) and 141st (37:06.4) respectively while second-year Nathanael Fehringer (Merdian, Idaho) was 142nd overall in 37:37.1.

The men's team finished 18th overall. 

SPARTAN RESULTS
WOMEN
10th – Joanna Williams – 28:47.4 
42nd – Jouen Chang – 30:05.4 
62nd – Mikaela Smart – 30:33.8
71st – Christina Sevsek – 30:47.0
91st – Cassidy Hutchison – 31:17.2 
100th – Julie Sevsek – 31:25.4 
154th – Rachel Ward – 34.25.4

MEN
34th – Nick Colyn – 32:11.9
64th – Josh Woolgar – 32:51.8
133rd – Levi Osterwalder – 35.19.5
141st – Kaelan House – 37:06.4
142nd – Nathanael Fehringer – 37:37.1

WOMEN
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Queen's, 53 
2. Guelph, 74
3. Laval, 96
4. UBC, 120
5. Toronto, 182
6. Western, 185
7. Saskatchewan, 234
8. McGill, 244
9. Trinity Western, 251
10. Montreal, 259
11. Calgary, 268
12. Victoria, 294
13. McMaster, 332
14. Dalhousie, 375
15. Windsor, 378
16. Waterloo, 379
17. Laurier, 404
18. StFX, 452
19. Sherbrooke, 502

First Team All-Canadians
1. Lucia Stafford, Toronto, 27:30.3 
2. Anne-Marie Comeau, Laval, 27:44.2
3. Branna MacDougall, Queen's, 28:01.0
4. Kara Blair, Queen's, 28:17.3
5. Brogan MacDougall, Queen's, 28:19.6
6. Kate Current, Western, 28:20.4
7. Hannah Woodhouse, Guelph, 28:26.7

Second Team All-Canadians
8. Nicola Symonds, UBC, 28:30.8
9. Danielle Jossinet, Guelph, 28:33.1
10. Joanna Williams, Trinity Western, 28:47.4
11. Naomi Lang, UBC, 28:56.5
12. Lizzy Laurie, Laurier, 29:00.8
13. Kaitlyn Harrison, Saskatchewan, 29:01.3
14. Eoldie De Coene, Montreal, 29:02.5

INDIVIDUAL HONOURS
Athlete of the Year: Lucia Stafford, Toronto
Rookie of the Year: Naomi Lang, UBC
Fox 40 Coach of the Year: Steve Boyd, Queen's
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Caitlin Vail, Victoria

MEN
Team Standings
1. Calgary, 63
2. McMaster, 82
3. Guelph, 82
4. Laval, 110
5. Windsor, 140
6. UBC, 150
7. Queen's, 175
8. Alberta, 215
9. Victoria, 264
10. Toronto, 310
11. Western, 312
12. Laurentian, 350
13. Dalhousie, 367
14. Montreal, 394
15. Sherbrooke, 406
16. StFX, 445
17. Manitoba, 461
18. Trinity Western, 475
19. Laurier, 563

First Team All-Canadians
1. Kieran Lumb, UBC, 30:41.8 
2. Mitchell Ubene, Guelph, 30:49.3
3. Russell Pennock, Calgary, 30:55.2
4. Matthew Travaglini, Calgary, 30:58.4
5. Alex Drover, McMaster, 30:59.3
6. Max Turek, McMaster, 31:01.9
7. Joshua Martin, Windsor, 31:04.9

Second Team All-Canadians
8. Kalum Delaney, Guelph, 31:07.7
9. Andrew Davies, McMaster, 31:08.8
10. Mitchell de Lange, Queen's, 31:09.8
11. John Perrier, Guelph, 31:12.1
12. Stefan Daniel, Calgary, 31:15.1
13. Thomas Broatch, UBC, 31:17.0
14. Félix Lapointe-Pilote, Laval, 31:18.9

INDIVIDUAL HONOURS
Athlete of the Year: Kieran Lumb, UBC
Rookie of the Year: Marcel Scheele, Western
Fox 40 Coach of the Year: Doug Lamont, Calgary
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Paul MacLellan, StFX

QUOTABLE
Shane Wiebe – TWU Director and Head Coach – Track & Field and Cross Country
"Joanna was a rock star today. She ran really strong throughout and it was another great race for her in what has been a great season. Jouen was also really strong and looked comfortable out there and had a really good final lap. 

"With the men's team, Josh put on a performance that really showed that he belonged out there and was one of the best rookies in the field."

David Jackson – TWU Assistant Coach – Endurance 
"Finishing 10th is a great accomplishment for Joanna. As she has been all season, she was fantastic again today. We had a lot of positive results today, including Cassidy running really well in her first national championship race, finishing as our fifth-placed female.

"On the men's side, we also had some good performances, highlighted by Josh, who looked really strong and was even faster than at Canada West."

NEXT UP
With the university season ending, a collection of Spartans will now prepare for the Canadian Championships Nov. 30 in Abbotsford, B.C.

-TW-